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NewsESPN hires Vivian to spearhead sports sales
ESPN has hired Richard Vivian as its director of sports distribution in a bid to extend the reach of its channels.
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NewsVirgin eyes triple-screen ‘pause and resume’ first
Virgin Media is in talks to launch a service that would allow viewers to begin watching a show on TV before transferring to a PC or mobile to pick it up from the point they left off.
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NewsC4 fact ent reshuffle sees Pegg move to Blast!
North One head of factual entertainment Tina Flintoff is to join Channel 4’s factual entertainment team in a reshuffle that also sees commissioner Alistair Pegg move to Blast! Films.
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NewsBragg and Haslam to run indie
Melvyn Bragg is to run an independent production company for the first time to oversee the rebirth of The South Bank Show Awards on Sky Arts.
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Heavenly hires two for Lambie-Nairn team
Branding agency Heavenly is ramping up efforts to build a new broadcast team around creative director Martin Lambie-Nairn, after appointing two key creative staff.
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NewsEdgar-Jones set to depart Endemol
Big Brother executive producer Phil Edgar-Jones will stand down from Endemol UK after a decade when the reality show comes to an end in the UK.
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NewsCrozier creates new board to boost value of brands
Fru Hazlitt is to chair a new strategic ITV management group designed to wring every last penny out of the broadcaster’s content.
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NewsITFC for sale as owner calls in administrators
Subtitling and content management services facility ITFC has been put up for sale after its holding company appointed an administrator.
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NewsBebo back in the hunt for original commissions
Bebo, the social network behind KateModern, is to revive original commissions under its Bebo Originals brand and go on the hunt for new content.
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NewsFacebook in bid to host video for broadcasters
Facebook has launched a charm offensive designed to encourage the UK’s biggest broadcasters to post video content on the site.
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NewsUKTV appoints online producer to boost Dave
UKTV has hired Sharon Aneja as senior multiplatform entertainment producer to manage its portfolio of websites.
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NewsNME Radio to rise again
NME Radio has been resurrected as a digital radio service less than six weeks after it was scrapped by IPC Media.
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NewsAshes free-to-air decision deferred
The Government today confirmed speculation that it was postponing a decision on listed sports events until after digital switchover in 2012.
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NewsUnions order BBC strike ballot
The BBC is on collision course with trade unions after the broadcaster stuck firmly to its controversial plans to overhaul pensions during talks.
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NewsDiscovery in EMEA shake-up
Discovery Network’s EMEA managing director Arthur Bastings is leaving the broadcaster after six years in a move that will see his responsibilities split between two senior executives.
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NewsBBC corporate affairs boss quits
Tina Stowell, the BBC’s head of corporate affairs, is leaving the broadcaster to pursue a career in politics.
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NewsDamages saved for two more series
US legal drama Damages has been saved from the axe after satellite station DirecTV bought the show.
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NewsFive set to axe JLC shows
Justin Lee Collins’ game show and chat show are set to be axed by Five after both performed poorly in the ratings.
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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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NewsBBC names features, formats boss
Alison Kirkham has been appointed the new commissioning editor for factual features and formats on BBC1 and BBC2, replacing Jo Ball.