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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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Jowell turns on charm to win over rebel hearts.
The government is undertaking a charm offensive to try to convince peers to back controversial aspects of the communications bill amid fears that the legislation could be severely hampered by ongoing wrangling, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Murdoch denies fancying Five.
BSkyB and News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch this week claimed he had no plans to buy Five, saying he would vote against the acquisition if it ever went before the Sky board, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Granada takes Dr Zhivago home.
Granada is set to take its epic dramatisation of Doctor Zhivago to Russia following a complex deal involving the surviving relatives of author Boris Pasternak, writes Paul Revoir.
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NTL EARNINGS GO UP.
NTL has reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of #165.5m in the three months
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FIVE TO EXPLORE WHAT MADE MYRA HINDLEY A KILLER.
Five has commissioned a 90-minute film that will attempt to explain why the notorious Moors murderer
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Lewis takes on Sky scheduling.
BSkyB has appointed its first ever director of scheduling and promotions in a bid to stop
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MONKEY SHOWS SELL.
Indie Monkey Kingdom has sold Channel 4 hidden camera show Make My Day to Warner Bros
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Big Brother house stays open till 2008.
Big Brother is set to stay on British screens until at least 2008, even if ratings fall for the main Channel 4 show, according to the C4 executive in charge of it, write Leigh Holmwood and Paul Revoir.
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C4 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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ITV pushes on with back-room merger.
The back-room merger of Carlton and Granada continued this week as the pair announced that all
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Carlton and Granada to buy NTL out of ITV News.
Carlton and Granada are to take full control of the ITV News Channel by buying out NTL Europe's 35% stake, writes Paul Revoir.
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Live TV to make its comeback on Sky.
Live TV, the infamous cable television channel that gave the world News Bunny and Topless Darts,
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INDIE BUSINESS - Pioneer spreads the factual bug.
Pioneer Productions sealed its reputation with programming about earth sciences, cosmology and the weather but, since then, fast turn-around documentaries on subjects such as Sars have been in demand.
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NewsRadio consolidation in doubt after merger block
City analysts are re-evaluating the worth of UK radio companies following the competition commission's decision to block GWR's£12.5m deal to merge Bristol based dance station Vibe with Galaxy 101, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsITV comedy output bolstered
ITV is to take its comedy output upmarket with a raft of new edgier shows, including a series of three one-off comedy plays, writes Leigh Holmwood in Montreux
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Radio advertising to stay flat, signals Capital
Capital Radio yesterday became the latest media company to warn it saw no immediate signs of an improvement in the ...
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BBC admits bias in cardinal story
The BBC has admitted that a report on Radio 4's Today programme about Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor and an allege...
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Capital Radio hit by slump in ad sales
Capital Radio yesterday admitted dire advertising sales knocked 24 per cento ff first-half profits and said demand ...
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The BBC's£3m-a-year hideaway (paid for by YOU)
BBC boss Greg Dyke yesterday used an extraordinary 'Big Brother' broadcast to announce plans to spend£3million a y...