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    BBC1's Mrs Pritchard off to Japan

    2008-04-11T13:20:27Z

    MIPTV: Target Entertainment has sold Kudos Film & Television's BBC1 drama series The Amazing Mrs Pritchard to NHK in Japan as part of a raft of deals

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    Gladiators enter the arena

    2008-04-11T13:07:21Z

    Sky One this morning unveiled the 12 gladiators who will take centre stage in the return of the classic series, including Olympic silver medallist Du'aine Ladejo.

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    Norway to ask Am I Normal

    2008-04-11T12:54:38Z

    MIPTV: Avalon Distribution has sold Liberty Bell's new BBC2 series Am I Normal? to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, ahead of its UK broadcast next week.

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    Disney plans subtitles for online shows

    2008-04-11T12:23:59Z

    Subtitling company IMS has secured Disney's interest for new Flash-based software that can generate multi-language subtitles for web TV.

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    ITV to make global channels push

    2008-04-11T12:02:14Z

    MIPTV: ITV Worldwide is looking to establish a global channels business, under the leadership of new president and managing director Peter Iacono.

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    Jon Culshaw joins Virgin Radio

    2008-04-11T11:48:41Z

    Virgin Radio has snapped up impressionist and comedian Jon Culshaw to host The Sunday Night Show as cover for fellow comic Iain Lee.

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    2.8m want to Dine with C4

    2008-04-11T11:12:42Z

    Channel 4's daytime food show Come Dine with Me made a successful transition to peaktime last night with an audience of 2.8m (12.6%) at 8pm.

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    Ben Hur gets£15m remake

    2008-04-11T11:02:26Z

    MIPTV: London and LA-based drama distributor Alchemy Television is going into production on its first original mini-series, a£15m adaptation of the Biblical epic Ben Hur.

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    BBC to survey future of PSB

    2008-04-11T09:48:56Z

    The BBC is to survey British indies and its in-house production teams about the future of public service programming as it prepares its submission to Ofcom's second PSB review.

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    TV critics 11 April '08

    2008-04-11T09:33:41Z

    'The silliness of the programme was a shame, because there is a point to be made here.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Save Kids TV attacks Ofcom

    2008-04-11T08:43:44Z

    The Save Kids TV campaign has laid into Ofcom for “subsuming” its short-term proposals for children's public service broadcasting television into the wider PSB review.

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    Shine Reveille to pitch MySpace content to broadcasters

    2008-04-10T14:18:50Z

    MySpace has signed a deal with Shine Reveille that will see the distributor pitch a selection of the website's new original content to TV broadcasters.

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    Apprentice gives ratings masterclass

    2008-04-10T14:04:08Z

    BBC1's business reality show The Apprentice went from strength-to-strength last night with an average audience of 6.8m (27.8%) at 9pm.

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    C4 urges quick decision on PSB model

    2008-04-10T14:01:33Z

    Channel 4 has urged Ofcom to consider pushing through a future model for public service broadcasting even earlier than the regulator's revised deadline to 2011.

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    Abramsky to leave BBC

    2008-04-10T12:27:07Z

    Director of BBC audio and music Jenny Abramsky is leaving the corporation after 39 years to chair the National Heritage Lottery Fund.

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    Wombles join Pact to save British Kids TV

    2008-04-10T11:51:25Z

    Pact has relocated The Wombles to New York, for a new viral campaign to save British kids' TV.

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    BBC clashes with ISPs

    2008-04-10T11:04:14Z

    The BBC has clashed with internet service providers (ISPs) over who should foot the bill for the extra strain BBC iPlayer is placing on the web.

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    Moyles and Brand in line for Sony

    2008-04-10T10:41:40Z

    Chris Moyles and Russell Brand have been short-listed for gongs at this year's radio industry 'Oscars'.

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    TV critics 10 April '08

    2008-04-10T10:34:54Z

    '... never really picked up Howerd's character by the scruff of its neck.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    C4 to launch alternate reality game

    2008-04-10T08:24:26Z

    Channel 4 is to unveil its first alternate reality game to tie in with cult US sci-fi animation Afterworld.