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NewsCreation of a cable giant
NTL and Telewest tied the knot this week in a landmark merger aimed at boosting the pair's ability to take on rivals BSkyB and BT.
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NewsITV could drop News for lads channel
ITV is considering pulling the ITV News Channel off Freeview in a bid to keep lads channel Men and Motors on the digital terrestrial platform.
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NewsPickard stays as head of ITV1 programming
Nigel Pickard has told ITV chiefs that he is staying on as ITV1's director of programmes, despite the restructure at network centre two weeks ago that brought in Simon Shaps above him.
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NewsPlowman to set up BBC comedy board
Jon Plowman, the BBC's head of comedy entertainment, is to take over as head of the corporation's in-house comedy department, and has set up a new board to develop programmes.
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Sex Traffic producer heads for Kudos role
Granada producer Derek Wax, the man behind multi-award winning drama Sex Traffic,is joining Spooksproducer Kudos Film and Television as an executive producer.
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CBBC orders London bomb drama
Hat trick is to make a children's drama documentary about the 7 July London bombings - the first UK television drama to be made about the tragedy and the indie's first commission for CBBC.
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Endemol teams up with MobiTV for mobile channel
Endemol UK has teamed up with mobile broadcasting platform MobiTV to launch the Reality TV channel on Orange's telecoms network.
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New-look This Is Your Life brings red book back to TV
SMG TV Productions is set to revive classic entertainment show This Is Your Life, following a deal with rights holder Click TV, which is part of Portman Film and TV, the company majority owned by Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright.
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EC OKs product placement
The European Commission (EC) is set to give the greenlight to product placement, creating a potential multimillion pound industry.
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NewsTributes to a comic genius
The broadcasting world this week mourns Ronnie Barker, a giant of TV comedy whose career in the business gave us 50 years of laughter.
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NewsInternational sales boost profits at Entertainment Rights
Strong international sales for classic kids' character Postman Pat helped drive a 56% increase in operating profits at Entertainment Rights for the first half of 2005.
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NewsAardman's sketch show sold to Latin America
Canadian kids entertainment outfit Decode Entertainment has sold Planet Sketch, a co-production with Bristol-based Aardman Animations, to Cartoon Network Latin America.
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NewsTV Loonland launches new film division
Aim-listed children's animation company TV-Loonland has launched a new feature film distribution division and added a new member to its London-based sales team just in time for Mipcom.
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NewsDic Entertainment to list on Aim
US animation producer and distributor Dic Entertainment is planning to float on the UK's Alternative Investment Market this October and has appointed Bridgewell Securities as nominated advisor and broker.
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NewsComment: UK leads the factual pack
While the Hollywood studios are seeing a resurgence in sales for US dramas and sitcoms worldwide, when it comes to factual and reality programming it seems that UK distributors are leading the pack, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsFremantle launches Jamie's Great Italian Escape
Fremantle International Distribution is looking to expand the global reach of its Jamie Oliver franchise with the launch of Jamie's Great Italian Escape(6 x 30-minutes) at Mipcom.
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NewsID Distribution picks up Rainbow portfolio
London-based independent distributor ID Distribution has doubled its catalogue after picking up the international rights to 400 hours of lifestyle and factual programming from US cable broadcaster Rainbow Media Holdings.
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NewsDyke and Blackley to speak in Cannes
Hit Entertainment chairman Greg Dyke and former Merrill Lynch analyst Neil Blackley are among the latest heavy-hitters to join the expanded conference programme at this year's Mipcom.
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NewsTWI teams with Endeavor for new venture
Producer and distributor TWI has teamed with Hollywood talent agency Endeavor to launch Transend, a new production venture that will create entertainment and reality programming for the global market.