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NewsAOL to splash£418m on Bebo
Web media and marketing company AOL is to acquire social media networking site Bebo for£418m.
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NewsITV hands£50,000 to three regional indies
Twofour Productions, YoYo Media and True North are the first producers to be handed cash in ITV's inaugural nations and regions production fund (NRPF).
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BBC1 to recall war diaries of the ‘Polish Anne Frank'
BBC1 is to tell the story of a Polish war victim dubbed 'the forgotten Anne Frank'.
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NewsNat Geo names distribution head
US factual giant National Geographic has appointed IMG executive Maurice van Sabben as president of its London-based programme distribution arm, with an expanded remit to grow the company's digital business outside the US.
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NewsTV critics 13 March '08
'They're terrific.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBBC Switch to take on teen problems
The BBC is to tackle controversial issues facing young people in a current affairs show that will form part of its teen strand Switch.
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NewsSalmon: commission with profit in mind
BBC Vision Productions boss Peter Salmon has urged the corporation's commissioners to consider the extra revenue the BBC can generate from in-house content as opposed to indie shows when making commissioning decisions.
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NewsC4 outlines fresh PSB credentials
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has called on the Government to provide new forms of public support for the broadcaster after unveiling its blueprint for the future.
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NewsC4 outlines digital PSB plans
Channel 4 will plough£20m into creating public service content on digital platforms as part of its blueprint for its post-switchover future.
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NewsSony acquires Millionaire owner
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is the latest gameshow format to come under Sony's control after the media group's production arm agreed to buy Dutch indie 2waytraffic.
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SeaChange launches flash memory server
SeaChange International has introduced a Flash memory-based broadcast server.
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EVS supports Avid and Apple codecs
EVS has added full support for Avid Technology's DNxHD and Apple's ProRes 422 codecs in its XT2 production server.
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NewsCheltenham wireless band to be auctioned
Wireless camera systems will play a key role in Channel 4's coverage of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse-race on Friday (14 March) but the end is nigh for the spectrum that will be used to carry the pictures.
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NewsBazalgette buys stake in DRM group
Peter Bazalgette has chosen a company that is “part distributor, part rent collector” for web and mobile video clips as the first of his planned investment portfolio of digital start-ups.
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Blinkbox.com to double TV content in new deals
Video download and clips website blinkbox.com is to more than double its TV content ahead of its full launch next month by signing deals with a terrestrial broadcaster and two super-indies.
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NewsNBC Universal on the hunt to buy UK indies
NBC Universal is scouring the UK indie sector for potential acquisition targets.
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NewsC4 to pump£10m into kids output
Channel 4 has ring-fenced£10m to spend on programmes for 10-to 15 year-olds over the next two years - with a flagship drama series set to take centre stage.
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News19's Brass joins Amaze TV as its first MD
Amaze TV has hired 19 Entertainment's Martha Brass as its first managing director.
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NewsRichards: C4 must flesh out online plan
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has pledged his support for Channel 4 to remain part publicly funded, but warned that the broadcaster must articulate how it can meet its remit online.