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NewsGranada International opens Hong Kong office
Granada International is opening a new office in Hong Kong to build on its sales activity in Asia, and has appointed James Ross to the new role of regional director Asia.
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NewsComment: No more silly season
While much of Europe still grinds to a halt during July and August, the days of the international distributor being able to put their feet up during the summer months are long gone.
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NewsITN confirms£1m boost and re-brand
ITN chief executive Mark Wood has confirmed that an additional£1m is to be ploughed into the company by shareholders in a bid to accelerate the growth of its archive and mobile TV business.
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NewsQueen honours Aardman founders with CBE
The co-founders of Aardman Animation are among a cluster of TV figures to have been given awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours list this year.
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NewsBig Brother's graceless departure nets C4 5.9m
Grace Adams-Short's departure from the Big Brotherhouse managed to bring a strong 5.9 million (28.3%) to Channel 4 at 10pm on Friday.
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NewsEndemol sale a matter of months
Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica has confirmed plans to sell Endemol within a matter months, increasing speculation of a John de Mol/Mediaset joint bid for the Big Brotherproducer.
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NewsSky One interviews Kylie
Sky One has secured an exclusive interview with Kylie Minogue, in one of the first television appearances made by the pop singer since she was treated for cancer.
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News50 jobs at risk as ITV shuts Granada Bristol
ITV is to axe its factual programme department Granada Bristol, which makes Channel 4's Monarchyseries, putting 50 jobs at risk.
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NewsITV and Pact strike new media rights deal
ITV and Pact have struck a deal over new media rights, giving the broadcaster a 30-day, cross-platform window in which to show programmes.
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NewsEx-Today editor Marsh welcomes C4 morning radio rival
Kevin Marsh, the former editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, has welcomed a planned Channel 4 rival to the show, but dismissed its criticism of Today as 'very familiar'.
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NewsFreeview set to overtake satellite TV
Freeview is set to overtake satellite television in the UK by the end of this year, according to a new report on digital TV take-up.
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NewsiPod won't kill the radio star
Far from being the death knell for radio, the invention of the iPod could help shore up the medium, according to a new study of radio listeners' habits.
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NewsWhy we decided to axe Sky News shows
Nick Pollard, head of Sky News, says the channel is 'getting on with things' after going through a turbulent few weeks which saw 17 jobs axed and two flagship shows ditched
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ITV still pushing to sign Norton
ITV has stepped up its efforts to sign Graham Norton after missing out on signing both Gordon Ramsay and Jonathan Ross in the space of a week. Sources said that talks between the BBC star and ITV entertainment chiefs are to intensify following its failure to land two of its ...
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Rabbatts joins New Moon
Former Channel 4 head of education and ex-BBC governor Heather Rabbatts is to become head of broadcast development at indie New Moon. Rabbatts quit C4 in March to join the independent sector, having overseen programmes such as Teen Big Brother and ...
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Rodriguez-Viña set for top job at Endemol
Telefónica executive Elías Rodriguez-Viña Cancio is set to become Endemol's new chairman and chief executive, after the company's supervisory board nominated him on Wednesday (14 June). Cancio has the 'full support' of the Big Brotherproducer's management board, but needs the shareholders' approval at an extraordinary ...
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ITV opens Hong Kong office to woo Asia
ITV is setting up a new Asian office in Hong Kong, as part of plans to move away from its reliance on ITV1 revenues. The office will be headed by Bloomberg Television media marketing and distribution director James Ross, who is charged with building a local presence for Granada International ...
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BBC governors discuss Manchester plan
BBC governors were meeting on Wednesday (14 June) as Broadcast went to press to try to decide on the corporation's plans to move five key departments to Manchester by 2010. Two bids have been submitted, one for a development at Central Spine in the city, ...
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Licence fee call
Peers have called for Parliament to be given more control over the TV licence fee and have criticised the amount of government influence over the BBC's future. In a letter to culture secretary Tessa Jowell, the House of Lords BBC Charter review committee called for parliamentary scrutiny of the licence ...
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Unique hires Sankey
Unique Television has hired David Sankey, former Twofour Broadcast head of entertainment development, as its senior development producer. He will be responsible for mainstream entertainment projects and work under head of entertainment development Mike Brosnan, who is expanding his team.