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NewsSir Terry Pratchett launches indie
Sir Terry Pratchett has joined forces with former Prime Focus Productions boss Rod Brown to launch a television and film production company.
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NewsSky Living lands US firefighter series
Sky Living has acquired NBC’s firefighter drama Chicago Fire as the latest addition to its slate of US scripted series.
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RatingsBaggage sinks to 540k
Channel 4 dating show, Baggage, failed to spark a following with viewers, losing 164,000 viewers on its second date.
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RatingsRed or Black? ends on low
Red or Black? bowed out with its lowest audience ever, as the judges’ houses round failed to lift The X Factor to a notable high.
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NewsRed Bull and YouTube partner for 23 mile skydive
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner is to attempt a record-breaking 120,000 foot freefall live on YouTube as part of a tie-up with Red Bull Media House.
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RatingsRyder Cup triumph scores 2.2m
Europe’s extraordinary comeback in the Ryder Cup teed up a peak audience of more than 2.2m for Sky Sports 1.
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NewsPinewood signs Isle of Man TV and film fund deal
Pinewood Shepperton has signed a five-year deal to manage the Isle of Man Treasury’s (IOMT) £25m TV and film fund.
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NewsExposure to highlight story of Banaz and Savile expose
Documentary Banaz: A Love Story will be reversioned for ITV1’s investigative journalism strand, Exposure, along with a film investigating allegations of child abuse by broadcaster Jimmy Savile.
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NewsTop Gear breaches BBC Trust guidelines
The BBC Trust has upheld a complaint against Top Gear after host Jeremy Clarkson made offensive remarks about people with “growths on their faces.”
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RatingsX Factor invites 9.5m to judges' houses
The X Factor pulled in its second biggest audience of the series as the show’s judges decided on their finalists.
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NewsDCD Media debt wiped out
DCD Media wiped out the majority of its debt after investors Timeweave increased its equity stake in the indie.
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NewsBarb reveals ITV1 and C4 ratings errors
Barb has apologised for a number of high-profile gaffes in its ratings reports for ITV1 and Channel 4 late last month.
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NewsBBC News Channel boss unveiled
BBC News’ head of editorial development Sam Taylor has been named as the controller of the BBC News Channel.
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NewsC4 raises "serious concerns" over Barb ratings gaffe
Channel 4 has written to Barb raising “serious concerns” after the audience measurement body misreported its ratings last month.
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NewsAttentional to launch US ratings service
Ratings provider Attentional has signed a deal with US audience measurement company Rentrak to provide an American TV ratings service.
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NewsTCB Media Rights signs first client
TCB Media Rights, the distributor established by ex-Cineflix Rights managing director Paul Heaney, has signed Argonon as its first client.
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NewsHollyoaks series producer exits
Hollyoaks series producer Emma Smithwick is stepping down after 18 months on the soap this week.
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NewsDCMS opens tax relief consultation
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is nailing down the criteria used to decide which programmes are eligible for the proposed drama tax relief for high-end TV.
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NewsBill Gates to headline Abu Dhabi Media Summit
Bill Gates will deliver the keynote speech at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Media Summit, which kicks off next week.
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NewsMonroe and Case Histories picked up in Latin America
ITV crime dramas Monroe, Case Histories and Vera have been picked up by broadcasters in Latin America, Asia and New Zealand ahead of Mipcom.