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NewsDigital refuseniks will lose BBC2 first
Digital refuseniks will lose BBC2 from their screens as a warning that the analogue signal is about to be switched off in their region, it was revealed this week.
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News£10m bid for Freeview slot
A bidding war has erupted for that most sought-after piece of TV real estate - a slot on Freeview - with bids as high as£10m being lodged with multiplex owner National Grid Wireless (NGW) for its latest freed-up slice of spectrum.
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NewsFive speeds up its plans for digital launch
Five director of programmes Dan Chambers is accelerating his plans for the broadcaster's first digital launch and hopes to take the new channel on Freeview before the end of the year.
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NewsTributes pour in for Thompson
A stream of tributes from senior industry figures followed the death earlier this week of Harry Thompson, one of the UK's best-known comedy producers.
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NewsC4 explores channel for favourite US shows
Channel 4 has developed plans to launch a digital channel dedicated to screening US acquisitions. C4US would feature repeats of the broadcaster's biggest acquired hits, including LA Law, Hill Street Blues, ER and Desperate Housewives, and possibly newly acquired US series.
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NewsC4 may renew ITN contract for year
Channel 4 is considering rolling over its current ITN news contract for an extra year, because of concerns about the unresolved ownership of the news provider.
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C4 pushes for 30-day rights window
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is seeking a 30-day new media primary rights window, including mobile and video on demand, for all its shows.
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Freesat plans hit snag
The BBC and ITV's plans to launch a Freesat service to rival Sky next year might have to be shelved after set-top box manufacturers warned that the boxes may not be ready in time.
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Leopard leaps on true drama
ITV drama controller Nick Elliott has commissioned a hard-hitting one-off drama about disability, starring Brenda Blethyn and Timothy Spall.
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NewsBBC creates News 24 controller role
BBC head of TV news Peter Horrocks' departmental reshuffle is set to throw more weight behind News 24, fuelling the BBC news channel's escalating ratings battle with Sky News.
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Teachers' TV lobbies for Freeview slot
Teachers' TV, the government-backed service for education professionals, is lobbying the BBC for extra DTT spectrum in a bid to become a 24-hour channel.
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C4 schedules US trio for new year
Channel 4 plans to capitalise on the success of its latest import Lost by launching in primetime the sci-fi series that screens after the show in the US on ABC.
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NewsMurdoch dangled a£1.5m carrot
6.15pm: Sky chief executive James Murdoch is in line for a£1.5m plus bonus if he is successful in delivering on the company's long term strategic targets.
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NewsOfcom Consumer Panel calls for more detail on digital switchover
The Ofcom Consumer Panel, established to advise the regulator on consumer interest, has called for more information about how digital switchover will be implemented.
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NewsTouchpaper open office in Manchester
RDF drama subsidiary Touchpaper Television is establishing a northern office, based out of its parent company's premises in Manchester.
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NewsLawson heads to BBC4
Presenter Mark Lawson has quit BBC2's Newsnight Review after 11 years to front an interview series for BBC4.
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NewsBennett: All BBC channels will be High-Def
The BBC's director of television Jana Bennett last night said all the BBC's channels will eventually end up being broadcast in high definition.
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NewsTrial & Retribution brings 7.8m to ITV1
ITV1's concluding episode of the ninth Trial and Retribution at 9pm kept the viewers enthralled with a strong average of 7.8 million (33.7%).
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NewsJimmy McGovern looks north for BBC
Cracker and The Lakes writer Jimmy McGovern has penned a new drama series for BBC1, staring Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Sue Johnston, and Timothy Spall.
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NewsNews 24 is 'tedious' says Sky News boss
A war of words has broken out between Sky News chief Nick Pollard and the BBC's head of TV news Peter Horrocks, after Pollard branded News 24 'stodgy' and a 'tedious channel' and claimed it had carried a string of inaccurate stories.