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Fox Kids Europe reports strong half-year profits
Children's broadcaster posts encouraging financial figures as majority owner Disney hands distribution of Fox's Saban library to Buena Vista
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SMG under fire from Scottish Parliament.
Troubled media group SMG, owner of Virgin Radio and ITV franchises Grampian TV and Scottish TV (STV), is set to get more flak this week as Scottish MPs claim the company
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Evans to front last BB?
In what could be a fitting end to its decade-long reign, the producers of Channel 4's Big Breakfast are holding talks with Chris Evans in a bid to lure him back to present the last ever show on Good Friday, writes Simon Ellery.
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C5 KHAN REPORT.
Jemima Khan, wife of former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan, is to make her TV presenting debut after being recruited by Channel 5 News to present two special reports from Bangladesh.
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Villages scoop 'broadband Britain' cash.
New Labour's vision of a 'broadband Britain' took a step closer to becoming a reality this week after e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander finally unveiled the recipients of the government's #30m broadband fund, writes David Wood.
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Choice devises new celebrity formats.
Celebrities will be turned into commodities and viewers will be able to eavesdrop on people in restaurants in the first two ideas to be commissioned from former Big Brother executive producer Conrad Green in his new role as BBC head of new entertainment d
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BBC 2 spring schedule looks at the dark side.
BBC 2 IS to delve into the darker side of the human psyche with two major new programmes slated as part of its #94m spring/summer season launched this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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DNE BOOSTS UK ORDERS.
Discovery Networks Europe has unveiled a 50 per cent increase in UK-produced programming for its spring/summer line-up, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC PLANS SONG AND DANCE FOR EUROVISION.
The BBC is to reinforce its commitment to the annual Eurovision Song Contest (right) by simulcasting this year's event on two of its television channels for the first time, writes Leigh
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Ballot forces MTV to recognise union.
Music broadcaster MTV Networks Europe has become the first broadcaster to be forced to recognise broadcast union Bectu under new employment regulations.In a ballot overseen by the Central Arbitration Committee, 74
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Heggessey puts faith in Wright's pulling power.
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has pledged her support for big-money signing Ian Wright and may commission a full series of his high-profile Saturday night pilot Right Here, Wright Now despite its initial flop, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Capital to beef up sports.
Capital Radio is looking to form a more cohesive sports strategy across its networks and has appointed former BBC Radio sport managing editor Andy Kay to oversee it, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC cleans up at RTS programme awards.
The BBC dominated the Royal Television Society programme awards once again this year, taking 16 gongs in the event's 26 categories, writes Simon Ellery.
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Search given key C4 post.
Channel 4 is revamping its experimental independent film and video department and has promoted Jess Search to spearhead the drive.Search, who becomes C4 commissioning editor, independent film and video, is charged
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Morss launches Banjax venture.
Former Pepper's Ghost Productions (PGP) creative director Richard Morss has unveiled details of his new digital animation venture, Banjax, writes Barbara Marshall.
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WORLD CUP REQUEST.
The BBC and ITV plan to screen four matches from the World Cup on their digital channels BBC Choice and ITV Sport Channel. They have asked the Independent Television Commission (ITC)
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ITV SPORT CLOSURE?
ITV Sport, ITV Digital's struggling soccer channel, will have to be shut down if its #315m deal with the Nationwide League is not renegotiated, Steve Morrison, chief executive of ITV Digital
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OFCOM GETS ASSENT.
Parliament this week gave royal assent to the bill to establish Ofcom, the new communications regulatory body. Ofcom will be created when the new communications bill is passed next year and
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US POP IDOL ON WAY.
Fremantle Media and 19TV have finalised a deal with Fox in the US to produce an American version of Pop Idol after several weeks of negotiations. The series will broadcast from
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HISLOP SHOW FOR BBC.
BBC entertainment and CBBC have collaborated for the first time on a new family comedy written by Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. My Dad's the Prime Minister aims