All Multiplatform articles – Page 264

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    Reality TV all day every day

    2002-10-03T10:54:43Z

    The UK's first dedicated reality television channel is set to be launched next week and will broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week, writes Paul Revoir

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    BBC schools plan in the balance

    2002-10-03T09:11:45Z

    The BBC's controversial£150m online digital curriculum could hit the rocks unless media secretary Tessa Jowell gives it the go-ahead by the end of the month, according to senior executives on the project, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    No more money for E4, says Thompson

    2002-10-03T09:06:06Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has confirmed that the budget for original programming for C4 digital youth channel E4 will stay at£11m, in what will be a blow to E4 director of programmes Murray Boland, writes Penny Hughes

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    Motorola threat to digital radio

    2002-10-02T11:59:29Z

    Communications giant Motorola claims it has developed new technology that will allow analogue radio listeners to achieve near-digital quality sound, writes Luke Satchell

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    Digital radio channel BBC 7 unveiled

    2002-09-30T14:55:14Z

    The much-awaited launch of BBC radio digital channel Network Z has moved a step closer after the corporation announced today that the plays, books and comedy station will be called BBC 7, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Turner unveils toon channel

    2002-09-26T11:28:55Z

    Turner Broadcasting has released details of its new grown-up 'testosterone-fuelled' Cartoon Network channel, which will launch next month, writes Paul Revoir

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    Telewest may drop Performance.

    2002-09-24T15:18:02Z

    The future of the Performance arts channel has been dealt a further blow after a source at its last remaining major distribution platform, Telewest, said it was 'highly unlikely' it would renew its carriage deal, writes Paul Revoir

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    Disk failure hits Telewest customers.

    2002-09-24T15:18:01Z

    Cable operator Telewest has been forced to apologise to thousands of customers of its blueyonder internet and broadband TV services, after a 'major disk failure' wiped 25,000 email accounts, writes Luke Satchell

  • News

    NOSTALGIA CHANNEL.

    2002-09-24T15:18:01Z

    Simply Television is poised to cash in on the current popularity of history programming by launching

  • News

    DIY APPOINTMENT.

    2002-09-24T15:18:01Z

    The BBC Worldwide and Flextech joint-venture UKTV has appointed former Ready Steady Cook producer Sue Walton

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    DTT channels face struggle if tx signal receives boost.

    2002-09-24T15:18:00Z

    New digital terrestrial television (DTT) channel operators could face a struggle to make ends meet if the Independent Television Commission (ITC) gives the go-ahead to switch the transmission mode from 64QAM to 16QAM, writes Paul Revoir

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    Video Networks called to account

    2002-09-24T14:42:11Z

    Video Networks Ltd, owner of PPV VOD service HomeChoice, has been forced into talks with its creditors over its financial position, writes Luke Satchell

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    Cable TV subscriptions fall again

    2002-09-23T16:07:50Z

    The number of cable TV homes across the country has nosedived for the second successive quarter, with a combined total of 104,000 NTL and Telewest cable customers ditching the service, writes Luke Satchell

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    ITC hinders pay-TV option on Freeview

    2002-09-23T10:26:02Z

    The prospects of a pay-TV option on the BBC and Crown Castle's Freeview digital terrestrial platform have been dealt a fresh blow following a decision by the Independent Television Commission to allow a more robust transmission standard, write Paul Revoir and David Wood

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    Simply Television to launch Nostalgia Channel

    2002-09-20T16:21:45Z

    Simply Television is poised to cash in on the current popularity of history programming, with a new channel dedicated to the genre, writes Paul Revoir

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    Telewest may drop Performance

    2002-09-19T11:14:51Z

    The future of the Performance arts channel has been dealt a further blow after a source at its last remaining major distribution platform, Telewest, said it was 'highly unlikely' it would renew its carriage deal, writes Paul Revoir

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    Disney chief urges kids review

    2002-09-19T10:57:53Z

    The Disney Channel is calling on the government to launch a review into the BBC's two children's channels, CBBC and Cbeebies, claiming they should be made subject to the same levels of regulation as BBC 3, writes Paul Revoir

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    C4 mollified by BBC 3 conditions

    2002-09-19T10:56:57Z

    Channel 4 has made an about-turn by welcoming the government's go-ahead for BBC 3 despite the channel being a potential rival for its own digital youth offering E4, writes Penny Hughes

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    DTT channels face struggle if tx signal receives boost

    2002-09-19T09:12:56Z

    New digital terrestrial television (DTT) channel operators could face a struggle to make ends meet if the Independent Television Commission (ITC) gives the go-ahead to switch the transmission mode from 64QAM to 16QAM, writes Paul Revoir

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    Telewest disk failure wipes 25,000 email accounts

    2002-09-17T15:47:23Z

    Cable operator Telewest has had to make an embarrassing apology to thousands of customers of its blueyonder internet and broadband TV services, after a major disk failure wiped 25,000 email accounts, writes Luke Satchell