Jul 20 2017
Orange has started legal action against TF1 for abuse of a dominant position in a dispute over the distribution of the broadcaster’s TV channels, reports Les Echos quoting an unnamed source. The case is the latest chapter in a long-running battle which has seen TF1 trying to impose a substantial increase in carriage fees for […]
Jul 20 2017
After publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14th on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market enters into force June 20th, although it will not become enforceable until March 20th 2018. The Regulation centres on the […]
Jul 19 2017
Today the BBC has published its Annual Report for 2016/17. The report shows that despite increased competition and changes in technology the BBC continues to reach 95% of the UK adults each week. It was an outstanding year on air with programmes such as The Night Manager, Planet Earth II, Taboo, Happy Valley, My Life, […]
Jul 19 2017
BBC Worldwide today announced its financial results for 2016/17, showing an increase in both headline sales and headline profits, and sustaining cash returns to the BBC above £200m for a third successive year. Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Worldwide and Director, Global, said: “By concentrating our efforts around core areas of growth and being bold […]
Jul 18 2017
Sky has completed changes to the entertainment and sports genres, which has seen Sky Arts moving to a new slot and the launch of Sky’s new sports channels. The following changes have been made to Sky’s channel line-up in the UK today: (All channels with HD simulcasts are allocated two channel numbers, with the HD […]
Jul 18 2017
Some of the channels in Freesat’s Entertainment section have moved in the TV guide. Here is a list of channels with new numbers: 152 True Entertainment +1 153 TruTV 154 ITV4 +1 155 PBS America 156 YourTV 157 Dave (from 1st August) 166 Home (from 1st August) 167 Quest 169 Quest Red Your Freest box […]
Jul 18 2017
Dave and Home, two of the UK’s best-known and most popular TV channels, will be available to all Freesat viewers from the 1st August 2017. Dave will be on Freesat channel 157 and Home on 166. Loads of the most loved programmes like Taskmaster, Red Dwarf XI, and Dara O’Brain’s Go 8 Bit will be […]
Jul 17 2017
ITV plc today announces that Carolyn McCall is to join the Board as Chief Executive. Carolyn joins ITV from easyJet where she has been Chief Executive for seven years. Prior to easyJet, Carolyn was Group Chief Executive of the Guardian Media Group. Peter Bazalgette, Chairman of ITV plc, said: “In a very impressive field of […]
Jul 17 2017
Egypt’s national team has suspended Qatari satellite company beIN Sports from covering their training in Tunisia in preparation for the game against the North African side in the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Earlier this week, the Egypt Football Association (EFA) along with Egyptian clubs banned beIN Sports from covering their games after Egypt […]
Jul 14 2017
The US arm of production house ITV Entertainment has acquired Armoza Formats’ studio entertainment show The Bubble. The Bubble is an adaptable entertainment format that isolates celebrity contestants in a ‘bubble’ for an entire week – no Internet, no mobile phones, no TV – and then brings them into the studio where they learn of […]
Jul 13 2017
Television and film trade body, Pact, has issued its response to the Government’s consultation into Channel 4’s future. It believes that the broadcaster should increase its investment in the nations and regions to 50%. Its current requirement is 35%, although last year, it spent 40% outside of the M25. “If C4 matched [the percentage of […]
Jul 20 2017
Fox Sky bid deffered
UK Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has told Parliament that the government will not make a decision on 21 Century Fox’s bid to acquire the remaining shares in Sky before the parliamentary recess, but said that a decision would be announced “within weeks”. According to Bradley, she remains minded to refer elements of the deal concerning […]
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By Expat • SKY • • Tags: 21 Century Fox, culture secretary