BBC News: Ofcom examines new BBC Scotland television channel

Story from BBC News:

Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has started examining the BBC's proposal for a new TV channel for Scotland.

Cable.co.uk: World Darts Championship to be shown on dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel

Story from Cable.Co.UK:

Sky Sports is to launch a dedicated darts channel in December as it celebrates 25 years of broadcasting the World Darts Championship.

BBC News: Welsh station Radio Cymru 2 to broadcast from January

Story from BBC News:

BBC Cymru Wales has announced its second Welsh language radio station is to begin broadcasting from January.

VH1 to get rebrand for Christmas

VH1 is set to be rebrand as VH1 Christmas from November 24th.

The Community Channel to rebrand as Together TV

The Community Channel has confirmed that they will rebrand as Together TV on January 16th on Virgin UK Channel 269.

Scripps Takeover - Digital TV Europe: Shareholders okay Discovery’s Scripps deal

Story from Digital TV Europe:

Discovery Communications’ takeover of US cable rival Scripps Networks Interactive is drawing near after shareholders agreed to the deal.

CNBC: John Malone: There have been 'four different approaches’ for Charter

Story from CNBC:

Charter Communications director John Malone tells CNBC several firms have talked to the cable company about a potential merger or acquisition.

UKTV goes Christmas

On November 27th - Good Food, Good Food HD and Good Food +1 will rename temporarily as Christmas Food, Christmas Food HD and Christmas Food +1 on Virgin Media UK.

The Guardian: Future of Sky News faces review if no Fox deal, says Sky

Story from The Guardian:

Sky has said it will review the future of Sky News if 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn bid to take full control of the broadcaster is blocked on the grounds of media plurality.

Sony Music Channels goes Christmas from November 10th

The following Sony own channels will be putting on their Christmas Lights from November 10th:

• November 10th - NOW 80s renames temporarily as NOW Christmas.^
• November 17th - Chilled 90s renames temporarily as Chilled Xmas.^

^Channels are on TiVO or V6 boxes via the Red Button.

The Telegraph: Boost for ITV as Government backs commercial deal in £80m fees row with Virgin Media

Story from The Telegraph:

The Government has given a boost to ITV’s campaign to extract up to £80m a year from Virgin Media for its main channel by saying the row should be resolved commercially.

CNBC: 21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Disney

Story from CNBC.com:

21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Walt Disney Co., leaving behind a media company tightly focused on news and sports, according to people familiar with the situation.

The Telegraph: ITV threatens to pull plug on Virgin Media over £80m bill

Story from The Telegraph:

ITV is threatening a blackout of its flagship channel in millions of homes unless cable operator Virgin Media hands over up to £80m a year, in a pivotal confrontation over dividing the spoils of the British television industry.