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NewsGolden Globe success for C4 imports
Channel 4 imports Desperate Housewivesand Lostrepeated their Emmy success at last night's Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles.
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NewsVirgin Mobile poised to accept NTL offer
Virgin Mobile is set to open its books to NTL, after majority shareholder Sir Richard Branson agreed to take a reduced price for his shares in the potential£930m deal.
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NewsITV hires strategy director
ITV has poached an executive from industry think tank Spectrum Strategy Consultants to become its first strategy director.
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NewsTinopolis takes control of TV Corp today
Tinopolis has today taken control of TV Corp, delisting 60.59% of the company's shares from the London Stock Exchange, and issuing Tinopolis shares in their place.
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NewsJackson to head ITV entertainment
ITV will today confirm that Granada USA chief Paul Jackson will become its new director of entertainment and comedy.
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NewsUK viewers increase spending via TV
8am:UK households are spending an average of£144 a year on TV - twice as much as in 2000.
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NewsFriends and Crocodiles snaps up 4.1m
Acclaimed writer and director Stephen Poliakoff returned last night with the stylish drama Friends & Crocodilesaveraging 4.1 million (16.8%) at 9pm in the face of tough competition.
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NewsSalmon offered creative role at Tinopolis
Tinopolis boss Ron Jones has asked Television Corporation chief executive Peter Salmon and director of sport Jeff Foulser to stay on at the group once his acquisition of the larger company is complete.
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NewsUK-US relationship subject of new BBC thriller
The BBC is to make a transatlantic political thriller about the special relationship between Britain and the US.
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NewsMaverick back in the black
Maverick Entertainment Group, the owner of BBC kids character Muffin the Mule, said today it was on track to return to profit.
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NewsNTL ups Virgin Mobile offer as Branson steps in
The Virgin Mobile board is mulling over an increased offer from NTL after Sir Richard Branson said he would dip into his own pockets to break the impasse.
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NewsITV and unions settle pay dispute
8am:Unions have accepted an improved pay offer from ITV, averting a repeat of last year's industrial action which affected shows including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeawayand Coronation Street.
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NewsIndies should get PVR royalties says Pact report
A Pact-commissioned report has called for personal video recorder (PVR) platform owners such as Sky+ to pay royalties to programme makers.
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NewsSky faces losing Irish Ryder Cup rights
BSkyB has found itself in the midst of another sports rights dispute, this time over the Ryder Cup.
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NewsITV postpones kids channel launch
ITV is delaying the launch of its children's channel by a month, as the broadcaster admits it will not have everything ready in time for its original date in February.
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NewsPEER POLL: Nigel Pickard
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Did Nigel Pickard make a success of ITV?
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NewsMarsh quits Sky Italia for UK return
Kate Marsh has quit Sky Italia where she was consultant and head of Primo Channels, to return to the UK as director of media investment operation GroupM Entertainment Europe. Starting immediately, Marsh will be responsible for the media investment group's drive into TV, involving advertiser-funded and multimedia programming.
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Life on Mars a hit
BBC1's new drama Life on Mars debuted with an average audience of 7 million (27.3%) at 9pm. The eight-part series from Kudos Productions, starring John Simm as a policeman who wakes up in 1973 after a road accident, grew its audience over 60 minutes and ...
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Wall To Wall hiring
Indie Wall To Wall has poached the BBC's specialist factual head of production to become its financial director. Stuart Mullin had been with the corporation since 2001, when he joined its corporate finance team. He had previously worked for BBC Worldwide and Five in strategic and financial planning roles. Mullin ...
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Rapid spends on HD
West London facility Rapid Pictures has invested over£100,000 in the new Avid Symphony Nitris HD System, to complement its existing Final Cut Pro HD Suites. Rapid will now offer high definition and mixed format finishing in addition to final mastering on HDCam, as well as a range of duplication and ...