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NewsTop Up TV enters Sky Sports battle
Top Up TV is weighing into the battle to attract subscribers via Sky Sports as it starts offering the flagship channels from August on Freeview.
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NewsHunt plans competition probe over Sky bid
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is prepared to refer News Corporation’s takeover of BSkyB to the Competition Commission, but will first consider concessions the company is willing to make in its bid.
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NewsBrookside fans call for anniversary DVD
More than 5,000 Brookside fans have signed a petition calling for a commemorative DVD to mark the soap’s 30th anniversary.
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NewsSky presenter apologises to official
Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has telephoned assistant referee Sian Massey to apologise for his off-air comments about her at the weekend.
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NewsUnfinished Dickens to get new ending for TV
Charles Dickens’ great unfinished work Edwin Drood is to be given a new ending in a major BBC adaptation.
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NewsMatt Baker confirmed as One Show host
Countryfile host Matt Baker has finally been confirmed as the new host of BBC1’s The One Show.
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NewsNazi jibe presenter to appeal High Court ruling
Radio presenter Jon Gaunt has won permission to appeal a High Court ruling that branded one of his interviews as offensive and abusive and breached the Broadcasting Code.
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RatingsGlee serenades 1.4m
MONDAY: Glee continued with strong ratings, despite a slight dip, with the latest instalment of the high school musical.
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RatingsEpisodes loses 700,000
MONDAY: BBC2 comedy Episodes, starring Matt LeBlanc, has lost more than 700,000 viewers when compared with its debut.
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NewsBarb extends online ratings pilot
Barb has extended its field test of measuring viewing figures from PCs and laptops by a further three months.
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NewsC4 stand-up show to return
Stand Up For The Week is to return to Channel 4 in an earlier slot with a new host.
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NewsFinish hires Flame artist Wilmot
Soho post house Finish has recruited Flame artist Paul Wilmot to its VFX team.
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Shine secures Japanese alliance
Shine International has tied with a Japanese entertainment conglomerate to develop, produce and distribute content for broadcasters around the world.
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NewsSky 3 to relaunch as Pick TV
BSkyB is to rebrand its free-to-air channel Sky 3 as part of the wider changes taking place at the broadcaster.
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NewsOrange in talks to acquire Dailymotion
Mobile operator Orange has kicked off talks with video aggregation site Dailymotion to take a 49% share for €58.8m.
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NewsUK indie to produce US medical drama
US network ABC has greenlit a major new medical drama based in Afghanistan that will be co-produced by UK indie Artists Studio.
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NewsHBO to remake Rise doc
A British documentary about the underground world of bare-knuckle fighting is to be remade as a gritty drama series for US broadcaster HBO.
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NewsBBC Knowledge to launch in Italy
BBC Worldwide is to launch factual channel BBC Knowledge in Italy - its first full-dubbed bespoke channel in Western Europe.
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NewsEx-Sky1 boss to run Red Arrow UK
German production group Red Arrow Entertainment is to launch a new division in the UK and has named former Sky1 controller James Baker co-managing director.
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NewsRev and This is England triumph at South Bank Awards
Rev and This is England ’86 scooped top prizes at the South Bank Awards.