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Small business to get channel
Former BBC executive producer Martin Everard is launching a new channel aimed at small to medium businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Sky offers£5,000 prize for best indie doc
Sky One is putting£5,000 up for grabs for the best authored documentary idea to come from an indie. Entries are being accepted until 26 September and the five finalists will be announced at the Sheffield Documentary Festival on Friday 14 October. Indies will then pitch to a panel of Sky ...
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It's a man's world
Jonathan Webb is best known for his influential and successful poker programmes on Challenge. His latest brief is to move men's channel Bravo upmarket and widen its appeal to 16 to 44-year-olds. By Steve Clarke.
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NewsBBC and ITV rival Sky with Freesat
ITV this week announced it was joining forces with the BBC to launch a free satellite TV service to rival Sky.
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NewsBids gather for Flextech
The bidding war for Flextech entered the second stage this week with offers submitted from major US companies and all the main British commercial broadcasters.
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NewsITV and BBC to launch Freesat
ITV and the BBC are to take on BSkyB by launching a free digital satellite service next year, targeting the 25% of homes that cannot pick up Freeview.
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NewsHave your say on the future of British TV
Broadcastwants to find out what the industry's view is on the government's move from the analogue broadcasting system to converting the country to digital TV - will it be good or bad news for programme makers? We want your views - click here.
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NewsNew channel launches for fledgling producers
A new channel devoted to showing new TV and film-makers is set to launch next year.
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NewsHadlow plans BBC4 seasons
BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow is looking to develop the channel by putting on a season of programmes every three months.
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NewsSci-Fi inks Night Watch exclusive
Sci Fi has inked a exclusive deal with Twentieth Century Fox to show the first 15 minutes of Russian hit film, Night Watchbefore it premieres in UK cinemas in October.
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NewsLiberty enters Flextech fray
Liberty Global has submitted a bid for Flextech, Telewest's content arm, according to reports.
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NewsBrazil joins At The Races
TalkSport's breakfast presenter Alan Brazil has joined horseracing channel At The Races to present a new Monday night edition of the sports betting show Get On Tonight.
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NewsFirst deadline for Flextech bids
First round bids for Flextech are to be submitted by the end of today (2 Sept) - with leading British and American broadcasters all expected of put in offers of£700million and upwards.
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NewsDiscovery to launch UK HD channel
Discovery is gearing up for the launch of its high definition mixed genre channel in the UK.
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Stand-up rights deal
Paramount Comedy has signed an option deal with Universal Pictures UK for rights to showcase its future stand-up comic talent. The agreement for non-terrestrial TV rights to live DVD recordings is part of the channel's decision to broadcast more original content and homegrown talent. The deal was brokered by Paramount's ...
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Bravo takes Bullrun rally by the horns
Bravo has commissioned Giant Film and TV to produce coverage of this year's Bullrun 2005 race in the US. Dubbed the
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Living branches out
Living TV director Richard Woolfe said the channel was no longer looking to commission shows for its pink and paranormal strands and was on the look out for the 'next big, noisy breakthrough genre'. He said the channel's budget is£20,000 per half hour for daytime and£100,000 plus for primetime.
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Barry to manage United MTV channels
MTV Networks has promoted Michael Barry to the newly created role of senior vice-president, managing director Music, MTV Networks UK & Ireland in a move that sees all nine VH1 and MTV channels managed together for the first time. Traditionally the three VH1 channels as well as The Music Factory ...
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C4 to screen Digital Music Awards
Channel 4 has signed up to broadcast the BT Digital Music Awards next month. The annual event, which features 18 categories ranging from best pop artists through to best use of broadband, take place in London on 18 October. C4 will screen coverage on its main channel as well as ...
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Ex-C4 exec hits out at Quiz Call venture
Former Channel 4 strategy director David Brook has hit out at his old employer, claiming its new call TV channel goes against its remit.