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Cable deal is approved
AT&T and Comcast shareholders overwhelmingly approved plans by the companies to create the nation's largest cable o...
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Kirch in loan conversion plan
Bayerische Landesbank and HVB Group are planning to convert a loan to Kirch's PayTV unit into an equity stake in Pr...
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Liberty media extends deadline
Liberty Media has extended the deadline on its cash tender for bonds in Telewest, the debt-laden cable company. ...
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BBC radio may need rejig to keep share
BBC Radios 1 and 2 may have to be repositioned once again within the next five years in order to retain their market share, according to a new report, writes Steve Aston
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BBC puts off factual reforms yet again
Disgruntled staff in the BBC's general factual department will have to wait until the end of the summer for its troubled commissioning system to be overhauled, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Jowell to face lobby over third world docs
Third world pressure group 3WE is to lobby media secretary Tessa Jowell next week to stiffen the communication bills requirements for broadcasters to cover developing world issues, writes David Wood
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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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Keating to drop dual role
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has confirmed he is to give up his dual role as controller of arts commissioning as the BBC gears up to place added emphasis on the genre, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Lack of diversity 'threatens' TV
ITV joint managing director Clive Jones has warned that factual programming will be seriously damaged if broadcasters do not address cultural diversity issues, as new Skillset research revealed that 96 per cent of UK journalists are white, writes Penny Hughes
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Jowell may act to safeguard indies
Producers' alliance Pact was this week confident that the government would seriously consider its proposals for an indie code of practice after getting what it claimed was positive feedback from media secretary Tessa Jowell, writes Jane Marlow
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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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NewsLeague threatens ITV duo with 'direct action'
The Football League has dramatically upped the ante in its battle with former ITV Digital shareholders Carlton and Granada, with plans to launch an 'intimidating and worrying' campaign against 'all those associated with the two companies', write Colin Robertson & Paul Revoir
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NewsRevamp for Sunday Grandstand
One of the BBC's longest running programme brands, Sunday Grandstand, is to undergo a major revamp, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsITV lines up pilots for daytime
ITV is attempting to draw more viewers to its troubled daytime schedule by launching a newLorraine Kelly-fronted dating show for single mums, writes Steve Aston
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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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Balloons may burst satellite's bubble
A record-breaking attempt to fly a manned helium balloon to the edge of space this summer could pave the way for communication satellites to be replaced by unmanned airships, according to the Met Office, writes Barbara Marshall
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Worlds End cuts deal with Toni & Guy
Toni & Guy hair salons around the country are set to receive their own satellite TV service thanks to a joint-venture set up by Johnny Vaughan's Worlds End Productions and Avanti Communications, writes Barbara Marshall
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Pace shares plummet after loss
Shares in set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology tumbled further this week on the back of news that it had made a pre-tax loss of nearly£30m in the year ended 1 June 2002, writes Barbara Marshall
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Soho 601 hires Jones as MD
Soho 601 has taken on Rushes facilities director Paul Jones as managing director, replacing Mike Wilkie who quit last month (Broadcast, 21.6.02), writes Barbara Marshall