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    Grade unveils ITV's business plan

    2007-09-12T08:53:00Z

    ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has unveiled a content-led plan to restore growth to business over the next three to five years. [ALL]

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    VM adds red button to BBC Radio channels

    2007-09-12T08:00:00Z

    Virgin Media is to offer subscribers the chance to interact with BBC radio content using red button technology. [ALL]

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    Lynn to chair SCBG

    2007-09-12T08:00:00Z

    The Satellite and Cable Broadcasters' Group (SCBG) has named MTV chief David Lynn as its new chairman following the retirement of John Hambley. [ALL]

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    Portman explores Australia's Underbelly

    2007-09-11T19:40:00Z

    Drama distributor Portman has secured the international distribution rights for the latest drama series from the Australian producers of ITV's Mary Bryant.

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    RDF Rights to help build The Pyramid

    2007-09-11T19:35:00Z

    RDF Rights is working with Croatian production company Castor Multimedia on the international roll-out of award winning format The Pyramid.

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    Parthenon picks up Roman Mysteries

    2007-09-11T19:25:00Z

    Parthenon Entertainment has acquired the exclusive international rights to both series of the BBC live-action children's drama Roman Mysteries.

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    Millionaire returns to Oz

    2007-09-11T19:10:00Z

    Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?is set to return to Australia's Nine Network next month after 18 months off air.

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    Alchemy to co-produce Diamonds

    2007-09-11T19:00:00Z

    Alchemy Television has commenced production on a star-studded $15m drama mini-series about the international diamond trade.

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    Fireworks inks VoD deal for Blood Ties

    2007-09-11T18:55:00Z

    Fireworks International has struck a deal that will see its new vampire drama Blood Tiesmade available on Virgin Media Television's catch-up and VoD services.

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    3DD behind C4 peace concert

    2007-09-11T18:50:00Z

    3DD is to produce and distribute a Channel 4 TV special covering the Peace One Day live concert taking place at the Royal Albert Hall on September 21.

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    Canadian deal for Martha Stewart

    2007-09-11T18:40:00Z

    FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold season three of The Martha Stewart Showto Canada's CBC.

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    Ofcom begins major PSB review

    2007-09-11T11:30:00Z

    Ofcom has kicked off a public service broadcasting review that will tackle the future of news and kids output and also explore the wider role that terrestrial broadcasters will play in the run up to digital switchover. [ALL]

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    Pocoyo makes terrestrial move to Five

    2007-09-11T11:20:00Z

    Five has acquired the terrestrial rights to hit CITV pre-school show Pocoyo. [ALL]

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    BBC supports democracy initiative

    2007-09-11T10:55:00Z

    The BBC will play a key role in a new worldwide multimedia initiative designed to initiate discussion about democracy in modern society. [ALL]

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    Tiscali secures Setanta deal

    2007-09-11T10:30:00Z

    Tiscali TV will offer coverage of FA Premier League football on its UK broadband service after signing an agreement with Setanta. [ALL]

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    Nigella cooks up a treat for BBC2

    2007-09-11T10:10:00Z

    BBC2 cookery show Nigella Expressadded an extra 500,000 viewers week-on-week to average 3.2m (13.6%) last night, outperforming both its nearest rivals and BBC1 at the time. [ALL]

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    Chef's traveller outburst prompts complaints

    2007-09-11T08:00:00Z

    Ofcom has received 29 complaints from viewers offended by chef Marco Pierre White's use of the word 'pikey' in an episode of Hell's Kitchenlast week. [ALL]

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    C4 defends Dispatches from attack by Coe

    2007-09-10T12:25:00Z

    Channel 4 is to press ahead with tonight's Dispatchesdocumentary into Sebastian Coe's role in London's Olympic bid despite legal pressure from the former Olympic champion. [ALL]

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    Ofcom: Olympic logo could cause seizures

    2007-09-10T12:23:00Z

    Ofcom has criticised BBC News for airing a 2012 London Olympics video logo that could have caused epileptic seizures. [ALL]

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    Sir Trevor escapes racism censure

    2007-09-10T12:10:00Z

    Sir Trevor McDonald has escaped censure from Ofcom for calling comedian Bernard Manning a 'fat, white b*stard'. [ALL]