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    Oprah Winfrey to get her OWN network

    2008-01-16T09:23:08Z

    US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey will launch a new television network with Discovery Communications that will be a 'natural extension' of her show.

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    Simply Media picks ABS for playout gig

    2008-01-16T09:50:03Z

    Advanced Broadcast Services will provide playout services for three of Simply Media's television channels.

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    TV Critics 16 January '08

    2008-01-16T09:54:09Z

    '... difficult to watch without feeling a permanent shiver of total revulsion'. Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Channel X signs up to Blinkx

    2008-01-16T10:11:19Z

    Indie Channel X is among 13 companies to have signed distribution deals with video search engine Blinkx.

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    Pollard to help launch Indian channels

    2008-01-16T10:22:57Z

    Former Sky News chief Nick Pollard is part of a UK group of TV execs and companies helping to launch 12 new channels in India.

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    Zodiak enters Indian TV market

    2008-01-16T10:28:51Z

    Zodiak Television, the Swedish super-indie that owns UK producer Diverse, has taken a stake in an Indian production company for the first time.

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    Willoughby to head C4i

    2008-01-16T10:52:24Z

    Digital Rights Group has appointed Christina Willoughby as managing director of Channel 4 International, the UK distribution company acquired by the group last year.

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    BBC1 maintains its news advantage

    2008-01-16T11:16:01Z

    BBC1 maintained the lead over its commercial rival in the nightly news ratings war as The 10 O'Clock News drew a million more viewers than ITV1's News at Ten.

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    Arqiva bags three year uplink deal with Gala TV

    2008-01-16T11:23:52Z

    Arqiva has secured a three-year deal to uplink interactive bingo channel, Gala TV for the Sky digital platform.

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    Viewers back Langham interview

    2008-01-16T11:29:18Z

    Ofcom has received no viewer complaints over More4's broadcast of a controversial interview with disgraced actor Chris Langham last night.

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    Arqiva bags three year Gala TV uplink deal

    2008-01-16T12:14:00Z

    Arqiva has secured a three-year deal to uplink interactive bingo channel Gala TV to the Sky digital platform.

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    Shine poised for distribution move

    2008-01-16T12:16:13Z

    Shine is set to move into international distribution following its£97m ($200m) acquisition of US indie Reveille.

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    VMTV makes triple buy-up

    2008-01-16T12:32:12Z

    Virgin Media TV has made acquisitions for two of its channels, picking up two human interest documentaries for Virgin 1 and a celebrity lookalike reality series for Living 2.

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    Pioneer lands Fremantle development deal

    2008-01-16T12:37:34Z

    Fremantle Media Enterprises has continued its drive to ramp up its drama catalogue by signing a two-year drama development deal with Pioneer Productions.

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    Euro deals for Transformers

    2008-01-16T12:58:02Z

    Entertainment Rights has secured three European broadcast agreements for its new Transformers animated series.

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    BBC Scotland looks for compulsory redundancies

    2008-01-16T13:17:54Z

    BBC Scotland is thought to be planning eight compulsory redundancies after too few staff came forward to meet its Value for Money cuts.

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    Optomen sells Brit hits

    2008-01-16T15:04:48Z

    Optomen International has sold three of its key shows to major broadcasters in the US, Asia and Middle East.

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    Chile buys Office format

    2008-01-16T15:09:51Z

    BBC Worldwide Americas has licensed the format of The Office to production company Chilecorto and Canal 13-Chile in the first remake deal for the show in Latin America.

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    Search is on for nation's golden comedy decade

    2008-01-16T15:14:57Z

    UKTV Gold will call on the public to help search for the funniest decade in British comedy history in its biggest commission to date.

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    City expects Global to raise GCap bid

    2008-01-16T15:16:20Z

    Global Radio is likely to increase its bid to take GCap Media private rather than pursue a reverse takeover that would see the group remain listed, analysts believe.