All articles by Kate Bulkley – Page 18
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CommentMedia Money: Does Sky have The Force to reach its 10 million sub target in a recession?
I have always been a big Star Wars fan, and Luke Skywalker was a favourite - but I never thought a Skywalker would come into my life.
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CommentMedia Money: Is there money to be saved on music on TV?
We are living in belt-tightening Britain. The cost of everything has gone up (have you filled your petrol tank lately?) and we are all looking to save money. So when the opportunity comes along to break with the traditions of normal UK television practices, save yourself time, hassle and cash, ...
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CommentMedia Money: Will RDF's Comedy Demon website stand out in a crowded market?
Laughter is often considered the best medicine, and RDF Media hopes that its new comedy website - Comedy Demon - can cure some of the ills involved in making money with online content.
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FeaturesWhy Sky is selling songs
The idea of the UK's pay-TV king getting into the subscription music business sounds rather off key - but Sky is not a company you bet against.
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NewsSky enters digital music market
Sky is moving into the music market by launching a online subscription service later this year with Universal Music.
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CommentMedia money: To delist or not?
It emerged this week that John de Mol, who recently bought back the indie he co-created - Endemol - is also a significant player in the move to delist RDF Media Group.
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NewsSmith: BBCW needs new UKTV partner
BBC Worldwide chief executive John Smith has given the strongest indication yet that the company wants to end its UKTV joint-venture with Virgin Media and find a new partner.
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NewsBT Vision to broadcast Saturday SPL games
BT Vision has tied up an exclusive deal with the Scottish Premier League for 28 near-live Saturday games next season.
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CommentMedia Money: Can Chris Tarrant's deal with Nissan be replicated on TV?
Nissan's£1m deal with Chris Tarrant for a GMG Radio show underlines the shift in traditional power bases among media, talent and advertisers in the fragmenting and increasingly digital media world.
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CommentMedia Money: Is My Spy Family rewriting the model for kids TV toy spin-offs?
The big profits in kids TV come from licensing toys, games, books and anything else that will capture kids' attention and parents' wallets.
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NewsVaizey slams Burnham over product placement
Showcomotion: Shadow media secretary Ed Vaizey has slammed Andy Burnham's “barmy” views on the dangers of product placement on TV.
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CommentMedia Money: Why is the Competition Commission looking into Kangaroo?
There is an adage in business that the more transparent you are, the less you have to hide.
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CommentMedia money: What's in a name?
When SMG sold Virgin Radio for£53.2m - to a consortium including the publisher of the Times of India - it was for a price almost£10m less than SMG investors had been expecting. This is partly because the sale did not include the Virgin Radio brand name.
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CommentMedia money: Is time alone what Michael Grade needs to turn around ITV?
Michael Grade has extended his tenure as executive chairman of ITV for another year to 2010 and at the recent AGM asked his shareholders to be patient and judge his success in the context of the next three to five years. But, given the rising volume of discontent in the ...
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NewsHowell: ITV budget is under threat
ITV's£1 billion programming budget is under intense pressure if Ofcom does not loosen certain regulations on the broadcaster, Rupert Howell has said.
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CommentMedia money: Why is Disney going free-to-air in Spain?
It could be an archetypal Disney story - brave, upstanding Disney Channel (DC) decides to leave its traditional Spanish home and head for a bold, new future in neighbouring DTT land where it hopes to make its fortune.