All Broadcast articles in 07 March 2008
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NewsVirgin weighs up channels future
Virgin Media is carrying out a review of its channels that could lead to a sale of some or all of its portfolio.
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NewsShed results meet expectations
Shed Media said full-year trading for 2007 was in line with market expectations and that it was confident about its future.
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NewsMorrissey brews new C4 series
Channel 4 has commissioned a series following Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey's attempts to set up his own brewery.
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NewsMad Men not so stupid for BBC4
BBC4's new US drama series Mad Men got off to a fine start last night at 10pm with an audience of 270,000 (1.57%).
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NewsTV critics 3 March '08
'It is Schadenfreude in a snazzy suit.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.
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NewsCSC ties web to new R'n'B channel
CSC Media Group is to launch a new R'n'B channel and is beefing up its presence online with a raft of music-based social networking sites.
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NewsYouTube going live
Video-sharing website YouTube plans to offer live channels this year in a bid to take on traditional broadcasters.
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NewsMTV to launch MySpace chart show
MTV has joined forces with social networking site MySpace to create a weekly chart show.
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NewsLove Soup seduces 4.2m
BBC1's Love Soup returned for a second series on Saturday after a two year break with a steady 4.2m viewers (19.1%), enough to have the edge over ITV1 film The Bourne Supremacy.
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NewsBBC Worldwide inks format deal for Life on Mars
BBC Worldwide has struck its first ever scripted format deal in Spain, for a local production of Kudos Film and Television's Life On Mars.
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NewsPortman picks up new drama titles
DRG-owned Portman Film & Television has picked up the international rights to three new drama titles from broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand, including its third series from Nine Network.
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NewsEndemol USA sets up video game group
Endemol USA has set up a new group to focus on the casual games markets in the US and appointed Eric LaVanchy as director of gaming.
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NewsID sells 100 hours of HD programming
DRG-owned ID Distribution has racked up deals for another 100 hours of HD programming from US network Voom HD.
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NewsBBC leads RTS nominations
The BBC is leading the running for the annual RTS awards, with 39 nominations.
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FeaturesOn location: The Curse of Comedy season
Ben Evans thought producing one BBC4 biog was tough, before he took on three simultaneously.
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CommentYou the jury: Elinor Day and Marston Bloom
Elinor Day and Marston Bloom on the latest TV shows.
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NewsGlobal makes 11th hour GCap bid
Global Radio has tabled a last minute bid for GCap Media valuing the company at£371 million.
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NewsRDF moves on from Queengate
RDF Media Group said its trading for the year ending 31 January was in line with expectations and said it was confident about the future.
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NewsEndemol hits back at Equity
Endemol has hit back at accusations from actors' union Equity that it should have paid contestants who took part in BBC1 tribute act show The One and Only.
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NewsGot Talent winner gets Hollywood treatment
A US film studio is developing a film based on the rags to riches story of Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts with Simon Cowell lined-up as producer. Paramount Pictures have acquired the rights to produce a film of Potts' life, who shot to stardom through ITV1's Saturday night variety ...