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NewsBSkyB ordered to cut stake in ITV
BSkyB has been ordered to reduce its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV to below 7.5%, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled.
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NewsITN boss quits
Mark Wood, chief executive of ITN, is to step down from the news broadcaster early next year to “pursue opportunities outside the company”.
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News2waytraffic to distribute Sony formats
2waytraffic, the company behind Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, is to begin selling Sony Pictures Television International's (SPTI) entertainment formats around the world.
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NewsBBC World News MD quits
Anne Barnard, managing director of BBC World News, is leaving to “recharge [her] batteries” after more than 14 years at the corporation.
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Entertainment One to buy DHX
International distributor Entertainment One (E1) is to buy Canada-based children's producer DHX Media in a deal which values the company at C$1.59 (85p) a share or C$68m (£36.3m).
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NewsAbsolute Radio launches with Bowie
David Bowie classic Absolute Beginners was selected by listeners as the song to launch Absolute Radio when it went live this morning (29 September).
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NewsThe Axe Men Cometh
Five's ongoing documentary series Axe Men made headway at 8pm on Friday with 1.3m viewers (6.1% share).
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NewsKevin Bishop dodges censure
One of Channel 4's most controversial comedies has escaped censure from Ofcom after amassing more than 300 complaints to the broadcaster and regulator.
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NewsPinky and Perky goes global
ITV Global Entertainment has inked multiple pre-sale deals on the animated kid's series The Pinky and Perky show.
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NewsITV rapped for airing Taggart in daytime
Ofcom has reprimanded ITV for subjecting 15,000 children to an “unrelenting” barrage of explicit violence in daytime repeats of Taggart on ITV1.
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NewsX Factor keeps Strictly on its toes
The first Sunday night outing for this year's X Factor serenaded an impressive 8.9m (38.1%) at 7pm, 800,000 more than BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing which aired an hour later.
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NewsAnimal 24:7 heading to Mip
Electric Sky have picked up the distribution rights to multiple titles from factual specialist True North Productions including BBC1 series Animal 24:7.
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NewsBBC apologises over swearing manager
The BBC has been forced to issue a public apology after Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear swore during a live interview on BBC1 at lunchtime on Saturday's Football Focus.
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NewsMerlin and X Factor lose 1m
Saturday night big hitters Merlin and The X Factor both lost over a million viewers on BBC1 and ITV1.
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NewsSky secures Star Wars series
Sky Movies has secured the UK rights to the George Lucas animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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NewsThompson: C4 needs new terms of trade
BBC director general Mark Thompson has called for a review of Channel 4's rights ownership to help safeguard its PSB future.
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NewsFreesat tops 100,000 sales
Sales of Freesat boxes have reached 100,000 within five months of the launch of the BBC-ITV digital satellite joint venture.
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NewsRuling today on BSkyB/ITV
The Competition Appeals Tribunal is set to rule today on what should happen to BSkyB's 17.9% stake in ITV.
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NewsProspect of shared BBCW draws nearer
The BBC is already in talks with rival broadcasters to share commercial arm BBC Worldwide as part of the shake up to public service broadcasting.