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Bravo - news archive

This is an archive of news about Bravo. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

New games TV series unveiled on Bravo
From Digital Spy. Posted May 9 2008, 12.53pm
A news television series aimed at gamers will launch this Saturday on the cable and satellite channel. (more)

Bravo buys 'A-Team' catalogue
From Digital Spy. Posted April 25 2008, 2.12pm
Bravo acquires all 98 episodes of The A-Team. (more)

BBC Worldwide looks to Virgin Media
From Daily Telegraph. Posted April 20 2008, 12.01am
The BBC's commercial arm is courting private equity firms to join a bid for the owner of digital television channels such as UKTV Drama, Bravo and UKTV Gold, writes Mark Kleinman. (more)

Virgin review may lead to sale of channels
From Financial Times. Posted March 3 2008, 2.00am
Virgin Media is believed to be reviewing Living TV, Bravo, Sit Up and its half-share of UKTV, setting the stage for the UK's largest auction of channels since the... (more)

Virgin reviews channels
From Financial Times. Posted March 2 2008, 9.25pm
Virgin Media is believed to be reviewing Living TV, Bravo, Sit Up and its half-share of UKTV, setting the stage for an auction of channels (more)

Daily Sport targets 'the boys' with revamp
From Media Guardian. Posted February 26 2008, 9.48am
The Daily Sport will relaunch from Monday as a cross between 'Nuts, Zoo, Bravo and Sky Sports'. By Mark Sweney (more)

Daily Sport revamp targets 'the boys'
From Media Guardian. Posted February 26 2008, 9.48am
The Daily Sport will relaunch from Monday as a cross between 'Nuts, Zoo, Bravo and Sky Sports'. By Mark Sweney (more)

'The Kill Point' drama to air on Bravo
From Digital Spy. Posted February 21 2008, 4.38pm
Real-time drama series The Kill Point is picked up by Bravo. (more)

Wahlberg's 'Kill Point' to air on Bravo
From Digital Spy. Posted February 21 2008, 4.38pm
Real-time drama series The Kill Point is picked up by Bravo. (more)

Virgin 1 takes Bravo's Sky EPG slots
From Digital Spy. Posted January 31 2008, 11.05am
Virgin Media reshuffles its channel positions on Sky's EPG, with Virgin 1 pushing Bravo off page 2 of the guide. (more)

Clarke promoted at Virgin Media Television
From Digital Spy. Posted June 28 2007, 10.16am
David Clarke is appointed to the newly created post of channel controller Bravo, Bravo2, Challenge and Trouble. (more)

In Video: Danny Dyer's 'Football' bloopers
From Digital Spy. Posted May 21 2007, 3.28pm
Watch Danny Dyer doing a lot of swearing in bloopers from his new Bravo series. (more)

Virgin Media threatens legal action in BSkyB row
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 5 2007, 4.23pm
Virgin Media said today it would pursue legal action against British pay-TV firm BSkyB if a programming carriage row is not resolved in 30 days. Legal remedies sought will include supply of Sky’s basic channels at a reasonable commercial rate and fair payment for BSkyB’s carriage of Virgin Media TV channels, such as Living and Bravo, [...] (more)

Jonathan Webb: My Life In Media
From The Independent. Posted November 20 2006, 12.00am
Jonathan Webb, 38, was this month made managing director of Flextech Television, the broadcasting company that owns the LIVINGtv, Bravo and Challenge channels. Webb, who began his career as a marketer at Unilever before entering the television industry, is a big jazz fan who once set up a Soho club called Red Johnny's. He lives in Brighton with his wife Linda and their two children. (more)

Bravo launches autumn drama strand with Life on Mars
From Brand Republic. Posted August 3 2006, 12.08pm
LONDON - Flextech channel Bravo is to launch a dedicated peak-time drama strand in the autumn to further boost its male-orientated audience, which will feature the hit BBC time travel police drama 'Life on Mars', starring John Simm. (more)

Flextech launches broadband on-demand service
From Brand Republic. Posted June 7 2006, 2.06pm
LONDON - Flextech Television is to launch a broadband service giving viewers access to its programming from Living TV and Bravo, such as 'Extreme Makeover' and spy drama 'Alias'. (more)