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bbc

Feb 13 2005

BBC planning new sports TV channel

The BBC has confirmed it is considering the launch of its own dedicated sports TV channel covering minority sports. Peter Salmon, director of BBC sport, said: “In the course of the next licence period, there should be a really good debate over the BBC and the diversity of its sports provision – including a specialist […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC, BBC Sport

ofcom

Feb 13 2005

Ofcom outlines digital switch-off schedule

Media regulator Ofcom has finally outlined its schedule for switching off the UK’s analogue TV signal. It said a region-by-region process would start in 2008, with analogue transmitters being gradually turned off. In order to reach its proposed December 31, 2012 deadline for the final switch-over, it is proposing a phased switchover by ITV region […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Digital Switchover, DSO, Ofcom

bbc

Feb 13 2005

BBC is ‘guaranteed licence fee for 10 years’

The BBC is guaranteed to receive the proceeds of the UK’s TV licence fee for another decade, according to Whitehall sources quoted in The Guardian. However, the government is likely to review the level of the licence fee in five years’ time – amid concerns in some quarters that the BBC is still complacent and […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC, Licence Fee

itv-98-2006

Feb 13 2005

ITV News Channel returns to Freeview

The ITV News Channel looks set to reappear on Freeview this Spring. According to a Sky Viewers Enquiries helpline, the channel will resume in the Central region in mid March; Granada, Yorkshire and Tyne Tees in mid April; Meridian, Anglia, HTV West and HTV Wales in mid-May; Scottish and Grampian in late May; Ulster in […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Freeview, ITV, ITV News Channel

Top Up TV subscriber numbers ‘going to plan’

Feb 13 2005

Top Up TV subscriber numbers ‘going to plan’

David Chance, the chairman of Top Up TV, the digital terrestrial pay TV service, has said the service’s acquisition of subscribers is “going according to plan” with around 150,000 customers having signed up. He added: “We said we’d achieve our break-even target of 250,000 within two years and we’re on target.” The comments came amid […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Top Up TV

itv-98-2006

Feb 13 2005

Coronation Street to go interactive

ITV soap Coronation Street is to add ‘red button interactivity’ to its programme on Sky this summer. Interactive features planned for the soap will include additional sub-plots and background stories, out-takes, behind-the-scenes coverage and competitions.

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Coronation Street, Interactive, ITV

itv-98-2006

Feb 13 2005

‘Emmerdale’ actor Stan Richards dies

Stan Richards, who played Seth Armstrong in Emmerdale, has died at the age of 74. The actor passed away peacefully in his sleep, show producers Yorkshire Television said. Richards joined the soap 25 years ago, and was the longest serving soap actor outside of Coronation Street.

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Emmerdale, ITV, Seth Armstrong, Stan Richards

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Feb 7 2005

Teachers TV launches on Sky this week

New educational channel Teachers TV will launch on Sky Digital and several other digital TV platforms on Tuesday (February 8). Funded by the Department for Education and Skills but editorially independent, the free-to-air channel will be aimed at helping busy teachers with programmes that share ideas and experiences. Teachers TV will be availale on Sky […]

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sky

Feb 7 2005

NSAT channel ceases transmissions

South African entertainment channel NSAT has stopped transmissions on Sky Digital channel 837 amid reports that it had been suffering financial problems. NSAT had hoped to become a subscription channel and begin 24-hour broadcasts later this year, the latest problems mean this now looks unlikely.

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: NSAT, Sky, South Africa

sky

Feb 7 2005

Gay TV channel starts on Sky Digital

A new TV channel aimed at gay viewers is to launch on Sky Digital this week. Called Gay Network, the entertainment channel will launch on Sky channel 688 and give gay and both bi-male and females the chance to communicate with each other.

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Gay Network, Sky

bbc-prime

Feb 6 2005

BBC Prime Suffers Transmission Problems

BBC Prime, the commercial station available to non UK viewers worldwide, has been experiencing severe technical problems today. In some areas a total loss of transmission occurred whilst in others, such as viewers in the area serviced by Hotbird at 13 East received a FTA broadcast of the channel. This means anyone with a digital satellite receiver […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC, BBC Prime

sky

Feb 2 2005

Sky’s profits rise

Satellite pay-TV giant BSkyB today recorded better-than-expected subscriber figures, announcing it had added 192,000 customers in the last three months of 2004. That was ahead of all analyst forecasts, which on average predicted around 150,000 new customers, and took the group’s total subscriber numbers in the UK and Ireland to more than 7.6 million. It […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Sky

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