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NewsCineflix makes raft of sales to Living and UKTV
Cineflix International Distribution has concluded major content deals with Living and UKTV for a raft of factual entertainment and documentary series.
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NewsParthenon hires ex-IMG exec
Parthenon Media Group has appointed a former IMG Entertainment executive as part of a major reshuffle of its senior management team.
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NewsR1 to celebrate 40 years of Annie Nightingale
Radio 1 chiefs will tonight celebrate their longest-serving DJ with an evening dedicated to Annie Nightingale, who has been with the station for 40 years.
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NewsHague reassures MPs over World Service in Burma
Foreign Secretary William Hague has issued a reassurance about the future of BBC World Service broadcasts in Burma today amid reports they could fall victim to spending cuts.
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NewsThompson: hiding top BBC pay rates unacceptable
BBC boss Mark Thompson has said that a proposal by a member of the corporation’s staff to disguise pay rates for top stars and managers was “totally unacceptable”.
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NewsPiers Morgan to replace Larry King on CNN
CNN has confirmed that Piers Morgan is to take over Larry King’s CNN chat show from next January.
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NewsMajor review under way at C4 News
Channel 4 News is half way through a root-and-branch review that could result in a major overhaul next year.
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NewsBBC orders £270k of kids content from the North
The BBC has revealed the first companies to benefit from its @North initiative, launched last year to generate interactive content for children’s channels CBBC and CBeebies.
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NewsBazalgette to lead product placement firm
Former Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has been appointed chairman of digital product placement company MirriAd.
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NewsFormer ITV exec joins Fox Look
Fox’s new international licensing and production arm has hired a former head of format sales and acquisitions at ITV to oversee activity in the UK and Northern Europe.
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NewsRoss Hair to join ESPN
Sony executive Ross Hair has been hired by global sports giant ESPN to run its UK operations.
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NewsMasterchef US wins second series
Fox has ordered a second series of the US version of Masterchef from co-producers Shine TV.
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NewsMiliband attacks Burma World Service cut
Pulling BBC World Service broadcasts in Burma would be an “insult” to political prisoners there, Labour said today, amid reports they could fall victim to Foreign Office cost-cutting.
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NewsBBC Radio 'token' shows criticised
BBC Radio has been criticised by two trade unions for its lack of diversity and for broadcasting “token” commissions featuring and written by Asian and black artists.
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NewsHit teams with Nelvana on Mike the Knight
Hit Entertainment, the indie behind Bob the Builder, has joined forces with Canadian studio Nelvana to produce a new animated series from the creator of Lunar Jim.
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NewsC4 orders 300 more Freshly Squeezed
Channel 4 has commissioned 300 more episodes of music and entertainment show Freshly Squeezed from the indie Remedy Productions.
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NewsFilm24 channel buyout 'imminent'
The buyout of entertainment channel Film24 is almost complete, according to interim managers Canis Media.
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NewsCall to extend FoI law to media organisations
A Labour former minister has called for the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act to be extended to apply to media organisations.
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NewsFM&T appoints Microsoft’s Danker to iPlayer role
BBC Future Media & Technology (FM&T) has appointed Microsoft’s Daniel Danker as general manager for programmes and on-demand, a role that includes responsibility for the iPlayer.
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NewsShaw, Wilson and Charles to leave Channel 5
Channel 5 veterans Chris Shaw, Nick Wilson and Robert Charles are to step down following the acquisition of the broadcaster by Richard Desmond.