Estuary TV has secured a second Ofcom licence to launch another local TV service for Scarborough as part of phase two of the scheme.
Intriguingly, Iran's national TV had secured rights to broadcast the Olympic ceremony but only showed a few moments because of the restrictions on un-Islamic scenes, such as those showing dance.
Others such as Pana TV, which secured the rights to stream "Half of a Yellow Sun", a film based on a Nigerian novel, and iBAKATV are expanding fast.Jason Njoku, the British-Nigerian founder of iROKO, said that when he first started buying streaming rights from Nigerian film-makers four years ago, the industry had almost no concept of online distribution.
BT's move to drive the growth of its previously stuttering TV service, BT TV, by securing rights including Premier League football, and TalkTalk's successful move to sign up cost-conscious customers to its budget pay-TV service, has forced rivals to innovate their offerings to maintain growth and profits.
Media buyers, for instance, who place ads for clients in all forms of media, from billboards to TV, can secure volume discounts if they are big enough.
The crowning achievement of Allen's 15-year career in TV was securing the merger of Granada and Carlton in 2004 that finally brought ITV under single ownership.
Flush with those cable fees, ESPN has gone on one of the biggest shopping sprees in TV history, securing the rights to prime college football for the next decade and more.
Managing major social media platforms for the first time, meeting people I had seen on TV and securing a job after graduation are just a few of the feats I've been blessed with while working and interning in New York City.
In addition, LINE TV has already secured partnerships with local television production studios and channels, marking a shift from its roots as a streaming service akin to YouTube to one more similar to Netflix and Hulu.
Fox Soccer Lands Club World Cup In other TV news, Fox Soccer has secured the TV rights to the 2011 and 2012 Club World Cup.
