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NewsPrime Focus completes global re-brand
Prime Focus has re-named all of its facilities in order to create a single global ‘visual entertainment services company’, a move that results in the demise of established Soho brands including Blue.
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Robert Webb named BBC Worldwide chairman
BBC non-executive director Robert Webb QC is to be the next chairman of BBC Worldwide.
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NewsCoolabi: Chorion talks ongoing but will end soon
Coolabi is seeking a “swift resolution” to its sales talks with Chorion, which have seen its shares suspended for nearly five months.
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NewsFive launches live football on iPhone
Live football has come to the iPhone for the first time with an application from Five.
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NewsESPN adds live basketball in three-year deal
Live NBA basketball is coming to the UK for the first time after ESPN secured a three-year deal.
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NewsAlesha Dixon to front BBC3 doc
A BBC3 doc about the implications of growing up without a father is to be fronted by singer and Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon, to be produced by Flame TV.
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NewsInternet ad spend overtakes TV
First-half spending on internet advertising was a record £1.75 billion, a quarter of the market and more than the £1.64 billion for television, says the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).
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NewsArmstrong to front BBC1 satire pilot
Armstrong and Miller’s subsidiary Toff Media is piloting a companion show to Have I Got News For You that will cast a satirical eye on the week ahead.
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NewsSky Movies Indie goes HD
Sky Movies will launch its tenth high definition channel next month with the advent of Indie HD.
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WFTV launches comedy briefings
Women in Film and TV is inviting women working in TV comedy to discuss the issues facing the genre at a series of briefings.
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NewsMore scheduling overlap for Strictly and X Factor
Fans of popular shows The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing may be forced to pick between the two as TV scheduling for October 10 will see one hour and 20 minutes overlap.
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NewsHell's Kitchen USA sales heat up
Hell’s Kitchen USA, fronted by Gordon Ramsay, has extended its reach to more than 180 territories following a raft of new sales by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsEight out of 10 TVs digital
Eight out of 10 of the UK’s 60 million TV sets are now digitally enabled, according to Ofcom.
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NewsBBC to cut 90 jobs
The BBC is to axe 90 jobs in a restructure of its talent and rights negotiation team.
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NewsV remake to invade Sci Fi
A remake of alien invasion classic V, a series inspired by The Witches of Eastwick and another based on DC Comics’ Human Target are heading to the UK, following a deal between NBC Universal and Warner Bros.
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NewsBradshaw: BBC faces "fight for its life" if Tories win
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has warned that a Tory general election victory would leave the BBC “fighting for its life”.
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NewsPrimeval resurrected on ITV1 with UKTV deal
ITV has resurrected hit sci fi drama Primeval for two new series in 2011, after agreeing a ground breaking co-production deal that will see UKTV have the first run of the fifth series.
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NewsSnell appoints global sales director
Snell has appointed Tandberg’s Paul Gullett as its new global sales director.
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Rogers quits RDF Digital to launch start-up
RDF Digital creative director Zad Rogers is to stand down and set up his own company.
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NewsLiving launches web channel
Virgin Media TV has launched a web spin-off from Living that will feature original short-form celebrity and style shows.