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NewsGranada sells factual formats to Spanish TV
Spanish broadcasters are set to remake a pair of ITV formats following a deal struck by Granada International.
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Ratings11.5m see Henman victory
BBC1's entire live coverage of Tim Henman's tense match against Mark Philippoussis reached a peak of 11.5 million (50.4%) at 20.25.
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NewsBBC unveils Charter renewal plans
The BBC yesterday (Tuesday) unveiled its manifesto for securing a new Royal Charter, pledging to be more accountable, more transparent and to introduce a new public service test for every BBC service.
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NewsSky and BBC in talks over 'Freesat'
BSkyB has said it is actively talking to the BBC about the corporation becoming a joint venture partner in its new free-to-air satellite offering.
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NewsSky One and Paramount in co-pro deal
Sky One has entered into a co-production deal with Paramount for new sci-fi series The 4400.
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RatingsWife Swap returns with 5.3m
Channel 4's Wife Swap showed no signs of suffering from viewer apathy as the show returned yesterday with an average of 5.3 million (23.1%) in what was a strong night for the broadcaster.
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Grade's Charter renewal speech
'Ladies and gentlemen we live in a somewhat cynical world. Someone once said that every ten years, come Charter Renewal, the BBC gets the old time religion. Can't think who it
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ITV puts footie cash into drama
ITV is to pump an extra£5m into drama and entertainment programming this autumn using money saved by losing the Premier League football highlights to the BBC.
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C4 casts net beyond TV in search for new chief
Speculation continues about who will take the top job at Channel 4, with suggestions that head-hunters Spencer Stuart is looking hard at candidates working outside television production and broadcasting.
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C4 News deal ends after six months
Channel 4 News and indie Real Life Media have ended their£400,000 two-year deal for the broadcaster's northern news bureau just six months into the agreement.
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Living picks up glamour model reality series
Living TV has added to its stable of modelling programming by acquiring the rights to Make Me a Supermodel US.
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Sky in talks over ITV3
BSkyB is in discussions with ITV about making the recently merged company's forthcoming ITV3 channel a pay offering in a bid to keep it off rival platform Freeview.
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Five will unwrap Mummy
The bandaged face of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest will be revealed in a new documentary for Five.
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BBC orders Hiroshima A-bomb docu-drama
BBC1 has ordered docu-dramas that will recreate the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and the life of Genghis Khan.
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NewsHat Trick and Shed ditch plans to wed
The proposed£20m takeover of Footballers' Wives producer Shed by Hat Trick, maker of Have I Got News for You , has collapsed.
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NewsE4 and Endemol deal creates 300 jobs
More than 300 jobs are to be created in Bristol after Big Brother producer Endemol signed a deal with E4 to produce 300 hours of new shows - the digital channel's largest ever investment in original programming.
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NewsThe BBC states its case
The BBC this week unveiled its manifesto for securing a new Royal Charter, pledging to be more accountable, more transparent and to introduce a new public service test for every BBC service.
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More Heavy Metal for History Channel
INDIE Flashback Television has won a multimillion-dollar slate of orders from US broadcasters, including a revamp of its lucrative war machines series Heavy Metal for The History Channel.
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Sky and Paramount in sci-fi deal
SKY ONE has entered into a co-production deal with Paramount for new sci-fi series The 4400, writes Naomi Rovnik.
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Fremantle to invest in new Pioneer shows
INDIE Pioneer Productions is to receive fresh investment from Fremantle International Distribution (FID) for two new US commissions.