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NewsTV critics 26 February '08
'Personal, enjoyable, discursive and, at an hour and a half, sprawling.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsSetanta to air Indian cricket
Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports has secured the exclusive rights to screen live coverage of the Indian Premier League for the next five years.
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NewsNeighbours and news boost Five's daytime
Five's changes to its schedule since it started showing Neighbours has seen its daytime share rise year-on-year by over 21%.
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NewsLittle Bird takes flight with Horrid Henry
Little Bird Rights, the recently launched distribution arm of indie producer Little Bird, has picked up the international rights to Novel Entertainment's animated children's series Horrid Henry. The deal marks the first third-party acquisition for Little Bird's sales arm, which was set up last year initially to exploit the producer's ...
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NewsSouthern Star to distribute Coastal's ITV thriller
Australian distributor Southern Star International has picked up the international rights to Coastal Productions' new ITV1 crime drama A Place of Execution. Based on the best-selling novel by Wire In The Blood creator Val McDermid, the three-part series is set to begin production this April, with Coastal's Sandra Jobling and ...
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Power options Shooting War
Drama producer and distributor Power has optioned the film and television rights for the critically-acclaimed graphic novel Shooting War, written by US journalist and documentary film-maker Anthony Lappé.
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Cake sells Eliot Kid to Cartoon Network
Boutique children's distribution outfit Cake Distribution has licensed its animated comedy action series Eliot Kid to Cartoon Network for its EMEA channels.
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NewsGerman deal for Aardman's Chop Socky Chooks
Cartoon Network Germany has acquired all TV rights to Aardman Animations' new 3D animated series Chop Socky Chooks from Canadian distributor Decode Enterprises.
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NewsPortman inks pre-sales for Underbelly
DRG-owned Portman Film & Television has secured its first pre-sales for controversial Australian crime drama Underbelly, which debuted to strong ratings earlier this month. Produced by Australia's Screentime for the Nine Network, the 13 x 1 hour series has been pre-sold to Viasat in Scandinavia and Superchannel in Canada and ...
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Monster inks African deals
Dublin-based Monster Distributes has inked two major package deals in South Africa covering a raft of animated series and specials.
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NewsHit to launch theme park in Dubai
Hit Entertainment is to open its first ever theme park in the Middle East, as part of a new 3 billion square foot leisure and entertainment development in Dubai.
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NewsVirgin: Sky should sell more of ITV stake
Virgin Media is to appeal business secretary John Hutton's decision that BSkyB reduce its stake in ITV to below 7.5%, claiming that it does not go far enough.
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NewsBBC to pay tribute to Verity Lambert
BBC4 is to broadcast a night of programmes dedicated to drama producer Verity Lambert, who died last November.
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NewsTorchwood goes Dutch
Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood is to get its first outing in Belgium and Holland as part of a major new content deal between BBC Worldwide and the Sci Fi channel.
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NewsRugby tackles the competition
BBC1's extensive coverage of the Six Nations rugby union tournament was a hit on Saturday as England's game against France was watched by 6m viewers (26%).
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NewsDidn't he do well for BBC1
BBC1's birthday tribute to Bruce Forsyth was a runaway hit yesterday with 6.5m viewers (26.1%) at 6.35pm.
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NewsGolden Balls wins extension
ITV1 has ordered an expanded run of 80 editions of Jasper Carrott's daytime gameshow Golden Balls.
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NewsDisney boosts online viewers
Disney's UK website has grown its monthly traffic by 42% to more than 3 million since its relaunch in December.
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NewsOfcom censures violent EastEnders
BBC1's EastEnders has been censured by Ofcom about the protrayal of violence in an episode that resulted in 78 complaints.
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NewsBoomerang boosts profits in maiden results
Boomerang Plus has claimed it has been transformed in the last six months after posting more than£1m in operating profit in its maiden interim results.