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NewsEnteraction appoints Davidson
Enteraction TV the company that runs Thomas Cook TV and the new Great Big British Quiz channel has drafted in former Telewest boss, Stephen Davidson, as chairman of its board.
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Tombs moves to Paramount
Paramount Comedy has poached UKTV's head of entertainment and drama, Matt Tombs, to become its new director of programming and planning.
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Sci Fi hires Farrar
Sci Fi UK has poached VH1's head of scheduling, Jon Farrar, as its new programming director. He will be responsible for the channel's day-to-day programming and long-term growth strategy. The news comes as the channel beefs up its autumn line-up with five acquisitions: Court TV's Psychic ...
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Ex-Sky One factual head joins Diverse
Former Sky One head of factual programmes Matthew Paice has joined Diverse Production, the indie behind Operatunity.
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C4 and ITV set to join NTL VoD service
NTL is close to signing licensing deals with Channel 4 and ITV for its video on demand service.
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Kojak remake to debut on ITV4
ITV has bought the rights to the remake of cult US detective series Kojakfor its soon-to-launch men's channel ITV4.
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Muslim TV launch
A Muslim British Airways pilot and a Rochdale-based businessman have teamed up to launch a TV channel aimed at dispelling stereotypes of Muslims.
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NewsSetanta joins Top-Up TV
Irish Broadcaster Setanta Sports has struck a deal with Top Up TV to screen live Scottish Premier League (SPL) games on its pay per day service.
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NewsLiving TV lesbian drama ads cleared
Living TV's raunchy advertising campaign for lesbian drama The L-Wordhas been cleared by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) despite attracting over 600 complaints.
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NewsSit-Up TV launches new channel
Sit-Up TV, the retail broadcaster bought by Telewest for£194m in May, is set to launch its sixth channel.
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NewsNTL grows VOD footprint
NTL is to continue the roll-out of its video on demand service adding an extra 100,000 customers.
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NewsSky to launch two new channels
BSkyB is planning to launch two more channels - Sky Two and Sky Three.
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Fight channel launches on Sky
Sumo wrestling fans will get the chance to watch regular tussles with a new channel dedicated to fighting.
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Canis expands
Canis Media Group, the multichannel firm set up by former BBC executive Ed Hall, has bought My Phone TV from West-Midlands based Gems TV. Currently a retail channel selling mobile telephones and airtime packages, Hall intends to broaden My Phone TV's content to include fitness and home accessories. The channel's ...
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How low will they go?
With digital take-up gathering pace and the analogue switch-off date looming, terrestrial broadcasters are struggling to maintain their traditional share dominance, but is this slide inevitable?
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NewsFive eyes Flextech after UBM buyout
RTL has positioned Five as a likely bidder for Flextech after taking full control of the terrestrial broadcaster by buying United Business Media's (UBM) 35% stake for£247.6m.
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NewsBSkyB to give parents power to block EPG
BSkyB is to give parents the ability to block out any channels from its EPG that they don't want their children to see.
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NewsParamount buys up Fox comedies
Paramount Comedy has bought first-run UK rights to Stacked, the 20th Century Fox comedy starring Baywatchbeauty Pamela Anderson.
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NewsFX commissions 'adult' Jackass
Multichannel broadcaster FX has greenlit its first original production, ordering a grown-up version of MTV's Jackass.
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Setanta nabs Sky Sports man
Sky Sports second in command, Trevor East, has left to join Irish sports broadcaster Setanta.