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NewsMGM sacks Sony as distributor
Longstanding US film studio MGM - producer of the James Bond film franchise - is to re-establish its television distribution activities, snatching back the rights from Sony Pictures.
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NewsSky and Setanta score Irish Premiership rights
BSkyB and Setanta Sports last night secured live Irish rights to Premiership matches starting in August 2007, mirroring the deal struck in the UK earlier this month.
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NewsFive News looks at end of the world
Five News has commissioned four fast turnaround short films for its daily news bulletins, from Television for the Environment (TVE).
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NewsBBC says no to Scottish news bulletin
BBC director general Mark Thompson has ruled out the prospect of a 6pm news bulletin on BBC1 specifically for Scotland, claiming the majority of the country's viewers do not want it.
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NewsBBC2's Springwatch returns with highest ever audience
Springwatch, BBC2's surprise hit of last year, returned on Monday with its highest ever audience of 4.1 million (17.2%) at 8pm.
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NewsGI promotes Maxwell
Granada International has promoted Fiona Maxwell to director of operations and servicing.
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TWI brokers Miss World mobile deal
TWI has brokered a deal between the Miss World Organisation and Indian mobile services provider Mauj Telecom that will see the launch of a range of mobile content based around this year's event.
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C4 Opus Dei doc to air in US
Channel 4 documentary Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Codehas been picked up by US producer and distributor Faith & Values Media to air on the Hallmark Channel this June.
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Entara picks up Nick's Scurvy Rascals
Children's entertainment company Entara has expanded its portfolio of properties with the acquisition of all rights to the award-winning boys' series Those Scurvy Rascals.
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NewsBejuba! opens UK office
LA-based children's entertainment company Bejuba! Entertainment is expanding its presence in Europe, with the opening of a UK office.
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TVF racks up deals for Geldof doc
Factual distributor TVF International has secured a raft of deals across Europe for its latest slate of programming, including multiple sales for Geldof in Africa.
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NewsNat Geo sells wildlife to ten countries
National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has secured deals in ten countries for more than 20 of its recently delivered wildlife titles.
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NewsScandis snap up C4 shock docs
Channel 4 International has racked up further sales in Scandinavia for its latest line-up of factual titles, including The Boy With a Tumour for a Face IIand The Falling Man.
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NewsComment: For growth, look global
At Pact's Creative Strategies conference in Glasgow last week, Grant Thornton's head of media and entertainment Terry Back suggested that more UK indies should be looking to the international market for growth.
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NewsNTL hires Virgin brand execs
NTL has confirmed it has hired Virgin brand executives James Kydd and Ashley Stockwell to its senior management team.
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NewsBeckhams World Cup Party scores 7.1m for ITV1
The glitz and the glamour of David and Victoria Beckham's World Cup party brought 7.1 million (32.7%) to ITV1.
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NewsPay windfall for BBC Trust team
BBC chairman Michael Grade is to pocket an extra£57,000 a year when he takes over as chairman of the new BBC Trust which is to replace the governors.
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NewsITV1's celebrity X Factor grabs 5.5m
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, ITV1's latest weapon against Channel 4's Big Brother, had the upper hand with the new series gaining 5.5 million (24.9%) at 9pm.
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NewsBlogcast: CD:UK but with an American twist
The original CD:UKmay be temporarily off air after being unceremoniously axed by ITV only to be picked up by Five, but the format is thriving in the most lucrative of markets - the US. Broadcast goes behind the scenes at ...
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NewsFalcon Beach proves popular for Fremantle
Fremantle Media has secured a raft of sales for its new teen drama Falcon Beachafter promoting the series to international broadcasters at last week's LA Screenings.