The BBC Trust has given its approval for plans to take BBC Three online, abandoning terrestrial transmissions in favour of a broadband delivered managed schedule.
Ooyala goes Nativ
Cloud TV company Ooyala has acquired the London-based media logistics and workflow software provider Nativ.
London Live TV sheds £12m
London Live, the capital’s local TV station owned by the Lebedev family, made an operating loss in its first year of operation.
Ariane 5 begins summer launch campaign
Work has begun in earnest on the next Ariane 5 launch campaign, an August mission for Eutelsat and Intelsat satellites.
Pay-TV veteran to lead Virgin content team
Virgin Media has appointed David Bouchier as its first Chief Digital Entertainment Officer.
Sky planning dedicated kids app
Sky has announced plans to launch a dedicated kids app. It follows the recent expansion of its on demand library within the genre from 700 to 4,000 titles.
Altice stages cross border merger ahead of M&A
Altice is showing no sign of slowing down with the announcement that it’s merging existing assets into a newly formed Dutch entity.
ISPs agree to support business broadband
Three of the UK’s largest ISPs have agreed to improve broadband services for smaller businesses.
EBU backing for net neutrality rules
Europe’s public service broadcasters have called on EU governments to ‘make history’ by setting out the rules for the future of the open internet.
Virgin confirms BT Sport Europe carriage
Virgin Media says BT Sport Europe will join its existing line-up of sports channels, but the cablenet is holding back on how the channel will be packaged.