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NewsVirgin Media launches TV Anywhere
Virgin Media’s rival to Sky Go, allowing customers to stream linear content on tablets, laptops and phones, has launched.
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NewsWarner Bros buys sound post specialist De Lane Lea
UK post-production house De Lane Lea has been bought by Warner Bros Studios Leavesden (WBSL).
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NewsDesmond lieutenant handed control of C5
Northern & Shell has handed operational control of Channel 5 to Paul Dunthorne, an executive who has worked with Richard Desmond for 18 years including a long spell running adult broadcaster Portland TV.
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NewsOxford and Birmingham local TV licences awarded
Ofcom has rubber-stamped the local TV licences for Oxford and Birmingham, bringing the total number of awards to eleven.
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NewsBBCW comedy boss exits
BBC Worldwide head of comedy Stuart Snaith has resigned from the company after 23 years.
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NewsMentorn to reveal Sandy mobile footage for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a fast-turnaround documentary from Mentorn Media about how mobile phones and personal cameras captured unforgettable images of Superstorm Sandy.
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NewsC4 News' Carl Dinnen joins ITV News
Channel 4 News reporter Carl Dinnen is joining ITV News as political correspondent later this year.
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NewsSkyfall duo developing supernatural drama
John Logan and Sam Mendes, two of the creative forces behind the latest James Bond, are teaming up to create a supernatural drama set in the UK.
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NewsJonathan Ross lands ITV film show
Jonathan Ross will front a movie review show for ITV which he claims will be “much bigger” than his BBC film series.
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NewsSky seals NBCU movies and carriage deal
Sky has struck a wide-ranging deal with NBC Universal giving it exclusive TV access to all the US giant’s movies and extending carriage of its UK channels on the pay platform.
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NewsBBC dominates Griersons
Documentaries first shown on the BBC swept the board at the Grierson Awards 2012 scooping half of the awards.
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NewsLocal TV hits funding snag
The government’s local TV vision has hit a snag after the European Commission (EC) delayed sanctioning £25m of capital funding for the project.
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NewsCrufts final moved to C4 for first time
The final of pedigree dog show Crufts will be shown on Channel 4 rather than More 4 for the first time in 2013.
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NewsOfcom investigating live Emmerdale episode
Ofcom is investigating whether a violent scene in the live episode of Emmerdale to commemorate the soap’s 40th anniversary breached its rules.
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NewsBectu leaflets indies in factual campaign
Media union Bectu is targeting employees working in factual TV by leafleting outside high-profile producers.
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NewsTwofour secures sales Down Under
Twofour’s distribution arm has sold a package of completed factual shows to Australia’s Foxtel Networks and The Living Channel in New Zealand.
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NewsSanjay Singhal leaves Dragonfly to launch own indie
Dragonfly Film and Television Productions managing director Sanjay Singhal is leaving the Shine Group indie to set up his own production company.
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NewsMcKellen and Jacobi to star in ITV sitcom
Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi will star in an ITV1 studio sitcom following an ageing gay couple whose lives are turned upside down with the entrance of a young neighbour.
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NewsE4 extends Body Shockers brand
E4 is to build on its Body Shockers factual entertainment brand with a new series fronted by Real Hustle star Jessica-Jane Clement.
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NewsSky wins trademark dispute
BSkyB has won a high court trade dispute over the branding of its new IPTV service.