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Virgin Central launches without ITV or Five content
Virgin Media launched its new TV-on-demand channel today with ITV and Five absent from its new catch up service.
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Lord Burns out of running for BBC chairman job
Lord Burns is the latest high profile candidate to rule himself out of the running for the BBC chairman role today.
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Heroes triumphs for Sci Fi Channel
The first instalment of the US import Heroesgave The Sci Fi Channel its highest ever audience with 467,000 people (3.2%) tuning in at 10pm on Monday night.
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Virgin Central signs content deal with Warner Bros
Virgin Media has signed a new content deal with Warner Bros for shows including The OCand West Wing. Programming will air on its VoD channel Virgin Central which launched today.
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5.7m take tips from The Bad Mother's Handbook
ITV1's one-off drama The Bad Mother's Handbookgained a respectable 5.7 million (24%) at 9pm last night but still lost out to BBC1's popular Waking the Dead.
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BBC steps up lobbying for HD capacity
Almost 4,000 people have signed an e-petition asking prime minister Tony Blair to force Ofcom to allocate unused spectrum on the Freeview platform to high definition channels at digital switchover.
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More4 News hires Sky News exec producer
More4 News has poached Sky News executive producer David Mapstone to fill the role of programme editor.
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Desmond to float adult TV channels
Expressnewspapers owner Richard Desmond is poised to float his adult entertainment television business, a move which would mark his first publicly-listed foray into the sector in the UK.
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BBC Worldwide on track to hit TV sales of£190m
A growing list of deals with digital media platforms, combined with strong growth in traditional programme sales, look set to drive BBC Worldwide's TV sales to around£190 million for this financial year.
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Comment - New terms, new challenges
With two separate events focusing on rights exploitation taking place in London this week, it's clear that many indies are still getting to grips with the impact of the terms of trade.
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BBC threatens Bectu over Pudsey Bear
The BBC has threatened broadcasting union Bectu with legal action for using an image of Pudsey Bear in a campaign against the closure of seven of the corporation's nurseries.
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C4 to refund misled Richard & Judy viewers
Channel 4 says it will refund any callers to Richard & Judy's You Say, We Pay quiz if an investigation into it reveals participants have been encouraged to take part even though they had no chance of winning.
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Blog: Do it for the kids
As kids TV producers urge Ofcom to safeguard the future of children's programming, Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell leads a call for the rest of the industry - and parents everywhere - to follow suit. Non-subscribers go here.
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Two series recommissioned for Cineflix
Canada and London-based indie producer Cineflix has picked up re-commissions for two of its flagship properties Mayday and Psychic Investigators.
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Apace Media forms Eastern European joint venture
UK media group Apace Media has formed a strategic partnership with Scandinavian broadcast group MTG in order to strengthen its broadcast business in the Balkan region.
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Fremantle expands lifestyle slate with first look deal
FremantleMedia Enterprises has signed a first look development deal with former CNN correspondent Serena Yang to deliver a host of lifestyle titles for the international market.
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Millichip returns to RDF Rights as COO
Former RDF Rights director of acquisitions Jane Millichip is returning to the company after an 18-month stint in New Zealand to take up the new position of chief operating officer.
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US deals for TVF International
Factual distributor TVF International has concluded a number of deals in the US including two sales for Five's The Madness of Prince Charles.
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Lion names US development head
Lion Television USA has appointed Christy Spitzer as director of development as it continues to expand its presence in the US market.
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Kip Meek joins RadioCentre as non-exec
Former Ofcom executive Kip Meek has joined the RadioCentre, the industry body for UK commercial radio, as non-executive director.