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NewsEdinburgh round-up: BBC cuts slammed
BBC journalist John Sweeney says the corporation should axe BBC3 or BBC4 rather than make further cuts to current affairs; documentary maker Tom Roberts steps up the 'Save Storyville' campaign and BBC Children's boss Richard Deverell warns of 5% cuts. Click through to read the stories. ...
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NewsEdinburgh round-up: C4 on trial
Channel 4 announces it will 'rest' Celebrity Big Brothernext year and axe several factual entertainment series to free up the schedules for public service programming; Jane Root urges the channel to wean itself off Big Brotherand Kevin Lygo reinforces the ...
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NewsLa Plante pens NBC mafia drama
Prime Suspectwriter Lynda La Plante is writing a US drama pilot about the wives of mafia bosses who have to take over the family businesses. [ALL]
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NewsTest the Nation brings in 3.6m
This year's Test the NationIQ test was something of a let down with the results programme only interesting 3.6m (16.2%) at 9pm. [ALL]
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NewsAnna Ford: Thompson lacks social skills
BBC newsrooms operate in an 'atmosphere of fear' fuelled by job cutbacks which are damaging the corporation's news output, according to former BBC newsreader Anna Ford. [ALL]
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NewsEdinburgh round-up: the best of the rest
Gerry McCann has called for the media to scale back its coverage of his daughter's disappearance; BBC News head Peter Horrocks brands Sky News 'the McCann channel' due to its current extensive coverage of the missing four-year-old; and the BBC is challenged over its global warming coverage. Click through to ...
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NewsFive boosted by new channels - but at a cost
Update:The owner of Five, RTL, has sliced£83 million from the value of the broadcaster saying that rising programming costs and the loss of call TV revenues means it is no longer worth what was paid for it. [ALL]
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NewsNBC seals Sparrowhawk acquisition
NBC Universal has confirmed its acquisition of Hallmark International owner, Sparrowhawk Media, for a reported $350m (£174m), as exclusively revealed by Broadcastearlier this year. [ALL]
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NewsRDF appoints new kids sales boss
RDF Rights has appointed former Jetix and Hit Entertainment exec Henrietta Hurford-Jones as head of children’s TV sales.
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3DD makes three appointments
3DD Entertainment has made a number of new appointments, hiring Anita Barnard as sales manager, Steve Wood as financial controller and Jane Parker as legal and business affairs executive.
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Off the Fence sells docs to Russia
Factual producer and distributor Off the Fence has stuck a raft of deals in Russia for its latest slate of docs, including two titles from Bristol-based indie Quickfire Media.
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Outright inks deals for TV Asahi format
Outright Distribution has secured new deals in Belgium and the Netherlands for its Japanese format Ranking the Starsand racked up options in seven other territories for the celebrity panel show.
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NewsUnderground Ernie goes Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has picked up the international programme sales and merchandising rights for Joella Productions' animated pre-school series Underground Ernie.
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NewsEndemol formats optioned in Korea
Korean production company Olive9 has optioned five Endemol International formats ahead of this year's BCWW (Broadcast Worldwide) conference in Seoul.
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NewsCake strikes US deal for Skunk Fu!
Children's programming distributor Cake Entertainment has sold animated series Skunk Fu!to US broadcast network Kids' WB!
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NewsFrears blasts MacTaggart lecture
The director of Oscar-winning movie The Queen, Stephen Frears, has described Jeremy Paxman as a public school bully following the Newsnightanchor's MacTaggart lecture. [ALL]
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NewsZodiak buys Bullseye TV
Scandinavian group Zodiak Television is to acquire London-based production and distribution company Bullseye TV. [ALL]
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NewsEmap pleased with bidder interest
Emap finance director Ian Griffiths has told Broadcastnow.co.ukthat the company's board has been 'encouraged by the level of interest' in the group's assets. [ALL]
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NewsBBC3 unveils third Body Image season
BBC3 has commissioned eight documentaries for its third Body Image season, including the story of an 18-year-old who travels to Thailand to undergo a sex-change. [ALL]
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NewsLife on Mars creators given drama greenlight
BBC1 has given the greenlight to Bone Kickers, a new drama from the co-creators of Life on Mars.[ALL]