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    TV debates 'influenced youth votes'

    2011-02-07T09:42:00Z

    The televised questioning of the leaders of the three mainstream political parties in the lead-up to the last general election influenced younger voters slightly more than older ones, according to university research.

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    Landlady wins ECJ backing on Sky battle

    2011-02-04T12:44:00Z

    An EU ruling allowing television viewers to by-pass UK broadcasters and watch cheaper foreign satellite coverage of Premier League football has come a step closer when an Advocate-General at the European Court of Justice advised judges to back the right of Karen Murphy to use a Greek decoder in her ...

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    Broadcasters 'optimistic' for 3D royal wedding

    2011-02-04T12:39:00Z

    Broadcasters are “optimistic” about plans to show the royal wedding in 3D but the final decision will lie with the palace, a senior BSkyB executive said.

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    The view from Osterley

    2011-02-04T12:36:00Z

    BSkyB’s Mike Darcey on Andy Gray, Sky Atlantic and 3D.

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    Sky Arts orders first 3D art doc

    2011-02-04T09:00:00Z

    Sky Arts has commissioned the world’s first 3D visual art documentary.

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    Darcy slams ITV's "lemmings" online strategy

    2011-02-04T00:01:00Z

    BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has accused ITV and Channel 4 of “leaping like lemmings” into a strategy of making content available for free online.

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    Sky recruits The Sun’s Johnson to head up revamped Living

    2011-02-03T08:30:00Z

    Sky has appointed The Sun’s Saturday and associate editor Jane Johnson to the newly created position of director of Sky Living.

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    Little Britain director joins Jinsy

    2011-02-02T14:29:00Z

    Matt Lipsey, director of BBC comedies Little Britain and Psychoville, has signed onto Sky Atlantic’s first original comedy commission, This Is Jinsy, as series director.

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    Karl Pilkington back on the road for Sky

    2011-02-02T00:01:00Z

    Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, who fronted unconventional travelogue An Idiot Abroad for Sky, has revealed details of his next series.

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    Sky Living rebrand unveiled

    2011-02-01T13:15:00Z

    VIDEO: BSkyB has revealed its rebrand of Sky Living as part of its first campaign to market its portfolio of entertainment channels.

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    Sky names Sammon fact ent boss

    2011-01-28T09:00:00Z

    Sky has appointed Mark Sammon as its head of factual entertainment to work across its range of entertainment channels.

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    Sky Living set to draft in boss from outside TV

    2011-01-27T15:44:00Z

    Sky Living is set to appoint an executive from outside the TV industry as its new channel controller.

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    Griffin to join Ambulance Service for Sky 1

    2011-01-27T15:22:00Z

    Former Holby City star Angela Griffin is to front a peaktime Sky 1 documentary series on the West Midlands Ambulance Service.

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    BSkyB profits up 26%

    2011-01-27T10:12:00Z

    Sky has grown its operating profits for the six months to 31 December to £520m as 24% of its subscribers now take a bundle of broadband, TV and phone services.

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    Richards Keys quits over sexism row

    2011-01-27T08:28:00Z

    TV presenter Richard Keys is today adjusting to life after Sky Sports, having joined former colleague Andy Gray in losing his job over the football sexism row.

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    Richard Keys blames "dark forces" for frenzy

    2011-01-26T14:09:00Z

    Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys is considering his future at the broadcaster and has blamed “dark forces” for creating a media frenzy following a sexism row that led to the sacking of co-commentator Andy Gray.

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    Andy Gray consulting lawyers over Sky sacking

    2011-01-26T09:20:00Z

    Andy Gray is consulting lawyers after being fired by Sky over a football sexism row.

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    Sky Sports sacks Andy Gray

    2011-01-25T16:26:00Z

    Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray has been sacked by the broadcaster with immediate effect, after evidence emerged of a separate off-air incident last month.

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    Sky 3 to relaunch as Pick TV

    2011-01-25T12:14:00Z

    BSkyB is to rebrand its free-to-air channel Sky 3 as part of the wider changes taking place at the broadcaster.

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    Sky presenter apologises to official

    2011-01-25T09:54:00Z

    Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has telephoned assistant referee Sian Massey to apologise for his off-air comments about her at the weekend.