All Multiplatform articles – Page 207
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NewsSky joins forces with cable rivals to combat set top box fraud
BSkyB, NTL and Telewest have commissioned a promotional film to highlight the risks of buying illegal set top boxes.
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NewsSky and Sony join forces in HDTV deal
BSkyB and Sony Corporation are planning a cross promotional tie-up, in a bid to accelerate the take-up of high-definition television (HDTV) in the UK.
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NewsJames Baker to head Sky Interactive
BSkyB has promoted controller of Sky One James Baker to the role of managing director of Sky Interactive with effect from January 2006.
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NewsSky accuses BBC of Freeview bias
Freeview's future is to be 'the platform for the elderly and inactive' says BSkyB, which has also accused the BBC of being biased towards the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform.
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NewsCommunity Channel finds The New Heroes
The Community Channel has acquired The New Heroes, a Robert Redford-fronted series from Oregon Public Broadcasting in the US.
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NewsITV News Channel to close on Friday
ITV is to cut its losses and close the ITV News Channel on Friday - a month earlier than expected.
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NewsSky hits 8m target
BSkyB has passed its short-term target of eight million direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers, and has its sights set firmly on hitting the 10m mark by 2010.
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NewsJamie Roberts quits Sky One
Sky One commissioner Jamie Roberts, the man behind The Match and All Star Cup, has quit after being called back from the US.
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NewsHomechoice looks to EntertainmentRights for content
8am: Homechoice has signed a 12-month content deal with kids indie Entertainment Rights, to secure a series of titles for its pre-school, on-demand children's channel, Scamp.
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NewsFreudenstein quits Sky
BSkyB chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein, one of the company's most influential executives, is to leave the company in the summer.
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NewsNTL appoints new CEO
NTL today surprised the City by replacing its chief executive Simon Duffy with an executive from US firm Comcast.
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NewsITV axes News Channel
ITV angered news staff this week by announcing that the ITV News Channel would be shut down next month, threatening 70 jobs.
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NewsWhiston to head ITV Productions
Granada drama chief John Whiston is to take over the running of ITV's entire in-house production arm.
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UKTV Gold editor exits amid reshuffle
UKTV Gold channel editor Red Johnston has quit ahead of a senior management reshuffle at the BBC/Flextech joint-venture.
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BSkyB trades subs detail
BSkyB is trying to get advertisers to spend more money on its channels by offering them detailed information on its subscribers.
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UKTV G2 boosts sport output with Six Nations highlights
UKTV G2 is stepping up its sport output, commissioning a Six Nations highlights show to complement the BBC's live coverage of the annual rugby tournament.
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NewsNUJ blasts decision to axeITV News Channel
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has blasted ITV chiefs over their decision to axe the news channel saying they were 'disgusted' by the decision.
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NewsITV closes news channel
11.15am: ITV News Channel is to be closed down at the end of January, threatening 70 jobs.
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NewsYoomedia's Avago heads to cable
10.15am: Yoomedia, the interactive entertainment group has signed a carriage deal with NTL for its betting service Avago.
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NewsCable damaged by oil depot fire
NTL equipment in the Hemel Hempstead area has been damaged by the Buncefield Oil Depot fire and cable services in the surrounding area have been affected.