Ofcom has awarded the licence to operate the UK’s new local TV licence to Comux, the co-operative venture-backed by Canis Media.
Amino into the black
Amino Technologies has moved into profit, but has seen a fall in underlying revenues.
Mobiles and tablets boost iPlayer numbers
The BBC iPlayer continues to increase audiences with the combination of the Olympics and increased popularity of smartphones and tablets delivering record-breaking numbers in 2012.
Netflix grows to over 33m subscribers
Netflix has beaten everyone’s expectations by announcing it added nearly 10 million global streaming members in 2012, bringing the total to over 33 million global streaming members worldwide.
Blinkbox strikes movie deal with StudioCanal
Tesco-backed Blinkbox has inked a deal with StudioCanal, snapping up the rights to a range of popular titles including Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.
Government puts pressure on PSB-Sky charges
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has told the Oxford Media Convention that BSkyB should reduce the amount of money charged in carriage fees to public service broadcasters.
Man U buys out Sky from MUTV
Manchester United has bought out the third stake in its MUTV channel previously owned by BSkyB.
Read joins Decipher
Media consultancy Decipher has appointed Damien Read as its director of consultancy.
Sky launches new multiscreen subscription service
Sky is launching a paid for extension to its Sky Go service, allowing subscribers to download content for later and extending the number of devices that can access Sky Go […]
LoveFilm launches Channel 4 collection
LoveFilm has signed a new agreement with broadcaster Channel 4 that will put the broadcaster’s archive content onto the streaming service.