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Ofcom's blue-sky thinking
Ofcom surprised many in the industry last week with a leap in logic that suggests the current providers of public service broadcasting can't be relied upon to deliver the goods in a digital age - so a new channel is needed.
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NewsBBC launches Japanese channel
BBC Worldwide is to launch a new entertainment channel in Japan that will include the frustrated antics of Basil Fawlty and stern quizmaster Anne Robinson.
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NewsBBC unveils first Norton vehicle
The BBC has revealed details of star signing Graham Norton's first project for the corporation - a further spin-off of Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsC4 sets up Scottish factual scheme
Superindie IWC Media and Channel 4 have set up a new training scheme to foster factual production talent in Scotland.
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NewsPeacock: BBC should be subscription-funded
Sir Alan Peacock, the high profile professor who conducted a wide-ranging review of the BBC's finances in the 1980s, has called for the BBC to be funded by subscription.
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RatingsDoc Martin signs off with 8.7m
Between 9pm-10pm, the Martin Clunes vehicle averaged a 39% share, slamming BBC1's documentary Cry Wolf.
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NewsAnt and Dec set up indie
ITV entertainment stars Ant and Dec have set up their own production company called Gallowgate Productions and are developing a new entertainment format.
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NewsC4 brings Monroe back to life
Tragic icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana could be resurrected for a new
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NewsBox TV teams up with Romanian studio
Indie producer Box TV has formed an alliance with Romanian studio Mediapro to promote the Bucharest-based production facility to the international market.
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NewsHollywood eyes Postman Pat
Hollywood studios are bidding to cash in on the popularity of British children's shows such as Postman Pat by acquiring their movie rights.
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NewsUBC drops AA Roadwatch
UBC Media has dropped AA Roadwatch as its supplier of traffic and travel information and has handed the£2m contract to Trafficlink.
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RatingsThe Match scores for Sky One
Sky One's The Match boosted the channel's peaktime share by helping it achieve its second highest all day ratings in four years with 7.4%.
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NewsDavid Scott quits C4
Channel 4 deputy chief executive David Scott, the channel's longest serving executive, has decided to quit.
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NewsBTDA to merge with Pact
The British Television Distributors Association (BTDA), the group set up to help encourage exports of British programmes, is set to be wound up next week and its functions folded into producers' alliance Pact.
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NewsFive buys Stargate spin-off
Five has secured the terrestrial right to MGM' new drama Stargate Atlantis - a spin-off to sci-fi series Stargate SG-1.
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NewsSky's The Match gets another fixture
Sky One has ordered a second series of reality hit The Match after the finale of the show got nearly two million viewers.
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NewsCapital merges Choice London services
Capital Radio has been given the green light by regulator Ofcom to unify the two Choice FM urban music stations across London.
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NewsDyke 'preparing bid for ITV'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is reported to be attempting to put together a bid for ITV following his appointment to the media advisory board of private equity group Apax Partners.
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RatingsTrial and Retribution returns with 6.9m
ITV1's latest Trial and Retribution drama had the edge over BBC1's new series of Spooks with 6.9 million (30.5%).