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ITC to hold seminar for teleshopping channels
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) and leading players in the teleshopping industry will next week hold a one-day seminar on the future shape of regulation in the industry and how the sector can lose its cowboy image, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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BSkyB package on NTL
Cable operator NTL has secured a deal with BSkyB to give its 2 million subscribers access to Sky One Mix, Sky Travel, Sky Travel Extra, The Amp, Flaunt and Scuzz by the end of July 2003. The deal brings the NTL digital package in line with the country's other major ...
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Digital free to air reaches a fifth of homes
One in five digital TV homes now takes free-to-air services, according to new figures, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsSubstantial rise in free-to-air services
One in five digital TV homes now takes free-to-air services, according to new figures, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsNTL bags new Sky carriage deal
British cable operator NTL has taken a step forward in the battle for subscribers, by securing a deal which will see nine BSkyB channels available on the NTL digital platform, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsGovernment promises gradual switch-off
The process of switching off analogue TV transmissions will be done on a region by region basis, the government has pledged, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsTelewest upbeat despite debt restructuring
Telewest announced today that it was trading in line with expectations and was experiencing strong contribution margins, reduced capital expenditure and a growth in customers, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsC4 to launch new digital channel on Freeview
Channel 4 will launch a new digital channel on Freeview by the end of next year, and the new service could exploit factual programming such as Wife Swap and Faking It, writes Conor Dignam
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NewsFreeview take-up gathers pace
Freeview is now in around 1.6 million homes, with 800,000 new customers since its launch in October last year adding to the 800,000 who had the now defunct ITV Digital, the BBC has confirmed, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsTelevision revision with BBCi
Children studying for their GCSE's will now be able to do so through their television sets after the BBC decided to extend its successful online Bitesize service to interactive TV, via any BBC channel on SkyDigital.
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Satellite kids watch more TV
Children in multichannel homes watch an average of 35 more minutes of television a day than their counterparts in terrestrial-only homes, new research has found, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsWare takes the helm at BBC4
BBC4 managing editor Nick Ware is to take over day-to-day running of the digital culture channel from the middle of the month when acting-controller Nicola Moody goes on maternity leave, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsTaylor's fears for broadband market
Heavy-handed regulation by Ofcom could further hinder the stop-start growth of broadband in the UK, a senior broadband figure has warned, writes John Plunkett
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NewsFreeview boosts switch-off hopes
Freeview has overtaken BSkyB as the key driver in the take-up of digital TV, giving a boost to government hopes of meeting its ambitious analogue switch-off target of 2010, writes John Plunkett
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NewsBBC3's mixed start
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy's pledge that his channel would be a breeding ground for new talent looks to be paying off after BBC2 controller Jane Root asked for female comedy show Three Non Blondes to transfer to her channel.
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Sky to end Solus satellite cards
The smartcard system which allows around a million viewers to watch encrypted public service broadcasters on satellite without taking a Sky package will cease by the end of the year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsLive TV to make its comeback on Sky
Live TV, the infamous cable television channel that gave the world News Bunny and Topless Darts, is set to return, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsC4 sets up 4 Broadband channel
Channel 4 is launching a factual and entertainment broadband channel, 4 Broadband, to showcase programmes and clips from the broadcaster's back-catalogue, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsMore Emap brands on Freeview
Emap is launching three more of its brands as national digital radio stations on the Freeview DTT service after securing encouraging results for its existing digital only stations in the latest Rajars.
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NewsSky on track to hit subscriber target
BSkyB picked up 150,000 subscribers in the last quarter, taking its total to 6.7 million, prompting chief executive Tony Ball to declare the company was on track to meet its 7 million target by the end of the year, writes Rosemary Gallagher