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  • News

    Schofield to host The Cube

    2009-03-11T09:26:09Z

    This Morning host Phillip Schofield has been named as the host of ITV1's latest Saturday night primetime game show, The Cube.

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    Pact opens doors to digital and distributors

    2009-03-11T09:52:26Z

    Pact is extending its membership to digital content producers and distributors for the first time.

  • Ratings

    Horne & Corden boosts BBC3

    2009-03-11T09:58:05Z

    BBC3's new sketch show Horne & Corden made its mark on its debut with a strong 817,000 viewers (5.7% share) in a 10.30pm slot - making it the most watched comedy debut in the channel's history.

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    Blinkbox beams up Andromeda

    2009-03-11T10:08:09Z

    TV website Blinkbox has secured the rights to full-length episodes of sci-fi shows such as Andromeda and US reality show My Bare Lady after signing deals with Fireworks International and Zig Zag Productions.

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    Target acquires Fritzl doc

    2009-03-11T10:20:15Z

    A documentary that features previously unseen footage of cellar incest suspect Joseph Fritzl has been picked up by Target Entertainment Group ahead of his trial.

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    Swiss channel rejects Fremantle copycat claim

    2009-03-11T10:53:06Z

    The Swiss broadcaster at the centre of a format copycat dispute has accused FremantleMedia of bullying tactics.

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    BBC2's Hadlow chasing impact, not ratings

    2009-03-11T11:30:55Z

    Factual Commissioning Forum: BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow has said she is more interested in commissioning shows with impact than crowd pleasers.

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    Okonedo to star in BBC4's Mrs Mandela drama

    2009-03-11T11:49:58Z

    Winnie Mandela is the latest real-life figure to get the BBC4 biopic treatment in a one-off drama from Diverse Production.

  • Ratings

    Mistresses appeal fading

    2009-03-11T11:56:00Z

    BBC1's drama Mistresses continued to lose its appeal with the viewers as 4.1m (16.8% share) watched at 9pm last night, the show's lowest ever audience.

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    Product placement to stay banned on UK TV

    2009-03-11T12:34:13Z

    Product placement will continue to be banned for UK-made TV shows, the government has decided.

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    ITV pulls out of MediaCity

    2009-03-11T12:41:28Z

    ITV Granada and the set of Coronation Street will stay put in its Quay Street Studios after negotiations to move to the new MediaCity development at Salford Quays broke down.

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    OTF strikes Earth Touch deal

    2009-03-11T13:05:38Z

    Distributor, Off the Fence (OTF) has signed a distribution deal with fast-growing South African-based natural history producer Earth Touch.

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    Discovery's Korn calls for more celebrity-led series

    2009-03-11T13:12:14Z

    Factual Commissioning Forum: Discovery Channel is seeking to invest in celebrity-led series - but only when the celebrity has a connection with the subject matter.

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    Grade to fight product placement decision

    2009-03-11T13:18:13Z

    ITV's executive chairman Michael Grade has vowed to fight the decision to retain the ban on product placement in UK-originated programmes.

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    ITV calls for factual at 9pm

    2009-03-11T13:50:14Z

    Factual Commissioning Forum: ITV controller of documentaries and current affairs Jeff Anderson said the broadcaster was searching for up-market factual content for 9pm - traditionally filled by drama.

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    C4's Duncan supports product placement ban

    2009-03-11T14:00:07Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has backed media secretary Andy Burnham's ban on product placement in UK produced programmes, saying any relaxation of rules would deliver “marginal commercial benefit”.

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    Pact: Product ban will deprive industry of£72m

    2009-03-11T14:15:42Z

    Pact chief executive John McVay has criticised media secretary Andy Burnham's decision to continue the ban on product placement in the UK, saying it will deprive the television industry of a£72m cash injection.

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    BBC1 and Discovery take bird's eye migratory view

    2009-03-11T14:53:16Z

    Wildlife specialist John Downer Productions is producing a landmark documentary series for BBC1 and Discovery Channel that will show migration through the eyes of birds.

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    Leopard Films sells ITV1 Quentin Crisp drama to US

    2009-03-11T14:57:32Z

    Leopard Films has sold its ITV1 drama An Englishman in New York to the US gay and lesbian network Logo.

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    ITV names Niall Sloane controller of sport

    2009-03-11T15:22:41Z

    Former BBC head of football and Formula One Niall Sloane has been named as the new controller of sport at rival ITV.