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    Discovery strikes Off the Fence deal

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Factual producer and distributor Off the Fence has struck a number of deals with Discovery Networks for its channels around the world.

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    ITN seals deal for Setanta Sports News

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    ITN is to move into sports programming as the sole content provider for Setanta Sports News, the channel that will launch on Virgin Media's cable platform as a replacement for Sky Sports News.

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    Dancing with the Stars goes to UKTV Gold

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    UKTV Gold has acquired the multichannel UK broadcast rights to the fifth series of ABC's hit US show Dancing with the Starsfrom BBC Worldwide.

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    GCap stars handed cross-network shows

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Bam Bam and Myleene Klass have been given networked shows across GCap Media's 42-station One Network as part of a major overhaul.

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    O'Connell extends contract

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Virgin Radio breakfast DJ Christian O'Connell has signed a new two-year contract that will keep him at the station until the end of 2009.

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    History sails with Columbus

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    The History Channel has ordered a feature-length HD special from Lion Television on Christopher Columbus' ill-fated fourth voyage.

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    Up Close: Danny Cohen

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    A short profile of BBC3 controller Danny Cohen

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    TV news must embrace UGC, says ITN On chief

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    News producers must 'adapt or die' when it comes to embracing global user generated content.

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    Five turns Joly into consumer champion

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Five is turning Dom Joly into a consumer affairs champion in a light-hearted Watchdog-style series from North One.

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    Hireworks buys Sony

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Broadcast hire company Hireworks purchased 10 Sony LMD 2450 monitors at IBC.

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    HBO buys Second Life doc

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    HBO network has bought the rights to a documentary made inside online virtual network Second Life that premiered on YouTube.

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    Critics rate Daisies as pick of ITV's bunch

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    ITV acquisition Pushing Daisieslooks set to be one of the most critically acclaimed shows of the new US season - but the rest of the broadcaster's pick-ups may not fare so well.

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    Belsen correction

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    The Channel 4 history drama going out next month is The Relief of Belsen, not The Relief of Beslanas stated in Broadcast(31/08/07).

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    Orange picks Red Bee

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Orange has chosen Red Bee Media to repurpose content from its digital TV service, due to launch in the final quarter of this year.

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    Jake Arnott cop thriller leads revival of ITV drama

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 has kicked off its drive for upmarket contemporary drama by snapping up He Kills Coppers, the follow-up to the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Jake Arnott's novel The Long Firm.

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    Jake Arnott thriller leads ITV drama revival

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 has kicked off its drive for upmarket contemporary drama by snapping up He Kills Coppers, the follow-up to the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Jake Arnott's novel The Long Firm.

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    Discovery appoints heads for factual and lifestyle

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Discovery Networks UK has named Dan Korn as its new head of factual and Paul Welling as head of lifestyle in two newly created roles.

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    UK indies concern over TLC Los Angeles move

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    UK indies are worried that TLC's move from Silver Spring to Los Angeles will affect their relationships with the channel's commissioners and that it could signal a further departure from TLC's traditional role as a co-production partner for factual shows.

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    Road Wars returns again

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Sky One has ordered a sixth series of reality show Road Wars(pictured) from Raw Cut Television, which will be shot in high-definition for the first time.

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    LBC to air UGC views after Friction tie-up

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    Talk radio station LBC 97.3 FM will air listener-generated content after signing a deal with online debate website Friction.tv.