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Comcast and Paramount’s streaming service SkyShowtime launches in the Nordics this month
Comcast’s Sky and Paramount announced the official launch date for SkyShowtime, a new European streaming service. It will initially launch in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on September 20, 202
Comcast launches SportsTech startup accelerator with NASCAR and others
Comcast NBCUniversal believes its can access startup innovation while supporting future Olympic gold-medalists. The American mass media company launched its new SportsTech accelerator today, based in
Netflix rival Iflix offloads its Africa business to focus on Asia
Iflix, the emerging-market Netflix competitor that’s backed by Sky, is leaving Africa to double down on its business in Asia. The Malaysia-based company announced today it has sold the remaining
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman announce the name of their stealthy mobile video startup
Called Quibi, short for quick bites, the company is creating content with notable filmmakers Sam Raimi, Guillermo del Toro and Antoine Fuqua.
Old media giants turn to VC for their next act
The Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 eras weren’t kind to the world’s largest media conglomerates, throwing their business models into question, creating whole new categories of content consumption, and bringi
UK media giants call for independent oversight of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
The UK’s leading broadcasters and ISPs have called for the government to introduce independent regulatory oversight of social media content. The group of media and broadband operators in the tig
Weather tracking tech developer ClimaCell raises $15 million
ClimaCell, a weather forecasting technology that uses wireless networks to create incredibly granular predictions, has raised $15 million to develop new products and expand beyond the U.S. The Boston-
Devialet announces surround sound TV speaker with Sky
French speaker maker Devialet just announced a brand new speaker in partnership with British broadcasting company Sky. The Sky Soundbox is a single speaker designed for your TV. It’s roughly the siz
Molotov raises $4.5 million from Sky as part of a bigger round
British media company Sky just disclosed an investment of $4.5 million (€4 million) in French startup Molotov. From what we’ve heard and according to Sky’s statement, this is just a frac
The best apps to download before watching the Perseid meteor shower tonight
The Perseid meteor shower, which comes around every year at this time, will peak tonight and early tomorrow. This year’s event is particularly special because astronomers are predicting an outburst
Sky makes $45M strategic investment in Asia-based Netflix rival iFlix
iFlix, the video streaming service rivaling Netflix in Southeast Asia, has landed $45 million in fresh funding from UK broadcaster Sky.
DataXu Gets $10M From Sky As Pay TV Giant Buys Into Programmatic Ad Tech
DataXu, a Boston-based startup that provides analytics and other tools for programmatic ads, has picked up another round of funding. Sky, the UK-based pay-TV provider part-owned by 21st Century Fox, h
Fliplet Secures Seed Funding For Its ‘Fast’ Enterprise Apps Building Platform
You’re a business that wants to create a mobile app, but faster than it would take a designer to build something bespoke. UK-based startup Fliplet says it has come up with a simple way to do thi
British Broadcaster Sky Invests $7 Million In YouTube Video Network Whistle Sports
Sky is best known as a British satellite broadcaster, but it is increasingly becoming a startup investor after it announced its third deal in a month. The company has ploughed $7 million into Whistle
Microsoft Will Rebrand SkyDrive After It Settles Trademark Case With Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group and Microsoft today announced that they have settled the trademark infringement arguments in Europe that Sky brought against Microsoft in an English court. As a result o
UK’s BSkyB Wins Case Against Microsoft Over Use Of “SkyDrive” Name In Europe; May Have To Drop Name Or Pay Fines
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</a> went <a target="_blank" href="http://t.co/JiDdlmlid3">big on pushing cloud services</a> this week at its Build conference, but today it
Record Profits Of $1.9B For News Corp’s BSkyB As PayTV Co. Launches Triple Play In Ireland
BSkyB, the UK-based, News Corp-controlled pay-TV provider, today posted record profits for the year, rising 14 percent to £1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) in the 12 months that ended June 30. Full-year re
Map My Tracks partners with Team Sky to deliver iPhone app for cyclists and fans
<img class="shot" title="MapMyTracks" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0001/3362/13362v1-max-250x250.png" alt="" width="170" height="56" />When we first profiled <a href="http://ww
Sky to acquire VMtv from Virgin Media for up to £160 million in cash
<img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/vmtv.png" class="shot2" /><a href="http://www.sky.com/">British Sky Broadcasting</a> (aka Sky) has <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/porta
3view to launch its own trojan horse into the Internet-connected living room
<img class="shot" title="3vhd_black_2" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/3vhd_black_2-300x175.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="175" />[UK] It's not the norm for a startup based in L