UK
BT buys ESPN’s UK and Irish channels
BT Group has agreed to buy ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels business, in a move…
Dailymotion eyes new territories for SVOD following Turkish deal
Video sharing site Dailymotion plans to expand its premium offerings to other territories following its…
Nickelodeon launches iPad app
Viacom-owned kids network Nickelodeon is launching a branded TV Everywhere iPad app. The Nick App…
Rippon named new BBC Online archive editor
The BBC has named Peter Rippon as editor of its new BBC Online archive. As…
Sky signs deal with Disney to launch dedicated pay TV channel
UK pay TV platform BSkyB and Hollywood Studio Disney are launching a pay TV channel…
Virgin Media adds YouTube to channel listings
Virgin Media has created a channel for YouTube in its EPG, enabling Virgin Media TiVo…
Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…
BBC launches sports app for Android
UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a version of its sport app for Android devices….
Ofcom awards local TV licence for Liverpool
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded the new local TV licence for Liverpool to Bay TV…
PayWizard launches TV payment system
Micro-payment and subscriber management specialist PayWizard has launched a complete payment and subscription system designed…