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NewsTalkTalk offers free YouView box for £14.50 monthly fee
Emerging triple-play provider TalkTalk is to offer its phone and broadband subscribers a free YouView set-top box for a £14.50 monthly fee with access to Sky content costing an additional £15.
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NewsSky strikes YouView deal with TalkTalk
Sky’s portfolio of entertainment, sport, movies and news channels will be available via YouView as part of a range of TV distribution deals agreed with ISP shareholder TalkTalk.
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NewsBT Vision boost subscribers ahead of YouView launch
BT has added a further 21,000 customers to its BT Vision TV service in the quarter as it prepares to roll-out its YouView boxes this autumn.
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NewsSky targets pay-TV refuseniks
Launch of Now TV designed to address 46% of UK homes who “previously rejected pay TV”.
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CommentMaking room for arts online
The Space is addressing fundamental questions, says Alan Yentob.
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NewsUKTV hails magic start to 2012
UKTV has claimed to be the fastest growing broadcaster over the first six months of the year, spearheaded by entertainment channel Watch which drew more than 1m viewers on 26 occasions.
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CommentYouView has it all to play for
Critical issue now is how to make it stand out, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsFood Network beefs up output
Food Network UK is ramping up its on-air hours from four hours per day to a full-time output on Freeview.
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MP: act now to tackle 4G threat to Freeview
An opposition MP has demanded “urgent” government action over fears that Freeview services will be disrupted by 4G mobile signals.
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CommentThe cost of YouView's pricing
There is a contradiction at the heart of YouView that could hobble it, writes Alex Farber.
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NewsYouView launches in UK
YouView set-top boxes are to go on sale by the end of July for £299 as the broadcasters’ delayed £70m connected TV service was officially unveiled today.
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NewsYouView sets launch date; plans for linear streaming
Internet-connected TV service YouView, which will launch next week after two years of delays, will allow broadcasters to stream linear channels after an initial VoD-only offering.
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News4Seven builds schedule around 9pm and 11pm
The new 4Seven channel will build its schedule around its 9pm and 11pm slots as it prepares to start broadcasting 20 hours a day.
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Information TV founder hits out at IP apathy
The broadcast industry has been slow to adopt IP as a means of delivering content, according to Information TV founder Fred Perkins, who said broadcasters could cut operational costs by embracing IP-based broadcast services
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NewsBT seeks partner for FA Premier League coverage
BT is kicking off a hunt for potential producers of its FA Premier League coverage as ESPN considers its strategy after losing the TV rights.
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NewsHunt grilled over 4G disruption plans
The debate over how the government will ensure TV reception is not damaged by the 4G network hit parliament yesterday as cross-party MPs grilled Jeremy Hunt over his plans.
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NewsBT plans to offer Premier League channel on Freeview
BT plans to make a dedicated Premier League channel available across a wide network of platforms, including Freeview and YouView, following its shock acquisition of rights to 38 games a season.
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NewsRTÉ to shake up its news after defamation finding
Irish state broadcaster RTÉ will appoint new senior staff to its current affairs and news operations after the Republic’s regulator found it had defamed a Catholic priest and seriously breached its commitment to objective and impartial news.
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NewsN Ireland set to receive RTÉ channels
Freeview viewers in Northern Ireland will gain access to Republic of Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ following digital switchover.
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NewsEPG slots concern local TV bidders
Boris Johnson has waded into the local TV debate as bidders in London voiced concerns about BSkyB and Virgin Media’s reluctance to offer local stations prominent EPG positions.