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NewsViacom moots£800m Flextech bid
US giant Viacom, owner of MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy, has approached Telewest about buying Flextech and its 50% share in UKTV for as much as£800m.
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NewsStrong start for US Hit Me Baby
The US version of Granada's entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timegot off to a good start, winning its 9pm slot.
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Interview: Patrick Collerton - Uplifting misery
With a C4 doc about cancer following The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, Patrick Collerton has cornered the market in films about death. But his rapport with his subjects and irreverence make his work inspiring.
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Roundtable - Exploitation: how worried should we be?
When TV Wrap handed Pact a report naming 30 indies it claims have exploited freelance workers, it prompted shock, denial and widespread consternation within the indie community. Broadcast brought the freelancers and indies together to fight it out.
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Ratings - Are family audiences the new holy grail of ratings?
19 14.54 BBC2 17 31 The Dambusters Sat 19.00 2.44 12.58
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Ratings - Will launching on Freeview change the fortunes of E4?
00 2.94 11.72 1.61 9.64 C4 15 25 Fred Dibnah's
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Opinion - In my View - Why I axed Celeb Wrestling.
Celebrity Wrestling wasn't pulled because it didn't beat Doctor Who, but because it missed its target audience, insists Nigel Pickard.
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Analysis - Goodbye to celeb TV?
Do the lacklustre ratings for celebrity reality shows mean the genre has bitten the dust - or is it just a case of finding the right format and celebrities we've actually heard of, asks Peter Keighron.
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Formats & Deals - Wunjo examines Hidden Evidence on Di/
Wunjo Entertainment and film development company VIP have teamed up to make Hidden Evidence, a two-hour
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NewsLadette to Lady appeals to 4.8m
ITV1's new Ladette to Ladymade a reasonable start with 4.8 million (22%) at 9pm but still lost out to BBC1's Murphy's Law.
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NewsBBC Broadcast lands ESPN contract
BBC Broadcast has won the six-year contract to playout ESPN Classic Sport across 40 European countries.
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NewsThompson to meet with unions
BBC director general Mark Thompson has agreed to further talks with unions next week in a bid to 'clarify' the BBC's job cuts offer, rejected by union members on Monday.
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NewsMTV schools project returns
MTV is bringing back BOOM! Music Video Academy, which gives school children the chance to make music videos in classrooms, for a second year.
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NewsBBC dance format tops US ratings
The BBC-produced US version of Strictly Come Dancinggot off to a strong start this week, handing ABC the highest primetime share on Wednesday night.
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NewsPEER POLL: Code of practice
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will Pact's new code of practice eradicate freelance exploitation?
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Why ITV is a class apart
Criticism of ITV has its roots in prejudice against a populist broadcaster rather than reasoned argument, writes Stuart Cosgrove.
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O'Connell Sky role
Sky One has appointed Andrew O'Connell as executive producer, factual entertainment. Reporting to Jo Wallace, director of original pro-gramming, O'Connell begins in mid-June. His credits as a freelancer include Double or Nothingmade by Die For Film and Conspiraciesfrom Mentorn.
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Jones to head S4C
S4C has appointed Iona Jones, its director of programmes, as chief executive of the channel. Jones replaces Huw Jones and will be the first woman to hold the position. Jones first joined S4C in 1995 as director of corporate affairs before moving to ITV Wales in 2000. She returned to ...
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Michell forms indie
Betty Television head of development Andrea Michell has set up her own independent production company, Bravura Films, to make drama, factual drama and factual programming. Michell, whose credits include BBC3's Spendaholicsand Channel 4's Pissed on the Job, joined Betty two-and-a-half years ago. Bravura already ...
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Live 8 crosses pond
The BBC is to turn next month's anti-poverty rock extravaganza Live 8 global with broadcasts from both sides of the Atlantic. Live 8 airtime has so far been scheduled on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC3 as well as radio stations Radio 1, Radio 2 and the BBC World Service. Jonathan Ross ...