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Govt scraps plans to help C4 with switchover costs
The government has scrapped proposals to hand Channel 4£14m of licence fee funds for digital switchover as it prepares to speed up wider plans to address the future shape of public service broadcasting.
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UK focus for De Agostini global ambition
European media giant De Agostini Group is poised for an acquisition spree in the UK and the US, with a focus on companies with strong IP catalogues. Brands owned by troubled kids company Entertainment Rights are believed to be at the top of its shopping list.
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Monkey Television picks up Make My Day for US
Monkey Television is to follow the lives of unsuspecting Americans in a Stateside remake of its Channel 4 hidden camera show Make My Day.
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Sky Real Lives nets Canadian shows for HD
Sky Real Lives has picked up around 50 hours of Canadian shows from distributor Cineflix International for its recently launched HD channel.
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Fincham: indies should forget terms of trade
Indies need to be prepared to ignore the terms of trade when negotiating with ITV during the financial downturn, Peter Fincham has warned.
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ITV1 follows Fat Teens in Love at summer camp
A group of obese teenagers who find love and confidence at summer camp will star in an upcoming documentary for ITV1.
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BBC1 series plans to expose UK's rogue workmen
BBC1 will name and shame cowboy workmen across the country as part of a major Rogue Traders-style daytime series.
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Job cuts bite at in-house ITV drama department
Several senior ITV Studios drama executives have left the in-house producer as the impact of ITV's job cuts begins to bite.
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Cutting Edge to delve into Ipswich Murders
Channel 4 is to explore the murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich two years ago in an extended edition of Cutting Edge.
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Rivals square off for Broadcast Awards
Entertainment juggernauts Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor will face off in the 2009 Broadcast Awards.
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Brook Lapping to make landmark BBC2 Iran doc
BBC2 has commissioned a landmark documentary series on Iran and its relationship with the Western world from the producer of Death of Yugoslavia and Israel and The Arabs.
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STV to pump£1m into production division
STV will pump almost£1m into its STV Productions development division as part of a drive to create global formats, co-productions and advertiser-funded content for a broad range of broadcasters.
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ITV Studios eyes Jackson deal
ITV Studios' next indie investment could be with a familiar face - outgoing ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson.
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Video: Peter Fincham
ITV director of television Peter Fincham talks to Broadcastnow about shaking up the weekday schedule, the tension between ITV Studios and the indie sector and why there will always be a place for mainstream television.
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Redmond: PSB broadcasters disconnected from real life
Media Festival: Brookside creator Phil Redmond has kickstarted The Media Festival by accusing PSB broadcasters of being disconnected from the cultural life of the UK and insisting they must change or face extinction.
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RDF Media in£52m buyout
RDF Media, the indie behind shows such as Wife Swap and Faking It, has agreed to a management buyout for£52m.
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Future Media set to merge brands
Content processing and re-pur-posing business Future Media Group will bring its three companies under a single brand next year and move them all into the same building.
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Medway boosts post file exchange for ITV
ITV has added a Medway file interchange system to the workflow for its new BT-managed Content Store.
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SIS Live plans web events division
Broadcast services supplier SIS Live is to launch a division dedicated to producers interested in distributing events to the internet.
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Soho Runners set up to offer temporary help
A new recruitment agency, which started out as a Facebook initiative, has been set up to provide temporary runners to Soho facilities.