Jan 31 2019
The UK is due to leave the EU at the end of March, and television channels targeting EU countries will require new licenses. Of the 1,039 cable and satellite TV channels licensed by UK-regulator Ofcom, 700 target other countries. According to business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), the companies most affected include Discovery, with […]
Jan 11 2019
Discovery Inc. is applying for broadcast licenses in the Netherlands to keep its pay-TV channels such as Animal Planet from going dark in the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Discovery is also establishing a European operational headquarters in the Netherlands, the company said in an emailed statement on Friday. The U.S. […]
Dec 20 2018
The BBC is in talks with Irish and Dutch authorities to obtain licenses allowing it to continue broadcasting across the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to two people familiar with the matter. The U.K. licenses that the taxpayer-funded British Broadcasting Corp. uses to beam hit shows including nature documentary “Blue […]
Oct 19 2018
Sky Ireland has sent letters to broadcasters about their post-Brexit plans in case of a no-deal scenario – to ensure they retain licences to broadcast in both the UK and EU markets. According to The Guardian, Sky UK contacted US broadcasters like Disney and Discovery amid concerns that they would not have a licence to […]
Jul 3 2018
This new BREXIT report by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, provides a European-eye view of the UK’s weight within the EU’s audiovisual markets. It provides key figures on the co-productions between the UK and other EU28 countries, the import and export of films between the UK and the […]
Mar 3 2018
The UK’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, has confirmed in a much anticipated speech today that the UK will be leaving the EU’s Digital Single Market – but has called for a free trade agreement that covers most sectors of the British economy and for a strong data relationship with the trading bloc. Negotiations between the […]
Feb 15 2018
Losing access to EU markets from Brexit could jeopardize up to £1 billion in annual investment from international broadcasters to the U.K.’s television sector, according to a new report from the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA). Research commissioned by COBA, the industry body for multichannel broadcasters, from analysis firm Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates reveals that international […]
Nov 23 2017
TV channels that run from the UK but broadcast into Europe will likely have to decide in the first half of next year whether to move their operations due to Brexit uncertainties, warned COBA executive director Adam Minns. Speaking at the Media Summits Brexit Briefing in London last night, Minns raised doubts about the UK’s […]
Jun 23 2017
A new reports suggests up to 1,000 TV channels could quit the UK in the next 18 months due to Brexit. According to Expert Media Partners (EMP), UK-based international channels face serious issues in a post-Brexit world, with some beginning to feel the impact this summer. The UK is currently the biggest location in the […]
Mar 30 2017
ITV’s performance looks set to worsen as a result of a Brexit-related economic slowdown and increased costs related to next year’s football World Cup, according to an analysis by Berenberg. According to analysts Sarah Simon and Alastair Reid, ITV is likely to face a continued deterioration in the media buyer outlook for the UK TV […]
Mar 30 2017
UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s performance looks set to worsen as a result of a Brexit-related economic slowdown and increased costs related to next year’s football World Cup, according to an analysis by Berenberg. According to analysts Sarah Simon and Alastair Reid, ITV is likely to face a continued deterioration in the media buyer outlook for […]
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Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
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Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
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ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Jan 7 2020
Brussels preferred by broadcasters post Brexit
The licensing and regulatory regime in Brussels has been identified as the most attractive for organisations in the audiovisual sector looking to relocate to mainland Europe post-Brexit, according to a report released by Analysis Mason, a global consulting and research firm specialising in telecoms, media and digital services. According to the report TV broadcasters, catch-up […]
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By Expat • Belgium, Europe • Tags: Analysis Mason, Audiovisual Licensing, Brexit, Brussels, EU