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NewsShaps: ITV Play doesn't damage our brand
Edinburgh:ITV director of television Simon Shaps today insisted that the broadcaster's reputation was not being damaged by ITV Play's continued presence on the main channel. [ALL]
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NewsRosencrantz: Living rebrand a success
Edinburgh:Virgin Media TV director of television Claudia Rosencrantz has insisted the re-branding of female-skewing Living has been a success, despite seeing its audience share drop from 0.8% to 0.7%. [ALL]
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NewsC4 to up spend with smallest indies
Edinburgh:Channel 4 is planning to send more business the way of the UK's smallest independents by ensuring that 20% of indies producing content for it have an annual turnover of less than£2m. [ALL]
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NewsTV bosses call 'trust' meeting
Edinburgh:Michael Grade, Mark Thompson, Jane Lighting and Andy Duncan have agreed to meet in the next two to three weeks to discuss the issue of trust in TV. [ALL]
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NewsFive unveils autumn line-up
Edinburgh:A crime show with Donal MacIntyre, a comedy by Sharon Horgan and an edgy US drama starring X-Filesactor David Duchovny make up part of Five's autumn schedule, as unveiled today by managing director of content Lisa Opie. [ALL]
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NewsPaxman to attack industry greed
Edinburgh:Newsnightpresenter Jeremy Paxman is expected to attack the television industry's obsession with money in tonight's MacTaggart lecture. [ALL]
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NewsC4 goes back to PSB roots for autumn
Channel 4 will underline its public service credentials this autumn with a raft of shows about social issues, led by a week-long season highlighting unacceptable levels of illiteracy amongst children. [ALL]
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NewsC4 headquarters to get giant logo
A 48-foot steel Channel 4 logo will be constructed on the steps of Horseferry Rd as part of the channel's Big Artproject in November. [ALL]
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NewsWelcome to Edinburgh from Broadcastnow
Welcome to the Edinburgh Television Festival from Broadcastnow.co.uk.Our festival coverage will be available to both subscribers andnon-subscribers over the weekend. [ALL]
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NewsEdinburgh blog: diary of a festival virgin
Edinburgh:Framework Television's managing director Rachel Carter will write a daily blog on her experiences of attending her first Edinburgh conference. Here she sets out what she hopes to get out of the festival. [ALL]
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NewsBBC mulls CBeebies radio station
Controller of BBC children's programmes Richard Deverell is lobbying for a CBeebies radio station. [ALL]
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Read Michael Apted's letter to Thompson
The BBC's unique documentary tradition is renown throughout the world. As one of its greatest admirers I am writing to you to lend my strong support to the SAVE STORYVILLE campaign.
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NewsBurch played no part in Virgin auction
Former Virgin Media chief executive officer Steve Burch was frozen out of the cable giant's sale process as far back as June, it has emerged. [ALL]
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Dori Media in YouTube deal
Israeli telenovela specialist Dori Media has partnered with YouTube to launch three branded channels dedicated to telenovelas on the video-sharing site.
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NewsVirgin 1 explores penis size
Virgin 1, Virgin Media TV's forthcoming entertainment channel, will investigate the size of the average male appendage as part of its autumn launch. [ALL]
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NewsITV Productions plans spending spree
ITV's incoming director of global content, Dawn Airey, is preparing to embark on a shopping spree targeting UK and US indies.
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The Insider: We're running scared
The fear of misleading audiences is stifling programme-making talent
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Outright hires Hot Shot
Outright Distribution has hired Leopards International's Kelly Bordiuk as a sales executive.
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NewsMitchell and Webb goes HD
The second series of That Mitchell and Webb Lookis being shot in HD to maximise value from international sales.