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    ITV orders first toon for mobile

    2008-02-13T12:10:25Z

    A sketch show in the Little Britain mould is ITV's first original made-for-mobile animation series.

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    Plowman to receive lifetime award

    2008-02-13T12:07:14Z

    Former BBC comedy chief Jon Plowman is to receive a lifetime achievement award at this year's Banff World Television Festival.

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    BBC3 relaunch falls flat with viewers

    2008-02-13T11:52:47Z

    BBC3's new chat show Lily Allen and Friends, part of a new look for the entertainment channel, had a tough time on its debut at 10.30pm with 255,000 viewers (1.95%).

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    Call for BBC to get serious over minorities

    2008-02-13T11:25:13Z

    The BBC must “put in place some serious enforcements” to get more people from ethnic minorities into senior roles, a member of the corporation's executive board has said.

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    UTV pays£5m for Internet Business

    2008-02-13T10:49:30Z

    UTV Media, the owner of the Ulster ITV franchise and TalkSport radio station, has acquired Northern Ireland firm The Internet Business Limited (Tibus) in a£5m deal.

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    Celebrity influx at Classic FM

    2008-02-13T10:46:37Z

    Classic FM has signed Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Margherita Taylor and Blur bassist Alex James as part of the station's schedule shake-up.

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    TV critics 13 February '08

    2008-02-13T10:44:19Z

    'I'm no scientist, nor a mathematician, but I'm thinking this is all bunkum.' Read on for more cutting criticism of last night's TV.

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    2008-02-13T09:27:15Z

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    US writers strike is over

    2008-02-13T08:48:11Z

    Hollywood writers have voted to end a three-month strike that idled 50,000 film and television workers and reportedly cost the Los Angeles economy $2.1 billion.

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    Wales loses CITV

    2008-02-13T08:41:55Z

    ITV has been forced to apologise to CITV viewers in Wales because they can no longer access the popular children's channel.

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    Global Radio keep GCap options open

    2008-02-13T08:19:59Z

    Global Radio has said it will keep its options open over a potential new bid for GCap Media.

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    Local content rule change

    2008-02-12T18:27:30Z

    Ofcom last week relaxed its guidelines for locally produced content on analogue commercial radio.

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    Promotion for Sharman

    2008-02-12T18:24:38Z

    Indie Bite Yer Legs has promoted Mark Sharman to head of audio and appointed Rosie Seed as editor of The Gabby Logan Show.

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    LBC's Cushing moves up

    2008-02-12T18:21:20Z

    London talk radio station LBC 97.3 FM has promoted sports editor John Cushing to the new role of deputy programme director.

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    Hazlitt: government will not switch off FM

    2008-02-12T18:06:40Z

    GCap Media chief executive Fru Hazlitt is convinced the government will not switch off the FM signal because of the slow take-up of DAB radio.

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    Lifetime courts date show

    2008-02-12T16:23:27Z

    US cable network Lifetime has ordered a pilot for a dating show from Granada America to be fronted by British presenter Cat Deeley

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    Channels flock to Shaun

    2008-02-12T16:20:04Z

    Aardman has secured a host of deals for its children's animation series Shaun the Sheep.

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    Outright lands major Scandinavian deals

    2008-02-12T16:03:27Z

    Outright Distribution has sold a raft of factual entertainment and drama series into Scandinavia

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    Oxford signs with Worldwide

    2008-02-12T15:57:11Z

    BBC Worldwide has penned a first-look distribution and development deal with factual and drama indie Oxford Film and Television (OFTV).

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    New HD playout suite for Arqiva

    2008-02-12T15:39:47Z

    Arqiva Satellite Media Solutions has installed a new HD ready television playout suite at its Chalfont Grove Media Centre.