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NewsBafta names BBC film best of British
The BBC-backed feature film My Summer of Lovelanded the best British film award at this weekend's Bafta Film Awards.
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NewsMacKenzie to delist TWG
Kelvin MacKenzie is to head a£100m deal to take radio company The Wireless Group private.
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NewsEnteraction pays£3m for Red Fig
Enteraction TV, the company that runs Thomas Cook TV and the new London TV channel, has bought interactive specialist Red Fig in a deal worth£3m.
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NewsITV sells prop business for£8.2m
ITV has sold off its prop hire business Superhire Limited for£8.2m as part of its drive to dispose of non-core assets.
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NewsJoey amuses 4.3m
Joey, the much-anticipated spin-off of Friendspeaked at 4.3 million (16.5%) at 8.45pm, making it the channel's highest rated show excluding sports or films.
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NewsGMG axes Jazz FM brand
Guardian Media Group is to axe its Jazz FM brand from the airwaves after 15 years and relaunch the London station as Smooth FM.
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NewsHeggessey quits for Talkback role
Lorraine Heggessey has quit as controller of BBC1 to replace Peter Fincham as chief executive of production company Talkback Thames.
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Interview: Andrew Newman - Talent spotter
Andrew Newman has a pedigree which has brought him from The Wordvia Brass Eyeand Ali G to become head of entertainment at Channel 4 - where he is revelling in the chance to make risky TV.
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BIG hires Akhtar for factual commissions/
Bristol indies Available Light, Icon Films, Quickfire Media and Testimony Films have stepped up their collaborative efforts by appointing a development producer to bid for large-scale commissions, writes Paul Revoir.
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Creative brief - Jump make Ant and Dec leap
Jump has designed and produced the titles for the new series of ITV1's Ant and Dec's
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Analysis - Who should rule the BBC?
Lord Burns' proposals are on the table, Ofcom has made its recommendations and Michael Grade has set out his stall. Here, four leading industry figures consider the ideas for the future governance and regulation of the BBC.
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NewsFormer YTV chief joins Newcastle indie
Former Yorkshire TV controller of factual programmes Helen Scott has joined Newcastle-based indie Different.
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NewsNew chief exec for MTV Europe
MTV Networks Europe has promoted deputy chief executive and executive vice president Simon Guild to the position of chief executive.
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NewsNick channels back on Telewest
Nickelodeon has ended its stand-off with cable provider Telewest after agreeing new terms for its four channels.
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NewsRajars drops Gfk from contract race
Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has been dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract from Rajar.
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NewsTV spends£1.5m marketing itself
The major players in UK commercial TV today unveiled a£1.5m initiative to win over more advertisers and see-off competition from the likes of radio, the internet and direct mail for marketing budgets.
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NewsThe Baby War recruits 6.1m
ITV1's one-off drama The Baby Warput up a half-hearted fight against its nearest rival with a peak audience of 6.1 million (25%) at the start.
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NewsBBC rules out Panorama move
The BBC has ruled out returning Panoramato a permanent midweek slot but will instead increase the budget and number of slots for the flagship current affairs show.
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NewsBrit producers stack up Rose D'Or nominations
British productions have been dealt a heavy hand of nominations for this year's Rose D'Or festival.
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NewsReality show contestant commits suicide
A contestant on NBC's upcoming reality boxing show The Contenderhas committed suicide.