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Digital refuseniks will lose BBC2 first
Digital refuseniks will lose BBC2 from their screens as a warning that the analogue signal is about to be switched off in their region, it was revealed this week.
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£10m bid for Freeview slot
A bidding war has erupted for that most sought-after piece of TV real estate - a slot on Freeview - with bids as high as£10m being lodged with multiplex owner National Grid Wireless (NGW) for its latest freed-up slice of spectrum.
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Five speeds up its plans for digital launch
Five director of programmes Dan Chambers is accelerating his plans for the broadcaster's first digital launch and hopes to take the new channel on Freeview before the end of the year.
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C4 explores channel for favourite US shows
Channel 4 has developed plans to launch a digital channel dedicated to screening US acquisitions. C4US would feature repeats of the broadcaster's biggest acquired hits, including LA Law, Hill Street Blues, ER and Desperate Housewives, and possibly newly acquired US series.
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Freesat plans hit snag
The BBC and ITV's plans to launch a Freesat service to rival Sky next year might have to be shelved after set-top box manufacturers warned that the boxes may not be ready in time.
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BBC creates News 24 controller role
BBC head of TV news Peter Horrocks' departmental reshuffle is set to throw more weight behind News 24, fuelling the BBC news channel's escalating ratings battle with Sky News.
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Teachers' TV lobbies for Freeview slot
Teachers' TV, the government-backed service for education professionals, is lobbying the BBC for extra DTT spectrum in a bid to become a 24-hour channel.
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Murdoch dangled a£1.5m carrot
6.15pm: Sky chief executive James Murdoch is in line for a£1.5m plus bonus if he is successful in delivering on the company's long term strategic targets.
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News 24 is 'tedious' says Sky News boss
A war of words has broken out between Sky News chief Nick Pollard and the BBC's head of TV news Peter Horrocks, after Pollard branded News 24 'stodgy' and a 'tedious channel' and claimed it had carried a string of inaccurate stories.
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Over 2m to resist switchover say Ofcom
Around 10% of UK TV homes, or 2.5m households, will not voluntarily switch to digital and will collectively be forced to spend£572m on new equipment, according to figures published by Ofcom today.
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TV Commerce destined for America
10.30am: Interactive TV operator TV Commerce has extended its psychic TV service Your Destiny into the US, securing slots on both cable and local channels.
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BSkyB ease share buyback through
BSkyB shareholders have approved the controversial share buyback scheme, allowing Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to raise its stake in the satellite broadcaster.
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Sky disappoints the City despite57,000 new subscribers
BSkyB said it grew its subscriber base by 57,000 to 7,844,000 in the three months ending 30 September, yet still failed to live up to City expectations.
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Video Networks to extend coverage
8am: Video Networks, the operator of broadband TV service Homechoice, has announced plans to quadruple its coverage to over 10 million homes.
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QVC goes interactive on Freeview
11.15am: QVC has finally launched its interactive offering on Freeview enabling digital terrestrial (DTT) viewers to press the red button on their remotes to access a range of enhanced features.
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New indie to use links with sports stars
A former Goldman Sachs executive has launched a television production company to provide new revenue streams for high-profile sporting clients of his -financial services business.
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Living grows output with Haunted spin-offs
Living TV is growing its in-house produced output with two Most Haunted spin-off shows.
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Emap moves into call TV
Emap is moving into call TV with the launch of a live daily branded block on music channel The Hits.
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Blaze develops us version of CD:UK
Blaze Television has signed a deal with US multichannel operator DirecTV to produce an American version of ITV1 pop show CD:UK. DirecTV has picked up a 60-minute show for 52 weeks with an option for a further two years. CD:USA will launch at 11am on Saturday mornings from January and ...
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Fresh Freeview slot draws bids
Another Freeview slot is up for grabs and owner National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle) has asked for minimum bids of£5.5m a year.