All News articles – Page 2701
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NewsSky will cut ITV stake - finally
BSkyB has ended its lengthy battle to hang on to its 17.9% stake in ITV and will reduce it to the 7.5% threshold set by regulators.
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NewsDannii Minogue set for ITV2 series
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue is in talks to star in her own ITV2 reality series, which her agents will co-produce.
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NewsBBC DG reassures staff over in-house production
BBC director general Mark Thompson has hinted to staff that in-house production will not be significantly affected by the size and scope review.
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NewsITV greenlights Trevor Eve drama
Trevor Eve is to star as an international hostage negotiator in new ITV1 drama Kidnap and Ransom.
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NewsMentorn poaches IWC Media's Ransford
Mentorn Media has hired How To Look Good Naked commissioner Philippa Ransford as executive producer for features and formats.
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NewsFreeview slots up for grabs
The BBC and Arquiva have been given the green light to auction off two new Freeview slot thanks a major spectrum reshuffle.
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NewsAll3 partners with new Belgian indie
The Cube and Undercover Boss may soon be remade in Belgium and Iceland as part of a new agreement between All3Media International and a recently-launched indie.
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NewsRDFR signs XYZnetworks deal
RDF Rights has secured a new deal to supply exclusive content to Australian channel operator XYZnetworks.
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NewsCoraline creator to write for Doctor Who
Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman is working on his first major TV project in 15 years: an episode of Doctor Who.
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NewsSNP calls for competition for the BBC
Scottish culture minister Fiona Hyslop will set out the need for competition to the BBC in a speech to a Broadcasting Summit later today.
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NewsEx-ITN boss to head regional news bid
Former ITN chief executive Mark Wood has been appointed chairman of a news consortium bidding for ITV’s regional news operation.
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NewsITV fined for rat killing Celebrity episode
ITV has been fined for animal cruelty after contestants on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! killed and ate a rat, the Australian RSPCA has said.
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NewsESPN to launch Euro SportsCenter
ESPN is to air a European version of its flagship SportsCenter news show on ESPN America from next month.
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NewsHammond to examine space shuttle
Top Gear co-presenter Richard Hammond will examine how the space shuttle works in a third run of his BBC/Nat Geo engineering series.
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NewsEWD takes Marriage Ref to Canada
Endemol Worldwide Distribution has sold Jerry Seinfeld’s new reality show to Citytv in Canada.
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NewsFrancini promoted at IMG Media
IMG Worldwide has named Ioris Francini head of sales worldwide for distributor IMG Media.
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NewsFrontrunners emerge for BBC entertainment job
Three leading executives with experience at ITV, the BBC and Virgin Media are understood to be the frontrunners to replace Jon Beazley as head of BBC entertainment – but the race remains wide open.
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NewsBirt: TV has nothing to fear from Tories
Former BBC director general Lord Birt has said that the television industry has nothing to fear from a potential Conservative government.
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NewsBBC to screen Boy George drama
The BBC is lining up a new drama about singer Boy George, completing BBC2’s drama trilogy for a 1980s season.