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NewsSky axes PremPlus
Sky is to axe its pay-per view sports channel PremPlus after losing out on two Premiership football packages, or 46 live games a year, to Setanta Sports.
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NewsSeptember wins US order for new ITV show
September Films has picked up its first order from US women's channel Oxygen, for a pilot based on its new ITV entertainment format It's Now Or Never.
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NewsGranada sells Dancing on Ice to Russia
Granada International has secured another two format deals in Russia, this time with public broadcaster TV Channel Russia, which has picked up the rights to two ITV series.
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NewsPocoyo sold to over 100 countries
Granada International's pre-school series Pocoyohas been recommissioned by CITV for a second series, while the first 52 x 70-minute episodes continue to sell to more international broadcasters.
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Sony promotes European channel exec
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Tom Davidson to VP of international networks, with a brief to increase distribution of its channel brands AXN, Animax and Sony Entertainment Television.
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NewsUltimate Force still can't cut it with 4.1m
The second episode of ITV1's SAS drama Ultimate Forcewasn't able to make the grade this week only attracting 4.1m (20%) at 9.10pm.
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NewsLicence fee numbers don't add up, says Allen
Industry bigwigs witnessed a “clash of the titans” as BBC director general Mark Thompson and ITV chief executive Charles Allen locked horns in debate over the BBC's licence fee bid.
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NewsNick Pollard leaves Sky News
Nick Pollard is to step down as head of Sky News after a decade - the last six months of which have been overshadowed by a poorly received relaunch.
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NewsSony Pictures appoints new international vice president
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has made Tom Davidson vice president of its international networks. He will relocate to London, as the US studio giant prepares to roll out more channels internationally.
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NewsSetanta pays£392m for two Premier League packages
Irish pay TV broadcaster Setanta has paid£392m for the rights to two Premier League packages for the next three football seasons, giving it 46 live games a year. BSkyB has paid£1.3bn for the other four packages, which total 92 games annually.
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NewsNew Zealand minister blames BBC for tsunami panic
The New Zealand civil defence minister has lashed out at the BBC for causing panic in the country after its coverage of yesterday's tsunami warning for the Pacific basin.
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NewsTerrestrial channels commit to new movies
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have committed to screening new blockbuster Hollywood movies on their main channels after Broadcastthis week revealed Five is considering dropping terrestrial premieres from its schedule.
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NewsWallace quits Sky One
Sky One director of original programming Jo Wallace has quit the channel just weeks after new director of programming Richard Woolfe arrived at the broadcaster.
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NewsPEER POLL: The BBC under Thompson
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Mark Thompson has been director general of the BBC for two years. Has he been good for the corporation?
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Opinion - Comment - Grand theft indie?
London super-indies are opening offices in the nations - butElizabeth Partyka questions if it is a commitment that will lead to asustained production base or merely opportunism.
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NewsVodafone to offer live sports coverage
Sky Sports and Vodafone UK are to offer live international cricket and live Football League playoff matches on mobile phones, starting from this weekend.
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Sony to boost UK formats output
US studio giant Sony Pictures is set to embark on a major drive into the UK production market, poaching the creator of Nanny 911to run a new entertainment division and headhunting for a head of drama.
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Panel clears Beeb of bias over Israel
The BBC has been cleared of accusations of bias in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but has been told to give more context to its stories.
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TV Burp to return
ITV1 has committed to two more extended runs of Saturday night TV review show Harry Hill's TV Burp. New ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson has commissioned a total of 28 episodes of the show from Avalon Television as well as a one-off ...
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Sherry appointed
Wall To Wall has appointed Tom Sherry as its head of drama to spearhead its development slate in the genre. Sherry has been overseeing the indie's hit BBC1 cop drama New Tricks- now in its fourth series - for the past two years.