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  • UKTV celebrates as best ever viewing figures place it ‘neck and neck’ with Sky

    UKTV celebrates as best ever viewing figures place it ‘neck and neck’ with Sky

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    Multi-channel broadcaster UKTV is celebrating a year of record-breaking viewing after data compiled by BARB confirmed its family of channels are now “neck and neck” with Sky’s and Channel 5’s channel portfolios.

  • Trailer: Helen Mirren in Eye In The Sky

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    Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman and Barkhad Abdi star in Eye In The Sky, a contemporary thriller set in the world of counter-intelligence and remote warfare.

  • Sky Go arrives on Amazon Fire tablets

    Sky Go arrives on Amazon Fire tablets

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    Sky Go offers live and on-demand content from up to 70 entertainment channels, including Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Movies and Sky Sports at no additional cost to the customer’s existing subscription.

  • Ofcom scraps rules forcing sale of Sky Sports to rival pay-TV firms

    Ofcom scraps rules forcing sale of Sky Sports to rival pay-TV firms

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    In 2010 the regulator introduced a ‘wholesale must-offer’ obligation to ensure that sports fans could watch major competitions regardless of their chosen platform. The move was prompted by concerns that Sky could have motive to withhold its channels from rials in order to dominate the market for pay sports.

  • Sky announces next generation, 4K ready TV service

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    The new Sky Q Silver box has 12 tuners which allow it to record up to four channels simultaneously and stream live channels to a mini companion box and tablet app over WiFi.

  • Sky extends content deal with HBO until 2020

    Sky extends content deal with HBO until 2020

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    The five year deal enshrines Sky’s status as the first-run home to hits such as Game of Thrones and True Detective and gives it greater access to on-demand boxsets of past seasons and older shows including The Newsroom and The Sopranos.