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NewsMark Sharman makes sudden exit from Sky
Sky Networks deputy managing director Mark Sharman has suddenly quit after four years to return to programme-making.
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FX aims for older men
FX, the new Fox entertainment channel set to launch in the UK on 12 January, has signed a licensing deal with Five for multichannel rights to its hit US import The Shield.
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Sky brings in horoscopes and themes
Sky One is developing a major daytime show - a daily interactive astrology series featuring celebrity stargazer Russell Grant.
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Flextech faces legal fight with Christian group
Flextech will appear at the High Court this week to face a multimillion pound claim for damages from Christian broadcaster UK Network Sales (UKNS) after a carriage deal between the two broke down in the late 1990s.
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NewsITC slams Ideal World channel
Teleshopping channel Ideal World has breached the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) rules for the third time with the same products.
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NewsBall to trouser another£5m
Former BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball has been handed a golden goodbye of at least£5m - but the deal prohibits him from working in competition with Sky for two years.
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NewsBoom in Sky's profits
BSkyB boasted a large rise in profits and continued growth in subscribers in its latest set of results, announced ahead of today's annual general meeting.
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UK Food time shift
UKTV is adding another new channel to its portfolio on 12 November - the same day as it launches UK Gold spin-off UKG2. UK Food+1 will broadcast on EPG number 151 between 06.00 and 19.00, transmitting programmes an hour after they are shown on UK Food.
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Sky AGM to address Murdoch issues
BSkyB shareholders will vote on Friday (14 November) at the satellite broadcaster's annual general meeting on a number of issues, including whether new chief executive James Murdoch should keep his place on the board as a non-executive director. Shareholders are also expected to vote Lord St John of Fawsley off ...
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Sky News in ad deal
Sky News has appointed National Geographic Channel Europe as a partner in its European advertising sales. The deal represents the first time Sky News will have sold advertising to clients outside the UK and Ireland. Head of Sky Ventures Matthew Imi said joint advertising and marketing packages will be developed ...
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MTV targets rock fans with VH2 launch
MTV Networks UK is set to launch its ninth music channel - a spin-off of VH1 featuring rock and guitar-based music from the past decade.
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NewsCash boost for ITV News Channel
The ITV News Channel has been handed a cash boost in the region of£1.6m by Carlton and Granada, as the channel approaches its first year anniversary as an ITV branded proposition.
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Horror on Sky
The Horror Channel is to launch on Sky early next year, airing programmes ranging from Hammer House of Horror movies to Hollywood cult and comedy horror movies, series and biographies. It is in discussion with a number of firms which have pitched to produce its weekly magazine programme looking at ...
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Freeview viewers favour pop
Freeview viewers are tuning into pop and shopping channels rather than news, sport or the more highbrow output of BBC4, according to new Barb figures.
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Sky is digital choice
More people listen to digital radio through the Sky platform than any other, including DAB digital radio sets, Freeview and cable, according to a new survey by Continental Research. It found that 4.8m people aged 15 or over use Sky to listen to digital radio, compared with 783,860 using Freeview ...
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Talpa buys in to Fox
Talpa Capital BV, the Dutch company owned by Endemol founder John de Mol, has taken a 5.1% stake in Fox Kids Europe, the kids channel and content business in which Disney holds a 76% stake.
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Highfield pledges limits to online activity
BBC director of new media and technology Ashley Highfield has pledged to stay out of key commercial areas following criticism from commercial rivals.
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NewsMurdoch Jnr bids to keep top talent
BskyB's new chief executive, James Murdoch, is set to hand chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein a beefed-up role as his second in command.
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Sci-Fi gets director
Universal Studios has appointed Vlad Lodzinski as programme director at the Sci-Fi channel, replacing Jason Thorp
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NewsMurdoch Jr: I hear shareholder concerns
New BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has moved to placate fears he will divert cash from the now-profitable satellite broadcaster into other parts of the News Corp group, which owns 35.4% of Sky.