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May 17, 2008
- Streaming video growth 'reaches plateau'
Streaming video growth appears to have slowed in the past two months, says service provider PlusNet.
May 16, 2008
- Earlier start time proposed for BBC3
The BBC executive wants the broadcast hours of BBC Three to be extended into the afternoon. - CBS to buy CNET Networks for $1.8bn
US broadcaster CBS is buying internet publisher CNET Networks in a deal worth $1.8bn (£925m).
May 15, 2008
- BT Vision adds 94,000 customers
BT Vision gained 94,000 customers during the first three months of 2008, taking its subscriber base to 214,000. - ITV revenue up, ad income stable
ITV reports Q1 revenue up 3% year-on-year to £492m, largely thanks to sales of its shows overseas. - BBC chairman rejects "top slicing" to C4
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons says Channel 4 should not get a share of TV licence proceeds. - ITV, Five prepared to give up PSB roles
ITV and Five say they do not want to be given handouts to sustain their public service roles.
May 14, 2008
- 'Heroes', 'Who' bosses for Edinburgh
Big names at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival will include Russell T. Davies and Heroes creator Tim Kring.
May 13, 2008
- BT Vision orders new Pace STBs
BT Vision agrees a contract for provision of a new set-top box from Pace Group. - BBC takes swipe at Sky's pay TV role
DS looks at key players' thoughts on the UK pay TV dispute - including a BBC critique of Sky. - Brand, O'Leary win first Sony awards
Russell Brand and Dermot O'Leary are among the winners at this year's Sony Radio Academy Awards. - BBC, ITV, C4 joint VoD 'named SeeSaw'
The VoD service being developed by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 will reportedly be named SeeSaw. - Pay TV probe set for further phase
Ofcom is to take its investigations into the pay TV market and Sky's Picnic plans to a further stage. - BBC: Max burial story "was too strong"
A BBC ruling upholds complaints about EastEnders scenes in which Max Branning was buried alive.
May 12, 2008
- Muslim prayer breaches Ofcom standards
A Pakistani channel was wrong to air a prayer calling on God to "ruin" Salman Rushdie, says Ofcom. - BBC News: Embedded media is big hit
Many more people are accessing video and audio on BBC News and Sport websites after it was embedded.
May 11, 2008
- BBC withheld phone in cash from charities
The BBC withheld £106,000 of phone-in proceeds which were meant for charity, a report reveals.
May 10, 2008
- Ant & Dec 'considering leaving' ITV
ITV may lose Ant & Dec following the premium rate phone-in scandal.
May 09, 2008
- New games TV series unveiled on Bravo
A news television series aimed at gamers launches this week on the cable and satellite channel.
May 08, 2008
- IPTV 'to have 15% pay TV share by 2013'
IPTV will account for a 15% share of pay television in Western Europe by 2013, say analysts.
