All Broadcast articles in 05 July 2002
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News
Sky bags cut-price Nationwide League rights
Sky has clinched a£95 million television deal with the Football League to screen Nationwide League games and League Cup matches for the next four seasons, writes Paul Revoir
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Viewers find Elimidate a turn-off
The start of ITV 1's new glamorous dating-show Elimidatefailed to create a spark with viewers last night, writes Jon Rogers
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Gullane succumbs to Hit interest
Hit Entertainment, the ambitious owner of Bob The Builder and a host of leading kids' properties, has finally succeeding in taking over rival Gullane after board members today agreed to its£130m offer, writes Colin Robertson
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Cable pioneer driven by deals
John Malone owner of Liberty media and a pioneer of the American cable industry, is a no-nonsense engineer with a m...
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Telewest agrees to talks over debt restructuring proposals
Telewest, the troubled cable company, effectively accepted the need for a debt-for-equity restructuring yesterday ...
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Gullane deal expected
The board of Gullane is expected today to recommend a merger with rival HIT Entertainment ...
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Football makes way for history
Football and the award-winning Discovery Channel will be absent when the BBC launches its 'fresh start' to digital ...
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Ruling is complete victory for Dyke's schemes
Not for the first time, Greg Dyke has got exactly what he wanted ...
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Four Weddings films are set for a funeral
The future of Channel 4's FilmFour channel looked to be in doubt last night as the broadcaster became the biggest l...
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Now Clear Channel wants to rule Britain's airwaves
In the 30 years since Lowry Mays paid $125,000 for his first radio station in San Antonio, Texas he has built Clear...
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Big Brother bullies little sister
Channel 4 and the tabloids create hate figures for profit ...
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BBC and BSkyB promise digital revolution
New ITC deal will offer viewers choice of 27 channels ...
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24 digital channels free for all
Viewers without satellite dishes can look forward to watching 24 free TV channels within months. ...
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Beeb wins the battle to run free digital telly
Viewers will be able to get 24 TV channels free under a shake-up yesterday by telly watchdogs. ...
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Paxman's blonde joke is beyond the pale, says his female colleagues
It's not often that Jeremy Paxman finds himself on the receiving end of an inquisition. ...
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Desperate Telewest will talk to Liberty
Telewest is to hold talks with bondholders and shareholder Liberty Media in a first step towards a financial restru...
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Sky slices up the digital pie
The ease with which the BBC and BSkyB have gained control of digital terrestrial television is disturbing. ...
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Terrestrial Tv gets a new rival
BSkyB has a chance to go head-to-head with terrestrial broadcasters through its new digital coalition with the BBC....