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NewsITV axes The Bill; 90 jobs to go
Around 90 jobs are set to go at Talkback Thames as a result of ITV axing The Bill.
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NewsSporting bodies lobby Ofcom for Sky
The chiefs of six of the UK’s largest sporting bodies have written to Ofcom voicing major concerns over its expected decision to force Sky to wholesale its channels to rivals at a cheaper rate..
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NewsC4 tie-up with Five back on agenda
Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five-owner RTL Group, has met with incoming Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham fuelling renewed speculation of a tie-up.
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Wales shakes up creative industry funding
Welsh ministers have announced a shake-up of the way they handle industries such as media, television and film.
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NewsThick Of It wins BPG hat-trick
Political satire The Thick Of It scooped a hat-trick at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
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ITV Global secures RAI Cinema deal
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold more than 100 movies to Italian broadcaster RAI.
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NewsTigress to track the story of an elephant’s carcass
Tigress Productions has won an order from Animal Planet US and Channel 4 for a doc about the scavengers that slowly demolish a dead elephant.
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NewsSky Player set for Freeview and web-enabled TV
Sky is extending the distribution of its premium online TV service Sky Player with IPTV service 3View in a deal which hints at what the broadcaster’s presence is likely to look like if it signs up to Project Canvas.
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NewsIndie mergers and acquisitions to reach three-year high
Mergers and acquisitions in the indie sector will reach their greatest value for three years in 2010, building on a pick-up in the market in 2009, according to new research.
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NewsHope for Scarlet creditors as BBCW eyes deal
The BBC has asked BBC Worldwide to buy distribution rights to Scarlet Television’s back catalogue in a deal that could see up to £50,000 returned to the indie’s freelance creditors.
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NewsKlein: BBC4 will not become dry or dusty
BBC4 is to dramatise the beginnings of Coronation Street as controller Richard Klein attempts to prevent the channel becoming “a drier, dustier world” following the BBC Strategy Review.
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NewsITV: no IFNC discussions before election
The celebrations of the winning IFNC bidders have been cut short after ITV said it would not begin contractual discussions with them until after the imminent election.
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NewsITV local news winners named
Consortia including Johnston Press, Trinity Mirror and UTV have been named as the preferred bidders for ITV’s three regional news pilots - with ITN missing out.
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NewsC4 launches web hub for Chancellor debate
Channel 4 News is rolling out a major online hub in support of next week’s Ask The Chancellors TV debate that will integrate blogs, Facebook and Twitter with live video-streaming for the first time.
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NewsITV revenue revolution kicks off with Corrie trial
ITV’s plan to revolutionise its income streams includes a trial to insert digital product placement and clickable ads into the online version of Coronation Street.
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NewsPeel brings in BBC’s Waters as head of studios
Peel Media has appointed BBC Studios and Post Production’s Andy Waters as the new head of studios for MediaCityUK.
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NewsGreenaway: ‘No post monopoly at MediaCityUK’
The boss of MediaCityUK has assured the post-production sector that its proposed digital-media services deal with Ascent Media Group will not produce a monopoly situation at Salford Quays.
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NewsYes/No eyes TV for 3D IMAX docs
Brighton-based producer Yes/No Productions is filming two £2.6m stereoscopic underwater documentaries destined for IMAX and 3D TV channels such as Sky 3D.
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NewsRagdoll adds DVS SpycerBox in storage update
Teletubbies producer Ragdoll Productions has completed an overhaul of storage capabilities at its post facility in Stratford-upon- Avon with the addition of a 48- terabyte DVS Spycer Box with fibre-channel connectivity.
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NewsSony stalls sale of its minority stake in Shine
Sony Pictures Entertainment is dragging its feet selling its 21% stake in Shine Group - but the deal is still expected to go ahead.