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    Endemol sale raises doubt over Bazalgette

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    The future of Endemol chief creative officer Peter Bazalgette is hanging in the balance, with a battle for ownership of the indie about to kick off. There is speculation that senior management could exit if John de Mol regains control of the Big Brotherproducer.

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    RDF in Bristol wins orders worth£7m

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    The newly established Bristol arm of RDF Television has secured over£7m of commissions in six months.

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    Sky to carry games

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Portland TV, the broadcasting arm of Northern and Shell, has signed a carriage deal with BSkyB to air a new sports channel showing video game fans competing against each other live. XLeague.tv, which goes live in imd-May, will follow the launch of the online channel in mid-April. There is a£6.99 ...

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    EastEnders star to be US Bionic Woman

    2007-02-14T11:25:00Z

    Ex- EastEnder Michelle Ryan has landed the role of The Bionic Woman in a US remake of the 70s show.

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    Endemol shareholders approve French acquisition

    2007-02-14T11:00:00Z

    Endemol shareholders have this morning voted to approve the purchase of its French arm, Endemol France. Telefónica will now begin the process of selling the Big Brotherproducer.

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    Sky strikes back

    2007-02-14T10:55:00Z

    BSkyB has upped the ante in its war with Virgin Media by repackaging Sky Movies into a number of genre-based channels, including comedy, sci-fi and horror and modern greats.

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    The Farm invests£2m in two new facilities

    2007-02-14T10:44:00Z

    The Farm Group has opened a£1.1m suite in the space once occupied by its former stand-alone DVD arm, Squash. The group is also spending another£1m kitting out new premises nearby.

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    De Mol sets up clearing house in LA

    2007-02-14T10:15:00Z

    Big Brother creator John de Mol is setting up a format clearing house in the US.

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    Life on Mars returns with 5.7m

    2007-02-14T09:35:00Z

    The second series of BBC1's drama Life on Marsgot off to a modest start last night with an audience of 5.7 million people (23.1%) in a 9pm slot.

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    Wright to present Talksport drivetime

    2007-02-14T09:30:00Z

    Former England footballer Ian Wright will be the new co-presenter of Talksport's drivetime show from 26 March. He replaces Rodney Marsh who left the station in October last year.

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    MySpace hires AOL exec

    2007-02-14T09:00:00Z

    Fox Interactive Media (FIM) has hired AOL executive Chris Ellis to commercially develop social network MySpace and video-games network IGN.

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    Ingenious spend£4.15m on Community Television

    2007-02-14T08:55:00Z

    Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) has made its fourth investment to date with a£4.15 million cash injection into Community Television Networks.

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    Part of the Brit pack

    2007-02-14T08:00:00Z

    Executive producer Helen Terry on the excitement and challenges of putting on the live coverage of tonight's Brit Awards.

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    Five hands Trisha feuding family series

    2007-02-14T08:00:00Z

    Trisha Goddard is to help more feuding families resolve their differences on Five but this time in a primetime observational documentary series, rather than a daytime talk show.

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    Chrysalis chief reassures staff

    2007-02-14T08:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Radio chief executive Phil Riley has begun a tour of the company's UK radio stations in a bid to assure staff it is 'business as usual' following the launch of a strategic review into its future.

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    Ofcom likely to probe Sky adverts

    2007-02-13T16:50:00Z

    Ofcom is set to investigate the adverts launched by BSkyB this week which tell cable customers they risk losing shows such as Lost and 24if a distribution agreement with Virgin Media is not reached.

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    Ofcom launches kids TV review

    2007-02-13T16:50:00Z

    Ofcom has started its review into the future of children's programming with an investigation into the extent to which the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, S4C, Five and Teletext are fulfilling their PSB responsibilities.

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    ITV board shuffle as Crosby steps up

    2007-02-13T13:10:00Z

    ITV has named Sir James Crosby as senior independent director and chairman of the board's nomination committee. He replaces Sir George Russell who is stepping down but will remain as a board member.

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    Viewers return to Trial and Retribution

    2007-02-13T10:50:00Z

    ITV1 crime drama Trial and Retributionbenefited from not being scheduled against Waking the Deadlast night as 6.7 million people (28.7%) tuned in to the penultimate episode of the series.

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    HBO unveils UK video-on-demand service

    2007-02-13T09:00:00Z

    US cable provider HBO is rolling out a UK subscription video-on-demand (VoD) service, offering shows such as The Sopranoson BT Vision, Tiscali TV and Virgin Media.