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Sky rejects BBC offer of Freesat name
BSkyB has rejected the BBC's offer to allow it to use the Freesat name for its planned free satellite service in a move that could disrupt the corporation's own plan to promote a similar offering.
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Granada to remake Soldier Soldier for US
Soldier Soldier , the long-running ITV military drama that turned Robson Green and Jerome Flynn into household names, is being remade for the US.
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Springer gets Capital gig
American talkshow host Jerry Springer has been hired by Capital Radio to help cover the US elections in November.
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C4 doc explores cross-dressing
Grayson Perry, the transvestite winner of this year's Turner Prize, is to front a one-off documentary for Channel 4 exploring why men choose to dress up as women.
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Discovery brings in Canadian exec
Discovery has drafted in one of its North American executives to head its flagship UK channel.
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NewsBall picks up whopping£13.2m
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch picked up nearly£1.5m in his first eight months in the job while his predecessor Tony Ball pocketed a whopping£13.2m in his final year, the company's annual report has confirmed.
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NewsBBC3 and BBC4 branded poor value for money
BBC3 and BBC4 are offering poor value for money and failing to connect with viewers or drive digital take-up, a major government-backed review claims today.
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NewsPearson quits Virgin
John Pearson has quit as chief executive of SMG-owned Virgin Radio after 12 years at the station he helped launch.
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NewsPost-production survey
Broadcast will publish its second UK post-production survey in January next year and is inviting facilities companies to contact us to be included.
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NewsDyke 'preparing bid for ITV'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is reported to be attempting to put together a bid for ITV following his appointment to the media advisory board of private equity group Apax Partners.
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NewsCapital merges Choice London services
Capital Radio has been given the green light by regulator Ofcom to unify the two Choice FM urban music stations across London.
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NewsSky's The Match gets another fixture
Sky One has ordered a second series of reality hit The Match after the finale of the show got nearly two million viewers.
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NewsFive buys Stargate spin-off
Five has secured the terrestrial right to MGM' new drama Stargate Atlantis - a spin-off to sci-fi series Stargate SG-1.
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NewsBTDA to merge with Pact
The British Television Distributors Association (BTDA), the group set up to help encourage exports of British programmes, is set to be wound up next week and its functions folded into producers' alliance Pact.
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NewsDavid Scott quits C4
Channel 4 deputy chief executive David Scott, the channel's longest serving executive, has decided to quit.
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NewsUBC drops AA Roadwatch
UBC Media has dropped AA Roadwatch as its supplier of traffic and travel information and has handed the£2m contract to Trafficlink.
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Dyke: BBC exces wants rid of governors
Dyke: BBC exces wants rid of governorsFormer BBC director general Greg Dyke has come out in support of abolishing the corporation's board of governors, claiming most senior BBC executives agree with him.
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NewsHollywood eyes Postman Pat
Hollywood studios are bidding to cash in on the popularity of British children's shows such as Postman Pat by acquiring their movie rights.
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NewsBox TV teams up with Romanian studio
Indie producer Box TV has formed an alliance with Romanian studio Mediapro to promote the Bucharest-based production facility to the international market.
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NewsC4 brings Monroe back to life
Tragic icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana could be resurrected for a new