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News19 exec to lead Discovery AFP push
Discovery Networks International has appointed former 19 Entertainment exec Chris Shaw to secure more AFP and negotiate its new UK business ad sales contract.
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NewsFive mulls switch to pay-TV
Five is considering taking its main terrestrial channel into the pay-TV market as it investigates radical survival strategies.
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NewsFincham: drama deals could be way forward
ITV hopes to follow its resurrection of Primeval with more innovative drama funding deals designed to squeeze the most from its reduced budget.
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Robert Webb named BBC Worldwide chairman
BBC non-executive director Robert Webb QC is to be the next chairman of BBC Worldwide.
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NewsAlesha Dixon to front BBC3 doc
A BBC3 doc about the implications of growing up without a father is to be fronted by singer and Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon, to be produced by Flame TV.
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NewsArmstrong to front BBC1 satire pilot
Armstrong and Miller’s subsidiary Toff Media is piloting a companion show to Have I Got News For You that will cast a satirical eye on the week ahead.
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NewsFive launches live football on iPhone
Live football has come to the iPhone for the first time with an application from Five.
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NewsEight out of 10 TVs digital
Eight out of 10 of the UK’s 60 million TV sets are now digitally enabled, according to Ofcom.
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NewsMore scheduling overlap for Strictly and X Factor
Fans of popular shows The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing may be forced to pick between the two as TV scheduling for October 10 will see one hour and 20 minutes overlap.
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NewsInternet ad spend overtakes TV
First-half spending on internet advertising was a record £1.75 billion, a quarter of the market and more than the £1.64 billion for television, says the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).
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NewsSky Movies Indie goes HD
Sky Movies will launch its tenth high definition channel next month with the advent of Indie HD.
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NewsBBC to cut 90 jobs
The BBC is to axe 90 jobs in a restructure of its talent and rights negotiation team.
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NewsBradshaw: BBC faces "fight for its life" if Tories win
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has warned that a Tory general election victory would leave the BBC “fighting for its life”.
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I'm a Celebrity and Countdown set for console games
ITV Studios formats I’m a Celebrity… and Countdown will be made into games for the Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles later this year.
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NewsPrimeval resurrected on ITV1 with UKTV deal
ITV has resurrected hit sci fi drama Primeval for two new series in 2011, after agreeing a ground breaking co-production deal that will see UKTV have the first run of the fifth series.
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NewsDesert Island Discs goes on iPlayer
Desert Island Discs, the long running Radio 4 programme, has been made available on BBC iPlayer for the first time.
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NewsFreeview retune to boost Five
A move to boost the availability of Five means that 18 million homes with Freeview must retune their televisions.
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NewsPM may participate in live debate
Reports emanating from the Labour Party Conference suggest that Gordon Brown is ready to participate in a televised debate with David Cameron and Nick Clegg ahead of next year’s general election.
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NewsAndrew Davies slams "downmarket" BBC drama
Screenwriting legend Andrew Davies has hit out at the BBC for moving its period drama “downmarket” and moving away from more obscure classics.
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NewsPubs to get Sky 3D first
BSkyB is to offer loyal pub subscribers its new cutting edge 3D TV service before it is released to the domestic market.