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BBC buys Sky's stake in Australian UKTV venture
BBC buys Sky's stake in Australian UKTV ventureBBCInteresting article.
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., UKTV
Discussion threads 2008-06-30
BBC sweetheart deal that costs competitors dearly: the BBC, thanks to a friendly Government, has been allowed to launch yet another channel through UKTV. So why no special taxes on Auntie? (Business).
The recent revelation that, in November 2000, the Government somewhat discreetly gave BBC-Telewest joint venture UKTV permission to launch as many channels as it wants to--it had previously been restricted to eight--is truly awesome in its implicati The recent revelation that, in November 2000, the...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Government, tax, UKTV
Research articles 2002-10-31
BBC Worldwide gets go-ahead for UKTV deal
BBC Worldwide is allowed to acquire the remaining 50% stake in the UKTV network it jointly owns with Virgin Media thanks to the granting of exceptional permission by its regulator, the BBC Trust. The trust has given permission for the deal in a bid to secure the future of...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., BBC Worldwide Ltd., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Channel 4, BBC, UKTV, Lonely Planet Publications, BBC Worldwide, Jasper Jackson, Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-11-23
BSkyB eyes UKTV stake
CEO of BSkyB, Jeremy Darroch, says he is interested in buying UKTV and claims BSkyB is looking broadly at acquisition targets. The comments come a week after it emerged that Virgin Media is considering selling its 50% stake in UKTV, which it co-owns with BBC Worldwide. ...
Tags: Acquisition, British Broadcasting Corp., British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc., UKTV, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Channel 4, BBC Worldwide, Andrew McDonald, BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-03-03
BSkyB and UKTV close on-demand deal
BSkyB is offering UKTV channels through its Sky Player, bringing the company’s channels to online TV for the first time. The deal will make archive programming and current output from channels such as Gold and Eden available to Sky’s digital...
Tags: Channel, On-demand, British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc., Sky Player, Satellite TV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, UKTV, Jasper Jackson, BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting Group
Articles 2009-03-05
Virgin Media content chief quits amid sale reports
Virgin Media's head of content, Malcolm Wall, will leave the company next month, sparking reports that Virgin has opted to sell its entire content division, which includes its 50% stake in UKTV. Following months of speculation about a sale, company...
Tags: Media, Division, CEO, Virgin Media, UKTV, Asset Management, TVs, Government, Business Structures, Tv & Home Theater, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Finance, Channel 4, Virgin Group, RTL, UBS, BBC Worldwide, Andrew McDonald, Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-03-05
Virgin Media sells content units
Virgin Media has officially begun selling its content operations, starting with Virgin Media TV.  Virgin Media owns TV channels such as Living and ad sales house IDS. Virgin Media’s 50% stake in UKTV is excluded from the ...
Tags: Stake, Media, Virgin Media, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Financial Services, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, UKTV, Virgin Media TV, Editorial, Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-04-06
Virgin Media puts News Corp clause into vmTv sale
Virgin Media is inserting a clause into the sale of its three vmTv channels which prevents any buyer from selling the units on to a company which is fully or partly owned by News Corp. The deal also extends to Virgin’s 50% share in UKTV. News Corp is still...
Tags: Sale, Media, News Corp., Virgin Media, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, UKTV, Editorial, Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-07-20

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UKTV and BBC Broadcast aim to keep viewers watching UKTV sport.
M2 PRESSWIRE-14 October 2005-BBC: UKTV and BBC Broadcast aim to keep viewers watching UKTV sportC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14102005 UKTV has commissioned BBC Broadcast to create a series of junction sequences that support UKTV's new 10-part series, UKTV Sport, which launches...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., MARKETING, Pricing, SALES
Research articles 2005-10-14
David Dorans appointed Director New Media UKTV and Neil Morris appointed Head of New Media UKTV.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 June 2000-UKTV: David Dorans appointed Director New Media UKTV and Neil Morris appointed Head of New Media UKTV C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31052000 UKTV, the BBC/Flextech joint venture, has expanded David Dorans' role as General Manager UKTV...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., director, TVs
Research articles 2000-06-02
UKTV Announces Exclusive Agreement With Ensequence to Offer Interactive TV Programming on Its 10 Channels
Ensequence®, the leading provider of interactive TV authoring software and services, and UKTV, the United Kingdom's second-largest digital broadcaster, today announced that UKTV has selected Ensequence software to help deliver interactive TV services to UKTV's 8 million viewers on the BSkyB digital satellite platform. Starting June 5, the UKTV...
Tags: Ensequence Inc.
Research articles 2006-06-01
UKTV Gold's biggest ever commission asks When Were We Funniest?
M2 PRESSWIRE-17 January 2008-UKTV Gold: UKTV Gold's biggest ever commission asks When Were We Funniest?C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17012008 UKTV Gold today announced its largest ever commission in a multi-million pound deal with BBC Entertainment. ...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., commission, entertainment, MARKETING, SALES
Research articles 2008-01-17
UKTV appoints chief
UKTV, the joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Flextech, hasappointed Dick Emery chief executive. Mr Emery is presently chief executive of BBC Worldwide. UKTV consists of three new channels - UK Arena, UK Horizons and UK Style - which launched on cable at the beginning of last month. ...
Tags: BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Research articles 1997-12-12
Channel 4, Time Warner and Sky may bid for Virgin channels
Channel 4, Time Warner and BSkyB are the only firms left in the running to acquire Virgin Media’s three vmTv channels, Virgin 1, Bravo and Living. Virgin is thought to be confident of receiving a good price for the channels. However, City analysts are pegging the likely figure at...
Tags: Channel, Time Warner Inc., BBC Worldwide Ltd., Virgin 1, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Channel 4, Jasper Jackson, BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-05-11
UK Food pleased with figures
Viewing figures for UK Food -- the new commercial TV channel devoted to the food and drink industry -- were "way above the most optimistic estimate" in its first week, according to bosses at creators BBC Worldwide and Flextech Television. UK Food was launched on November 5 by UKTV,...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., food, Manufacturing, TVs
Research articles 2001-11-17
NZ operator adds three DTH channels.(New Products & Services)
New Zealand DTH operator Sky Network Television is planning to launch an additional three channels before end 2003. UKTV is scheduled to commence next month November whilst The History and Disney Channels are planned to start in December. Three channels will be offered as part of...
Tags: Sky Network Television Ltd.
Research articles 2003-10-01
Telewest to carry more UK channels. (Telewest Communications)(Brief Article)
TCI- and US West-owned UK cable operator Telewest Communications announced an agreement with the BBC/Flextech joint venture for carriage ... TCI- and US West-owned UK cable operator Telewest Communications announced an agreement with the BBC/Flextech joint venture for carriage of the three new UKTV...
Research articles 1997-10-20
BSkyB, Flextech Television and UKTV sign five-year deal.
EUROPEMEDIA-C2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ EUROPEMEDIA-C2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/
Tags: British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc.
Research articles 2002-03-05
What's on the telly? Study blames TV for domestic strife
LONDON AFP ? Football or ice-skating, shoot-em-up or chick-flick, the choice of television programme has become the number one cause of arguments between couples in Britain, according to a study just released. Half of all women polled said they argued regularly with their partner over their choice of television...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, TVs, women
Research articles 2004-06-07
Make tea, not love say Brits
LONDON AFP ? The first thing that goes through the average Briton's mind on waking up is not making steaming hot love, but a steaming hot cup of tea. According to a poll by the UKTV Food channel published Sunday, many Brits can get up for a cuppa, but...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, women
Research articles 2004-08-08
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