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NewsYouView sales hit 140,000
Total sales of YouView boxes have risen to 140,000 after TalkTalk reported it had distributed 80,000 units in the three months to 31 December.
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NewsHarris completes sale of broadcast division to Gores Group
Harris Corporation has completed the sale of its Broadcast Communications business to The Gores Group.
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NewsLiberty Global launches takeover bid for Virgin Media
International pay TV operator Liberty Global is working on a bid to acquire cable operator Virgin Media.
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NewsNUJ escalates battle against BBC job cuts
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has stepped up its battle over BBC job cuts in Scotland – rolling out industrial action, including the threat of a strike, across the country.
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NewsRain Post subsidiary enters administration
Rain Post staff supplier, Rain II, has gone into administration 18 months after the facility opened for business.
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NewsCardiff-based Gorilla Group snaps up Soho facility
The Gorilla Group has acquired Soho post-production outfit The Joint.
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NewsSteven D Wright heads to Whizz Kid
Former Shine creative director Steven D Wright has joined Bafta producer Whizz Kid Entertainment.
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NewsOfcom rejects Big Fat Quiz of the Year complaints
Ofcom has thrown out 180 complaints made about Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year at the end of last year.
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NewsSplash! set for second run
Celebrity diving series Splash! has been recommissioned for a second run after becoming one of ITV’s best rating entertainment series launches in seven years.
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NewsThunderbirds to blast off on CITV from 2015
Iconic kids show Thunderbirds is returning to CITV 50 years after the original series made its debut on TV.
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NewsEvening Standard wins London TV licence
The Evening Standard has fought off high-profile competition to land the London local TV licence.
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NewsPrime Focus commercials arm set to enter administration
The commercials and broadcast arm of Prime Focus could be placed in administration, with the company performing an “urgent assessment” to see if it can sell the division.
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NewsITV gets Breathless over 60s gynaecologists
ITV is planning to build on its slate of period dramas with a series following a group of gynaecologist in the 1960s.
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NewsITVS gives Lygo greater international focus
ITV Studios boss Kevin Lygo is to increase his focus on the producer’s international interests, resulting in its UK-based creative directors reporting directly to Denise O’Donoghue.
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NewsABC to remake ITV Studios' BBC1 drama The Syndicate
Kay Mellor’s BBC1 drama The Syndicate is to be piloted by ABC in the US.
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NewsFremantleMedia restructures int'l business
FremantleMedia is restructuring its business by dropping the FremantleMedia Enterprises brand and housing its digital and ancillary businesses more regionally.
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NewsAmazon to roll out original kids series via Lovefilm
Amazon is developing five new kids series and will launch them in the UK via Lovefilm.
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NewsUKTV creates social media team, promotes Hornby
UKTV has created a new social media team and is looking to hire digital execs.
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NewsESPN in talks to sell UK sports rights
ESPN is in talks to sell off its sports rights as part of a deal that could see the US broadcaster exit the UK.
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LoveLive preps The Brits digital coverage
Multiplatform production company LoveLive is developing a “holistic and spherical” digital resource to support this year’s Brit Awards.