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FeaturesCan UK indies crack the US?
Don’t fancy your chances of trading the Union Jack for stars and stripes? Think again, says Samantha Brick. US cable networks are going wild for the best of British programming.
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NewsComcast bringing Style to Sky
Comcast International Media Group will launch female skewing channel The Style Network on the BSkyB satellite platform later this month.
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NewsFiver acquires Hollywood series
Digital channel Fiver has secured two new ob doc series that shine the spotlight on the Hollywood lifestyles of Lindsay Lohan's family and Denise Richards.
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NewsTNS to showcase TV ad-targeting system
TNS Media Research is to unveil a next generation audience measurement system that will give broadcasters and advertisers the chance to target viewers with bespoke commercials.
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FeaturesNAB Show Focus: Hulu and Kangaroo
How are US and UK VoD services Hulu and Kangaroo shaping up, asks Adrian Pennington.
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CommentMedia Money: Why should TV folk care about Microsoft's $43bn bid to buy Yahoo?
Size has always been important in the TV world - particularly audience size. The same is true online, but with an additional complication: attaching revenue is a bit trickier than simply selling a 30-second spot.
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CommentWPP and Virgin Media
What does WPP's ad outlook mean for ITV? And how will Virgin Media boss Steve Burch be remembered?
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NewsBBC Worldwide strikes deals for The Office
BBC Worldwide America has struck a raft of deals with digital platforms that will see the original UK version of The Officemade available to download in the US for the first time.
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NewsPrimetime mover
Tivo co-creator Mike Ramsay helped liberate viewers from the whims of TV schedulers - and skip the ads
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Arris merger to boost Tandberg
Tandberg Television has been acquired for£618m by US technology firm Arris, creating one of the world's largest next-generation TV companies.
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NewsHit hires Dunsford to advise on Euro launch
Hit Entertainment has hired Wayne Dunsford - the former BBC executive responsible for launching the corporation's Food channel globally - to work on its international children's channel launch.
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NewsHit to launch kids channel
Bob the Builderowner Hit Entertainment has confirmed plans to launch a European TV channel.
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NewsHit looks to launch new kids channel
Bob the Builder owner Hit Entertainment is in talks with Hallmark Channel parent Sparrowhawk about launching a UK kids channel.
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NewsNTL appoints new CEO
NTL today surprised the City by replacing its chief executive Simon Duffy with an executive from US firm Comcast.
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Leader - Rights become pressing
As US networks put VoD strategies in place, Ofcom's review of UK production takes on great significance, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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NewsFive extends rights to Noddy until 2012
Five has picked up seven more years of children's classic Noddy, extending its rights deal to 2012.
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Taking baby steps
RDF's investment in The Baby Channel may have been motivated by sound business sense, but does it signal a host of similar niche channel moves by production companies?
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Format focus: Current TV
Former vice-president Al Gore has created a channel, for the people, by the people that's smart, fun and fearless.
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Hit: can they fix it?
The likes of Warner Bros are reported to have walked away from buying Hit Entertainment, so what's in it for venture capital firm Apax, and how will it go about revitalising the flagship brands.
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Best of British
UK production companies' recent success in export sales - especially in formats - is a measure of their growing awareness of a much more globalised TV marketplace. James Curtis reports.