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NewsWriters reveal US challenges
Successful US remakes of British comedies only work if American writers understand the spirit of the original show, writers have claimed.
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NewsHat Trick plans to extend HIGNFY and Room 101 online
Hat Trick is in talks with the BBC about extending the Have I Got News For You brand into a UK equivalent of US satirical website The Onion.
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NewsQ&A: Rob Brydon in conversation
Writer, actor and producer Rob Brydon (Marion & Geoff/Human Remains/Annually Retentive) talks to Boyd Hilton about breaking into the business, nearly turning down his role in Gavin & Stacey and what he's up to next.
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NewsDistributors Survey 2008
Broadcast's annual survey of the UK top distributors can now be browsed online. Find out who tops the league table, what the distributors think of each other and the challenges ahead. [Click here]
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NewsPassion inks deal with Buck
Passion Distribution has signed deals with Canadian producer Buck Productions to distribute its reality show Petal Pushers and the documentary Leave Her to Die.
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NewsHat Trick plans to extend HIGNFY and Room 101 online
Comedy Forum: Hat Trick is in talks with the BBC about extending the Have I Got News For You brand into a UK equivalent of US satirical website The Onion.
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NewsComedy writers reveal US challenges
Comedy Forum: Successful US remakes of British comedies only work if American writers understand the spirit of the original show, writers have claimed.
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NewsKatie & Peter take on World's Strictest Parents
BBC3 and ITV2 were locked in a fierce ratings tussle at 9pm last night as BBC3's The World's Strictest Parents averaged 720,000 (3.96%) but failed to topple the commercial channel's Katie & Peter.
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NewsIndies slam 'series stacking'
Comedy Forum: Indies have hit out at the introduction of “series stacking” on the BBC iPlayer, arguing that it will hit the profits they get from DVD sales.
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NewsITV strikes football deal with Setanta
England supporters will be able to follow their teams' away performance in the World Cup qualifiers for free, after ITV struck a deal with rights holder Setanta last night.
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NewsSony takes lead role in new BSkyB centre
BSkyB is building a new broadcasting facility with a£77m technology fit-out and has named Sony as the lead systems integrator on the project.
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NewsBroadcast tech market set for 2009 slowdown
The broadcast technology manufacturing market will see single-digit growth through 2009 and 2010, according to the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers'(IABM) latest Global Market Study.
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NewsThomson sells film transfer business
Thomson is selling its Thomson Grass Valley digital film transfer equipment business to private investors led by Parter Capital Group, a German private equity advisory firm.
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NewsMacIntyre to front Sky 1 knife crime campaign
Sky 1 has signed up Donal MacIntyre to host a series of campaigning programmes addressing the menace of knife crime in the UK.
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NewsNo one notices BBC1's Undercover Soldier
BBC1's documentary The Undercover Soldier found itself in fourth place last night at 9pm with just 2.3m viewers (11.2%), the channel's lowest audience at that time since June 2006.
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NewsBoxing punches back onto ITV
Boxing will return to ITV's schedule this autumn thanks to a new two-year deal with Hennessy Sports.
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NewsITN reporter signs with Teachers TV
Teachers TV has signed up former ITN correspondent Charlotte Hume to front a fortnightly news bulletin.
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NewsSky names channels director
BSkyB has promoted Rob Webster to director of channels and operations, with responsibility for relationships with all retailed and non-retailed channels on the platform.
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NewsTV critics 18 September ‘08
“It's not at all like Casualty or ER.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsTV critics 19 September ‘08
“What followed was, somehow, simultaneously dull and fascinating.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.