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NewsStick with regional quota, MPs tell ITV
Forty MPs from across the UK are demanding that ITV commits to spending 50% of its network programming budget outside of London.
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NewsYounger viewers tune to E4
E4 had its best performance amongst the key 16-34 age range for over two years last week with a share of 5.2%, helped by record-breaking performances from Hollyoaks.
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NewsPeaches disappears from viewers
MTV One's one-off show Peaches: Disappear Here did exactly that at 6pm on Sunday, attracting 8,000 viewers (0.04% share), 62% down on the channel's slot average.
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NewsTern mount STI Invasion
Tern Television is to launch a PacMan-style online game in which characters from its Channel 4 show KNTV have to ‘catch' sexually-transmitted diseases before they spread.
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NewsTV Critics 21 October ‘08
“She has a bat's ear for American schmaltz and a vampire's teeth for attacking the exhibitionism that lies beneath it.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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News4 Kids' MD joins RDF
Former 4 Kids Entertainment co-managing director Stephen Gould has joined RDF Kids and Family as its director of consumer products.
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NewsESPN launches online player
ESPN has finally rolled out its ESPN360.com online video player in the UK.
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NewsConsumer spending on TV hit by credit crunch
Spending on TV services such as subscription channels is expected to be hit by the economic downturn, according to the latest research.
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NewsBrosnan given license to thrill at Diverse
Katie Brosnan has joined indie Diverse Bristol as executive producer, to boost the company's output of factual entertainment and features.
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NewsNatural World celebrates 25th with three-year order
BBC2's Natural World is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a three-year recommission.
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NewsC4 to shut down digital ad agency
Channel 4 is to close its in-house digital advertising sales agency 4DS, with the loss of up to 10 jobs.
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NewsAmazon concludes with 3m
Explorer Bruce Parry ended his six-part journey along the Amazon last night on BBC2 with a strong 2.9m viewers (12.9% share) at 9pm.
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NewsLeopardrama signs up BBC script editor
Jez Swimer, former script editor for the BBC's drama department, has joined Leopardrama as development producer.
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NewsJohnson warns of cutbacks if C4 privitised
Privatisation would “tear the heart out of Channel 4”, leading to cutbacks in news, current affairs and arts, chairman Luke Johnson has warned.
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NewsFive inks deal with BBC to extend reach in rural areas
Five has secured an agreement with the BBC that will extend the reach of its flagship channel to rural areas through Freeview.
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NewsRobinson: BBC may become Mugabe-figure
Time Team presenter Tony Robinson has raised fears that the BBC could become a Robert Mugabe-figure under new proposals for it to form partnerships with other public service broadcasters.
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NewsRandall wins permanent role at Sky News
Jeff Randall is to join Sky News on a permanent basis from 2009.
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NewsNew staff join Screen Yorkshire
Screen Yorkshire has added three new staff to its industry development team as it looks to promote games and interactive media throughout the region.
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NewsVitec buys Talkdynamics for£1.4m
Camera peripherals and accessories group Vitec will continue its 2008 spending spree by acquiring the Technologies Talkdynamics business for£1.4m.
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NewsOculus adds Editshare for Wild at Heart
Oculus Post has bought a four terabyte EditShare storage system to help with production of the next series of ITV1 drama Wild at Heart.