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    2waytraffic to distribute Sony formats

    2008-09-29T16:43:08Z

    2waytraffic, the company behind Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, is to begin selling Sony Pictures Television International's (SPTI) entertainment formats around the world.

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    ITN boss quits

    2008-09-29T17:03:23Z

    Mark Wood, chief executive of ITN, is to step down from the news broadcaster early next year to “pursue opportunities outside the company”.

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    BSkyB ordered to cut stake in ITV

    2008-09-29T17:23:19Z

    BSkyB has been ordered to reduce its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV to below 7.5%, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled.

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    ITV's response

    2008-09-29T17:47:18Z

    A statement from ITV in relation to today's Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling.

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    Sky's response

    2008-09-29T17:59:37Z

    A statement from BSkyB in relation to today's Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling.

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    Virgin Media's response

    2008-09-29T18:18:27Z

    A statement from Virgin Media in relation to the Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling today (29 September).

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    TV Critics 30 September ‘08

    2008-09-30T09:14:34Z

    “The way I feel about Who Do You Think You Are? is that other people's family trees are rarely as interesting to you as they are to them.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    OTF names UK production chief

    2008-09-30T09:24:01Z

    Producer and distributor Off The Fence (OTF) has appointed Allison Bean the new managing director of the company's UK development and production office.

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    Sky may be forced to widen movie and sport access

    2008-09-30T09:34:29Z

    BSkyB has too much power in the supply of premium content and could be made to offer it on a wholesale basis to rivals, Ofcom has said.

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    US commissions boost Shed results

    2008-09-30T09:51:23Z

    Shed Media generated more than a third of its£12.6m gross profit in the first half of the year from US broadcasters.

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    ITV to axe 1,000 jobs by February

    2008-09-30T10:06:51Z

    ITV plans to have slashed 1,000 jobs by February next year, nearly 20% of its workforce. This includes 430 jobs across its news services - 40% of regional news staff.

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    ITV regional news guaranteed until 2012

    2008-09-30T10:55:11Z

    ITV has guaranteed the provision of its regional news until “at least 2012” - despite announcing that 430 jobs would be cut from its services this morning.

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    CITV acquires CGI series

    2008-09-30T11:19:26Z

    CITV has acquired preschool series Bo on the Go! from Decode Enterprises, the DHX Media-owned children's and entertainment distributor.

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    NUJ: Industrial action at ITV is inevitable

    2008-09-30T11:33:10Z

    The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared it will lead the fight against ITV's plans to cut 430 jobs from regional news rooms and strikes are now “inevitable”.

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    Who Do You Think You Are? ends on a whimper

    2008-09-30T11:39:02Z

    BBC1's ratings success Who Do You Think You Are? failed to spark in the last of its current run yesterday at 9pm only interesting 4.9m viewers (21.2% share), the lowest audience for the show on the channel.

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    Lipstick Jungle audience drops 57%

    2008-09-30T12:12:25Z

    Living's glossy new US drama Lipstick Jungle took a tumble in the ratings last night with just 85,000 (0.59%) watching at 10pm, a fall of 57% on last week's launch.

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    C4 education facing 10% cut

    2008-09-30T12:31:18Z

    Channel 4 will cut its education budget by 10% next year as part of its latest round of cuts.

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    Women in Film and TV names chair

    2008-09-30T12:42:58Z

    Trade body Women in Film and Television has appointed April Chamberlain as its new chair.

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    ITV regional staff to know fate by December

    2008-09-30T12:52:53Z

    ITV regions director Michael Jermey has told ITV News Group (ING) staff facing redundancy that they will “know where they stand” by early December.

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    Letter: Michael Jermey, director, ITV Regions

    2008-09-30T13:01:24Z

    Letter from ITV Regions director Michael Jermey to all ING staff outlining the timetable for the company cutting 430 jobs.