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NewsCurrent TV hunts shorts via Vimeo
Current TV is to air up to six film shorts on the channel following a competition it has kicked off via video sharing site Vimeo.
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NewsHit sold to Mattel for £425m
Hit Entertainment, the kids indie behind Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine, has been sold to US toymaker Mattel for $680m (£425m).
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NewsThis Morning rapped over Amanda Holden promotion
ITV1’s This Morning has been rapped for allowing Amanda Holden to plug her association with a WH Smith legal aid campaign.
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NewsOfcom clears Sri Lanka's Killing Fields doc
C4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne has hailed ITN Production’s journalism and the broadcaster’s “meticulous legal and compliance scrutiny” after Ofcom rejected almost 120 complaints about Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields.
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NewsNetflix to hit UK in early 2012
Subscription video-on-demand service Netflix, which has 25 million members across the US, Canada and Latin America, will launch in the UK and Ireland early next year.
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NewsOfcom rejects Sheridan privacy complaints
Ofcom has rejected two privacy complaints launched by former Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail.
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NewsAlan Partridge flies Down Under
Steve Coogan’s recent revival of comedy character Alan Partridge is to be broadcast in Australia.
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NewsBBC receives 42 kids Bafta nods
The BBC has scored 42 nominations for this year’s Bafta Children’s Awards - but faces stiff competition from multichannel and other terrestrials.
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NewsSyfy identifies Persons Unknown
Syfy has acquired the exclusive UK TV rights to Persons Unknown, a mystery miniseries from the writer of The Usual Suspects.
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NewsFX acquires Leverage
Leverage, the US con artist drama that previously aired on Bravo and Channel One, has been picked up by FX.
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NewsGoPro unveils new Hero camera
GoPro has released an updated version of its HD Hero mountable camera, along with plans for a Wi-Fi control unit.
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NewsC4 opens online swap shop
Channel 4 Education is launching a fashion community website and mobile application aimed at encouraging sustainable and ethical fashion.
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NewsLinehan turns off The IT Crowd
Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd will not be returning for a fifth series but will wrap up with an extended special, creator Graham Linehan has confirmed.
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NewsBBC1 orders Citizen Khan sitcom
Comic performer and broadcaster Adil Ray is to take his Down the Line character Mr Khan to BBC1 for a studio sitcom.
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NewsC4 to live stream hippo being eaten
Channel 4 is to reveal the food chain in action by live broadcasting the consumption of a dead hippo in the wild over five days.
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NewsWhittingdale uses Knox trial to justify cameras in court
The televising of the Amanda Knox trial helped John Whittingdale understand the case and sympathise with her, he revealed at a debate about allowing cameras into the court room.
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NewsC4 serves up live daytime cookery show
Channel 4 is lining up its first live daytime cookery show since Mel and Sue’s Light Lunch in 1997.
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NewsITV1 secures Westlife's final TV appearance
ITV1 is to capture Westlife’s final TV appearance together in a special celebration of the band’s career.
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NewsSky names Hurford-Jones ent commissioner
Sky has appointed Antonia Hurford-Jones as commissioning editor for entertainment to oversee shows such as A League Of Their Own and order fresh content.
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NewsBBC2 goes underground
The BBC is getting unique access to the London Underground for a new documentary series.