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NewsBusy Mipcom for Fremantle Media
RTL-owned Fremantle Media unveiled a raft of international sales and commissions at last week's Mipcom, along with an exclusive international output deal with Daisy Goodwin's new independent production company, Silver River.
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NewsBBC2 rapped by Ofcom over Pulp Fiction
BBC2 has been rapped by watchdog Ofcom for screening the movie Pulp Fiction, despite appealing against the complaints three times.
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NewsTWI to distribute BBC's Timewatch
TWI has secured international rights to the BBC's long-running flagship history strand Timewatch.
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NewsCrime and poker pay for RDF Rights
RDF Rights has chalked up a number of UK deals for US cable network Court TV and picked up 80 hours of poker programming from Welsh indie producer Presentable.
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NewsUS expansion for Diverse
Diverse Production has found a US home for its Channel 4 format Escape to the Legion and is gearing up for further expansion in the States after racking up over $5m worth of commissions this year.
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NewsBBC not guilty of product placement
A BBC inquiry into product placement has cleared programme makers of being caught out by a newspaper sting.
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NewsCommunity Channel lines up Lenny Henry
The Community Channel has commissioned another series of interviews hosted by Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow and has lined up comedian Lenny Henry to take part.
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NewsBT look to end cross-promtion of Sky
BT is set to dump its promotion of BSkyB following the broadcaster's£211m aquistion of BT rival Easynet.
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NewsComment: Money go round
It might have been a good market for Ricky Gervais, Jamie Oliver and Stelios Haji-Ioannou, but the big buzz at last week's Mipcom was all about the money men rather than the talent, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsBBC join with DJs Coldcut to launch contest
8am: A website offering clips from the BBC archive has attracted a quarter of a million visitors since launching last month, and now hip-hop duo DJs Coldcut have created a music video from the footage.
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NewsKate Winslet to judge TCM Classic Shorts
8am: Kate Winslet and Dame Helen Mirren are returning to judge the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Classic Shorts competition, as part of a 16-strong panel.
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NewsTames to join Nova International
8am: Roger Tames, ITV Tyne Tees' head of sport, is to leave the broadcaster to join Brendan Foster's production company Nova International.
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NewsLiving TV buys Boston Legal 2
8am: Living TV has picked up exclusive rights to the second series of David E Kelley's Boston Legal, in which actor Michael J Fox guest stars.
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NewsPremier League respond to EC over football rights
The Premier League said yesterday [24 October] it has responded to European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes' letter asking for further clarity concerning the forthcoming auction of rights.
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NewsHallmark goes late night with The Shield
Hallmark has signalled a change in direction for its late night programming block by purchasing hard hitting cop series The Shield.
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NewsSmith & Jones reunite for BBC1
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones are reforming their comedy double act for a new BBC1 series.
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NewsBBC outlines public value tests
The BBC's governors have unveiled plans for licences to control each of the corporation's services, and proposals for a market impact test for all new services launched.
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NewsBSkyB shareholders remain uneasyat News Corp buyback
10.30am: BSkyB faces a tense annual general meeting next week as the broadcaster failed to convince some of its biggest UK shareholders over plans for News Corporation to increase its holding in the satellite company.
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NewsHustle heads to US network AMC
Hustle has become the latest British series to secure a US home after BBC Worldwide sold the Kudos drama to cable network AMC.
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NewsMore than 13m greet the return of the Mitchells
The return of the Mitchell brothers to EastEnders gave a much needed boost to the BBC1 soap with an average audience of 13.1 million (52.7%) at 8pm.