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NewsDCD secures£2m rights deal
Aim-listed producer and distributor DCD Media has landed£2m worth of rights deals through its newly established licensing arm, DCD Publishing.
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NewsITV Global builds brand division
ITV Global Entertainment has hired four senior executives to enhance its brand business both in the UK and internationally.
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NewsC4 backs sex education project
Channel 4 and TrueTube, the free online debating website for teenagers, are collaborating to promote sex education to youngsters.
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NewsTV Critics 29 September ‘08
“Hats off to whoever does the foreign buying for More 4.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsProspect of shared BBCW draws nearer
The BBC is already in talks with rival broadcasters to share commercial arm BBC Worldwide as part of the shake up to public service broadcasting.
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NewsRuling today on BSkyB/ITV
The Competition Appeals Tribunal is set to rule today on what should happen to BSkyB's 17.9% stake in ITV.
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NewsFreesat tops 100,000 sales
Sales of Freesat boxes have reached 100,000 within five months of the launch of the BBC-ITV digital satellite joint venture.
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NewsThompson: C4 needs new terms of trade
BBC director general Mark Thompson has called for a review of Channel 4's rights ownership to help safeguard its PSB future.
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NewsSky secures Star Wars series
Sky Movies has secured the UK rights to the George Lucas animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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NewsMerlin and X Factor lose 1m
Saturday night big hitters Merlin and The X Factor both lost over a million viewers on BBC1 and ITV1.
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NewsBBC apologises over swearing manager
The BBC has been forced to issue a public apology after Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear swore during a live interview on BBC1 at lunchtime on Saturday's Football Focus.
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NewsAnimal 24:7 heading to Mip
Electric Sky have picked up the distribution rights to multiple titles from factual specialist True North Productions including BBC1 series Animal 24:7.
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NewsX Factor keeps Strictly on its toes
The first Sunday night outing for this year's X Factor serenaded an impressive 8.9m (38.1%) at 7pm, 800,000 more than BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing which aired an hour later.
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NewsITV rapped for airing Taggart in daytime
Ofcom has reprimanded ITV for subjecting 15,000 children to an “unrelenting” barrage of explicit violence in daytime repeats of Taggart on ITV1.
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NewsPinky and Perky goes global
ITV Global Entertainment has inked multiple pre-sale deals on the animated kid's series The Pinky and Perky show.
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NewsKevin Bishop dodges censure
One of Channel 4's most controversial comedies has escaped censure from Ofcom after amassing more than 300 complaints to the broadcaster and regulator.
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NewsThe Axe Men Cometh
Five's ongoing documentary series Axe Men made headway at 8pm on Friday with 1.3m viewers (6.1% share).
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NewsAbsolute Radio launches with Bowie
David Bowie classic Absolute Beginners was selected by listeners as the song to launch Absolute Radio when it went live this morning (29 September).
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Entertainment One to buy DHX
International distributor Entertainment One (E1) is to buy Canada-based children's producer DHX Media in a deal which values the company at C$1.59 (85p) a share or C$68m (£36.3m).
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NewsBBC World News MD quits
Anne Barnard, managing director of BBC World News, is leaving to “recharge [her] batteries” after more than 14 years at the corporation.