C4's rising star

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Channel 4 (C4) a UK televsion station has a new Chief Executive Michael Jackson who moved from his job as Controller of BBC 1 in May 1997. Some observers suggest he changed jobs because of the increased salary he would receive at C4 and that he would be able to work more independently. There are several candidates to take over as Controller of BBC 1 such as Dawn Airey, Peter Salmon and Marcus Plantin. Jackson may choose to recruit his own director of programs at C4 and it is speculated that some commissioning editors may lose their jobs.

TV Stations, United Kingdom, Management, Officials and employees, British Broadcasting Corp., Television stations, Jackson, Michael (American pop singer), Channel 4 Television Co.

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Porn again. The Adult Channel, which has had the pleasure of the UK market to itself for three years, now finds it has some fellow bedmates in the shape of TVX and The Playboy Channel

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The Adult Channel has dominated the adult market in the UK since 1992. However it will face competition from TVX The Fantasy Channel which already has a high proportion of paying subscribers. Also BSkyB and Flextech are linking with Playboy to introduce the Playboy Channel UK. However Graff-Pay-Per-View of the US, the parent company of the Adult Channel has recently linked with General Media owner of Penthouse International which may lead to a Penthouse branded service.

Services, Joint ventures, Market share, Sex in television, Television sex, Penthouse Media Group Inc., Spice Entertainment Companies Inc., Penthouse International Inc., GPPV

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An appealing dilemma: the fight for Channel 5 has been fraught from the start and Virgin's judicial challenge gives the UK's fifth terrestrial station an uncertain future once again

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The Independent Television Commission is preparing evidence for the High Court following Virgin TV's judicial challenge to its decision about Channel 5. Virgin has claimed that the ITC was irrational in its decision to fail it on programming quality and it also claimed that C5B had been allowed to increase its funding after the bid deadline by ITC.

Laws, regulations and rules, Independent Television Commission, Virgin TV

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