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NewsBravo to air Booze Britain special
Bravo has commissioned an hour-long special spin-off of its Booze Britain series to be filmed on the night Britain's licensing laws change, allowing 24-hour opening.
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NewsFive buys into Top Up TV
Update: Five has bought a stake in pay TV platform Top Up TV, in a deal designed to allow both companies to develop new free to air and subscription offerings on Freeview and other platforms.
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NewsNTL unhappy with Premiership packages
NTL has slammed the European Commission competition authorities for 'failing' to take a tougher stance on the division of Premiership football rights.
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Five licensed for Freeview slot
Five has been granted a broadcast licence from Ofcom to launch a general entertainment channel under the name Five.2. The broadcaster has speeded up plans for its first digital launch, spearheaded by director of programmes Dan Chambers in the hope it will win the available Freeview slot being sold by ...
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Endemol and Fremantle on ITV Play list
ITV has shortlisted four companies to run its new transactional channel ITV Play including Endemol, interactive specialist Enteraction and Fremantle Media.
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Turner to air two kids channels on Sky in 2006
Turner Broadcasting is lining up two new channels for launch on Sky early next year, building on its existing Cartoon Network and Boomerang brands, writes Kate Bulkley.
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Profile: Ford Ennals - Digital's marathon man
He's the man who has to persuade the UK public to go digital before the analogue signal is switched off in a few years' time. Good thing Ford Ennals has stamina.
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NewsDisney channels move to Sky basic package
BSkyB and Disney are close to striking a deal to move The Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney onto Sky's basic pack and launch a new premium channel, Disney Cinemagic.
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NewsFox News beats ITV News
5.45pm: ITV News Channel's recent woes continued this week after viewing figures revealed that the broadcaster has been beaten in the ratings by right wing US channel Fox News.
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NewsFive.2 inches closer to launch
3.30pm: Five has been granted a satellite and cable broadcast licence from Ofcom to launch a general entertainment channel under the name Five.2.
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NewsPlayboy TV rolls out free-to-air channel
Playboy TV has launched its first free-to-air channel on Sky, offering viewers a toned down version of the adult programming available on its subscription channels.
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NewsC4 and Five battle it out for Freeview slot
10.30am: ITV has pulled out of bidding for the latest Freeview slot, leaving Channel 4 and Five to battle it out for the coveted channel space, which is thought to have attracted offers for as much as£12 million.
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NewsYoomedia forecasts lossesof£1.6m for 2005
10.15am: Interactive media and games group Yoomedia has warned it will not be profit making until at least the first quarter of 2006, following protracted re-negotiations of its William Hill contract.
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NewsHallmark 2 to launch in the spring
Sparrowhawk, owner of Hallmark International, is gearing up to launch its second UK channel in spring next year, targeting the same female skewed audience of its flagship Hallmark Channel.
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NewsSci-Fi joins Homechoice platform
8am: Video-on-demand serviceHomechoice has struck a deal with NBC Universal to add the Sci-Fi Channel to its channel line-up.
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UKTV gets its digits on Sudoku obsession
UKTV G2 has made its first-ever commission - a quiz series based on the Sudoku craze. Street Cred Sudoku has been commissioned by UKTV head of commissioning Jo Clinton-Davis from indie Hanrahan Media. The 5 x 23-minute series, hosted by Radio One DJ Colin Murray, will be stripped across the ...
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Independent Image to make mobile content
Surrey-based indie Independent Image has launched a dedicated production arm to create content for mobile phones.
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News looks bad for Sky relaunch
You could say it has been a bad couple of weeks for the commercial news channels in the UK.
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Homechoice to expand to 10m homes
Video Networks, the operator of video-on-demand service Homechoice, has announced plans to quadruple its coverage to over 10 million homes. Starting next year, the service will extend its reach across London and other UK cities, expanding the platform's current customer base, which is now 34,000. Credit Suisse First Boston has ...
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Making digital add up
Last week's Westminster Media Forum discussed the question of whether switching off the analogue signal is an essential plank of our digital future or a waste of taxpayers' money.