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NewsNews Int criticises BBC's digital proposals
News International has accused the BBC of 'digital empire-building' following the launch of the corporation's Creative Futures strategy.
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NewsSky One chief axes Hex
Sky One's newly installed director of programmes Richard Woolfe has wielded his axe once again, this time against teen sci-fi drama Hex.
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NewsOfcom appoints new adjudicator
Ofcom has appointed the former co-owner of the Rapture digital youth channel as the new independent adjudicator responsible for ruling on disputes between the advertising community and ITV.
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Granada Int sells Corrie to Belgium
Granada International has made a rare sale of ITV1 soap Coronation Street, placing the long-running show with Belgian channel Vitaya.
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Off The Fence appoints new head of development
Factual producer and distributor Off The Fence has appointed former ITV Productions Bristol producer/director Allison Bean as its new head of development.
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Format Focus: Did You Get It?
A new travel format from the creator of The Farm explores national stereotypes and what different cultures consider funny.
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NewsLygo: C4 is interested in Ross and Norton
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has confirmed the broadcaster is in talks to poach Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton from the BBC.
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NewsWife Swap returns with 3.1m
The return of Channel 4's Wife Swapfor a sixth series brought a relatively subdued response from viewers at 9pm with 3.1 million (12.8%).
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NewsGovt to scrutinise BBC's local TV plans
Broadcasting minister James Purnell has assured MPs that BBC plans to develop a network of local television stations will be subject to full scrutiny before they are given the go-ahead.
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NewsUKTV Gold to revisit EastEnders highlights
8.45am:UKTV Gold is to follow its series where Terry Wogan looked back at the highlights of his chat show with a season in which former EastEnders actor Mike Reid presents classic episodes from the past 21 years of the show.
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NewsGrandstand to be dropped
Legendary sports strand Grandstandis to be dropped after 48 years on air, the BBC has confirmed.
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Yoomedia to raise£7.5m to fill black hole
Interactive entertainment group YooMedia has been given the go-ahead by shareholders to raise£7.5m in order to repay bank debt.
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RDF Media signs first-look deal with At It
RDF Media's growing distribution arm has snared T4 producer At It Productions as part of its drive to tie up small and medium-sized indies in first-look deals.
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NewsShould new media play by old media's rules?
The EU's efforts to overhaul its Television Without Frontiers directive for a rapidly evolving new media landscape were always going to run into some serious challenges, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsNickelodeon launches pre-school spin-off
Nickelodeon UK is launching a second pre-school offering, Nick Jr 2, designed to compliment the existing channel.
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NewsK-9 heads to Jetix
Dr Who's robot dog K-9 is to get his own spin-off series- although not on the BBC.
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NewsFremantle names Swedish MD
FremantleMedia is expanding its presence in the Nordic region, with the appointment of Claes Leinstedt as managing director of its newly-created Swedish production outfit, Blu Sweden
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New goals for new Frapa MD
International format protection body Frapa is looking to add more broadcasters to its membership and to expand its scope to cover new media platforms, following the appointment of new managing director Eva Stein.
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Teen drama heads Fremantle's LA slate
Teen drama Falcon Beachwill spearhead Fremantle International Distribution's catalogue of new drama, entertainment and comedy programming at next month's LA Screenings.