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NewsCinven joins Flextech fray
Private equity firm Cinven has emerged as a bidder for Telewest content arm Flextech.
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NewsHumphrys hits back at 'grotesque' journalism
BBC Radio 4 Today presenter John Humphrys has hit back at a 'grotesque piece of mischievous journalism', which led to him being wrapped over the knuckles by BBC director general Mark Thompson.
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NewsC4's cricket set for another blockbuster
The final test in The Ashes series looks set to be another blockbuster in the ratings with Channel 4's coverage of the first day's play peaking at the end with 4.8 million (31.1%).
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NewsClub Asia signs to Napster
London-based Asian radio station Club Asia has signed up with online music download service Napster to promote Asian music downloads and streams.
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NewsPratchett drama for CBBC
Children's BBC controller Alison Sharman has commissioned her first drama for the department - an adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel.
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NewsTOTP heads to Latin America
Presenter Fearne Cotton is set to become a household name in Latin America, after Top of the Pops was sold to one of the continent's leading channels.
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NewsPEER POLL: John Humphrys
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Did John Humphrys' comments overstep the mark?
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NewsEngland's loss is BBC1's gain
England may have failed against Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifier but the match was an unqualified success for BBC1 with a peak audience of 10.4 million (44%) at 9.35pm.
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NewsWhen reporters become the eyes of the nation
Dispatched to the area to cover a hurricane, reporters on the ground in New Orleans witnessed a national disaster unfold before them which exacted a huge logistical and emotional toll - but which they were determined to bring to the attention of the world, writes CNN's Jack Womack
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Emap and GCap to extend CD:UK
Emap Radio and GCap Media have joined forces with ITV pop show CD:UKto launch a new cross-media interactive chart.
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Indigo opens LA office
London-based distributor and co-producer Indigo has set up an office in Los Angeles to boost its US ties.
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Strawberry picks up Ashes rights
Strawberry Entertainment has secured the worldwide DVD distribution rights for the 2005 Ashes series. The Sunset + Vine-produced DVD will be released on 17 October, with a separate stand-alone DVD of the third test, one of the closest ever test results, already available. The main DVD will feature extended highlights ...
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Format focus: Ciao Darwin
A durable hit in Italy, contestants battle it out in challenges designed to test their evolutionary mettle.
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BBC Worldwide presells football doc
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold its football series The Greatest Show on Earthto three new territories. The 6 x 50-minute documentary on the football World Cup, a collaboration between BBC Worldwide and Fifa, has been bought by Canal Plus in Spain, RTP in Portugal and the rights ...
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Aussie Ten takes BBC3 kids diet show
Australia's Ten network has snapped up the rights to new BBC3 lifestyle format Honey, We're Killing the Kids!The You Are What You Eat-style show, created by BBC Manchester's format entertainment department for BBC Learning, looks at the diet parents feed their children ...
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Tidmarsh builds media consultancy
BBC Worldwide's former director of marketing Alix Tidmarsh has set up her own media consultancy under the B7 Innovation marketing group. Tidmarsh will run B8 Media and one of her first projects will be to produce and market feature film Earth, BBC Worldwide's follow-up to natural ...
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Endemol in mobile first
Endemol is claiming a UK TV first by shooting scenes from its new Channel 4 soap Totally Frankexclusively for mobile phones, at the same time as shooting the TV show.
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Small business to get channel
Former BBC executive producer Martin Everard is launching a new channel aimed at small to medium businesses and entrepreneurs.
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ITV2 ahead of multichannel rivals
ITV2 has secured the top position as the most watched multichannel offering with a share so far this year of 2.10%, a rise of 25% on 2004.
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Shark bait ratings
ITV1's long-awaited Celebrity Shark Baitfailed to deliver on Sunday (4 September), attracting only 3.6 million (16.3%) at 9pm. The programme in which four celebrities faced their fears and experienced a shark cage dive maintained a steady performance until the last 15 minutes when the programme peaked ...