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NewsYooMedia buys gaming broadcaster
YooMedia, the interactive group headed by former BBC executive David Docherty has bought ViaVision, the owner of Game-In TV, for an estimated£1.4m, in a bid to expand its presence in the gaming industry.
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NewsSex Traffic leads Bafta craft award nominations
Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.
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NewsMPs hits out at BBC cuts
BBC director general Mark Thompson is facing MPs' demands to call a halt to plans to axe more than 3,780 jobs and find other ways to make savings.
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NewsBBC made up Eccleston resignation quote
The BBC has been forced to apologise to Doctor Whostar Christopher Eccleston for issuing a statement in his name falsely claiming he had quit the show because he did not want to be typecast.
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NewsDyke to face Lords grilling over BBC
The House of Lords has given Greg Dyke a platform to say what he thinks about the Government's plan to shake up the way the BBC is run.
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Pinewood buys Teddington for£2.6m
Pinewood Shepperton plc has bought Teddington Studios for over£2.6m, rescuing the west London studios from administration.
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News2.6m lose interest in BBC1's Doctor Who
Doctor Who'ssecond outing on Saturday night was down by 2.6 million viewers from last week's launch episode with an average of 7.3 million (36%) at 7pm.
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NewsBBC1's all-day share slips to just 18.1%
BBC1 suffered its worst Sunday all-day share so far this year as its period drama Fingersmithlost over a million viewers from last week to average 3.7 million (15%) at 9pm.
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NewsSharman lands CBBC role
BBC daytime controller Alison Sharman has landed the job of controller of CBBC.
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NewsMore4 to premiere West Wing
The West Wing, the cult US White House drama, is to be given a regular peaktime slot on Channel 4's forthcoming digital channel More4.
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NewsFahrenheit 9/11 distributor bids£500m for Hit
Hit Entertainment is set to find itself at the centre of a£500m bidding war as Canadian media group Lions Gate Entertainment prepares to make a takeover approach.
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NewsRDF confirms float plans
RDF Media has confirmed plans to float on the London Stock Exchange next month at an estimated value of£55m.
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NewsC4 takes new Freeview slot
Channel 4 has joined ITV in securing one of Crown Castle's two available slots on the Freeview digital television platform.
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NewsBBC pushes Arabic service in Iraq
The BBC is attempting to encourage Iraqi citizens to tune in to its Arabic radio service with a TV and poster advertising campaign across the country.
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NewsFootballers' Wives seduces 7m
The trashy glamour of ITV1's Footballers' Wiveshasn't lost its shine with the viewers as the drama series returned to a peak audience of 7 million (32%) at 10pm.
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NewsTheakston joins Heart on 18 April
Jamie Theakston is to launch his new breakfast show on Chrysalis' Heart radio station in London on 18 April.
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NewsITV returns to boxing
ITV is to broadcast boxing for the first time in over 10 years, after it secured the rights to broadcast the rematch between Amir Khan and the man who beat him for the Olympic gold medal in Athens, Mario Kindelan.
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NewsHallmark Channel dropped in Iberia
The Hallmark Channel is being pulled off air today in Spain and Portugal, just weeks before the David Elstein-led $242m buy-out of the international business is completed.
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NewsEmap admits SRH interest
Emap, the owner of the Kiss and Magic radio networks, has admitted it is 'interested' in acquiring all of Scottish Media Holdings but has yet to make a formal approach.
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NewsOfcom slashes fees
Ofcom has slashed its annual fees to broadcasters by up to 29% after coming in under budget last year.