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Leader: Quad-play quandaries
Leader Last week all eyes were on the to-ing and fro-ing of ITV, NTL and BSkyB as NTL and Sky wrestled for control of the beleaguered broadcaster. The wrangling eventually ended on Friday with Sky taking over a... [20 Nov 2006]
NTL 'ready for ITV merger talks'
News With one massive merger with Telewest under its belt, the soon-to-be-renamed NTL is looking for another - this time with troubled broadcaster ITV. The quad-play company revealed today it has been in talks with... [10 Nov 2006]
3 gets exclusive rights to ITV content
News Mobile network 3 has buddied up with broadcaster ITV for its next mobile telly move and, unlike its competitors, it has opted for streaming rather than broadcast to deliver it to the UK's handsets. The deal will mean 3... [07 Aug 2006]
5 years ago...BBC under fire over digital TV licence fees
News Describing it as a "digital poll tax" BSkyB, Cable & Wireless, Carlton, Granada, ITV, NTL, Pace, Telewest and United Broadcasting Entertainment have appointed an unnamed law firm to deal with the planned... [09 Aug 2004]
Ebusiness Despatches: Where content and distribution meet, there's only one winner
Comment Meanwhile, in the UK his BSkyB satellite TV operation, under the leadership of Tony Ball, has gone from strength to strength, in stark contrast to 'triple play' cable operators and ITV Digital.... [12 Nov 2002]
Pace loses its head
News The company was a major hardware supplier to now-defunct broadcaster ITV Digital and has also seen customers NTL and Telewest suffer in the downturn. A renegotiation of its deal with BSkyB also further... [08 Oct 2002]
BT in the Sky with Broadband
News Since last July, it has delivered a total of 300,000 sales leads to Sky Digital and the late lamented ITV Digital under the deal, the spokesman said. BT Retail has announced a deal with BSkyB to promote... [31 Jul 2002]
Murdoch and the Beeb join forces for digital TV push
News A consortium led by the BBC and BSkyB has been awarded the digital television licence left by the demise of ITV Digital. The consortium, which includes transmission company Crown Castle, beat a rival... [04 Jul 2002]
BBC set to scoop digital TV licence
News The Independent Television Commission (ITC) is today expected to reveal the names of the successful parties who will take over the digital terrestrial licence vacated by ITV Digital. Conversely it turned down a bid from... [04 Jul 2002]
BBC gets into bed with Rupert Murdoch
News The BBC has dumped ITV and Channel Four in favour of BSkyB as it applies for the terrestrial digital TV licences left by the demise of ITV Digital. Both broadcasters have been touted as... [12 Jun 2002]
ITV Digital: Who is to blame?
Comment ITV Digital was forced early on to increase charges for Sky content after BSkyB upped its prices. So ITV Digital has finally curled up its toes. Similarly the two companies failed to... [01 May 2002]
BT's Bland pans Blair's TV plans
News ITV Digital's small band of subscribers may lose their Sky TV channels as early as tonight if BSkyB doesn't receive guarantees from administrators that the company will survive, according to the Guardian. [30 Apr 2002]
ITV Digital put on the market
News ITV Digital is formally up for sale with the BBC and BSkyB thought to be interested buyers. ITV Digital's owners, Carlton Communications and Granada, are looking for a quick sale in... [23 Apr 2002]
ITV Digital - dead man walking?
News However, this morning's FT cites a source at rival BSkyB saying the satellite broadcaster will nit bid for any ITV Digital assets. ITV Digital could be wound up by the end of the week... [16 Apr 2002]
Sky TV to carry government services
News ITV Digital has also signed up and NTL and Telewest are expected to roll it out within three months. ITC asks BSkyB to sort out digital debacle http://www.silicon.com/a52558 Subscribers to Sky's digital... [10 Apr 2002]
