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NewsBlinkx partners KoldCast TV
Blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine has partnered with international television network KoldCast TV.
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NewsGed Allen exits The Foundation to set up indie
Ged Allen, founder of kids producer The Foundation, has left the Zodiak Media-owned company and is setting up new indie Jacabo - with plans to produce projects outside of the kids genre.
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NewsOfcom investigates C4 News over hoax call
Channel 4 News is being investigated by Ofcom after broadcasting the hoax call made by Australian radio presenters to the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated.
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NewsFox set to acquire Hulu following CEO exit
Fox is expected to acquire full ownership of online video service Hulu following the departure of chief executive Jason Kilar.
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NewsBroadcasters will dominate OTT, Deloitte predicts
Broadcasters will remain the dominant players in OTT services in 2013 rather than new pure-play rivals, according to Deliotte.
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NewsSky hires Brogden to beef up entertainment team
Sky is beefing up Phil Edgar-Jones’ entertainment team with the hire of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here executive producer Chris Brogden.
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NewsNick Clegg to front LBC phone-in
Talk radio station LBC 97.3 has secured Nick Clegg to co-host a weekly live phone-in on Thursday mornings with Nick Ferrari.
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NewsTom Daley named in half of Splash! tweets
ITV entertainment diving format Splash! drew the highest number of TV-related tweets on the day of its launch - with mentor Tom Daley generating the most amount of conversation.
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NewsBBC America buys Broadchurch
BBC America, the US cable network operated by the BBC, has acquired ITV’s forthcoming drama Broadchurch.
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NewsSony's Crackle renews Seinfeld web comedy
International video service Crackle has renewed Jerry Seinfeld’s web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee for a second season.
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NewsC4 eyes multiplatform profit
Channel 4 plans to “re-establish a reputation for commerciality” in multiplatform content in 2013 as it opens its next commissioning round.
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NewsITV2 picks up Dallas-style reality hit
ITV2 has picked up Big Rich Texas – the US reality hit about a group of wealthy Dallas socialites.
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NewsRylan Clark helps CBB smash Twitter record
The live launch of Celebrity Big Brother saw more than 7% of its audience head to Twitter to send 530,000 messages about the show.
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NewsTime Warner threatens to axe Lifetime, E!
Time Warner Cable, one of the largest pay TV platforms in the United States, is threatening to axe a number of major channels including Lifetime, E! and Starz.
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NewsMorrisons to sponsor ITV entertainment shows
Morrisons, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, will sponsor Britain’s Got Talent and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway after signing a multi-million pound deal.
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NewsRagdoll hires commercial boss following restructure
Ragdoll Worldwide, the joint venture between Teletubbies producer Ragdoll Productions and BBC Worldwide, has hired former RDF exec Stephen Gould as commercial director.
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NewsDancing on Ice scores product placement deal
Highland Spring bottled water is to become the first brand to feature in ITV entertainment show, Dancing on Ice, when it returns this weekend.
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NewsUS X Factor helps Syco profits soar
The launch of the US X Factor helped Simco, the TV production arm of Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, more than double its pre-tax profits to nearly £33m.
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NewsGroupM and C4 ad stand-off tips into 2013
Channel 4 and advertising agency Group M’s failure to renew a deal at the end of 2012 has resulted in a raft of ads from top brands being pulled from the broadcaster.
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NewsRipper Street draws nearly 90 complaints
Nearly 90 viewers have complained about the violent and sexual scenes in BBC1’s new period crime thriller Ripper Street.