Sky confirm music channel line up
Sky plan three music channels, Pop, Axe and Amp, and hope to halve the fees paid to Viacom for MTV and VH1 when the contract renews in April.…
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Digital channels fare well in end of year figures
End of year viewing figures show digital channels including sports stations, E4 and ITV2 performing well, while BBC 4 and BBC Choice struggled.…
EMAP get terrestrial music channel
EMAP has won a place on the BBC's new terrestrial digital TV platform, where it will launch a music channel called Big City to challenge MTV.…
Murdoch courting Fuller for his new music channels
Sky is reportedly in talks with Simon Fuller about its planned three music channels for next year, though BSkyB says no deals have yet been struck.…
1Xtra launches
Radio 1's black music digital station 1Xtra launches tomorrow with a five-hour opening show and a series of club launch parties.…
Digital radio gets affordable
The first affordable digital radio sets, priced at £100, go on sale in London, with national availability from mid-August and hopes they will boost listening to digital-only stations.…