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NATURE CHANNEL SET UP.
Simply Television is launching a new channel, Simply Nature, aimed at nature lovers. It will broadcast
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BBC news site gears up to finally go live.
The much-anticipated BBC news website for international markets will finally launch next week after several months of delays, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Ex-ITV Digital staff launch tribunal actions.
More than 150 former ITV Digital employees will this week launch employment tribunal cases against the administrator of the defunct DTT broadcaster in a bid to secure pay-off cash of around #1.5m, writes Paul Revoir
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Cartoon Network ready to grow up
Cartoon Network is understood to be hatching plans to launch a grown-up version of its main channel, writes Steve Aston
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Entertainment DTT option hit
Complicated rights and carriage deals could scupper plans to launch a new entertainment channel on the BBC/Crown Castle digital terrestrial platform, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC news site gears up to finally go live
The much-anticipated BBC news website for international markets will finally launch next week after several months of delays, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Artsworld chief fears for TV arts
BBC 4 will put all other arts channel operators out of business by the end of next year, according to John Hambley, the chief executive of Artsworld, which was founded by Jeremy Isaacs and last week announced it is to close, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsEx-ITV Digital staff launch tribunal actions
More than 150 former ITV Digital employees will this week launch employment tribunal cases against the administrator of the defunct DTT broadcaster in a bid to secure pay-off cash of around£1.5m, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsGovernment publishes plans for spectrum trading
The government has published two reports outlining its proposals to introduce spectrum trading and recognised spectrum access (RSA) which could result in satellite broadcasters being charged for the use of the airwaves, writes Barbara Marshall
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NewsArtsworld to close after 18 months
Artsworld, the digital arts and music channel, will close down at the end of the month after only 18 months in operation, blaming the 'lavishly financed' BBC4 for its demise, writes Paul Revoir
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UK History to be run by UK Horizons
The new UK History channel, proposed as part of the successful BBC/Crown Castle DTT bid, will be run by the UK Horizons team, it was revealed this week, writes Paul Revoir
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UK History will be run by UK Horizons
The new UK History channel, proposed as part of the successful BBC/Crown Castle DTT bid, will be run by the UK Horizons team, it was revealed this week, writes Paul Revoir
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Star to make millionaire kids
Children will be given the chance to become 'millionaires' in a new show stemming from a deal between Celador Productions and the News Corporation-owned Asian channel Star Plus, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC defends DTT offering
The BBC has defended the channel line-up on the new digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform it was awarded last week after criticism that the 24-channel offering is dull and uninspiring, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBBC bags DTT licence
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has awarded the DTT licences vacated by ITV Digital to the BBC and Crown Castle - calling the decision a 'fresh start for DTT', writes David Wood
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NewsBroadband to get government cash
Chancellor Gordon Brown is expected to announce cash boosts for broadband services in his public spending review later this month, write David Rose and David Wood
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NewsPace shares tumble
Shares in Pace Micro Technology almost halved in price this morning following news that the set-top box manufacturer has been forced to accept new terms on its key contract with BSkyB, writes Barbara Marshall
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NewsBall lashes out over OFT investigation
BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball has lashed out at the Office of Fair Trading, claiming its anti-competition case against the company was 'incoherent' writes Paul Revoir
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NewsBall slams OFT investigation
BSkyB supremo Tony Ball used his keynote speech at the Institute of Economics Affairs Conference on Broadcasting to lash out at the OFT, which is currently investigating the satellite giant over its distribution deals, writes Paul Revoir
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BROADBAND MEDIA - The snail picks up speed.
Despite a doubling of broadband penetration in the UK, operators will still need to incentivise customers with more innovative content to drive subscriptions Maria Luisa Taddia reports