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NewsSorrell: News Corp's Sky move is "shrewd"
WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has branded News Corp’s attempt to take full control of BSkyB a “shrewd” move and predicted that platform owners rather than broadcasters or content creators will be the big winners over the next 10 years.
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NewsBeeny returns to C4 with ambitious new project
Sarah Beeny is to take on one of her riskiest projects when she stops dishing out property advice and returns to her developing roots in a Channel 4 series from Renegade Pictures.
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NewsLeopard lands CBBC deal for kids’ business series
Leopard Films has won its first kids’ commission to produce a CBBC show in which former The Apprentice runner-up Saira Khan will hunt for the UK’s most entrepreneurial children.
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NewsCanvas boxes set for Easter debut
Set-top boxes that provide Project Canvas services are due to go on sale next Easter for about £200 - but questions remain about access and the BBC’s role in the venture.
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NewsC4 orders ad-funded sports shows from Boomerang Plus
Boomerang Plus has won a raft of orders of C4 extreme sports AFP shows supported by brands including Sony Ericsson, Red Bull, Quiksilver and PlayStation.
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NewsFinancial ills see Five put digital Milkshake! on ice
Five’s long-awaited plans to launch a standalone preschool channel have been put on hold indefinitely while the broadcaster awaits a buyer.
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NewsSky warns BT: don’t pin hopes on Sports
As BT Vision unveils its £16.99 pricing structure for Sky Sports 1 and 2, BSkyB has warned it against pinning its hopes on sport to drive take-up.
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NewsC4 Wannabe enters talent show battle
Channel 4 is planning a move into the TV talent show battleground with a format that replaces celebrity judges with votes from a studio audience.
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NewsITV2 searches for new faces after Price departure
ITV2 is on the hunt for new celebrity faces to front fresh formats after Katie Price defected to Living last week.
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NewsBBC and C4 challenged over doc-buying policies
The BBC and Channel 4 are “short-changing” viewers by not airing enough acquired documentaries, according to newly formed pressure group the Documentary Distributors’ Association.
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NewsFilm writer pens Hackney drama for C4
The indie behind Poppy Shakespeare and Ronan Bennett, who wrote Johnny Depp movie Public Enemies, are working together on a Channel 4 drama set among the gangs of a Hackney estate.
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NewsFive pleads with Ofcom for full TV market review
Five has made an impassioned plea for Ofcom to launch a full market review of TV advertising, as potential buyers circle the broadcaster.
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NewsComplaints and cuts crippling BBC current affairs, says boss
Dealing with complaints and coping with budget cuts are hampering the BBC’s efforts to produce hard-nosed investigative journalism, according to the broadcaster’s head of current affairs.
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NewsPortal pools London 2012 content for BBC
The BBC will fire the starting pistol on its London 2012 Olympic content on 27 July with the launch of a dedicated web portal featuring original content and services.
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NewsFive’s Woolfe calls for more investment
Five controller Richard Woolfe has said the broadcaster’s new owner will need to invest in the channel if they want to achieve its full potential.
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NewsBBC Trust: reveal star salaries
BBC chairman Michael Lyons has outlined a raft of tough new proposals for the BBC, asking for the executive to publish talent pay levels; release the names of stars receiving the biggest salaries; publish all senior managers’ pay without exception and to open up its books to an efficiency review ...
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NewsBBC2 plans movie weekend to mark BBC Films tie-up
A weekend of British movies is being lined up to mark the launch of BBC2 as the new home for BBC Films.
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NewsFlagship news programmes 'fighting back'
Sliding audience figures for flagship news programmes are being reversed, despite greater viewer choice on TV and online, research from the broadcasting watchdog indicated today.
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NewsLeopard makes fox attack film
Leopard Films has made a Panorama doc about the recent mauling of nine-month-old twins by a fox, featuring the father of the girls - who is head of finance at the indie.
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NewsDe Mol linked to Five bid
Endemol founder John de Mol has been named in connection with a bid for Five.