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Only 47% left to convert to digital TV
Only 47% of the country does not have access to digital TV, according to new Ofcom research. The regulator said this week that penetration of DTV had increased from 50% to 53% for the three months ending 31 March. It said Freeview homes had increased over the quarter to 3.5 ...
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NewsEarl Spencer to front TV doc
Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer has got his first presenting job, fronting a series on the Battle of Blenheim for the History Channel.
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NewsBravo buys Brazil World Cup qualifiers
Flextech men's channel Bravo has secured the UK rights to Brazil's 2006 World Cup qualifying matches.
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Fox to launch Fuel
Fox International Channels is launching another of its US channels in the UK. Targeting 13 to 24 year-olds, Fuel will launch in the fourth quarter of this year and show music, entertainment and extreme sports such as skateboarding, surfing and BMX. Fox, which launched FX on Sky in January, is ...
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NewsHorrocks out of BBC4 running
The contest to succeed Roly Keating as controller of BBC4 was thrown wide open this week, after it emerged that BBC head of current affairs Peter Horrocks had not applied for the job.
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NewsMcCririck joins Attheraces
Channel 4's flamboyant racing presenter John McCririck has signed up with At The Races, the horseracing channel that collapsed in March and relaunches on the Sky platform next month.
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NewsAttheraces to relaunch on 11 June
Sky and Arena Leisure have teamed up with production company SIS to help resurrect horseracing channel At The Races and have set a launch date of 11 June.
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NewsSky snares Mugabe interview
Sky News has scooped the first British interview for four years with Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.
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NewsRome to host MTV's European music awards
MTV has awarded its European music awards event to Rome this year potentially giving the Italian capital a multi-million pound windfall.
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Endemol makes BB 4Broadband footage
Channel 4 has commissioned Endemol UK to make a series of behind the scenes Big Brother documentaries specifically for its 4Broadband service. Subscribers will also be able to view back stage footage of the Big Brother house and the studio/gallery ...
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20,000 tune in to hit Top-up target
Top-Up TV, the new pay-TV service for Freeview viewers, has signed up 20,000 subscribers since its launch two months ago, the company has said, adding that it was on target to meet its break-even target of 250,000 subscribers within two years. Top-Up offers channels such as E4 and Cartoon Network ...
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NewsDigital switchover moves step closer
The government is to take its first tentative step towards analogue switch-off with a trial scheme in Wales to give away free set-top boxes to households.
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NewsHallmark buys up all future Law & Order
The UK Hallmark Channel has bought the rights to all future series of American crime show Law & Order which is seen as the cornerstone of its schedule.
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NewsTelewest cuts losses
Flextech owner Telewest has dramatically reduced its losses in the first three months of the year, reporting a net loss of£36m in the first quarter, down from£187m this time last year.
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NewsSky director joins Star TV
BSkyB director of channels and operations Leslie Mackenzie is transferring to News Corp Asian outfit Star TV.
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Free racing on Sky
The Horse Racing Channel, the channel being planned by racecourses to rival Arena/BSkyB consortium Attheraces, will be offered free to air for the first two months after launch before becoming a subscription service on Sky. The channel, which is backed by 28 racecourses including Goodwood, Newbury and Newmarket, is also ...
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BBC3 criticised by governors
The BBC governors have conceded that digital channel BBC3 is too reliant on celebrity shows and repeats of BBC1 hits such as EastEnders.
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NewsSky retains football rights
BSkyB has kept its exclusive grip on FA Premier League football games for the next three years, despite an order from the European Commission (EC) to auction off up to eight games.
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FX picks up rights to King of the Hill
FX has picked up hit Fox cartoon King of the Hill from News Corp that was previously shown by Sky One.
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NewsSky holds onto Premiership football
BSkyB has kept its exclusive grip on FA Premier League football games, despite an order from the European Commission to auction off up to eight games.