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BSC upholds ITN gripe
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has upheld a complaint by ITN and two of its foreign reporters about a BBC Six O'clock News item about the ITN court battle with Living
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BBC backs TiVo with four channels
The BBC has unveiled details of an interactive and digital television strategy which places the newly launched personal video recorder (PVR), TiVo, at its core. Under a two-year deal, the corporation is
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Channel 4's T4 to get digital slot
Channel 4 is to develop its Sunday morning teen programming block T4 as a strand on its new digital entertainment channel E4, writes Ed Shelton.
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NTL goes into Everton
NTL is understood to be considering taking a 9.9 per cent stake in Everton football club, as it emerged that a deal planned by United News & Media to buy into the club fell through as a result of the company's merger with Granada, writes Tara Conlan.
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Two Way hires sports ace
Two Way TV has named a former BSkyB interactive sports ace, Simon Small, to head its satellite operations in a move which signals the launch of the games outfit on Sky Digital, writes Simon Ellery.
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ITV has signed a£23m deal with Buena Vista Entertainment for a number of major films from the studio's 1999 catalogue, writes Colin Robertson. Movies such as Inspector Gadget (right), Sixth Sense
ITV has signed a£23m deal with Buena Vista Entertainment for a number of major films from the studio's 1999 catalogue, writes Colin Robertson. Movies such as Inspector Gadget (right), Sixth Sense
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Victoria Real to go live with revised UK play site
Big Brother website creator Victoria Real has unveiled further details of the new UK Play site and has chosen 6 November for its launch. Victoria Real executive producer Tony Steyger, who is
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Extreme Sports Channel to air on Sky Digital
Extreme International has confirmed a mid-October UK launch for its 24-hour Extreme Sports Channel, featuring sports such as snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding. Extreme has struck a carriage deal with Sky Digital
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Granada Sky restructures after loss of senior staff
Granada Sky Broadcasting has restructured following the departure of acquisitions head Rosie Hill-Davies, promoting assistant planner Katie Denton to the new post of acquisitions and planning manager under director of programming
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NTL to offer its own electronic programme guide
NTL is to launch a free electronic programme guide available on digital terrestrial TV carrying listings for all free-to-air digital channels up to two days in advance of broadcast. The interactive
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Channel 4 rebuked for Chris Morris show
Channel 4's controversial satire show Jam, screened earlier this year, received a partial rebuke from the Broadcasting Standards Committee in the regulator's latest bulletin. The committee received complaints about five episodes
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Turner introduces three-strong team for UK
Turner Broadcasting System has restructured to create a three-person management team to run CNN, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Turner Classic Movies. Executive vice-president TBS Europe Jeff Kupsky will manage country-specific operations
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Minister to address VLV day on kids television
Broadcasting minister Janet Anderson will address the Voice of the Listener & Viewer's sixth annual conference on children and television. The event takes place on 1 November at the Methodist International
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Barb confirms Nick Phillips as incoming chairman
The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (Barb) has unanimously agreed to sign the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising's director general Nick Phillips as its new chairman. He replaces Sir Giles Shaw, who
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Wales to get Nuts and Bolts instead of Emmerdale
HTV Wales has opted out of the ITV network decision to air Emmerdale at 19.00, instead running RTS award-winning soap Nuts and Bolts in the slot for five weeks from Monday
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Jump has created the opening titles for a new BBC initiative, The People's Awards. Hosted by Gaby Roslin and Michael Buerk, the programme features stars and ordinary people who have been
Jump has created the opening titles for a new BBC initiative, The People's Awards. Hosted by Gaby Roslin and Michael Buerk, the programme features stars and ordinary people who have been
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Oasis Television is behind the title sequence and graphics for The Investigators, a new children's factual series for Channel 4. The programmes, produced by Simon Nicholas and Penny Lawrence at Curiou
Oasis Television is behind the title sequence and graphics for The Investigators, a new children's factual series for Channel 4. The programmes, produced by Simon Nicholas and Penny Lawrence at Curious
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P3 Post has completed the post-production of Everything, Everything, a 40-minute programme for Channel 4 featuring rock group Underworld. The programme is a sampler of Underworld's new DVD of the same
P3 Post has completed the post-production of Everything, Everything, a 40-minute programme for Channel 4 featuring rock group Underworld. The programme is a sampler of Underworld's new DVD of the same
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BBC confirms new radio station plans
BBC director of radio and music Jenny Abramsky has confirmed plans to launch three new digital radio services and enhance two existing radio services. BBC governors have awarded the department£15m a
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NTL launches film service
NTL has teamed up with Universal Studios' television arm to launch an entry-level movie channel designed to accelerate multichannel take-up, writes Simon Ellery.