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Sky revels in digital surge
BSkyB has added almost 1 million new subscribers to its Sky Digital service over the last financial year but has accrued huge losses in the process, writes Steve Aston.
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MXR plans digital bases in regions
The MXR radio consortium has unveiled the details of its services in the run-up to the launch of its new digital multiplexes in south Wales and the west and the north-east of England next week, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Diverse rejigs top posts
Diverse Production has reshuffled its senior management and changed its name to Diverse Ltd, writes Penny Hughes.
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Disney builds up UK clout
The Walt Disney Company is understood to be close to buying The Jim Henson Company in a move that would add impetus to Disney's plans to dominate the UK children's market.Sources
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Indie gains US MTV deal
Pacific Productions has bagged a rare commission from MTV in the US for new reality show Kidnapped, writes Simon Ellery.
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Ex-radio bosses start venture
Former Capital Radio group head of programmes Clive Dickens has unveiled details of his new venture a year after quitting the broadcaster, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Granada boosts daytime centre
Granada is to turn its Norwich centre into a 'centre of excellence' for daytime programming as a result of its shift to genre-led businesses, writes Steve Aston.
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SMG resolves ITV brand row
Carlton and Granada have resolved their dispute with ITV shareholder SMG over the use of the ITV brand and secured the launch of ITV2 in Scotland.Along with Channel, Ulster Television and
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NTL takes on Sky with new chief
NTL is to step up its campaign to lure potential subscribers away from BSkyB with the appointment of former Fox Kids Europe managing director Rod Henwood as director of TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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Granada axes jobs
Granada is slashing a further 80 jobs in Manchester following a decision to screen only acquired programming on its Granada Sky Broadcasting flagship women's service Breeze. According to sources, the money
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BBC OFFER REJECTED
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz is understood to have turned down an offer from the BBC to replace former controller of entertainment commissioning, Dani-elle Lux. Lux quit the BBC to
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DCMS SKIPS REVIEW
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has said it will not be conducting a review of BBC 1's news move from 21.00 to 22.00. A DCMS spokeswoman told Broadcast that
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C4 UPS BIG BREAKFAST
Channel 4 has asked indies submitting ideas to replace the Big Breakfast to broaden their ideas to reach a wider demographic. C4 is also thought to have extended the deadline, with
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FOREVER BOSS QUITS
Forever Broadcasting group programme director Giles Squire has resigned from the radio outfit this week and left with immediate effect. Squire has been replaced by development director Steve King who has
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ENDERS AIRS FRIDAYS
The BBC has confirmed that the fourth weekly episode of EastEnders will air on Friday evenings from 10 August as predicted by Broadcast (29. 6.01). The episode's regular slot will be
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Jowell summoned to give media plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is to be summoned before the Commons media select committee to spell out her plans for broadcasting as soon as the summer recess is over.The move follows
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Support grows for journalists in war zones
A further nine news organisations from around the world have signed up to the guidelines established last year to protect journalists working in war zones, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Sports to rise at Capital Gold
Capital Gold is set to significantly increase the amount of hours it dedicates to sport programming as part of a ploy to increase its non-football output, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Ratings - ITV kids special leaves dinosaurs for dead
A children's special of Stars in their Eyes sparkled for ITV despite being scheduled against Spielberg's Jurassic Park on BBC 1, writes Jon Rogers.
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WRESTLING TOO MUCH FOR C4
Channel 4 will not renew its contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) when it ends this December because of the sport's 'increasingly extreme nature', writes Penny Hughes. C4 commissioning editor,