UK
Playboy TV Europe to outsource broadcast, expand VOD
Playboy TV Europe is outsourcing its broadcast operations to Los Angeles-based Encompass and has announced…
Demand 5 launches on Freesat’s freetime
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5’s catch-up service Demand 5 has launched on freetime, the connected…
S4C makes digital push
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C will make all of its content available on the BBC iPlayer from…
Sky invests in video delivery firm 1 Mainstream
BSkyB has acquired US$2 million (€1.5 million) of convertible debt security in US-based distribution platform…
Dailymotion airs doc on London riots
Video portal Dailymotion will launch Riot from Wrong, a new documentary about the riots that…
ESPN channels go off air
ESPN Classic and ESPN America have gone off air outside the US and the UK…
Rastamouse makes tracks for Lovefilm
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has acquired a children’s programming package including Rastamouse from NBCUniversal International…
Kantar Media partners with Twitter for UK TV analytics
Kantar Media, a market research firm owned by ad giant WPP, has partnered with Twitter…
Pace buoyed by North America demand
UK-based set-top box provider Pace raised its full year profit expectations after reporting strong half-year results,…
New-look Universal Channel hitting the UK
NBCUniversal’s new-look Universal Channel will debut in the UK on August 5. NBCU has been…