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NewsFive's Milligan close to moving to Sky
Five's deputy chief executive Nick Milligan is understood to be on the verge of quitting to take up a senior commercial role at BSkyB.
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NewsBurdick quits Telewest
Telewest managing director Charles Burdick has left the company to 'pursue other opportunities'.
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CBM four aim to launch Freesport
Four members of CBM Media - the company that made an aborted attempt to launch a free-to-air sports channel on Freeview - are forming a new enterprise to further develop the idea. The group, comprising Simon Bazalgette, David Bellin, Peter Knowles and Rod Connors, are aiming to launch Freesport, a ...
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NewsDigital debate hots up
Broadcasters this week stepped up their call on the government to give a precise date for analogue switch-off as they unveiled exactly how they would go about achieving it.
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Sky sees profits soar in last six months
BSkyB has seen its operating profits rocket up 84% to£130m in the six months to 31 December. In its latest quarterly results the satellite giant also announced that it has pulled in 193,000 new subscribers to Sky Digital over the period, giving the platform 7.2 million customers. The company's overall ...
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Top-Up TV signs set-top box deal
Top-up TV, the new pay-TV network set to be offered to almost a million Freeview viewers, has secured a deal with a major electrical manufacturer to create a series of smartcard set-top boxes.
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NewsSky boosts profits and subs
BSkyB has seen its operating profits rocket up 84% to£130m in the six months to 31 December.
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NewsTop-Up TV reports BBC to Ofcom
Top Up TV, a new pay television package set to be offered to up to a million Freeview viewers, has complained to media regulator Ofcom, claiming that the BBC, which runs the platform, is trying to hamper its launch.
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NewsTop-Up TV launches next month
Top-Up TV, a new pay-TV service offering channels including E4 to around a million Freeview viewers, will launch next month.
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Sky launches Euro lottery show
Sky One will broadcast the first ever Euro lottery, boasting a possible£50m prize, next Friday night at 21.00.
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NewsMiriam contestants settle for£125k each
Sky has been forced to hand over nearly a million pounds to the aggrieved contestants on its controversial reality show Something About Miriam.
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UKTV to ditch UK Horizons
UKTV is poised to scrap factual channel UK Horizons and split its programmes across two new stations.
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NewsSky finance director quits
BSkyB chief financial officer Martin Stewart has quit the satellite operator after eight years to pursue 'new opportunities'.
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NewsFreeview boss for Top-Up TV
Freeview general manager Matthew Seaman has resigned from the digital terrestrial television operation and is expected to join a new DTT pay-service.
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Sky ratings panel
BSkyB is setting up a research panel that will measure the viewing habits of digital satellite households across the UK. The panel will be four times the size of that used by the official television ratings body Barb, taking in 20,000 homes. However, unlike Barb, it will record viewing in ...
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European VP for DNE
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has appointed Arthur Bastings to the role of senior vice-president and general manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He joins Discovery from Turner Broadcasting Systems Europe, where he held the post of managing director for northern and central Europe since 2001.
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Ofcom opens EPG debate
Ofcom has launched a consultation on the regulation of electronic programme guides (EPGs) as it prepares to draw up a code ensuring that public service channels are given 'appropriate prominence'.
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Pilkington cover
Flextech has appointed Libra Television joint managing director Louise Lynch as commissioning editor for Trouble and Challenge to cover Lucy Pilkington's maternity leave. Lynch is on an initial contract of four months. Libra's other managing director, Madeline Wiltshire, will handle Lynch's indie duties in her absence.
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ITV seeks chief for digital channels
ITV is looking to appoint someone to fill a new post overseeing the running of the network's family of digital channels, including ITV2 and the soon to be launched ITV3.
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BSkyB targets UK Asians with free Star TV
BSkyB is looking to attract more Asians to its service by scrapping charges for Hindi-language entertainment channels Star Plus and Star News.