Sky
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TalkTalk adds 175,000 YouView customers & renews Sky wholesale deal
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TalkTalk has renewed its wholesale deal with Sky, giving it access to the broadcaster’s popular Sky 1, Sky Living, Sky Arts and movie and sports channels for a further three years.
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Sky announces 16.8% fall in profits
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>Pay TV giant Sky has announced a 16.8% fall in profits for the 6 months to December 31st. Although revenue was up by more than 6.3% profits fell to to £527m thanks to higher content acquisitions costs and investment and new connected services such as NOW TV.
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Sky pushes original programmes in new TV and online campaign
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Sky is to promote its original shows to non-subscribers by making the first episode of each programme available via YouTube. The debut instalments of Moone Boy, The Tunnel, Moonfleet and A Young Doctor’s Notebook will all be available at no cost.
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Sky signs exclusive UK rights to 24: Live Another Day
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Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer is returning to Sky 1 after the broadcaster snapped up the UK rights to 24: Live Another Day. The twelve part series is set in London and will follow Bauer as he attempts to stop a terrorist attack. Mary Lynn Rajskub will reprise her role as Chloe, William Devane stars as…
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Sky Sports comes to Apple TV
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Apple TV owners can now enjoy life coverage of some of the world’s biggest spotting events.
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Sky adds Pay Per View movies to NOW TV and YouView boxes
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Movie fans with a NOW TV, YouView or Roku set top box can now rent the latest Hollywood movies from Sky’s Pay Per View service, Sky Store. The service offers major cinema films to rent at the same time as they become available on DVD, as well as hundreds of classic favourites. Current highlights include…