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First fortnight of 2002 in a snapshot
06 January - [Press] - Deutsche Welle starts broadcasting weekly half an hour programme in Romanes [Romani], the language of the Roma and Sinti.
07 January - [Press] - German alternative music channel Viva Zwei is converted to pop based Viva Plus.
07 January - [Press] - BBC announce lunch of two new children channels - CBBC and CBeebies on February 11.
08 January - [Press] - Middle Eastern Orbit Network secures deal with MGM Networks to launch 24-hour film channel.
08 January - [Press] - Pace Micro Technology warns they might not meet this years profit target due to price cuts set on their STB boxes. We are sure Sky subscribers sympathize.
10 January - [Press] - Chairman of BT Group PLC Sir Christopher Bland tells Financial Times that BT has retreated from the plans to enter TV broadcasting business.
11 January - [Press] - Russian appeals court closes independent TV channel TV6.
11 January - [Press] - German media giant Kirch Holding is set to be renamed to Taurus Holding. Does "Kirch" sound too bad?
11 January - [Press] - Fox Kids Europe NV signs agreement for distribution of Fox Kids UK channel to Telewest cable subscribers.
Also last fortnight:
[Press] - Sky Digital no longer offers free set-top boxes. Minimum charge for Sky digibox + "free" BBC channels is now UKP215 plus UKP100 installation fee.
[Press] - RTL wants to take over UK's Channel 5
[Press] - Channel France 5 replaced financially challenged La5 on all satellites
Author:WebSnatcher [Source: ]
Posted on Monday 14 January 2002
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