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NewsOn location - Kitchen Confidential
How did Five's two-part drama set in a Glasgow restaurant manage to serve up a gourmet dish on a greasy-spoon budget? Executive producer Douglas Rae spills the beans.
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NewsGrade slams junk food ad ban
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade raged at Ofcom's restrictions on junk food advertising at a media conference in London yesterday (27 February), calling it 'nonsense.'
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NewsBSkyB and Virgin squabbles continue
BSkyB has again refuted claims by Virgin Media that it will double the price of its basic channels. It has also told the cable operator to shut up and return to the negotiating table.
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NewsIcstis to probe Saturday Kitchen claims
Premium rate phone line regulator Icstis has launched a formal investigation into the BBC's Saturday Kitchenfollowing claims some pre-recorded shows were still encouraging callers to phone in.
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NewsParents value kids TV, Pact tells MPs
Pact has presented a parliamentary select committee with evidence that homegrown kids programming contributes to the UK's cultural identity, as it attempts to get MPs to join its campaign to save kids TV.
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NewsBBC Trust approves Freesat
The BBC Trust has provisionally approved the launch of Freesat, the corporation's planned free-to-view satellite service in partnership with ITV.
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NewsUKTV confirms Abraham as boss
UKTV has confirmed that US Discovery boss David Abraham is returning to the UK to become its chief executive.
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NewsSky goes public with cable carriage details
BSkyB has made the details of its carriage deal dispute with Virgin Media public, saying its offer is a 20% increase on the existing contract or 3p per customer per day, and not double as Virgin Media claimed last week.
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NewsSky rages at Darling's review decision
BSkyB has launched a scathing attack on the government's decision to order an Ofcom review of its 17.9% stake in ITV, accusing it of 'contradicting' its own guidance.
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NewsComment - Python, papadums and digital rights
In between an appearance from Michael Palin and an Indian themed dinner, the big talking point at this week's BBC Showcase has been the growing importance of new media.
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NewsGMG poised to hire Collins for drive time
GMG Radio has lined up former Virgin Radio presenter Martin Collins as the new voice of its drive time show on Smooth 102.2 FM.
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NewsNUJ names work experience abusers
The NUJ will launch its Work Experience Guidelines today by delivering a letter to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs naming and shaming employers who exploit journalists on work experience.
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NewsEndemol USA acquires JoeCartoon.com
Endemol is moving into the animation business with the acquisition of JoeCartoon.com, the US website behind the cult Frog in a Blenderanimated short.
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NewsDarling asks Ofcom to investigate BSkyB's ITV stake
Trade and industry secretary Alistair Darling has ordered Ofcom to investigate whether BSkyB's acquisition of a 17.9% stake in ITV is in the public's interest.
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NewsEntara names Plummer-Andrews non exec director
London based rights company Entara has appointed children's programming veteran Theresa Plummer-Andrews as non-executive director.
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NewsTVF inks more VoD deals
Factual distributor TVF International has struck six new deals in the burgeoning online video market, amounting to over 800 hours of content.
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NewsOutright secures more deals for third parties
Outright Distribution, formerly Screentime Partners, has struck a raft of new deals for Reef Television's The Grape Escapeand Moonbeam Films' BBC4 series Counter Culture.
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Discovery orders more Cash Cab from Lion
Lion Television USA's New York office has received an 80-episode order from Discovery Channel for its popular quiz format Cash Cab.
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3DD poaches exec for digital push
Independent producer and distributor 3DD has launched a new digital arm and appointed Will Ennett as sales manager for new media as it continues to ramp-up its development and acquisition of new media rights.
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BBC to outline new media strategy at MipTV
BBC Vision director Jana Bennett and director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield will outline the corporation's new media strategy during a joint keynote address at MipTV this April.