Flextech and ITC face court battle

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Flextech has received the go signal of the High Court to conduct a judicial review of the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) new bundling regulations that allegedly violate minimum carriage requirements (MCRs) between cable and satellite channels and distributors. The decision of the High Court was issued in response to complaints filed by Flextech and Sci-Fi Europe. The company stated it decided to file a petition because it believes that ITC has acted outside its legal authority when it issued the new rulings in June 1998. Flextech expects to have its case against ITC heard in court within three months.

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Receives go signal of High Court to conduct judicial review of Independent Television Commission's new bundling rules

Government regulation, Flextech

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MirrorTel to seek out indie minority stakes

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MirrorTel, Mirror Group's television broadcasting unit, plans to secure minority stakes in several independent producers as part of its efforts to expand its business into production. The negotiations involve possibilities of establishing strategic alliances with the independent producers through MirrorTel's production unit, Mirror Productions. MirrorTel managing director Richard Horwood refuses to disclose the names of the producers but said Mirror Productions will establish more credibility through them, who in turn will benefit from working with a major media firm.

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Plans to secure minority stakes in several independent producers as part of its efforts to expand its business into production

Acquisitions & mergers, MirrorTel

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Getchell seeks cash for gay channel

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Getchellintellectual's Franklin Getchell is said to be looking for investors in the UK for his Gay TV Network (GTN), a new digital TV channel that is aimed at the gay community. Getchell, the former general manager of channels TCC, Bravo and Trouble of Flextech, is currently based in New York where he established Getchellintellectual after leaving Flextech in October 1997 for personal reasons. GTN, which still has no definite carrier, is expected to offer lifestyle programming during daytime and soft gay pornography at nightime

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Its owner, Franklin Getchell, is said to be looking for investors in the UK for his Gay TV Network (GTN)

United States, Foreign operations, Organizational history, TV Networks, Television networks, Gay TV Network, Getchellintellectual

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