UK
BBC plans to air Strictly Come Dancing in 3D, also on iPlayer
The BBC is to air the final to Strictly Come Dancing in 3D. The UK…
Ofcom outlines TV plans for forthcoming year
Ofcom plans to press ahead with the auction of spectrum in the 600MHz band following…
BSkyB says competition probe should include Netflix
UK pay TV operator BSkyB says that the Competition Commission should include online content providers…
Sky hires Phil Edgar Jones as entertainment chief
Former Big Brother executive producer Phil Edgar Jones has joined British pay broadcaster Sky as…
Sky to extend availability of Go, plans to ‘supercharge’ Living
BSkyB is to make its Sky Go place-shifting service available on Android devices “in the…
Freesat gets five from Channel 5
Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air DTH platform, has added five channels from Richard Desmond’s Five to…
UKTV appoints marketing boss
UKTV has hired Simon Michaelides as its head of marketing. The UK digital TV channels…
iPlayer launches in Canada
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of British public broadcaster the BBC, has launched its online…
Blinkbox offering online complement to Tesco DVD movie sales
Tesco-owned online video-on-demand platform Blinkbox is offering customers who buy a DVD from the supermarket…
Samsung completes first smart TV installation for hotels
TV manufacturer Samsung has completed what it says is the first installation of Smart TVs…