All Editorial articles – Page 28
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NewsIn full: BBC sports proposals
The BBC today proposed the following changes to the ‘crown jewels’ list of protected sports events.
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NewsShed Media execs in talks with private equity houses
Shed Media’s executive directors have confirmed they held preliminary talks with a number of private equity businesses regarding the possibility of making an offer for the super-indie.
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NewsBBC: Test Matches should stay on pay-TV
The BBC has decided not to push for the government to return Test Match cricket to the ‘crown jewels’ list of free-to-air sporting events.
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NewsBBC shows help to launch Microsoft's web player
Former BBC new media executive Ashley Highfield has unveiled Microsoft’s attempt to fill the gap left by the demise of Project Kangaroo, the joint industry video-on-demand project he previously lead.
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NewsSky closes in on 10m subscriber target
BSkyB has added almost half a million new customers in the year to 30 June, more than at any time in the past five years.
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NewsC4 hunts for world's greatest pop star
Celebrities are to champion their favourite pop stars in a Great Britons-style Channel 4 series that will seek to establish the greatest act in the world today.
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Barcud Derwen names new chair
A London businesswoman has been named group chair of Welsh TV and film facilities company Barcud Derwen.
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Waddell Media wins double order for BBC NI
Waddell Media has won two commissions from BBC Northern Ireland, including a six-part series in which a musician supervises the mentoring of eight musical novices.
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Bebo ends long search for top exec
Bebo has promoted chief operating officer Stephane Panier to chief executive, a post that has been vacant for more than a year.
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NewsOrange launches C4-backed music service
Channel 4 is backing a mobile phone package from Orange that offers free music when users top up their phones.
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NewsHMV and Apple execs in race to be next ITV CEO
HMV chief executive Simon Fox and Apple’s most senior executive in Europe, Pascal Cagni, are understood to be frontrunners in the race to become the next chief executive of ITV.
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NewsVirgin Media and ESPN sign carriage deal
Virgin Media is to carry ESPN’s standard and HD channels in time for the upcoming Premier League season.
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NewsQuestion Time libel suit costs BBC £45,000
The BBC has paid £45,000 in damages to the head of the Muslim Council of Britain after airing claims on Question Time that the organisation implicitly encouraged the killing of British troops.
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NewsITV1 to screen unaired Jackson footage
ITV1 is to screen previously unaired home video footage of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his friend Uri Geller’s private archive.
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NewsLyons on defence after 'BBC doormat' sideswipe
A Conservative MP has accused BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons of being the corporation’s “doormat” during parliamentary questions.
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NewsLost creators promise definite ending
The creators of Lost have ruled out any spin-offs into movies or comic books once the genre-bending show comes to an end next year.
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New name for History Channel UK
The History Channel UK group has rebranded as AETN UK in a bid to broaden its association beyond one genre of programming.
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NewsITN loses ITV web news deal
ITV has axed ITN’s deal to provide news for its main website, with five journalist jobs set to go as a result.
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NewsUniversal brings movies to Virgin
Virgin Media has expanded is movies-on-demand service in a deal with Universal Pictures.
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Racing UK reverts to pre-Setanta strategy
Racing UK is to revert to a standalone channel costing £20 a month following the demise of Setanta.