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NewsHeart swaps jingles for rhythms in£1m ad push
London's Heart 106.2 is replacing its on-air jingles with specially composed “rhythmic” musical tracks as parent Global Radio ploughs a record£1m into a major integrated advertising campaign to promote the station.
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NewsITV franchise trio kicks off battle over programme costs
UTV, SMG and Channel Television are poised to appoint an independent consultancy to establish how much they should pay for ITV programming, as part of a bid to reduce their contribution.
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NewsDCD offers indies£10m in exchange for rights
DCD Media is to put£10m up for grabs for indies in exchange for programme distribution rights.
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NewsZane hits out at XFM over his week-long suspension
DJ Alex Zane has accused XFM of “over-reacting in the extreme” after it suspended him and his breakfast show production team for playing a controversial song.
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NewsGarvie hits back at BBCW critics
BBC Worldwide's Wayne Garvie has staunchly defended the business against a groundswell of anger from the commercial sector over the extent of its activities.
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NewsIndies face cuts as ad slump kicks in
Indies are bracing themselves for budget cuts from commercial channels as the advertising slowdown starts to pinch.
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NewsPublic cash could stifle C4, warns Fincham
Channel 4 could put its entertainment heritage at risk in its bid to secure extra funding, Peter Fincham has warned.
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Fremantle does The Strip
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to Nine Network Australia's new crime drama The Strip.
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iRights takes web mystery
iRights, the Digital Rights Group-owned distributor, has picked up the rights to new online drama Do You Believe Me?.
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ID Distribution sells 150 hours' content to Asia
ID Distribution has sold 150 hours of content into territories across Asia.
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NewsElectric Sky's bumper factual deal
Brighton-based distributor Electric Sky has announced a raft of distribution deals that bolster its factual catalogue.
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NewsTarget hits on indie start-ups
Target Entertainment has signed output deals with two new UK indies that have been set up by experienced producers.
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Shares fall in RTL as earnings edge down
Shares in RTL Group, owner of Five, fell 5.8% after the company reported results for the six months to 30 June 2008.
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NewsTrade buyers likely to drive indie deals
Trade buyers rather than private equity groups will increasingly be the most likely buyers of independent producers, Peter Bazalgette has claimed.
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NewsDiscovery US plans closure of UK branch
Discovery US has announced it is planning to close its UK office following a 30-day consultation with staff.
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NewsLost revealed as most-talked about show
Lost is the UK's most talked-about show according to a study that claims that TV still dominates the national conversation.
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NewsMedieval kids gameshow ordered by S4C
A new children's adventure gameshow inspired by the legend of King Arthur has been commissioned by Welsh-language channel S4C.
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NewsMovie plans for German Office
BBC comedy The Office is to get the big screen treatment - in Germany.
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Banks, bins and builders
Channel 4 documentary strand Cutting Edge will tackle the credit crunch, litter collections and British builders' attitudes towards their eastern European competitors in its latest run.
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Sky Real Lives fosters story of adoptive mum
Sky Real Lives and publisher Harper Collins will cross-promote a TV documentary and book based on the story of an adoptive mother of eight children with special needs.