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NewsSky board backs Murdoch CEO role
BSkyB has ended weeks of speculation over its new leadership by confirming James Murdoch - the 30-year old youngest son of Sky chairman Rupert Murdoch - as its new chief executive.
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NewsSky board meets for CEO talks
The new chief executive of BSkyB who will replace Tony Ball is likely to be decided at a board meeting at 15.00 this afternoon.
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NewsFreeview set to reach 2.5m homes
Freeview is set to reach 2.5m homes by the start of next year as the DTT service reaches its first birthday.
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Re:covered axed for TOTP spin-off
BBC3 is to axe its music show Re:coveredafter just two series and replace it with a Top of the Pops spin-off for BBC3.
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UKTV channel launch targets youth
UKTV is to drop its time-shift channel UK Gold 2, which shows UK Gold programmes 12 hours later, and replace it with a new channel with a target audience of younger, more contemporary viewers.
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NewsUKTV drops UK Gold 2
UKTV is dropping its time-shift channel UK Gold 2, which shows UK Gold programmes 12 hours later, and replacing it with a new channel UKG2 targeting a younger, more contemporary audience.
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NewsCNN appoints Maddox to senior VP of news
CNN International has promoted Tony Maddox to the position of senior vice president of news operations in a move that will see him relocating to its Atlanta headquarters from his current base in London, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsCBM Media developing Freesport channel
CBM Media has unveiled its latest bid to launch a digital channel on Freeview after it says it has reached an agreement with 12 national sports governing bodies to develop a Freesport channel, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsSky Movies gets revamp
BSkyB is to revamp its Sky Movies service in order to make it more accessible and easier for viewers to navigate, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsSky News anchor retires
Veteran news broadcaster Bob Friend is to retire from his role as a Sky News anchor on Thursday (23 October) after 50 years in journalism, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Disney plans entertainment channel
Disney is to launch a new channel on Freeview, initially airing daily between 06.00 and 18.00. It will not carry the Disney brand but will broadcast exclusive general entertainment content from Disney libraries. Disney UK branded TV managing director Paul Robinson, who will run the new channel, said: 'If you ...
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NewsNew Sky One chief to review 14 pilots
Independent producers commissioned by Sara Ramsden to make pilots for around 14 new shows for Sky One are now waiting to see whether the channel's new chief, James Baker, will back or drop their ideas, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsSky hits 7m subscriber target
Sky Digital today announced it has reached its 7 million subscriber target three months ahead of schedule on the day of the fifth anniversary of the service's launch, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsSky+ to scrap monthly charges
BSkyB is to scrap monthly subscription charges for Sky+, its integrated digibox which allows customers to both view and record satellite services. The existing£10 levy will be waived from 1 October.
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Goldsmith leaves Universal Network
Universal Studios Networks UK managing director Janet Goldsmith has quit after five years at the company, writes Colin Robertson.
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NewsEC has 'serious questions' over live football rights
The European Commission will this week call on the Premier League to answer some 'serious questions' over how it sold its live football, after BSkyB scooped all the live packages
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NewsBritain's pay-TV market to eclipse Europe
Britain is set to become the biggest pay-TV market in Europe with revenues rocketing from£2.9bn to£14bn in just five years, a new report predicts, writes Mchael Rosser
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NewsPace Micro slides into the red
Set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology has plunged into the red after seeing its sales halve in the last financial year, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsFirm eyes end to smart cards
A new UK-based company, Latens, has been launched to offer a new type of conditional access technology to cable TV operations which could end the need for expensive smart cards in set-top boxes, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsSky News enhanced by broadband
Sky News is adding a broadband enhancement to its award-winning Sky News Active interactive TV service in a move which will enabled PC users to watch news clips online for the first time, writes David Wood.