The chairman of the BBC has said Ofcom’s regulation of the broadcaster is too narrow, criticising the regulator’s requirement for a Public Interest Test on its plans to expand the BBC iPlayer.
BBC boxed sets come to Sky
Sky and BBC Studios have reached an agreement to offer a new range of BBC comedy and drama box sets to Sky and NOW TV customers.
Sky and NBC bring together advanced advertising platforms
Sky and NBC Universal are to launch a joint advertising platform that brings together Sky’s AdSmart capabilities with those of NBC’s Audience Studio.
Kantar moves to single brand
Data insight firm Kantar is to move to a single brand, dropping other titles including Kantar Media, Kantar TNS, Kantar Worldpanel and a number of country-specific brands.
Globecast Live to take events to any screen
Globecast has unveilled Globecast Live, which the global solutions provider says will deliver any event to any screen.
James Burke confirmed for DTG Summit
Broadcaster James Burke is to join a special session at the DTG Summit marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.
Black Mirror and Killing Eve win at BPG Awards
The Netflix drama Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has won the BPG Award for Innovation.
Sky launches Kids Safe Mode on Sky Q
Sky is introducing a ‘Kids Safe Mode’ on its Sky Q platform.
Israel’s Yes to drop satellite for OTT
Bezeq has said its satellite platform Yes is to drop DTH transmissions in favour of OTT.
Spanish TV channels to leave 700MHz band
Spain’s competition commission has approved plans to move TV channels from the 700MHz frequency band, in favour of mobile telecommunications.