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NewsEx-Zodiak exec launches "culturally diverse" distributor
Former Zodiak Entertainment executive David Cornwall has resurfaced at the helm of new distribution company Scorpion TV with a focus on culturally diverse content.
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NewsVoice of Radio 4 to leave after swearing on air
BBC continuity announcer Peter Jefferson, known as the ‘Voice of Radio 4’, is to leave after 45 years at the corporation.
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NewsBBC Worldwide may be privatised
The BBC is considering floating BBC Worldwide on the stock market, as part of its review of the size and scope of the corporation’s activities.
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NewsCBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia
Six CBS-branded channels will launch in the UK later this year after the US giant’s international arm struck a joint venture deal with multichannel operator Chellomedia.
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NewsProduct placement to be approved for British TV
Product placement could soon be allowed on British television programmes for the first time with the Government reviewing a ban on the practice as broadcasters struggle with weak advertising revenue.
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NewsKyle show rapped over c-word exchange
Ofcom has censured ITV for including the c-word in an edition of daytime talk show The Jeremy Kyle Show.
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NewsBBC ready to share iPlayer technology
The BBC has officially kicked off its initiative to share iPlayer technology with commercial rivals.
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NewsSky censured for HD cross-promotions
BSkyB has been rapped by Ofcom for misleading cross-promotions with regards to its HD service.
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NewsFresh orders for Big Brother in the US and Germany
Big Brother may be preparing for the end on Channel 4 but Endemol has confirmed new orders for the reality format in the US and Germany.
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Stage set for VoD regulation
Ofcom is consulting the industry on plans to regulate ‘TV-like’ video-on-demand programming.
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NewsJoost chairman voted out
Web TV company Joost is investigating the actions of former chief executive Mike Volpi after shareholders ousted him from the company.
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News2waytraffic to offer fresh fact ent at Mipcom
Sony Pictures Entertainment-owned 2waytraffic is to launch three new shows to the international market next month, including the US version of Dragons’ Den.
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NewsFirst line-up revealed for Live from Studio Five
Glamour model Katie Price will appear on the first show of Five’s new current affairs series Live from Studio Five, presented by former footballer Ian Wright, model Melinda Messenger and Apprentice runner-up Kate Walsh.
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NewsIBC: The circus comes to town
Jonathan Try, vice president of technology at the Digital Media Centre in Amsterdam, pinpoints some of the key themes of this year’s IBC, which opens today.
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NewsChannel TV slams ITV compliance move
Channel TV has criticised ITV’s decision to bring in a “double compliance” system, with chairman Mick Desmond claiming the broadcaster is taking a “cynical advantage” of Ofcom’s decision to increase the network’s fines for breaches of the broadcasting code.
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NewsUnions pressure government to fast-track piracy clampdown
Indie trade body Pact and broadcasting union Bectu are backing a campaign to clamp down on illegal peer-to-peer file sharing on the internet.
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NewsITV advertising sales verdict delayed
The provisional solution on how to handle the current capping of ITV’s advertising sales has been subject to a “slight delay”, the Competition Commission has announced.
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NewsAnalysis: are you ready for musical chairs?
The industry is bracing itself for another round of executive musical chairs - with insiders predicting a complex series of moves could end with ITV’s Elaine Bedell and Alison Sharman going head to head to become the broadcaster’s director of television.
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NewsMary 'queen of shops' switches channels
TV’s “queen of shops” Mary Portas is believed to have doubled her salary by defecting from the BBC to Channel 4 in a two-year deal worth £500,000.
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NewsBBC1 off to Oz for latest search for star format
BBC1 is looking for a Dorothy and, bizarrely, a Toto the dog as it turns to The Wizard of Oz for in its latest search for a star format.