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NewsGovernment to blame for demise of ITV Digital
The government's refusal to turn up the power of the DTT transmission ruined ITV Digital, not the£315m Nationwide League football deal, according to the failed joint venture's former chief executive, writes Colin Robertson
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Forever Broadcasting writes off XY Network investment.
Forever Broadcasting chairman John Josephs admitted this week that providing content for 3G phones was a waste of time, as he announced his company had been forced to wipe #2m off its investment in internet arm XY Network and its parent company Somethin'
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BBC SPORTS WEBSITE ED.
The BBC has appointed 25-year-old general editor Alex Gubbay as its new sports website editor. Gubbay,
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GMTV in push to make digital cash.
Breakfast broadcaster GMTV is looking to secure extra cash by reselling items from its morning strands to digital channels and has hired former Meridian director of programmes Richard Simons to oversee the push, writes Steve Aston
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HALLMARK CABLE DEAL.
Hallmark Channel has signed a carriage agreement with Telewest Broadband, giving it access to all the
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Freeview still short of three channels
Time is running out for Crown Castle to fill the three vacant channels on the new DTT platform it is operating with the BBC, after the two companies confirmed the service will launch from the end of October, writes Paul Revoir
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Troubled NTL 'powerless' to halt subs drain
NTL has admitted it is powerless to stop the exodus of subscribers from its cable television platform until it emerges from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the end of the fourth quarter, writes Paul Revoir
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TRADE TALK - A man of vision.
Dan Brooke, general manager of E4, is determined to cut the 'crap' about the channel's future being in doubt and keep his dream alive
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Arts channels in another plot twist.
The last-minute rescue of Artsworld has dented preparations by its rival, the Performance channel, to push
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EMAP IN EIRE.
Emap Performance TV has bolstered its international presence by signing a deal with NTL Digital to broadcast all six of its music channels across the Republic of Ireland, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITC to consult on DTT transmission.
The Independent Television Commission has launched a consultation on plans by the BBC and Crown Castle to change the transmission model of digital terrestrial television (DTT), writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC 3 delay hits DTT plan.
The BBC's digital plans were dealt a hammer blow this week following confirmation that the Department
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Emap in Eire
Emap Performance TV has bolstered its international presence by signing a deal with NTL Digital to broadcast all six of its music channels across the Republic of Ireland, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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CBBC fights back at poor viewing share
The BBC's digital children's channel CBBC is to be given a shake-up in a bid to double its audience within two years, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Arts channels in another plot twist
The last-minute rescue of Artsworld has dented preparations by its rival, the Performance channel, to push for Sky Digital carriage, write Paul Revoir and Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBBC 3 delay hits DTT plan
The BBC's digital plans were dealt a hammer blow this week following confirmation that the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has once again delayed its decision on the corporation's BBC 3 proposal, severely disrupting the relaunch of the BBC's DTT platform, write Leigh ...
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Troubled waters?
When it comes to the future of digital TV, analysts have always singled out cable as the smart choice in the long term. But does Adam Singer's resignation from Telewest reveal that the UK cable operator is all at sea?
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BBCI TO CLEAN UP WITH NEW WEB-BASED SITCOM.
The BBC is to launch a new sitcom written for and aired exclusively on its BBCi
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New broom sweeps BBCi.
BBC director of new media and technology Ashley Highfield is to rejig his management team in a bid to make the department more transparent and accountable, writes Leigh Holmwood
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CNN enhances online service.
CNN is to upgrade its online news services across Europe with a 'revolutionary' broadband application, writes David Wood