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Deverell: BBC children's could learn lessons from Five

Deverell: BBC children's could learn lessons from Five

Showcomotion: BBC children's controller Richard Deverell has sparked fury from indies after suggesting the corporation should take a more commercial focus.

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Kate Bulkley on the ins and outs of television and media company finances, stocks, shares and business affairs.

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GCap shares surge above Global bid price Premium Content

A new year brings a new entrant to the Broadcast 20.

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Media Money: What's happening with other online video ventures?

Away from Kangaroo, online TV is going gangbusters. BBC iPlayer has reached 100 million requests to view and last month it averaged 700,000 online views a day. ITV logged 12 million video views in May, Fremantle has unveiled more online ventures including Parentshood on iVillage.co.uk and Jane Tranter told an RTS audience earlier this week that online-only dramas with a budget of £1.3m were in the process of being commissioned by the BBC. Oh, and RDF is launching a comedy destination site.

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Interview: Iona Jones

Interview: Iona Jones

As S4C approaches its 25th birthday Broadcast reveals how the channel continues to provide a blueprint for PSB.