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BBC ONLINE PROBE.
The government has confirmed it will undertake an investigation of the BBC's internet activities, following complaints
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Government to roll out NHS TV channel.
Broadcasters are to be invited to bid for the chance to run a new nationwide NHS
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GALAXY LAUNCHES ON SKY.
Chrysalis Radio-owned Galaxy brand will begin broadcasting across the UK and Ireland via Sky Digital from
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UKTV'S BRIGHT IDEA.
UKTV's new lifestyle offering for digital terrestrial platform Freeview has been given its third and final
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Performance gets Sky Digital lifeline.
The Daily Mail's struggling arts channel Performance is to be given a new lease of life, appearing on satellite for the first time, writes David Wood
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Sky's charges for electronic guide to soar.
BSKYB is set to almost triple the amount it charges some free-to-air channels to appear on its onscreen electronic programme guide (EPG), in a move that could put a number of smaller channels in jeopardy, writes Paul Revoir and David Wood
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NewsNTL's Knapp wants regional focus
Debt-laden cable firm NTL is set to step up its marketing activity in the new year, but will restrict its campaigns to the regions after chief executive Barclay Knapp admitted the company had wasted money selling the service to people who could not get it, ...
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NewsBSkyB throws analogue switch off into doubt
BSkyB has put a question mark over government plans for analogue switch-off by threatening to axe its free set top box offer and possibly change to a rental model which would demand customers return boxes if they ditch the service, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsBarclay Knapp calls for 'fair pay' in must carry row
Barclay Knapp, president and chief executive of debt-ridden cable firm NTL, has entered the growing row over 'must carry' rules after calling on the government to drop its requirement that cable operators should carry digital version of public service channels for free, writes Colin Robertson.
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Performance gets Sky Digital lifeline
The Daily Mail's struggling arts channel Performance is to be given a new lease of life, appearing on satellite for the first time, writes David Wood.
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NTL resets Chapter 11 deadline
NTL has set a new target of the end of the month for emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it missed its November deadline, writes Paul Revoir
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Carlton Cinema to be closed in March
Carlton Cinema will close down in March with the loss of up to 35 jobs after failing to secure a carriage deal on the Sky Digital platform, writes Paul Revoir.
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Liquid News editor moves to Celebdaq
Chris Wilson, editor of BBC Choice flagship show Liquid News, is to take a six-month break from the weekday programme to executive produce a new BBC 3 interactive share trading format Celebdaq, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsLifestyle channel hopes for third time lucky for new name
UKTV's new lifestyle offering for digital terrestrial platform Freeview has been given its third and final name - UK Bright Ideas - after its previous two names ran into copyright problems, writes Paul Revoir.
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Flextech takes new approach to marketing
Flextech channel controllers will now be responsible for marketing their channels after the company axed jobs at it...
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NewsPace shares fall
Pace Micro shares have fallen over ten per cent today on news that the set-top box maker is likely to miss its earnings for the year, writes John Oates
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FREEVIEW CHANNEL HIRE.
BBC London executive editor Jane Mote has been named as the new channel controller of the
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BBC 3 GETS LAUNCH DATE.
BBC digital youth channel BBC 3 is finally set to launch on Sunday 9 February with
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Figures herald broadband gain.
Interactive producers received a much-needed shot in the arm this week after it emerged that the
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NewsElstein attacks 'flotsam and jetsam' Freeview service
Former Five chief executive David Elstein has launched another swingeing attack on DTT, dismissing the BBC/Crown Castle's Freeview service as a perverse package full of non-entity channels, writes David Wood