All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 40
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NewsNews Corp grows Premiere stake
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has raised its stake in German pay-TV operator Premiere AG to 25%.
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NewsJohn McCarthy to front religious art series
Sky Arts has hired broadcaster and former hostage John McCarthy to narrate and present a three-part part documentary series on the art and architecture of religious buildings.
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NewsNews Corp cleared of hacking
A subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has been cleared of charges in a corporate espionage lawsuit brought by satellite TV company DISH Network that claimed damages of almost $1bn (£510m).
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NewsGCap sets Global takeover date
GCap Media has confirmed its£375m takeover by Global Radio will be completed by 6 June.
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NewsSMG radio/cinema struggles
Media giant SMG said today (16 May) its TV business had outperformed the wider ITV network, but saw declines in its radio and cinema markets, sending its shares down 6.5%.
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NewsBSkyB aims for iPlayer success with Sky Player
BSkyB has launched an enhanced version of its Sky Anytime PC on-demand service, now known as Sky Player.
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Old bands return to Living
Living will re-unite legendary bands to try to restore them to former glories as part of its summer schedule. Pop Goes the Band is a 6 x 60-minute reality show by ITV Productions in which bands will undergo complete transformations, in some cases plastic surgery, as they prepare to face ...
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Cornish town to get an extreme makeover
UKTV Style will follow Extreme Makeover host Ty Pennington as he sets out to transform a rundown Cornish coastal town.
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Composer Goodall joins Classic FM
Classic FM has hired award-winning TV theme composer and broadcaster Howard Goodall to host his own themed Saturday afternoon show.
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NewsVirgin Radio revamps Classic Rock station
Virgin Radio Classic Rock launches a brand new weekly strand featuring the biggest rock legends this week, as part of a major station revamp intended to stamp the station's authority on the genre.
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NewsUBC commercial arm sale was ‘irresistible'
UBC Media agreed to sell its commercial arm to Nasdaq-listed Global Traffic Network (GNET) last week because it was “an irresistible commercial proposition” which valued the division at£3m more than the entire company.
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NewsVirgin scolded over 'misleading' ad
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint from BSkyB over a 'misleading' national advert run by Virgin Media.
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NewsSky's Picnic on hold
BSkyB will have to wait to launch its planned pay-TV service on digital terrestrial television, Picnic, after Ofcom announced a fresh consultation today.
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NewsSony wins for Ross and Brand
Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand claimed victory at last night's Sony radio awards for their BBC Radio 2 shows while Radio 4 was crowned UK station of the year.
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NewsBBC blow as Denise heads to Sky
Sky One has hired Denise Van Outen to host a musical show based on the hit movie and musical Hairspray.
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NewsAll3Media targeted by NBC
All3Media has been approached about a takeover by US studio NBC Universal.
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NewsNew plays head to radio
Radio and TV indie Made in Manchester (MIM) will turn extracts from plays by 16 new writers into radio after winning a prestigious PR contract.
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NewsVirgin Media builds customers
Virgin Media added a net 4,900 new customers across all products in the first quarter.
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NewsIndies urge Gale to stay on course
Indies have called on Five's incoming director of programmes, Ben Gale, to get the broadcaster's house in order when he takes up the reins on Monday.
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NewsFreesat ‘must grow' HD to challenge Sky
Freesat will have to expand its HD portfolio beyond the BBC and ITV within a year if it is to be a serious threat to BSkyB's own service, said City analysts.