18 Dec 2003
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TV MARKETPLACE - Saddam wins for Sky
18 Dec 2003
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Auction TV channel in Freeview tie-up...Bid-up.tv, the interactive auction broadcaster, has launched a £2.5m promotion with Freeview and set-top box manufacturer Thompson to push the channel on the digital terrestrial TV platform ...
voucher that can be redeemed against any Bid-up.tv purchase. Bid-up.tv, which also operates the Price-drop.tv ...
18 Dec 2003
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Government plans for a bright digital TV future unveiled...on interactive digital TV. The move could be a boon for interactive TV operators such as Sky and help to educate viewers about the medium. Said David Docherty, director of digital TV company YooMedia: "DTV is a vital ...
of people without access to broadband, digital television is the always-on interactive device and it's a ...
18 Dec 2003
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Legendary boxing promoter Don King will be the face of the next campaign from the BBC for its coverage of the third round of the FA Cup. King is featured in the trails, which will air on BBC television, radio and online from December 22 until May next year. The campaign was created by BBC Broadcast ...
18 Dec 2003
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in June and appointed Paul Longhurst, who at the time was working with TAP as an interactive television ...
as well as buying, sponsorship, advertiser funded programming and interactive television services. TAP ...
18 Dec 2003
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. Koopid, the interactive TV dating service, has transmitted more than 3.6 million messages from over 45 ...
to chat and flirt with others using their TV and remote controls whilst watching TV at the same time ...
been fined £50,000 by the Independent Television Commission over a report from a Royal Navy submarine ...
18 Dec 2003
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as other mediums like television's Barb and radio's Rajar squabble over measurement figures." This year ...
18 Dec 2003
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Agency giants Omnicom and Interpublic are backing a scheme to send 200,000 free PCs to UK consumers in exchange for them viewing a "TV-style" ad every 20 minutes. The venture is the brainchild of Metronomy chief executive John Thornhill and is to be financed by travel agency mogul Terry Fisher, a former ...
18 Dec 2003
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Endemol, the group behind the Big Brother TV phenomenon, could be up for sale as its owner, Telefonica, looks to focus on its telecoms operations. Rumours of an imminent sale of Endemol ...
on Dutch TV that he thought Telefonica should sell the company. However, the high price that Telefonica ...
18 Dec 2003
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alliance with Yahoo! is in train, promising music distribution and TV delivery over broadband. Hutchison 3G ...
in shows such as Big Brother, other TV programmes and media companies are expected to follow. Trying ...