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BSkyB to close [.tv]
Niche digital channels face uncertain future after BSkyB confirms it is to axe its 100 per cent owned technology channel three years after re-launch
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Media shares dive as report predicts ITV heading for worse recession on record
Carlton and Granada fall as new survey says slump in ad spend by big US multinationals is leading to deeper and more protracted crisis than previously expected
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And they're off
'New value for all in racing' claims Go Racing chief executive Christopher Stoddart after BHB agreement for pre-race data secures£387m media rights deal
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Jobs go as Prebble announces new ITV management
ITV begins cost-cutting as chief executive names new integrated management team
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Hear'Say get own TV show
LWT commissioned to produce Hear'Say It's Saturday which will air on ITV later this year
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Lack of tech skills noted
A serious shortage of trained broadcast engineers is affecting both broadcasters and manufacturers, the News World Technology conference in London was told, writes Nick Radlo.
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NTL HIRES MANAGERS
NTL has made three senior management appointments: David Thatcher, chief operating officer of mobile internet outfit Mviva, becomes east and south-east managing director, while NTL director of broadband implementation Ian Jeffers
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POCKETT HIRES STONIER
English & Pockett, part of FutureBrand Worldwide has hired Peter Stonier as head of convergent media. He will be responsible for the company's growing involvement in the media business, mainly in
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Granada tries to save GBTV
Granada has launched an eleventh-hour bid to salvage its US joint-venture with the BBC, GBTV, which has sold no shows since the company was launched amid much fanfare two years ago, writes Katy Elliott.
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Gameplan for Ofcom
The board of Ofcom will be made up of 10 full-time directors and six non-executive directors, with no guaranteed board-level representation for the nations and regions, according to Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson,
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ITV's reversal of fortune
There is only one story in town at the moment and I don't mean the imminent lynching of the creative team behind the Big Brother BT Cellnet sponsorship credits. It is
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Liberty firms gain mds
Rushes and Soho 601, both part of Liberty Livewire, have gained new managing directors it has emerged this week, writes Barbara Marshall.
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INDIE AND NEW MEDIA FIRM TIE UP TO MAKE iTV
Birmingham-based indie Isis Media has formed a strategic alliance with new media specialist Newwave to work on broadcast-based interactive projects. The five-strong Isis Media team will be led by Isis Media
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PEARSON FILLS TOP ROLE
Pearson TV's newly formed International and Enterprises Division (PTIE) has announced that worldwide merchandising senior vice-president Simon Spalding has been promoted to head of worldwide licensing and will take on the
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OFF THE RECORD - The killing fields
Anyone who's ever wanted to kill his or her executive producer should take note. Exec Jack Smith was filming BBC/Discovery co-production Hidden History of Egypt in Cairo earlier this year, dressed
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THIS MORNING ED QUITS
This Morning editor Karen Smith is to leave the series at the end of its run next month. Smith has been with This Morning for two and a half years and
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Ealing Studios' future secured
The owners of Ealing Studios are hoping to relive the glory days of the west London landmark after this week getting the go ahead for a£70m development.The plans, which were
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Panasonic plans European drive
Newly appointed Panasonic Broadcast Europe chief Ted Taylor admitted last week that 'the ship is a little off course and there are gaps in the product line-up'.Taylor, who took the helm
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NEW VIEWS ON DIGITAL
A further round of consultation on the BBC's proposed digital services has been launched. The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has written to industry figures, including Nickelodeon UK and Disney,
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Media reform set for delays
Prime Minister Tony Blair has plunged broadcasters into months of uncertainty by delaying a decision on liberalising the cross-media ownership laws.The Queen's speech on Wednesday (20 June) revealed that the government