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NewsGranada mulls options for Corrie studio
Granada has received upwards of four bids for the redevelopment of its TV studios site at Quay Street - in a move that will decide whether the company relocates to the media city development in Salford alongside the BBC.
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NewsPaxton steps down as Discovery splits
Discovery Networks International has split its UK and EMEA divisions into stand-alone regions. The move will be followed by the departure of managing director of the Discovery Networks Europe division Robin Paxton.
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NewsChannel 4 board orders review of Big Brother
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has ordered a review of the editorial and compliance processes that support Big Brotherbut has ruled out pulling the show off air.
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NewsPodcast: Mark Thompson at The Media Summit
During his keynote speech BBC director general Mark Thompson told delegates how he hopes to bridge the two billion pound funding gap created by the new licence fee increase. To hear exactly what he said, download and listen to Broadcast's latest podcast.
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NewsNewsnight staff will not co-operate with redundancies
Newsnight correspondents have written to the show's editor, Peter Barron, telling him they will not cooperate with compulsory job losses.
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NewsTiger Aspect expands US presence
IMG-owned Tiger Aspect is expanding its presence in the US with the opening of a New York office and the appointment of a new head of development.
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NewsTarget strikes Natpe deals
Independent producer and distributor Target Entertainment has returned from Natpe with a string of sales secured across the US and Latin America, including a raft of deals with BBC America.
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NewsNBC orders comedy format from Fremantle
US network NBC has ordered 6 x 60-minute episodes of FremantleMedia North America's new improvisational comedy series Thank God You're Here.
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NewsWorldwide strikes doc deals
BBC Worldwide has sold two packages of documentary titles to Ecuavisa in Ecuador and Globo in Brazil.
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NewsRoll-out of BBC Jam frozen due to Govt enquiry
The launch of new material for the BBC Jam online service has been frozen, following the government's decision to call for a review of the corporation's educational content.
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NewsLate Arsenal win claims 2.9m
The heavyweight Premiership clash between Arsenal and Manchester United drew an impressive 2.9 million viewers (20.04%) to Sky Sports 1 from 4pm on Sunday (21 January).
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NewsWho Wants to Be a Millionaire? sold to China
Celador International has licenced Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?to China Media Power, which will produce and broadcast a Chinese version to be shown on all the major channels in the country.
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NewsWhat the papers said
The national newspapers have been less than kind to Celebrity Big Brotherover the weekend, with many saying that the 'racism' row should signal the end for the reality format.
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NewsJowell backs public service publisher
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has thrown her weight behind Ofcom's proposed public service publisher, which will be the subject of a discussion document issued by the regulator on Wednesday.
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NewsCelebrity BB gets highest ever audience
An average of 7.8 million people (37.9%) saw Jade Goody's interview with Davina McCall after she had been expelled from Celebrity Big Brotheron Friday (19 January) at 10.30pm. It was the show's highest ever audience.
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NewsDancing on Ice skates off with 8.6m
The second series of ITV1's Dancing on Icestarted with an impressive audience of 8.6 million (39%) at 6.40pm on Saturday night, freezing out competition from all the other channels.
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NewsDuncan faces Big Brother grilling from C4 board
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan will be forced to defend the handling of events in the Celebrity Big Brotherhouse when he meets with the broadcaster's board today.
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NewsDe Mol and Disney mull potential joint bid for Endemol
John De Mol and Disney are in talks about placing a joint bid for Endemol, according to the website of Spanish publication La Gaceta de los Negocios.
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NewsNBC orders The IT Crowd pilot
US network NBC has given the go-ahead for a pilot episode of Talkback Thames' Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd.
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NewsComment - Joost the ticket for global deals
It has only been a week since the founders of Skype unveiled their new online TV project to the world, but UK producers and distributors are already getting excited about Joost.