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BBC pays libel damages to West Ham duo
The BBC has paid undisclosed libel damages to West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and first-team coach Steve Clarke after a contributor claimed on Radio 5 Live they were planning to take over at rival club Chelsea.
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Grey's Anatomy star cast in BBC hospital drama
Grey’s Anatomy’s Kevin McKidd is to star in another medical drama – a BBC production that transplants Greek classic The Odyssey to a British city hospital.
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UKTV unveils Good Food rebrand
UKTV has licensed the Good Food name from shareholder BBC Worldwide and will use it for its tenth and final channel rebrand when it replaces UKTV Food next month.
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Katy Brand returning to ITV2 for third series
Comedian Katy Brand will be returning to ITV2 this autumn with a third instalment of Katy’s Brand’s Big Ass Show.
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Nat Geo snaps up BBC Photography series
Outright Distribution has sold BBC2 documentary series Genius of Photography to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) as part of a raft of other post-MipTV sales.
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ITN Source partners with EMI music publisher
ITN’s archive footage site ITN Source has partnered with EMI’s music publishing site Play Production in a bid to create a one-stop-shop for clients wishing to licence a video clip and suitable music at the same time.
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Wedding TV plans original content push
Wedding TV will look to build its original entertainment slate following signing a deal with brand and content partnership specialist site Brandirector.com.
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C4: Top 10 slated (April 09)
Top 10 programmes most criticised by people who contacted Channel 4 viewer enquiries in April 2009 (quote is an example of viewer comment).
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C4: Top 10 rated (April 09)
Top 10 programmes most appreciated by people who contacted Channel 4’s viewer enquiries in April 2009 (quote is an example of viewer comment).
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C4 hopeful of BBCW tie-up by mid-June
Channel 4 could be just weeks away from reaching a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide to plug its £150m funding gap and head off further damaging cuts to its creative output.
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Jane Root resurfaces with new indie
Jane Root has formed her own production company, Nutopia, and has won a major commission from History US.
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BBC presenter clashes with peer over salary
Labour peer Lord Foulkes has hijacked a BBC News Channel interview about MPs expenses to launch a blistering attack on BBC presenter salaries.
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Liverpool's City Talk to change format
Ofcom has granted City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool permission to change its format and play music - but has imposed a number of conditions.
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Sky airs Project Canvas objections
BSkyB has attacked the BBC Trust’s decision to not carry out a full market review on the BBC, ITV and BT broadband joint venture Project Canvas.
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Wild at Heart wins fifth series
ITV has commissioned a fifth series of Wild at Heart, scotching rumours that the Africa-based drama could be axed.
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Chris Evans scoops two awards at Sonys
BBC2 Radio DJ Chris Evans picked up two gongs at the Sony Radio Academy Awards last night (11 May).
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Gearbox bought by CVP-Mitcorp
The CVP-Mitcorp group has rescued fellow equipment sales and rental company Gearbox from administration and in the process saved 16 jobs.
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Blinkx deal to allow web video search via TV
Blinkx, the video search engine, and Miniweb, the interactive service provider, have formalised a technology integration agreement that will allow web video to be searched and viewed on a TV set.
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Pepper considers vfx closure
Pepper Post is considering closing its visual effects department as part of a round of cut backs designed to ensure that the company remains competitive.
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SMPTE proposes 3D mastering standard
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has announced proposals for a stereoscopic 3D mastering standard that will provide universal image formatting requirements for making and delivering 3D content.