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OFT: 'Relax ITV's CRR'
The Office of Fair Trading has recommended the relaxation of ITV's Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) undertakings which currently force it to compensate advertisers for falling audiences.
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4iP launches community projects
Projects to help hospital patients and enable deprived communities to launch their own websites are among the first commissions from Channel 4's£50m online PSB fund 4iP.
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NewsRush of deals likely before April tax hike
A spate of indie company consolidation could be on the cards.
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1.2m decide they can Eat an Elephant
Channel 4's feature-length food show Could You Eat an Elephant? proved hard for viewers to swallow last night, with just 1.2m (7.8% share) tuning in at 10pm.
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Video: Mark Thompson interview
Watch Broadcast acting editor Emily Booth speak exclusively to the BBC's director general Mark Thompson.
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ITV: CRR changes could 'save' risky drama
Risky, expensive dramas like Lost in Austen and the cancelled A Passage To India could have a future at ITV if its CRR “straitjacket” is relaxed, the broadcaster has claimed.
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3DD signs IFC distribution deal
Producer and distributor, 3DD Entertainment has signed an exclusive distribution deal with American cable channel IFC.
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Emmerdale exec producer stands down
Emmerdale executive producer Keith Richardson is stepping down after 24 years.
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Don't cut training, BBC urges industry
The BBC's training and development director Caroline Prendergast has urged the industry to continue to invest in educating staff despite the economic downturn.
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Dave to get Argumental again
Dave has ordered a second series of the John Sergeant-hosted panel show Argumental.
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BBCW mad for Oasis package
BBC Worldwide is offering broadcasters a package of rock group Oasis's TV appearances for the BBC, including their Top of the Pops debut.
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American Idol returns with 551,000
ITV2 was on fine form at 8pm last night as the latest series of American Idol averaged 551,000 viewers (2.59% share) for two hours.
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Leaked report points to C4 merger
Channel 4 is facing the prospect of being merged into a new, bigger broadcaster under plans drawn up for the government's Digital Britain review.
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Sunset + Vine wins Euro Badminton contract
Sunset + Vine has won the contract to both produce and distribute the European Badminton Championships for the next two years.
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Digital Britain: the key points
The main proposals from Stephen Carter’s Digital Britain report, according to the leak in the Financial Times.
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Hustle convinces 5.4m
Hustle was top dog at 9pm last night with 5.4m viewers (23.1% share), well ahead of its nearest rivals ITV1 and BBC2 at the time.
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Ofcom hits ITV with regional quota fine
Ofcom has fined ITV£220,000 for failing to hit its regional quotas for flagship channel ITV1 in 2006 and 2007.
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BBC to serve up Murray's matches
The BBC has signed a deal to air all of Andy Murray's tennis matches on terrestrial TV during the forthcoming Australian Open.
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RDF lifted by ITV vote of confidence
Friday’s late slump on Wall Street meant that the FTSE 100 struggled for momentum this week.
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NewsNHU faces major cuts
The BBC natural history unit (NHU) in Bristol is expected to lose 57 staff from its 180 strong team.