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NewsScripps buys UKTV stake for £339m
Scripps Networks Interactive has acquired Virgin Media’s 50% stake in UKTV in a deal worth £339m.
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NewsBBC3 to broadcast in daytime for Olympics
The BBC is extending BBC3’s broadcast hours and launching a temporary digital radio stream during next summer’s Olympic Games, as part of a number of measures to optimise the broadcaster’s coverage.
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NewsX Factor final heads to Wembley
ITV has confirmed that The X Factor final will be held at Wembley Arena for the first time.
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NewsC4 defends Comedy Blaps choices
Channel 4 has defended its decision to commission Baby Cow and Objective Productions as part of a comedy shorts project designed to unearth new talent.
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NewsTurner goes HD with Cartoon Network
Turner Broadcasting is launching Cartoon Network in HD, its first channel to air in the format.
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NewsBBCW launches CBeebies games app
Games based on popular CBeebies series Charlie & Lola, Teletubbies, 3rd & Bird and Numberjacks are available through a new app launched by BBC Worldwide.
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NewsThe Mill wins Sinbad deal
The Mill has won the contract to provide all VFX for upcoming Sky 1 drama Sinbad.
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NewsTrilogy launches mobile intercom
Trilogy Communications has launched its Intercom Anywhere system for mobile devices.
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NewsC4's failed F1 bid uncovered
Channel 4 planned primetime coverage and a raft of new programming as part of an estimated £45m bid for Formula 1 rights, it has emerged.
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News"No impropriety" at Sky News
Sky News has been given a clean bill of health following an investigation in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal which engulfed News International.
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NewsMost Haunted laid to rest
Sky Living has confirmed that it will not resurrect supernatural series Most Hanuted - with the rights handed back to indie Antix Productions.
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NewsITV to mark Butlin's 75th
ITV1 is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Butlin’s with a special documentary on the holiday resort company.
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NewsKing’s Speech producer lines up TV drama
The indie behind Oscar-winning The King’s Speech has started work on a TV drama about a group of female Spitfire pilots.
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NewsC5 gets Soho Blues again
Channel 5 has ordered a second series of emergency services series Soho Blues.
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NewsSyfy finds Lost Girl
A new fantasy drama in which the lead feeds on sexual energy has been acquired for broadcast by Syfy.
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NewsTalkSport to air in US
TalkSport shows are to broadcast across America after the station struck a partnership with US satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio.
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NewsPeterson joins Runners
Soho Runners has appointed Roxanne Peterson (pictured) to the newly created role of operations director.
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NewsEncompass equips ITFC
Post-production reseller Encompass has installed a 100TB video storage system at ITFC
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NewsTennant takes reins at UKTV
UKTV has signed ITV controller of digital channels Emma Tennant as its new controller and beefed up the powers of its five channel heads in a top-level restructure.
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NewsHow TV tackled the riots
News teams faced safety issues, lack of resource and competition from Twitter in covering the riots that swept the UK.