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    WE TV sextuplets series to screen on Sky Real Lives

    2009-07-30T08:45:00Z

    Sky Real Lives has acquired an observational documentary series about a couple with sextuplets.

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    Kemp signs Sky 1’s first golden handcuffs deal

    2009-07-09T08:47:00Z

    Sky 1 has signed its first golden handcuffs deal with channel face Ross Kemp, who will front 12 x 60-minute programmes over the next two years.

  • ESPN
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    ESPN unveils Premier League channel

    2009-07-07T16:03:00Z

    Sky will carry ESPN’s Premier League coverage from 3 August on a dedicated premium channel costing from £9 a month.

  • Michael Jackson
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    Channels prepare for Michael Jackson memorial

    2009-07-07T13:00:00Z

    The BBC and Sky are preparing live coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial, due to take place in Los Angeles today.

  • Lost season five
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    Lost creators promise definite ending

    2009-07-06T11:34:00Z

    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

    2009-07-02T14:58:00Z

    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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    Sky at loggerheads with Ofcom over pay-TV sales

    2009-07-02T08:00:00Z

    BSkyB and Ofcom have clashed over the regulator’s plans to intervene on how Sky wholesales its premium channels, with the satellite broadcaster claiming Ofcom’s proposals will undermine investmentin content.Sky chief operating officer Mike Darcey told the IEA Marketforce Future of Broadcasting conference: “Ofcom wants to make pay-TV retailing a more ...

  • ESPN
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    ESPN 'planning daily sports show'

    2009-07-01T12:29:00Z

    ESPN is planning a daily sports show as part of its new Premier League football package, Broadcast has learned.

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    Richards: No change to Sky proposals

    2009-06-30T18:08:00Z

    Ed Richards has said that the arrival of ESPN into the UK sports broadcasting marketplace does not mean that Ofcom’s proposals to curb Sky’s dominance are out of date.

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    Sky to win contract for ESPN match coverage

    2009-06-29T13:23:00Z

    BSkyB is close to sealing a deal to produce all Premier League match coverage for ESPN, Broadcast understands.

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    Premier League attacks Ofcom plan

    2009-06-26T17:46:00Z

    The Premier League has waded into the row between BSkyB and Ofcom, claiming the regulator’s plan to review its rights auction process is an attempt to fix something that isn’t broken.

  • Jeremy Darroch
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    Sky boss Darroch comes out fighting

    2009-06-26T14:14:00Z

    BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has launched a blistering attack on Ofcom, accusing the regulator of “punishing success” with its proposals to limit what the satellite operator can charge for its premium sports and movie channels.

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    BSkyB and Ofcom on collision course

    2009-06-26T10:07:00Z

    BSkyB is set for a legal battle with Ofcom after the regulator proposed forcing the satellite giant to offer its premium sports and movie channels to rival pay TV operators for fixed sums.

  • ESPN
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    ESPN prepares to unveil Premier League channel

    2009-06-24T10:00:00Z

    ESPN and Sky are set to unveil details of the new channel that will show Premier League games at the end of this week.

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    Racing UK reverts to pre-Setanta strategy

    2009-06-23T17:18:00Z

    Racing UK is to revert to a standalone channel costing £20 a month following the demise of Setanta.

  • ESPN
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    ESPN lands Premier League deal

    2009-06-23T00:01:00Z

    Disney-owned sports giant ESPN will go head-to-head with Sky next season after it won the rights to 46 Premier League games previously help by Setanta.

  • Setanta Sports
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    Premier League set for new TV player

    2009-06-22T12:43:00Z

    Premier League football will be shown by a new broadcaster from this August – with the prospect of the likes of ESPN having just eight weeks to put together a channel and infrastructure to show the matches.

  • Lucy Lumsden
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    BBC comedy chief quits for Sky

    2009-06-19T10:34:00Z

    The BBC’s comedy chief Lucy Lumsden is leaving the corporation after 11 years to join Sky.

  • Celia Taylor
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    Celia Taylor lands Sky factual job

    2009-06-12T09:10:00Z

    Celia Taylor, who quit as director of programmes at Virgin Media TV last year, has resurfaced as commissioning editor of factual and features for Sky 1, 2 and 3

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    Sky News to launch in HD

    2009-06-11T10:22:00Z

    Sky News will launch a high definition channel in Spring next year to run alongside it’s current 24-hour news channel – making it the first broadcaster to air news in both formats.