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NewsITV looks to buy more indies
ITV has confirmed it will buy more UK and US indies as part of the broadcaster's five year growth plan. [ALL]
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NewsBBC grabs Super Bowl rights from ITV
The BBC has replaced ITV as the free-to-air broadcaster of the US Super Bowl and will broadcast the event live for the next two years under an exclusive deal with the NFL. [ALL]
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NewsFive go in Global Radio restructure
Global Radio has axed five senior roles in a management restructure designed to give station directors more responsibility and enable faster local decision-making. [ALL]
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NewsITV1 prepares primetime shows for HD
ITV will produce and broadcast primetime ITV1 shows in high-definition from spring 2008. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1 triumphs with England victory
England 's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia was a smash hit with the viewers on Wednesday, attracting a huge audience of 10.2m (43.3%) from 8pm. [ALL]
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NewsSetanta on Tiscali
Tiscali is to broadcast three Setanta Sports channels on its online TV platform, tiscali.tv.
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NewsSave Storyville - Is there a twist in the tale?
Can the digital channels step into the void being made by the proposed cuts to Storyville?
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NewsSMPTE plans standard for ultra-HDTV
The Society for Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has launched an initiative to develop a standard for Ultra HDTV as demonstrated by Japanese broadcaster NHK at last year's IBC.
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Online news for Kent
Ten Alps Digital has developed an online regional news station for Kent featuring user-generated video reports and features.
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Market positive over ITV strategy update
Poor job figures in the United States and continuing concerns about the credit crunch dragged the FTSE 100 and many of the Broadcast20 down this week.
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NewsITV in-house target shocks indie sector
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade wants ITV Productions to account for 75% of ITV1's commissions as part of his strategy to restore growth.
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More support for JVC HD
JVC has secured editing support for its 720/50p native HD format, with workflows being developed by Apple and Avid.
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Pilot leads outdoor Treks for Nat Geo
UK indie Pilot Productions will make the fourth series of outdoor pursuits show Treks in a Wild Worldfor Nat Geo Adventure Channel in the US.
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NewsMuxCo gains two licences
MuxCo has won two regional digital radio multiplex licences for Herefordshire and Worcestershire and north-east Wales and west Cheshire, to launch in autumn 2008.
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NBC gets Serial Frank
Format house Distraction Formats has sold its scripted comedy format Serial Frankto US network NBC.
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NewsGrade sets new financial goals
ITV aims to deliver a 38.5% share of commercial impacts across all of its channels by 2012 and is ploughing£20m into ITV2 in a bid to overtake Five as the UK's third commercial network for 16-34 year-olds.
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MTV extends web reach
MTV Networks is to launch 24 websites aligned to its international TV brands by the end of this year, including Comedy Central's The Daily Show(pictured), the MTV European Music Awardsand Nickelodeon's iCarly.
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NewsDrama docs under scrutiny
BBC senior commissioning executive for factual Richard Klein and Channel 4 head of documentaries Angus MacQueen are among commissioners discussing drama-documentary at a session in the Crossing the Line Festival this month.
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NewsShine director quits to start own indie
Shine creative director, features John Silver is leaving the firm after four years to start his own indie.
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ITV demands Duel
ITV has commissioned Ant and Dec indie Gallowgate to produce a quiz show based on a French format.