All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 74
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NewsExpenses: the hidden cost of Sachsgate
The BBC paid more than £2,200 to fly Mark Thompson’s family home after the director general cut short his holiday to deal with the Sachsgate affair.
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Cowell eyes tie-up with Topshop owner
Simon Cowell is poised to team up with Topshop owner Sir Philip Green to create a global entertainment company.
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NewsSetanta loses survival battle
Around 200 staff will lose their jobs after Setanta finally fell into administration.
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NewsPulse lands Hollywood director
Andrew Douglas, the director of feature film The Amityville Horror, has signed a deal to work exclusively for content creator Pulse Films in the UK.
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NewsESPN lands Premier League deal
Disney-owned sports giant ESPN will go head-to-head with Sky next season after it won the rights to 46 Premier League games previously help by Setanta.
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NewsPremier League set for new TV player
Premier League football will be shown by a new broadcaster from this August – with the prospect of the likes of ESPN having just eight weeks to put together a channel and infrastructure to show the matches.
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NewsC4 drives into future with BBCW and kids content
Channel 4 is on the brink of entering the next phase of its evolution after the government backed a tie-up with BBC Worldwide and called for it to put renewed emphasis on content for older children and multiplatform delivery.
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News£200m digital surplus will fund broadband push
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The government has earmarked £200m of the money handed to the BBC to help with digital switchover and provide universal broadband access by 2012.
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NewsKudos boss calls for action on piracy
Kudos Film and Television boss Stephen Garrett has called for ISPs to be made responsible for illegal file-sharing ahead of the publication of today’s Digital Britain report.
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NewsSetanta deal could kick-start Endemol Sport
Endemol could be about to kick-start its Endemol Sport division after it emerged as part of an investment consortium working towards a rescue deal for Setanta.
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NewsFive wins final Freeview HD slot
Five has been allocated the fourth and final HD Freeview slot by Ofcom.
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NewsSky 1 to bolster sports with panel show duo
Sky 1 is to kick off a sports entertainment drive with two panelshow pilots, a search-for-a-star format featuring José Mourinho and a second series with Wayne Rooney.
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NewsNesbitt: drama funding crisis is killing roles
James Nesbitt is being forced to look for Hollywood acting roles because of the funding crisis in British drama.
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NewsBradshaw: Apprentice row is matter for BBC
New media secretary Ben Bradshaw sparked Tory protests in the Commons today when he insisted the question of whether Sir Alan Sugar should continue to front The Apprentice following his appointment as an advisor to Gordon Brown was a matter solely for the BBC.
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NewsFive to launch online casino
Five will launch an online casino and bingo service later this year after signing a deal with web gaming company PartyGaming.
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NewsMediaCity gets £8m boost
MediaCity UK has been given a shot in the arm after the University of Salford won an £8m grant to build a 103,000sq ft facility at the development.
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NewsSky 1 adds twist for Are You Smarter...?
Sky 1 is revamping its kids-vs-adults quiz by asking mums and dads Are You Smarter Than Your 10-Year-Old?
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NewsSetanta faces crunch week
England’s 4-0 victory over Kazkhstan could be their last match on Setanta, with the ailing sports broadcaster facing the prospect of going into administration this week.
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NewsFincham to chair Broadcast Entertainment Forum
ITV director of television Peter Fincham is to chair Broadcast’s TV Entertainment Forum in September, which will kick off with a keynote from Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan.
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NewsITV regulation may be relaxed
The government has hinted that ITV will have its regulatory burden dramatically reduced by the Digital Britain report.