Television
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Number paying BBC TV licence fee fell by 500,000 last year
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The £169.50 annual fee is mandatory for anyone who watches live content from any broadcaster.
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YouTube app now available on EE TV set top boxes
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The app will be available for the TV Box Pro and TV Box Mini where it will sit alongside Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, NOW and Apple TV+ in the Featured Apps rail.
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Ofcom bans inflation-based price hikes for mobile, broadband and pay TV
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New rules coming into effect from January 2025 will ban mobile, broadband and pay TV firms from imposing mid-contract price rises which are linked to future inflation rates.
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Dune: Prophecy – Sky confirmed as prequel series’ UK broadcaster
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The prequel series is set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides and will air later this year.
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BBC promises Olympic fans 250 hours of Paris 2024 live TV coverage
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Olympics fans are promised access to all 32 events at Paris 2024, plus a nightly highlights programme to recap all the best bits.
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Cher stars in new ad to mark rebrand of BBC’s UK ad-funded channels
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Music icon Cher has been revealed as the star of a new advertising campaign heralding the rebranding of the BBC’s advert-funded channels.