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CommentThere has to be more to PSB VoD than catch-up services
Exclusive content is essential for continued growth, says Richard Davidson-Houston
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NewsX Factor to hold Facebook Live auditions
The X Factor will become the latest TV brand to embrace Facebook Live after offering contestants the chance to audition via the social media platform.
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NewsSenior digital commissioners depart in C4 shake-up
Channel 4 commissioners Adam Gee and Jody Smith are to leave the broadcaster after a more than a decade as part of a restructure at digital video service All 4.
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NewsAmazon & Netflix in line for EU levies
Global digital streaming services including Netflix and Amazon could be hit with multi-million pound charges to fund European TV shows under new regulation.
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NewsFox debuts Outcast on Facebook Live
Fox is to debut horror thriller Outcast on Facebook Live – making it the first broadcaster in the UK to launch a show on the platform ahead of its linear TX.
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NewsBBC to trial subscription in major digital shake-up
The BBC has committed to trialling subscription services as part of a far-reaching digital shake-up, which includes plans to launch an industry wide streaming service, reportedly dubbed ‘Britflix’.
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CommentSocial media and TV is a marriage made in heaven
Social players’ push into video shouldn’t be grounds for divorce, says Kerry Taylor.
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NewsAmazon acquires AMC thriller Preacher
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to high-profile AMC drama Preacher – its latest first-run US acquisition.
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NewsBBC in recipe u-turn
The BBC has rowed back on its decision to mothball 11,000 recipes as part of the closure of its BBC Food site – with the content to be transferred to its Good Food sister.
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NewsBBC confirms £15m online savings plan
The BBC has confirmed plans to save £15m from its online budget by cutting duplication and retreating from “better-resourced services in the market”.
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NewsITV ups stake in Nordic VoD service
ITV has upped its investment in the Nordic VoD service Cirkus, which offers a raft of British content to international audiences.
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NewsBBC Food to be axed under wide-reaching online cull
The BBC Food website is to be axed, while development spending on iPlayer will be put at risk, as the corporation aims to save £15m per year.
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NewsAll 4 gears up prank driving series
The Chuckle Brothers and Tinchy Stryder are some of the celebrities set to prank members of the public with dodgy driving in an ad-funded shorts series for All 4.
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NewsVice hires Louis Theroux development exec in recruitment spree
Louis Theroux development exec Dan Louw and Objective’s Debi Roach have joined Vice as the youth media brand beefs up its production team ahead of the launch of its linear channel.
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NewsAmazon to co-produce BBC3's Fleabag
US online streaming service Amazon has boarded forthcoming BBC3 comedy Fleabag.
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NewsBBC 'has a duty' to offer iPlayer content to Sky Go
The BBC ‘has a duty’ to offer on-demand and live programming to a wider range of third party apps, most likely including Sky Go, according to the white paper.
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NewsiPlayer set to go Europe-wide
The government has directed the BBC to make iPlayer ‘portable’, meaning UK licence fee payers will be able to access the service when they travel across Europe.
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NewsVice boss to deliver MacTaggart lecture
Vice co-founder and chief executive Shane Smith is to deliver the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsSky and BBC trial VR in bid to reach younger viewers
Sky Sports and the BBC have conducted virtual reality trials on Premier League football and Welsh drama Hinterland, as the broadcasters attempt to reach younger audiences.
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NewsDiscovery cuts costs to focus on digital growth
Discovery Communications is hoping that a major cost-cutting drive will save it up to £83m over the next 18 months as it refocuses on growing its digital services.