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League hands PPV contract to BSkyB
Sky Sports has won the multimillion pound contract to produce 40 pay-per-view (PPV) matches per year for the Premier League, writes Simon Ellery.
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VOD provider to halve DSL costs in deal
Video Networks is expected to slash the cost it pays to supply its HomeChoice video-on-demand (VOD) TV service by more than half through a pact with a telecommunications partner, writes Simon Ellery.
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TRAWL FOR BBC CHAIR
Consultants have begun to assess applications for the BBC chairmanship, as further candidates for the post emerge. Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade has applied for the job, which becomes
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NewsGreen Bay to make kids films for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned Cardiff indie Green Bay Media to make a 4 x 30-minute series called Through Children's Eyes, which is based on a one-off show it made for the BBC in 2006.
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TV AD DOOM ROLLS ON
The downturn in broadcast advertising revenue could last until April next year according to the latest report from investment bank Merrill Lynch. It has forecast a 13 per cent fall year
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BROTHER HIT ONLINE
The Big Brother website has clocked up more than 1 million visitors with users spending an average of more than 18 minutes on the site per session. The site offers two
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UNIONS UNITE IN ITV
A new pan-union body has been created to fight for the interests of members of the three main TV unions within ITV. Called ITV Unions, the organisation brings together the National
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Radio 1 orders two doc/debate hybrids
All Out Productions has secured two commissions from Radio 1 that combine short documentaries with a live debate. Fighting the Power, about the influence of hip-hop legends Public Enemy, and Universally Educated, about the increasing number of students attending university, are 20-minute documentaries that have ...
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Knapp denies NTL will buy ITV Digital
NTL HAS quashed weekend reports that it made Carlton and Granada an offer to take control of beleaguered digital terrestrial service ITV Digital.The cable outfit, which carries debts of at least
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Granada adds to Greenhouse formats team
Granada's new content division has expanded its Greenhouse formats team with the addition of two Granada staff, writes Steve Aston.
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Delay hits launch of BBC services
The launch of the BBC's new regional TV service for south-east England has been delayed after problems with its new technology and staff training, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Stein to present Daphne Du Maurier doc
Indie Denham Productions is making a 60-minute film for BBC2 focusing on writer Daphne du Maurier's relationship with Cornwall.
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Wireless Group chooses ops director
The Wireless Group has named its operations director of local and regional stations Phil Seddon as the new head of digital development, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Ratings - Corrie pushes ITV close to its record share
ITV's dramatic story line in Coronation Street last Sunday helped the broadcaster to its third highest peaktime share this year, writes Jon Rogers.
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ARDENT TO AVOID ROYALS
Ardent Productions, whose managing director is Prince Edward, will not be making royal programmes in future that will 'inflame the situation unnecessarily', according to company chairman Malcolm Cockren. His comments come
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ITV PLANS DIGITAL DRAW
ITV Digital has brokered a deal with Alladdin Lotteries to run a Premiership football-based lottery on its internet service, ITV Active. The move bolsters the platform's offerings with a weekly prize
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CARLTON APPOINTS ED
Carlton Central has appointed Mike Blair as editor of its Nottingham newsroom. Blair is currently UK head of factual programmes for Australian producer and distributor Southern Star. Before that he was
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BBC SIGNS TRAVEL DEAL
The BBC has signed a deal with the US-based Travel Channel to make a 10 x 60-minutes series. The agreement was sealed by the BBC Sales Company, a joint-venture between BBC
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SCRIPTWRITING COURSE
Leicester's De Montfort University has invited applications for the second year of its MA in television scriptwriting. The two-year, part-time course is aimed at writers in the early stages of their
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BURKE TO HEAD CME
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has appointed Robert Burke as chief operating officer. His brief is to oversee the company's day to day operations in Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Ukraine. Before