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NewsRights issue goes mobile
Mobile phone companies have used Ofcom's TV production sector review to demand clarity over rights to show content on phones.
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NewsIndies court Kudos owners
Super-indies RDF Media, All3Media, Shed and TWI are circling Kudos as the Life on Mars producer weighs up its future options.
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NewsITV beats C4 to snare new Bond
ITV has snapped up the exclusive terrestrial rights to new James Bond film Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig in his first outing as 007, beating stiff competition from Channel 4.
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NewsOfcom lifts free-to-air rule
Ofcom this week opened the door for more pay-TV services on the Digital Terrestrial TV platform. The regulator has decided to lift a requirement that all channels carried on the digital multiplexes B, C, and D are free to air.
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Sparrowhawk poised to sell TV movies list
Sparrowhawk, owner of the Hallmark international business, is in talks with Fremantle International Distribution over the sale of its movies for TV library, thought to be worth more than£120m.
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NewsSky to launch entertainment festival
Sky is launching an entertainment festival in Manchester this August, featuring over 30 events with contributions from over 25 channels including Discovery, FX and Paramount.
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NewsRDF poaches ABC exec
RDF Media has poached an executive at major American network ABC to run its US development operation.
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NewsFourth series for C4's Shameless
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth series of drama hit Shamelessafter signing new contracts with key cast members including David Threlfall.
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NewsPaxman latest BBC salary leak
The BBC has extended its investigation into leaked salaries after University Challengehost Jeremy Paxman's wage was revealed.
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NewsTrue Movies spin-off set for launch
The Chart Show Group is launching a second True Movies channel following on from the unexpected success of its original real life film offering.
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NewsFriends reunited on ITV Play
8am: A spin-off of website Friends Reunited will be one of the flagship shows on ITV's new gaming channel, ITV Play, which launches today (Wednesday).
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NewsUK programme exports hit£632m
Investor confidence in the indie production sector will be boosted by new figures out today which show that UK programme exports rose an impressive 21% to£632m in 2005.
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NewsPhillips to return to BBC
Recently retired BBC Worldwide deputy chief executive Mike Phillips is to return to the corporation's commercial arm to oversee projects including the big screen release of Planet Earth.
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NewsUK programme exports hit new high
Investor confidence in the indie production sector will be boosted by new figures out today which show that UK programme exports rose an impressive 21% to£632m in 2005.
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NewsUS sale for All3Media family drama
All3Media International has secured further sales for its CBBC fantasy drama Maddigan's Quest(13 x 30 minutes), including deals in the US and the Middle East.
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NewsTarget racks up deals for MTV's Next!
Target Entertainment has struck a number of deals for US comedy reality show Next! and has picked up another 40 episodes of the series, bringing its total to 110.
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Two awards for ITV's Pocoyo
ITV pre-school series Pocoyohas picked up two Pulcinella awards at Italy's annual Cartoons on the Bay animation festival.
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Reality Channel goes mobile
European channel operator Zone Vision Networks has struck a deal with mobile content publisher Player X to distribute clips from its Reality TV channel across Europe and Asia.
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OTF inks Scandi deals
Factual producer and distributor Off the Fence has sold a raft of key titles, including BBC3 series Changemakers, in Scandinavia.
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TWI poaches BBC World exec
TWI has appointed Miles Palmer, the former head of business development at BBC World, as its new head of audio sales and distribution worldwide.