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BBCW or Five: C4 faces up to its merged future
Channel 4 must merge with another organisation or wither away, Ofcom has warned - sending chief executive Andy Duncan back to the drawing board in his bid to convince BBC Worldwide of the value of a strategic merger.
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Burnham backs C4/BBCW merger
Media secretary Andy Burnham has pledged that the Channel 4 brand is “here to stay” and revealed that a merger with BBC Worldwide is his preferred option to safeguard its future.
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Burnham: top-slicing is unlikely
Media secretary Andy Burnham has refused to rule out top slicing the BBC licence fee - but has admitted it is towards the bottom of his list of possible solutions to the PSB funding crisis.
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Stockwell plunges ITV1 to 1.4m
ITV1's drama Stockwell lost out to all the other terrestrial broadcasters at 9pm last night, as just 1.4m viewers (6.2% share) tuned in. It was ITV1's worst performing 9pm show since at least 2001.
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O21 appoints new MD
Outside broadcast company O21 Television has appointed Ewen Hamilton as managing director.
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Fountain buys HD cam
Fountain Studios has purchased four HDC-1500 studio cameras from Sony in its first acquisition of HD equipment.
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BBC would have to publish star salaries under Tories
A new Tory government would force the BBC to publish top stars' salaries and scrap the BBC Trust, shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey has revealed.
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4iP to launch citizen journalism tool
Channel 4 is backing technology designed to improve citizen journalism as part of its 4iP multimedia PSB fund.
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Richards cautions C4 over partnership talks
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has reiterated that Channel 4 should not enter partnership talks lightly as it attempts to up the ante in dialogue with BBC Worldwide.
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Disney Channel is kids favourite
The Disney Channel was the UK's most popular children's channel last year, amongst young viewers.
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Crow takes on Edit House
Shepherds Bush-based facility Crow TV has taken on the staff, assets and lease of Endemol’s in-house facility The Edit House.
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ITV names Emmerdale series producer
Coronation Street assistant producer Gavin Blyth has been named as the new series producer for the long-running soap Emmerdale.
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C4 ups deals outside terms of trade
Channel 4 is ramping up the amount of business it does outside of the terms of trade - but wants the existing terms to remain in place if it merges with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsABC shows on 4oD
Disney ABC Int Television has partnered with C4 to make shows available free via VoD for the first time in Europe.
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Loft London in Signiant deal
Loft London has bought a Signiant digital media distribution management software suite as part of a new media hub installation at its South London facility.
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NewsFremantle picks up Duel
Fremantle Media has picked up the international production rights to new gameshow Duel.
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Ascent 142 invests£200k in HD grading suite
Ascent 142 has spent£200,000 on a new HD grading suite for its Wardour Street site.