UK
Channel 4 News arrives on 4oD
Channel 4 is adding news programming to its catch-up platform 4oD. The broadcaster’s weekday Channel…
Schmidt promises European Google TV launch early next year
Delivering this year’s MacTaggart lecture at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival on Friday, Google…
BBC to trial Super HD at Olympics
UK public broadcaster the BBC will air “every hour of every event” at next year’s…
DNA breaks Virgin Media’s cable broadband record
Finnish cable operator DNA has delivered broadband speeds of 1.58Gbp on its network, which it…
UK pay TV operators must look to new services as revenue growth slows
UK pay TV revenues are fast reaching maturity, so operators must find other revenue streams…
UK to be number three in HD set penetration in five years
Some 94% of UK households will have a TV set capable of receiving HD programming…
IPTV boosts iPlayer requests
The BBC’s catch-up platform iPlayer received 30 million more requests for TV programmes last month…
UK executives optimistic about future of media
Media executives in the UK remain optimistic about the prospects for future growth, despite current…
Miramax to launch Facebook streaming service
US studio Miramax is to launch a movie streaming service via Facebook in the US,…
F1 legal row brewing
Germany’s Constantin Media has lodged a legal complaint against Formula 1 bosses, according to UK…