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NewsEurosport nets big earners
Eurosport and MTV have emerged as the two most popular European channels among top income earners, according to a survey by pan-European research group EMS .
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NewsItaly v Ghana scores 6m for BBC1
The BBC scored another victory with its coverage of the World Cup match between Italy and Ghana attracting 6million (28.2%) at 7.30pm .
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NewsBan on junk food ads could cost£141m
Ofcom has revealed that calls from consumer and health groups for a complete ban on junk food advertising could cost broadcasters£141m.
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NewsRichards pours cold water on BBC and C4 spectrum claims
Ofcom chief operating office Ed Richards has given a signal that the regulator favours auctioning off the spectrum freed from digital switchover - rather than handing it to the BBC and Channel 4 for new services.
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NewsDarren Star to make US version of Nighty Night
Sex and the Citycreator Darren Star is to produce an American version of cult BBC3 comedy Nighty Nightfor US cable network Showtime.
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NewsTen Alps reports towering profits
Ten Alps, the company which owns 3BM TV, Blakeway and Brook Lapping, has announced soaring pre-tax profits of£2.66m, up 122% from£1.2m last year.
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NewsBectu sets up asbestos register
Broadcasting union Bectu is to set up a register of members who believe they have been exposed to asbestos, following increased concerns from TV workers.
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NewsWorld Cup taken off big screens
The plug has been pulled on World Cup matches on giant screens in Liverpool and Canary Wharf, after violence marred the opening England game.
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NewsMPs push BBC for Manchester move decision
BBC chiefs are facing pressure from MPs to make up their minds over plans to relocate to Manchester.
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NewsNTL launches World Cup webcast
NTL has launched a weekly World Cup webcast hosted by Harry Harris of The Daily Express.
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NewsScreenwriters Festival recruits Marchant, McGovern and Moffat
Script writers Jimmy McGovern ( The Street), Tony Marchant ( Great Expectations) and Stephen Moffat ( Doctor Who) are lined up to take part in this year's Screenwriters Festival, beginning on 27 June.
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NewsGCap signs up Alice Cooper
GCap Media's award winning radio station Planet Rock has signed up hard rock icon Alice Cooper as its new breakfast DJ from the beginning of next month.
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NewsNTL drops Big Game TV following fraud allegations
NTL has removed quiz channel Big Game TV from its platform following claims that the channel has been defrauding viewers participating in its quizzes by running up their phone bills.
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NewsComment: Exit the dragon?
When the Chinese government opened the door to joint ventures between domestic and foreign media companies back in 2004, western media companies were quick to rush into the market.
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NewsC4I picks up first BBC drama
Channel 4 International has bagged the rights to Flashback Television's BBC4 period drama Beau Brummell - This Charming Man, marking the first time it has acquired a BBC drama for the international market.
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NewsTarget sells Footballers' Wives to Bulgaria
Target Entertainment has inked a raft of deals in central and eastern Europe in the run up to this month's Discop programme market in Budapest.
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NewsHell's Kitchen heads to Asia
Granada International has racked up sales to five broadcasters in Asia of the US version of reality series Hell's Kitchen, starring Michelin-starred celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.
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NewsAll3Media sells 30 hours to Russia
All3Media International has sold over 30 hours of children's and family programming to Russia's Kultura Channel ahead of its visit to Discop this month.
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NewsBBC children's shows head down under
BBC Worldwide Australasia has licensed more than 100 hours of children's titles to free-to-air digital network ABC2 for transmission later in 2006.
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NewsBBC opens up sport archives to ESPN
BBC Motion Gallery, the footage sales arm of BBC Worldwide, has struck its largest ever BBC Sport archive deal, licensing a minimum of 650 hours of programming to UK digital channel, ESPN Classic.