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RAI grabs Telepiu stake from Canal+
Canal+ has concluded what it says is a 'definitive accord' with Italian broadcaster RAI, which sees the Italian public service broadcaster take 10 per cent of Canal+ subsidiary Telepiu, writes Paul
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CHRYSALIS DISTRIBUTION ON MIP-TV MURDER SPREE
Chrysalis Distribution renewed several deals at Mip-TV earlier this month for Midsomer Murders, extending agreements with SVT Sweden, TV2 Norway, YLE Finland, DR Denmark and Dutch channel NCRV. VRT Belgium bought
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C4I TIES UP DOCUMENTARY DEAL
Channel 4 International has sold a documentary programming package to RTL in the Netherlands, ABC in Australia and Slovenia's RTV. The package includes rights to Great Military Blunders, History Lab, The
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ACTION TIME GRABS SIX NEW COMMISSIONS
Action Time won six new commissions at Mip-TV. Forty episodes of gameshow Love at First Sight have been sold to Switzerland's TV3; 10 episodes of the Mr and Mrs format, produced
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NewsZeal rolls out Singing Bee worldwide
Zeal Entertainment has secured a long list of commissions for NBC's reality hit Singing Beewith local versions already in production in Australia and Greece.
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BRITISH TV BIGWIGS FOLLOW SMITH TO CHINA
UK TV heavyweights are accompanying Media Secretary Chris Smith on a visit to China this week in an effort to boost UK programming exports to the territory. Channel 5 chief executive
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PARTRIDGE FILMS WINS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR EXPORTS
United Wildlife's division, Partridge Films, has won the Queen's Award for Export Achievement for the second time in seven years. The production company's credits The Otters of Yellowstone, Secret Sharks and
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POLYGRAM INTEGRATED INTO UNIVERSAL TV & NETWORKS
Universal Television & Networks Group (UT&NG) is integrating PolyGram Television into its operations, ending speculation that the US producer/distributor would be sold as part of a package of other PolyGram assets
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CLT-UFA TEAMS UP WITH M6 TO BUY BORDEAUX SOCCER CLUB
CLT-UFA and French channel M6 have bought the Girondins de Bordeaux football club for FFr120 million (£12 million). The deal has sparked speculation that a new football channel could launch on
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Fact or fiction?
Can Wall to Wall drama chief Gina Cronk make a name for herself in an outfit better known for its factual credentials? Alice Macandrew reports.
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Patricia Hodgson
On why the BBC needs to maintain its broad remit - for the sake of both its audiences and its rivals.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Winning the news war
When Nato planes bombed Serbia, ratings for news bulletins soared. But as the conflict drags on, the cost of coverage is rising and broadcasters are beginning to feel the strain. John Plunkett reports.
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OPINION - Britcom makes the world laugh
There is a dangerous new orthodoxy at large in British television.Already it has led us into a questionable alliance with the US and to shift priorities from entertainment to factual programme-making.
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DEMOGRAPHICS - Television's tribal gatherings
As society changes TV stations are adopting more touchy-feely approaches to keeping track of their audiences. David Wood and Peter Keighron report on the BBC's 100 Tribes of Britain and on how other broadcasters are coping.
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ONLINE MARKETS - Just browsing
Internet technology is encroaching on international programme sales. But can it change the face of Cannes?
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NewsBlog: Coming in out of the cold
In a blog especially for TV producers that are baffled by Bebo and foxed by Facebook, Jens Bachem explains how people can succeed in a digital world full of penguins, pokes and PMs. [ALL]
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INTERVIEW - Business class
From her first ambition to work as an air hostess, Sally Miles' career has really taken off. As managing director of September Films, she runs the business side of an indie currently flying high on terrestrial and satellite TV.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Slight entertainer
Last year's ratings figures show BBC 2 has been tenacious in holding on to its audience despite the slow rise of Channel 5, but it is still faring badly in the field of entertainment.
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OFF THE RECORD - Open plan, open mind
Is there no stopping Carlton Communications chief executive Steven Cain?Not content with masterminding the acquisition of groovetastic indie Planet 24, Cain has now embarked on stage two of his masterplan -
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OFF THE RECORD - A matter of life or death
The makers of Cold Feet got rather more than they bargained for when filming an episode of the second series in a multi-storey car park in Manchester. Producer Christine Langan and