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NewsBT Sport eyes further rights deals
BT TV chief executive Marc Watson has defended the £900m the business spent on securing Champions League rights and hinted it is considering bidding for more Premier League rights.
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NewsThe Landing teams up with Canary Wharf's Level39
The Landing at MediaCityUK has signed a partnership deal with Canary Wharf’s Level39 to allow members of both start-up spaces to access either facility.
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NewsBBC Birmingham set for boost
Lord Patten and Tony Hall are expected to offer BBC Birmingham a boost amid growing pressure to increase investment in the Midlands.
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NewsRTS Craft & Design winners revealed
BT Sport and Channel 4 doc D-Day: As it Happens were among the winners at this year’s RTS Craft & Design Awards.
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NewsAshes highlights to air on Pick TV
Highlights of England’s defence of The Ashes in Australia are to be made available on Sky’s free-to-air service Pick TV.
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NewsC4 plans to walk the Nile
Channel 4 is to track adventurer Levison Wood as he takes part in a year-long challenge to walk the length of the River Nile.
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NewsBullying rife in creative industries
More than half of workers in the UK’s media, arts and entertainment industries have been subjected to bullying and harassment in the workplace, a study has revealed.
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NewsLumley meets Will.i.am for BBC1 doc
Joanna Lumley is to spend time with The Voice UK coach Will.i.am for a special BBC1 documentary.
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NewsJourneyman ships Scientology doc
Channel 4 doc Scientologists at War, produced by Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer-indie Roast Beef TV, has been sold to a raft of international broadcasters by distributor Journeyman Pictures.
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NewsFormer Turner boss saddles up at Horse & Country
Former Turner European boss Jeff Kupsky has joined the board of directors for pay-TV channel Horse & Country.
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NewsIrish talent show The Hit goes Dutch
Dutch broadcaster RTL5 is to remake Irish talent format The Hit after striking a deal with Warner Bros International Television Production.
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NewsC4 orders Queer As Folk-style dramas from Russell T Davies
Channel 4 has commissioned two series from Queer As Folk creator Russell T Davies.
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NewsSky adds 14 channels to Sky Go
Sky has added 14 new channels including Comedy Central, Dave and Discovery to its multiplatform TV service Sky Go.
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NewsUS net ABC snags Rising Star
US network ABC has picked up Israeli talent format Rising Star after striking a deal with Keshet.
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NewsPact strikes deal with China's CCTV
Chinese broadcaster CCTV has inked a deal with Pact that will boost cooperation between the state broadcaster and the trade body’s members.
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NewsAcquisitions boost ITVS revenue to £555m
ITV’s indie acquisitions spree has helped boost revenues at its production arm by 11% in the first nine months of 2013.
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NewsITV wins back James Bond
James Bond will return to free-to-air television this year after ITV snatched the rights to the Ian Fleming franchise back from Sky.
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NewsDuke of Cambridge launches Bafta ‘Give Something Back' campaign
Bafta is aiming to support the next generation of talent with Give Something Back, an initiative launched today by the organisation’s president, HRH the Duke of Cambridge.
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NewsBBC Arabic loses employment tribunal
The BBC blocked a broadcast journalist from securing a promotion because of his involvement with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), a court has ruled.
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NewsPulse cues up Sony music deal
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has agreed a deal to sell Pulse Films’ originally-commissioned film and TV music.