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NewsBeamups beefs up news roster
Online news marketplace Beamups has added Chinese news agency Xinhua and Turkish agency Ihlas to its roster of content providers.
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NewsCbeebies takes Small Potatoes
CBeebies has acquired Small Potatoes, a short-form animation from Little Airplane Productions, which has secured a flurry of international sales.
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NewsBenbow named CBeebies controller
Kay Benbow has been named the new controller of CBeebies – confirming she will go to Salford after all.
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NewsBBC plans first Queen doc since Queengate scandal
The BBC is lining up its first major documentary series about the Queen since the Queengate scandal rocked the TV industry two-and-a-half years ago.
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NewsPinewood positive despite profits drop
Studios group Pinewood Shepperton saw its pre-tax profits fall by 24% in 2009 with TV revenues also down thanks to the advertising slump.
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NewsDarroch: Ofcom ruling will hit sport
Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch has slammed Ofcom’s pay TV ruling, claiming it has got its decision “badly wrong” and will “hit British sport where it hurts.”
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NewsSky's rivals bemoan Ofcom verdict
Sky’s rivals BT Vision and Virgin Media have voiced disappointment that Ofcom’s has not gone far enough in forcing the satellite broadcaster to slash its sports channel wholesale rates.
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NewsOfcom's Sky verdict: what you need to know
Don’t fancy wading through Ofcom’s 656 page Pay TV statement? Here’s what you need to know at a glance
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NewsSky ordered to cut sports prices
Sky must offer its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels to other broadcasters at a wholesale price set by Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator ruled today.
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NewsBBC S&PP set to wield jobs axe
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) is likely to make 44 staff redundant as it completes the final part of an internal reshuffle.
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NewsAP to open central London hub
AP Global Media Services, the video news-gathering facilities arm of The Associated Press (AP), is to launch a new studio and production space in the heart of central London.
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NewsPineapple’s Louie Spence in chat pilot
His spontaneous arm-flapping and pony-like pirouettes have achieved cult status; now Pulse Films is hoping Louie Spence can make the leap from camp choreographer to chatshow host.
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NewsCimelli gets top UK job at Ascent Media
Former Technicolor managing director Maurizio Cimelli has been appointed as senior vice president of EMEA at Ascent Media, a move that effectively makes him the boss of the Group’s UK business.
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NewsSony doc details fire-detection breakthrough
R&D findings from an environmental project that has become the subject of a one-off branded documentary are to be released as a technical white paper that could benefit wildlife and natural history documentary makers.
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NewsFox format leads ITV drama rejig
A UK remake of Fox’s paranormal US series The Oaks is among a trio of dramas being lined up by ITV in the wake of The Bill being axed.
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NewsC4 appoints Lygo to arts board as budget rises
Channel 4 has doubled its core channel’s annual arts budget to £6m and has created a dedicated arts board headed by director of television and content Kevin Lygo.
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NewsTV training ground The Bill is ‘huge loss’
ITV’s decision to axe The Bill will see the industry lose one of its most important training grounds for on-and off-screen talent, according to people close to the show.
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NewsMaverick signs Super Sweet deal with MTV
MTV is extending its global My Super Sweet 16 franchise up to 21 year-olds, and has handed a major production contract to UK indie Maverick Television.
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NewsWebsite comes to the aid of TV’s freelancer parents
A jobs and social networking website called Media Parents is being set up to help TV freelancers who are struggling to balance the demands of working in television and childcare.
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NewsViewer demand sees C4 revisit Gypsy Weddings
Channel 4 is to turn its Cutting Edge ratings smash My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding into a six-part series on the back of calls by viewers for more on the subject.