Article: EUROSPORT SERVES UP U.S. OPEN FOR A TENNIS GRAND SLAM; TV WEEK.

Article: A conspiracy theory: British institutions: the BBC.
The Economist (US);  March 20, 1993 ;     700+ words ...THE BBC has much in common with another beleaguered...more highly by foreigners than by Britons (the BBC reckons its audience abroad is 120m). Both...world normally sets for itself. Of the two, the BBC seems to be doing a better job of managing...

Article: Rugby union: BBC's boasts turn out to be a lot of hot air
The Independent - London;  October 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......rights have now reverted to the BBC, which provided the RFU with...live. So it was welcome back, BBC. The Corporation, as is its...had been equipped to receive BBC Wales - as mine is not - they...entirely ignored by the larger BBC network. Next day, the Saturday...But all was not lost. At 4.30 ...

Article: Over 100 hours of dedicated, interactive coverage of Australian Open tennis only on British Eurosport.
M2 Presswire;  January 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-10 January 2002-British Eurosport: Over 100 hours of dedicated...Australian Open tennis only on British Eurosport (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09012002 British Eurosport today announced it will showcase...

Article: British Eurosport offers viewers unique opportunity to interact with coverage via SMS.
M2 Presswire;  January 24, 2002 ;     588 words ......PRESSWIRE-24 January 2002-EUROSPORT: British Eurosport offers viewers unique opportunity...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24012002 British Eurosport today announced it would offer viewers...interactive specialists, DISTERFORA Mobile, British Eurosport will now provide a dedicated ...

Article: EUROSPORT: British Eurosport set for March launch.
M2 Presswire;  February 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ......February 1999-EUROSPORT: British Eurosport set for March launch...reach agreement for British Eurosport's distribution on...satellite platform. British Eurosport is the most important...year's programming on British Eurosport will include full...EBU, including the ...

Article: Jowell rejects proposal for BBC youth channel
The Independent - London;  September 14, 2001 ;     672 words ...THE BBC'S ambition to compete with rival broadcasters in the era...for those aged 16-34, took the industry by surprise. The BBC had wanted to replace its current digital channel, BBC Choice, with BBC3 and turn BBC Knowledge into an arts and...

Article: Grade promises an end to repeats on main BBC channels
The Scotsman;  July 20, 2005 ;     566 words ...THE BBC's chairman, Michael Grade, yesterday set out his vision of BBC One and BBC Two as "repeat-free" zones in the emerging world of digital television. Speaking ahead of the BBC governors' annual meeting last night, Mr Grade admitted that licence-f...

Article: BBC promotes `new' entertainment channel. (Entertainment & Leisure).
Screen Digest;  January 1, 2003 ;     148 words ...BBC will launch several measures to promote 'new' BBC Three channel, which replaces existing entertainment channel BBC Choice on 9 February 2003. BBC will simulcast launch evening of BBC Three on BBC Two, after...

Article: BBC braced for new crisis after `black Wednesday' fiasco
The Independent - London;  September 12, 1999 ;     566 words ...BBC BOSSES were last night preparing themselves for more ratings...A new report to be published next week will show that the BBC has failed to corner this market and is trailing dismally...especially in the wake of last week's "black Wednesday", when the BBC recorded its worst performance since transmission ...

Article: Media: The BBC is sending out the wrong signal on democracy As relations between Labour and the BBC hit an all-time low, MP Denis MacShane bemoans a lack of political coverage
The Independent - London;  July 7, 1998 ;     700+ words ...THE BBC has launched a major campaign, using its licence...opened up by new technology. You can hear the BBC lobby being mobilised as it prepares itself for the next millennium. As a former BBC journalist, I admire the corporation. I know...

Article: Mark Thompson: public face of the corporation: the BBC's new director-general, Mark Thompson, faces many hurdles--not least, the corporation's role as a public service.(Media)(British Broadcasting Corp.)
Marketing Week;  July 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...If BBC staff thought they were in for a quieter time in the wake...week. Within hours of his arrival he had slimmed down the BBC's top management board, from 17 people to nine, ousting BBC Worldwide chief executive Rupert Gavin, and director of...

Article: BBC 'has kept home rule pledge'
The Scotsman;  September 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ...THE BBC claimed yesterday that it had fulfilled a commitment...Reservations were expressed last night about the BBC's upbeat assessment of its performance in the...Wales and Northern Ireland. Every year, the BBC makes a series of "promises" to viewers. Of...

Article: Venture forth: the newly aggressive BBC Ventures has Asia in its sights. Chris Forrester looks at a company on the march.
Television Asia;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The BBC's new commercial media services business, BBC Ventures, has added its name to the list of transmission centres...Networks Asia and MTV Networks Asia. The pitches are part of the BBC's latest global ambitions, and come as the corporation completes...

Article: Our love affair with the BBC is in danger of turning sour.(British Broadcasting Corp.)
Marketing Week;  December 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The BBC faces a struggle to justify its value if it uses the public purse...so brilliantly nurtured over the past decade. And in media, the BBC's local video plan collapsed when the BBC Trust finally bared its teeth - rejecting the BBC management's...