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NewsBT Media secures £10m RRsat supply agreement
BT Media and Broadcast and RRsat Global Communications Network (RRsat) have agreed a five-year preferred supplier agreement that could be worth up to £10m to each company.
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NewsCall for more women's sports coverage
Women’s sporting events should be screened more often on television to inspire girls to get active, the Government was urged today.
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NewsFilm24 operators call in Canis Media
Canis Media is weighing up a sale of free-to-air channel Film24 after its operators entered liquidation.
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NewsEndemol acquires Hot comedy
Endemol has acquired distribution rights outside of the US for new comedy Hot in Cleveland.
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NewsGreenpeace orders Glasto shorts
Indie Raw Cut is producing a series of film shorts about the Greenpeace Field at the Glastonbury Festival later this week.
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NewsRussia takes BBCW dramas
BBCW has sold two drama series to a major broadcaster in Russia, ahead of this week’s Discop market.
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NewsAbraham unveils major C4 shake up
Channel 4 is embarking on a massive restructure that will cut 25% of senior management positions and see Kevin Lygo and Julian Bellamy’s roles combined under a single chief creative officer position.
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NewsC4 Jackson doc libel case dropped
A former bodyguard to Michael Jackson and his family has dropped his libel claim against a Channel 4 documentary the day before High Court proceedings were due to begin.
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NewsTime Warner in talks with Shed
Hollywood media giant Time Warner is in talks to take over Footballers’ Wives and Supernanny television producer Shed Media.
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NewsGlobal to close half of local Heart stations
Global Radio is reducing the number of Heart network stations it operates by 50% as it invests £7m into 15 “centres of broadcasting excellence”.
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NewsFive rapped for crime trail in kids schedule
Ofcom has censured Five for airing a trailer for US crime drama Numb3rs in between two childrens’ programmes.
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NewsUBC sells multiplex share to GMG
UBC Media has offloaded its 7.5% stake in digital radio multiplex MXR to Guardian Media Group to focus more tightly on content production and interactive services.
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NewsChristine Bleakley to leave BBC
TV presenter Christine Bleakley is looking forward to working with her “old friend” Adrian Chiles again after it was announced she has signed a deal to move to ITV.
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NewsReal Hustle nabbed in Eastern Europe
DRG has sold BBC series The Real Hustle to broadcasters across Eastern Europe.
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NewsRadio 1 order social docs
BBC Radio 1 is to air three documentaries focussing on major issues which affect youngsters including the dangers of social networking and youth prostitution.
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NewsEarle: ITV supplied me with 400 tickets
Football pundit Robbie Earle has claimed ITV had supplied him with 400 World Cup tickets and was aware they were for a third party.
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News80 jobs go as Barcud Derwen closes
The majority of Barcud Derwen is to close after suitable buyers could not be found for the Welsh facilities group and its assets.
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NewsTop Model finale to air live
Britain’s Next Top Model is to air a live finale and allow viewers to vote for the winner for the first time.
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NewsTime Warner shuns Five deal
US media giant Time Warner is understood to have backed away from offering a bid for Five having previously expressed interest in buying the broadcaster.
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NewsShine hires BBCW's Chugani
BBC Worldwide chief financial officer Neil Chugani, who helped usher in landmark deals with a string of indies, is to join Liz Murdoch’s Shine Group.