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ITV is to launch a pay-TV channel on Sky showcasing the "best of British drama", its first major return to pay-TV since the collapse of ITV Digital more than a decade ago.
The channel, ITV Encore, will be a home to some of the broadcaster's recent successful dramas, such as Vera and Lucan.
From next year ITV will also populate the channel with original commissions.
The move is chief executive Adam Crozier's biggest to date in a strategy to diversify the broadcaster's revenues away from an overwhelming dependence on free-to-air advertising.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...sky-itv-encore

denphone

29-01-2014 10:45

Re: General Sky TV Discussion

One suspects a deal between Virgin and ITV will follow in due course.

Bogof

29-01-2014 11:47

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35666956)

One suspects a deal between Virgin and ITV will follow in due course.

Coming soon?:D:D:D:D:D,lolol lmao

denphone

29-01-2014 11:52

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Originally Posted by Bogof (Post 35666978)

Coming soon?:D:D:D:D:D,lolol lmao

Oh dear one of your problems dear chap is you are forever the pessimist.:D;)

Mick Fisher

29-01-2014 18:11

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35666980)

Oh dear one of your problems dear chap is you are forever the pessimist.:D;)

Not so much a pessimist Den, more of a realist I fear.

denphone

30-01-2014 09:48

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BSkyB profits hit by cost of Premier League deal

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...er-league-deal

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Darroch also addressed the issue of bidding for the next three-year Premier League TV rights deal, which is expected to kick off later this year.

BSkyB was forced to pay £2.3bn to stop BT from securing the lion's share of matches in the existing deal, a 40% increase, and with further inflation a certainty in the next auction Darroch warned that there is a limit to how much rights are worth.

muppetman11

30-01-2014 10:06

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Sky and HBO Expand Partnership with Original Drama Commitment and Extended Output Deal

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BSkyB (Sky) and Home Box Office (HBO) are to co-develop and produce new, original drama as part of an expanded partnership between the two companies. The collaboration includes an extended content output deal to ensure that Sky Atlantic remains the exclusive home of first-run HBO programmes in Britain and Ireland through 2020.

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Under the new agreement, Sky and HBO will work together to develop and produce spectacular new drama series for broadcast on their networks in the UK, Ireland and the US. Their goal is to identify projects with the potential to run for multiple seasons and to commission these shows, with production to be jointly funded by the two companies.

http://corporate.sky.com/media/press...ama_commitment

muppetman11

30-01-2014 14:45

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Sky redesigns electronic programme guide to focus on on-demand content

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...d-content.html