All Multiplatform articles – Page 232
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NewsITV and C4 look at taking UKTV stake
ITV and Channel 4 have held separate talks with UKTV's owners, the BBC and Flextech, about taking a stake in the multichannel network.
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NewsGSB's Ovens made redundant
Granada Sky Broadcasting managing director Rob Ovens has been made redundant and will leave at the end of March.
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NewsWebsite offers 'free' Sky channels
BSkyB is investigating a website that is offering a selection of its subscription channels, including the Playboy Channel, for free.
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NewsIger lands Disney CEO role
Walt Disney has named chief operating officer Robert Iger as the company's new chief executive.
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NewsSit-Up launches hi-speed auction channel
Sit-Up TV is to launch another live shopping channel, Speed Auction TV, this summer.
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NewsITV and C4 weigh up Freeview stakes
Freeview shareholder's BSkyB, the BBC and Crown Castle have said they would welcome ITV and Channel 4 on board as fellow stakeholders.
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NewsFilmFlex signs up Bond movies
Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has landed rights to classics such as the James Bond films and Legally Blondeas part of a content deal with Hollywood studio MGM-United Artists (MGM-UA).
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Paramount nabs South Park from Sky One
Paramount Comedy has taken the multichannel rights to the next series of cult animation South Parkfrom Sky One. The channel has bought the rights to series eight from parent company MTV Networks, as part of an ongoing strategy to obtain sole rights to US comedies. The ...
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Hallmark's poker player
At Disney, David Hulbert shunned razzmatazz in favour of being a strategist and a 'deal guy' - now he's set to take over at Hallmark International.
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NewsBad Movies channel lives up to its name
TV retailer Sit-Up TV is launching an unconventional new movie channel that promises to showcase the worst films ever made.
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NewsBroadcast launches digital channel awards
Broadcastis launching the first dedicated awards for digital TV channels as part of a major two-day event on digital television taking place this June.
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A&E and Sky in talks about crime channel
BSkyB and US cable broadcaster A&E Television Networks (AETN) are in talks over launching a crime channel in the UK.
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NewsTV Travel Shop faces job uncertainty
TV Travel Shop could face the axe along with 14 jobs, as the network's US owner InterActiveCorp (IAC) considers the future of its two UK channels - TV Travel Shop 1 and 2.
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NewsLynam joins Sky One
Des Lynam has unveiled his first TV job since quitting ITV last July, with a new summer sports show for Sky One.
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NewsParamount bags South Park
Paramount Comedy has pinched the multichannel rights to the next series of cult animation South Parkfrom Sky One.
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NewsSky One traces Yuschenko poisoning
Sky One has commissioned Talkback Thames to make a documentary on last year's mysterious poising of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yuschenko.
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NewsTop Up TV rapped by ASA
Top Up TV, the pay-TV service for Freeview, has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for trying to pass off five channels as 10.
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FX lands Fat Actress for UK
Multichannel broadcaster FX has acquired exclusive UK rights to Cheersstar Kirstie Alley's much-hyped new comedy reality show, Fat Actress.
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NewsAnother Freeview slot up for grabs
Crown Castle is to put another Freeview slot up for grabs in the next couple of months.
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NewsEx Disney boss to run Hallmark
Former Disney International president David Hulbert has been lined up to run Hallmark International following David Elstein's£127m purchase of the business last week.