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FA suffers 34% fall in TV income
The Football Association has suffered a 34% fall in income from the sale of its media rights after agreeing a new d...
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Worldwide and Universal sign US programme deal
BBC Worldwide has signed a development deal with Universal Studios' production arm, Reveille, to develop scripted comedy and drama projects specifically for the US networks, writes Jane Marlow.
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Live autopsy inspires C4 strand
Channel 4 has created a science strand called Body Shock, which will feature a variety of gruesome scenarios including the autopsy of a twin boy who was removed from his brother's stomach after seven years, writes Penny Hughes.
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Five rejigs distribution plan
Five has handed its Five International secondary rights back catalogue to Fremantle International Distribution (FID), the international arm owned by its majority shareholder, RTL, but has decided to opt for a pool of distributors to handle future commissions, writes Penny Hughes.
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Puttnam deal too vague, warn Tories
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has sparked a fresh row by telling broadcasters they must wait until after the Communications Bill becomes law before hearing the circumstances in which the government would sanction moves to block a newspaper takeover bid for Five, writes David Rose.
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Fifteen-to-One faces chop
Channel 4 is poised to axe its long-running daytime quiz show Fifteen-to-One after presenter William G Stewart this week announced he would be stepping down at the end of the year , writes Penny Hughes.
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Classic FM TV on a global mission
Classic FM TV, the TV spin-off of the GWR-owned commercial classical music radio station, is poised to launch in at least four overseas territories, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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ITV axes Judgement Day
ITV1's new Brian Conley-fronted gameshow Judgement Dayhas been pulled from the schedules after just two episodes as ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard moved to halt the alarming slump in the network's Saturday night ratings, writes Paul Revoir and Jon ...
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Pension deficit pushes BBC£300m into the red
Broadcaster to post record loss after£1bn shortfall in fund and digital costs. ...
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Racing at odds over payout
Atthe races, the media group jointly owned by Arena leisure, BSkyB and Channel 4, is in a contractual dispute with ...
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Why No 10's war with the BBC is far from over
Whether it was faith in the parliamentary process or just wishful thinking among bored journalists, it was widely p...
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BBC pay up 3.6%
More than 20,000 BBC staff will get inflation-busting pay rises of 3.6 per cent next month. ...
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NewsDodgy dossier row gave BBC image a boost
The furious row between the BBC and the government over the
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No challenge to Sky for top matches
Broadcasters were this week putting the finishing touches to their bids for Premiership Football rights in time for Friday's deadline (11 July), with Sky expected to face no terrestrial competition for the two key live packages, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsThe Bill cops it from writers
Writers have accused The Billof criminal cheek after series producer Carson Black wrote to them offering just£200 for story ideas, writes Paul Revoir.
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Is this the funniest comedy line ever?
Mincing Mr Humphries' camp call 'I'm free' from the seventies TV sitcom Are You Being Served? was yesterday named t...
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Lygo's glad to be back and causing trouble at C4
Channel Five programming chief Kevin Lygo, who helped transform the broadcasters trashy image by introducing arts p...
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Scientist named as BBC contact
A former senior UN weapons inspector was named yesterdsay as the person said by the Ministry of ddefence to have ha...
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BBC reassures stadff as it reveals£1bn pension black hole
The BBC will reveal a£1billion hole in its staff pension fund when its annual report is issued next week. ...