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    Kudos in new drama deal with BBC1

    2006-03-13T15:16:26Z

    Life on Marsindie Kudos has won its fourth drama commission for BBC1, this time telling the tale of a supermarket manager who becomes a general election candidate.

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    Granada launches landmark China doc

    2006-03-13T14:59:42Z

    Granada International will launch its landmark documentary series China Inside(4 x 56-mins) at this year's MipTV, along with a broad slate of new factual titles from both the UK and US.

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    Strong magazine sales for Midsomer Murders

    2006-03-13T14:50:13Z

    All3Media International has reported strong sales for magazines based on its ITV1 drama series Midsomer Murdersin the part-works market.

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    Fremantle sells Man Stroke Woman

    2006-03-13T14:49:16Z

    Fremantle International Distribution has sold series one of the Talkback Thames sketch show Man Stroke Womanto broadcasters in seven countries, ahead of its launch on BBC2 later this month.

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    ID continues HD push

    2006-03-13T14:48:13Z

    ID Distribution has brokered two major deals in Asia for a raft of high-definition programming from US network Voom HD.

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    NBD TV brings sumo to Mip

    2006-03-13T14:47:03Z

    NBD TV is throwing its weight behind the traditional Japanese sport of sumo wrestling at MipTV, with the launch of two 90-minute specials and a 39-part series following the World S.U.M.O. Challenge Tour.

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    OTF launches Zig Zag doc

    2006-03-13T14:45:48Z

    Factual producer and distributor Off The Fence will launch Zig Zag's new documentary The Girl Whose Muscles Are Turning to Boneat MipTV.

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    RDF acquires War of the World

    2006-03-13T14:44:30Z

    RDF Rights has acquired the rights to new history series The War of the Worldfrom Ten-Alps-owned indie Blakeway Productions.

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    ITV's Allen joins Skillset

    2006-03-13T11:49:25Z

    ITV chief executive Charles Allen has become a patron of Skillset, the body charged with improving training and skills in the television industry.

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    Sci Fi launches timeshift channel

    2006-03-13T10:54:31Z

    The NBC-owned Sci Fi channel is launching a +1 offering on Sky, marking the first step in its expansion drive.

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    Insurance company settles with Aardman

    2006-03-13T10:24:56Z

    Aardman Animation's insurers Norwich Union have valued the Wallace and Gromit models destroyed in a warehouse fire at more than£6,000.

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    Ulster Television 'outperforms'

    2006-03-13T10:17:59Z

    Ulster Television has posted pre-tax profits of£20.8m, up 19% from£17.5m the previous year, following the takeover of TalkSport and Ireland's LMFM radio group.

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    NUJ threatens ITV with strike action

    2006-03-13T08:43:36Z

    The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is balloting its members in newsrooms across ITV regions on industrial action. The move comes after it failed to secure better pay for journalists forced to take on more work as a result of new technology.

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    ITV4 gets Telewest slot at last

    2006-03-10T11:44:28Z

    Telewest has finally agreed new carriage terms with ITV for new channels ITV4 and CITV.

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    PEER POLL: Indie market

    2006-03-10T07:45:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: RDF chief David Frank thinks the indie market is overcrowded; is he right?

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    Platforms - The new kings of content?

    2006-03-09T14:35:06Z

    Giants from the business world are changing the rules of the TV game. In the first of a two-part series James Curtis looks at the new players you need to watch out for.

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    Soho Shorts 2006

    2006-03-09T08:30:00Z

    Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, which showcases the work of the UK's most talented young film-makers, is calling for entries for 2006. Films must be no longer than 12 minutes for each of the five categories: short film, newcomer, titles & idents, music video and animation. The annual festival runs from ...

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    Sony support rejig

    2006-03-09T08:30:00Z

    Sony has announced that it is restructuring its UK support services to merge its UK technical helpdesk with the European helpdesk, creating a Europe-wide field engineering support team. The support team will resolve complex repairs and technical queries, while the UK technical helpdesk will join the European helpdesk in Basingstoke ...

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    Red Bee brings CITV to life

    2006-03-09T08:30:00Z

    Red Bee Media has created the idents for ITV's new children's channel, CITV. They feature everyday scenes from a child's world that CITV transforms into something more fun and extraordinary, such as sausage and mash coming to life as a Mexican mariachi band. The idents were designed by Red Bee's ...

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    Jump puts mind to BBC1 show

    2006-03-09T08:30:00Z

    Jump has completed the titles and graphics for Wild Rover Productions' Get Smarter in a Week. The 2 x 60-minute programmes takes 100 people and tests them on various aspects of their intelligence, then re-tests them after a week of mental exercises. Jump created a ...