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  • The Quest
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    BBC launches quest for universal code

    2011-02-18T11:59:00Z

    The BBC is developing an ambitious multiplatform treasure hunt project that will embed clues in both a TV programme and online that lead viewers to a real prize.

  • C4 fixed rig
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    C4 pledges extra £6.7m to docs

    2011-02-18T11:55:00Z

    Schools are to be the subject of the next Channel 4 “fixed rig” series as part of a raft of investment in documentary programming that will include new films from acclaimed directors Patrick Forbes and Kim Longinotto.

  • Chris Evans
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    BBC launches Academy

    2011-02-18T11:27:00Z

    The BBC Academy is rolling out a website supporting its College of Production initiative to offer free practical advice to the production community.

  • News

    Hague calls for more Middle East satellite TV

    2011-02-18T09:22:00Z

    The BBC should develop its satellite television services in the Middle East as they have helped protests spread throughout the region, the Foreign Secretary has said.

  • World Cup
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    World Cup on TV will remain free

    2011-02-18T09:19:00Z

    Fifa and Uefa have failed in a legal attempt to get more money from pay-per-view and subscription-based broadcasters for the rights to show major football competitions.

  • iPlayer
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    iPlayer links to VoD rivals

    2011-02-18T09:16:00Z

    Commercial broadcasters and VoD aggregators are set for a boost in traffic following the introduction of third-party links from the BBC iPlayer.

  • Sarah Dillistone
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    'Essex' exec to make Chelsea Girls for E4

    2011-02-17T11:42:00Z

    Socialites, Oligarchs and wealthy playboys will star in a new constructed reality series for E4 made by indie Monkey Kingdom – led by an exec from The Only Way Is Essex.

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    Maverick to turn cameras on local feuds for Sky 1

    2011-02-17T10:15:00Z

    Sky 1 has ordered a series from Maverick Television about solving neighbourhood disputes.

  • The Gadget Show
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    C5 eyes homegrown brands for expansion

    2011-02-17T09:42:00Z

    Channel 5 is planning to build on some of its biggest home-grown brands as it aims to make content and talent work harder.

  • BBC
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    BBC faces £20m more pain

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    The BBC will have to find an extra £20m not previously factored in to the cut to the licence fee to pay for redundancy and restructuring costs at the World Service.

  • Emmerdale
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    ITV probes how indies spend cash

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    ITV has kicked off a major audit of suppliers to establish how much of a programming tariff is spent on screen and how much is retained by the producer.

  • Doctor Who
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    Pact pushes for web rights in talks over terms

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    Pact is pushing for indies to be able to monetise websites associated with BBC shows as it puts multiplatform rights at the centre of negotiations with the corporation over new terms of trade.

  • Big Fish Fight
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    C4 spells out aims for multiplatform orders

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is implementing a new framework for measuring the success of multiplatform commissions.

  • Don’t Stop Believing
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    C5 drops plan to link pay to performance

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has made a U-turn on its plans to link supplier pay to the performance of shows.

  • Lost In Austen
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    Lords offer ITV a way out of CRR obligations

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    ITV1’s CRR obligations could be scrapped as part of next year’s Communications Act if the broadcaster agrees to up its spend on original UK programming.

  • Got To Dance
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    Sky drops Got To Dance event

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    Sky has been forced to postpone its three-day Got To Dance Live event, planned for next month at London’s Excel.

  • Virgin media logo
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    Virgin Media posts record revenue

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    Virgin Media managed to extract record customer spend and added subscribers in the final quarter of last year helping it to post its best ever full-year financial results.

  • EastEnders
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    BBC2 HD still two years away

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    It will be at least two years before the BBC launches another simulcast high-definition channel - despite producers being required to supply all content as HD from 1 April.

  • 24 Hours In A&E
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    The Garden pays visit to A&E for C4 fixed-rig doc

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple are making their biggest ever fixed-rig show, using 70 cameras to film a London hospital’s accident and emergency department for Channel 4.

  • Victoria Jaye
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    BBC promotes internally to fill final Online roles

    2011-02-17T09:00:00Z

    The final three positions in BBC Online’s new senior management team have been filled through internal appointments.