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AMC UK no longer on Sky

The AMC UK channel is no longer available to viewers on the Sky platform. BT’s channel had been available to anyone who subscribed to BT Sport, but now it has been completely removed from the Sky EPG. Confirming the news, a BT spokesperson said: “BT TV customers will continue to enjoy great and exclusive content […]

October 3, 2019

All episodes of Sky original Upright land Nov 28

On November 28th, Sky Atlantic and NOW TV will take audiences on a  road trip across the Australian outback with brand new Sky original comedy drama, Upright. Written by and starring critically acclaimed musician, comedian, actor, writer and director Tim Minchin, Upright, follows two misfits thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian […]

October 3, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Spain: UHD TVs popular, but lack of content

Spaniards are increasingly buying Ultra-HD TV sets, but TV channels are conspicuous by their absence. According to SES Astra, around 45 per cent of all TV sets sold in Spain in 12 months from April 2018 to April 2019 were UHD-equipped, putting Spain roughly level with other European countries like France (50.1 per cent), Italy […]

October 2, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

Premier League appoints Guardian’s Pemsel

The English Premier League has as appointed Guardian Media Group boss David Pemsel as its new chief executive. Bruce Buck, the chairman of Chelsea, said Pemsel had been hired because of his “straightforward style and personal integrity”. Pemsel, 51, has been chief executive of GMG, since July 2015. The company’s main Guardian News & Media […]

October 2, 2019

ITV outlines programme participant protection guidelines

Following media, public and parliamentary scrutiny of its practices in the wake of the suicide of a participant in British tabloid talk show The Jeremy Kyle Show, UK commercial PSB ITV has outlined its guidelines on protecting participants in programmes made for broadcast on ITV, whether made by its own ITV Studios production house or […]

October 2, 2019

StarHub TV completes fibre migration

Singapore multiplay operator StarHub has confirmed the completion of its cable-to-fibre migration for its TV and broadband services. “Over the past 10 months, StarHub assisted hundreds of thousands of customers to migrate from cable services to superior, high-speed fibre services,” advised Johan Buse, Chief of Consumer Business Group, StarHub. “Migrations of this scale are never […]

October 2, 2019By Colin Mann

Analyst: Amazon targets Australian SVoD market

Australia has the sixth highest household SVoD household penetration globally. In recent research, Ampere Analysis predicts that SVoD household penetration in Australia will reach 65 per cent by the end of 2019, making it an extremely attractive market to streamers. Amazon, in particular, has been aggressively targeting the market here to meet growing subscriber demand. […]

October 2, 2019

Keeneland partners with Sky Sports

Keeneland Association has entered into a multiyear agreement with Sky Sports Racing to give the British sports channel the exclusive rights to broadcast Keeneland racing and sales to its viewership in the UK and Ireland. “Keeneland is excited to team with Sky Sports Racing, which represents a tremendous opportunity to further enhance our outreach in […]

October 2, 2019

Pluto TV launches Degrassi pop-up in US & UK

The Degrassi and Pluto TV universes are fusing, with Pluto TV dedicating a Pop-Up channel to the award-winning and longest running drama franchise in Canadian history. The Pluto TV Degrassi channel is now showcasing Degrassi: The Next Generation and its follow-up Degrassi, two of the franchise’s most popular series, in the UK and the US. […]

October 2, 2019

TuneIn launches BetR Network

TuneIn, the live global streaming and on-demand audio service, has announced the launch of The BetR Network, a 24/7 channel delivering the latest news, insights and analysis around the sports betting markets. Listeners can tap their TuneIn app or ask their smart speaker to experience The BetR Network, which features select content from Vegas Stats […]

October 2, 2019