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OFT investigates ITV's Freeview deal
ITV's£134m acquisition of Freeview multiplex owner SDN is being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading to ensure the deal is not anti-competitive. The OFT this week invited concerned parties to comment on the deal in writing by 24 June. If the merger is found to be anti-competitive, it could ...
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Beeb staff join Sky
Sky News has poached two BBC presenters, Ginny Buckley and Anna Jones, as the channel gears up to launch its new on-air look and schedule later this year. Buckley leaves her presenting role on the BBC's Holiday 2005while Jones has quit as anchor on News 24's ...
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Freeview tops 5m
Freeview has passed the 5 million household mark, helping push digital penetration to 62% of all UK homes, according to new figures from Ofcom. In the three months to 31 March this year 643,000 more homes took digital TV - a rise of 2.5% over the end of 2004.
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C4 ties up with Two Way TV for BB add-ons
Channel 4 has hired interactive TV specialist Two Way TV to roll out a number of new services for cable users including live 24-hour uncut streaming of Big Brother 6.
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NewsNickelodeon to promote healthy eating
Nickelodeon is hoping to discourage the government from banning lucrative fast food ads by ploughing over£1m into a series of programmes championing healthy eating.
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Sky mixes it up in bid to hit 10m target
Sky is scrapping its basic package options and replacing them with a series of genre-based packages in a bid to help reach its target of 10 million subscribers.
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BBC says C4 would be 'a good fit' for UKTV
BBC Worldwide this week gave its blessing to Channel 4 becoming a joint-venture partner in UKTV, if Flextech decides to sell its 50% stake.
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NewsDiscovery poaches 3BM chief
Discovery Channel has poached 3BM Television managing director Dan Korn to fill the new position of vice-president of production for the UK.
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NewsSky News poaches BBC faces
Sky News has poached two BBC presenters, Ginny Buckley and Anna Jones, as the channel gears up to launch of its new on-air look and schedule later this year.
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NewsTelewest signs up TVOD partners
Telewest Broadband has signed programming deals with BBC Worldwide, Discovery Networks Europe and National Geographic Channel Europe for its forthcoming TV-on-demand (TVOD) service.
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NewsFreeview passes 5m homes mark
Freeview has passed the 5m household mark according to latest figures from Ofcom showing the free-to-air platform has helped digital penetration reach almost 62% of UK homes.
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NewsDocherty quits Yoomedia
David Docherty has quit as chief executive of interactive group YooMedia, in order to pursue other business opportunities.
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Flextech hiring
Flextech has poached the BBC's director of rights Debbie Manners to become its director of rights. As part of Flextech's senior management team, she will oversee business affairs and the company's distributor Minotaur. She will be responsible for making the most of Flextech's programming assets, increasing international content sales and ...
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Viacom interest
US giant Viacom, owner of MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy, is reported to have approached Telewest about buying Flextech and its 50% share in UKTV for as much as£800m. The interest, said to be preliminary at present, comes after Telewest appointed Deutsche Bank to examine the possibility of selling Flextech ...
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Ofcom poised to reveal Manchester FM licence winner
Ofcom will today (Thursday) announce who has won the FM radio licence for Manchester - one of the few major licences the regulator is putting up for grabs.
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Discovery looks to develop modern history channel
Discovery Networks Europe is considering setting up a contemporary history channel in the UK.
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CNN wired for broadband
Global news channel CNN International is set to be available to internet users from the autumn as part of planned new broadband service.
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The Baby Channel chief calls for clear rules on licensing
The head of The Baby Channel has called for media secretary Tessa Jowell to provide 'urgent clarification over Ofcom's policy of licensing' after the regulator licensed the name Baby TV to a rival.
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Sky One tees up Ant and Dec stand-ins
Sky One has signed Jamie Theakston and Kirsty Gallagher to front its celebrity golf special, All Star Cup. Theakson and Gallagher, daughter of former Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Gallagher, have been brought in to replace show creators Ant and Dec, whose exclusive contract with ITV means ...
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William Hill and At the races in 3G launch
Horseracing channel At The Races has teamed up with bookmakers William Hill to launch a 3G mobile phone service on phone network 3. The service, At The Races 3G, which launched this week, offers previews, news, analysis and UK and Irish horseracing content.