August 26, 2009
Before 2000, we didn’t have interactive voting, live streaming, digital spin-off programmes or genuinely cross-platform content. Big Brother changed all of that.

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TV owes Big Brother so much – and so do I | Media | guardian.co.uk

No mention of whether any of these is a good thing.

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July 7, 2009
It is possible to imagine a spectrum full of illegal networks jamming FM with popular show-tunes, phone-ins and love songs, think some.

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Kill or cure for pirate radio?

I had to read this about seven times before I understood it.

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June 24, 2009
While his rivals suffer, Murphy said Sky1 was pushing ahead with an HBO-style model that he claimed could see it become a UK version of the high-end US cable network. The number of entertainment series will fall from 10 a year to four, but they will have bigger budgets than terrestrial rivals. Murphy is doing the same in factual programming, cutting the number of series from 20 to eight, although they too will have bigger budgets. Drama remains central to the channel’s output, with at least £10m invested in six to eight new HD series a year, with forthcoming shows including a third Terry Pratchett adaptation and former SAS soldier Chris Ryan’s Strike Back. A rival summed up the industry mood, saying: “This is Sky’s moment.

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Sky poaches BBC chief to lead push into making comedy programmes |
Media |
The Guardian

It might be good for someone to point out, somewhere, that HBO didn’t build its reputation on FUCKING Chris Ryan adaptations.

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June 4, 2009

hello

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