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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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EC0-TERRORISTS GET C4 LOOK IN
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has commissioned a 70-minute drama on eco-terrorism from Hart Ryan Scotland, writes Penny Hughes.
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PORTUGAL BUYS NEW 100-PART NODDY SERIES
BBC Worldwide has licensed the whole of the new 100 x 10-minute series of Make Way for Noddy to RTP in Portugal. The agreement is the first international licensing deal for
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TWI SELLS WIMBLEDON TENNIS DOC TO BBC 2
TWI has sold a four-part documentary series on the history of Wimbledon to BBC 2. The 4 x 55-minute programmes, Wimbledon: The History of the Championships, will feature restored newsreel and
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C4 plans ethnic factuals surge
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam is considering overhauling the channel's multicultural department to boost its factual output in the wake of commissioning editor of multicultural Pat Younge's departure to the BBC, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 dominates RTS Education Awards
Channel 4 this week swept the boards at the RTS Education Awards for the second year running, writes Simon Ellery.
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C4 DOCUMENTARY SCOOPS FESTIVAL TOP PRIZE
Channel 4 film The Coconut Revolution (left) scooped the top prize at last week's International Festival for Cinema of the Environment (FICA) in Brazil. The one-hour documentary from indie Stampede -
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Ideal World to deliver C4 Virgins
Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker has commissioned a controversial series from Ideal World which looks at people's 'first-time' encounters, writes Penny Hughes.
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Channel 5 to rejig daytime schedule
Channel 5 has axed The Bold and the Beautiful as part of an overhaul of its daytime schedule, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ITV boss urges action for digital
ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble has demanded that the government do more to speed up the take-up of digital terrestrial television if it wants to free up analogue airwaves, writes Steve Aston.
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Cowey takes active role in TOTP revamp
Top of the Pops executive producer Chris Cowey is to take a more hands-on role on the BBC 1 flagship music programme following the departure of producer Lee Lodge, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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FAIR DEAL FOR ACTORS
Equity and producers' alliance Pact have issued a joint statement which says the two groups have re-opened talks to provide actors a cut of any licensing deals with broadcasters. They 'have
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SMG TV TO PROVIDE HELP FOR SCOTTISH ACTORS
SMG TV Productions is sponsoring a workshop for Scottish actors. The Actor's Cut will take place in Glasgow's Citizen's Theatre between 19 and 30 June. The aim of the course is
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Retailers add to confusion over digital TV
Staff at some of the country's leading retailers are hopelessly confused about digital TV, according to independent research published this week.A survey undertaken by Broadcast and published this week showed more
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RATINGS - Waking the Dead adds to Survivor's troubles
BBC 1's Waking the Dead buried ITV's Survivor this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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Radio body offers rare admission
Radio Authority chief executive Tony Stoller has admitted the body made a 'serious mistake' by not consulting members of the Welsh National Assembly during the issuing of the south Wales regional analogue licence, writes Leigh Holmwood.