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Sky TV Package remix pushes up prices
Sky is bumping up the prices of all its packages to coincide with the creation of its new genre-based mixes of basic channels. From 1 September, the cheapest point of entry - to be known as the 2 Mix pack - will rise to£15 from£13.50 per month, while the Six ...
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BT poaches two from Sky and Freeview
BT has poached BSkyB's head of pay-per-view, Karen Saunders, and Freeview general manager Lib Charlesworth to join its television arm. Saunders is to become head of programming and acquisitions for BT's Television Services division. During seven years at Sky she was responsible for the content acquisition, programming and marketing of ...
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Bland blasts BBC Green Paper ideas
Former BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has criticised the government's plans to shake up the way the corporation is governed. Bland, now chairman of BT, said replacing the present BBC board of governors with a BBC Trust to regulate it and ensure it delivers its Charter requirements looked unworkable. 'It ...
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Age of Discovery (Interview with Robin Paxton)
Discovery Networks Europe managing director Robin Paxton has transformed the channel with sparkling new premises in London, a restructure of the brands and a major shift in office culture.
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CNN faces up to the next 25 years
With the world's first 24-hour television news channel reaching its 25th anniversary, Colin Robertson headed to Atlanta to see what lies ahead for CNN in an increasingly tough market for news providers.
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Hearing the iPod hype
Downloading radio shows is not the exciting technological breakthrough the media is making it out to be, says Graham Bryce.
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Love Island: The Truth
Celebrity Love Islandmay have attracted a storm of flak but, says Jim Allen, the truth is it was a hit with viewers and fulfilled its brief of mounting a challenge to Big Brother.
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Turning on to branded channels
Branded TV has its critics but with the right blend of business know-how and production techniques, it can be made to pay dividends.
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Power to the nations?
Ofcom's plans for Irish, Gaelic and Welsh language channels sound well intentioned, but with viewers turning off S4C and doubts about funding and broadcasters' commitment, how feasible are they? By Steve Clarke.
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Guarding the portals of Sky
If you want to get your channel on Sky's platform you'll have to impress its gatekeeper, Nicola Bamford. And that isn't easy.
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The BBC's body politic
The post of BBC political editor is sufficiently important to warrant bringing in someone from outside the corporation.
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A lack of trust
It may offer little that is truly radical, but the green paper is a firm foundation on which to build reform of the BBC.
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NewsBectu targets The Bill over long hours
Broadcast union Bectu is trying to sign up more than 400 staff working on ITV's The Billto a collective bargaining agreement to tackle claims of poor working conditions on the show.
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NewsTV Corp shareholders hit out over Salmon hiring
A row has erupted between major shareholders and the management of The Television Corporation over the appointment of former BBC director of sport Peter Salmon as its new chief executive.
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NewsITV4 to get£15m for first year's output
ITV4 has been given a minimum budget of£15m and will launch this autumn, ITV Broadcasting chief executive Mick Desmond said this week.
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NewsShake-up after BBC employs murderer
Participants in BBC programmes could be asked to disclose their criminal records and other personal details in the wake of a freelance BBC researcher's conviction for murder.
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Taylor responds to Curtis Al-Qaeda doc
Veteran terrorism reporter Peter Taylor is to make a BBC2 series on Al-Qaeda, to counter producer Adam Curtis's documentary The Power of Nightmares.
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ITV1 show moves to Five
Producers on ITV1 show I Want That Househave been given their biggest home removal challenge yet with the show being lined up for a move to Five.
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Chance: Top Up not in running for Premiership
David Chance has ruled out the possibility of his Top Up TV service joining forces with broadcasters to bid against BSkyB for live Premiership League football rights.
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NewsAll3Media still hungry
All3Media is still looking at buying more indies, despite parting with around£35m for Hollyoaksproducer Mersey TV this week - the company's third deal in a year.