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NewsRDF pays£2.7m for NY-Lon indie
Wife Swapproducer RDF Media has taken full control of drama indie Touchpaper Television, the company behind Channel 4 transatlantic drama NY-Lon, in a£2.7m deal.
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NewsViewers complain over BBC3 'geek' slur
BBC3 has been forced to re-write an article on its website after labelling viewers who complained about its new ident 'geeks'.
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NewsNTL cuts losses but subscribers slow
NTL cut its operating losses for the second quarter from£267m to£56.3m, but admitted revenues had fallen and it may also miss its full-year subscriber target.
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NewsThe critics: Born to be Different
The critics generally warmed to Channel 4's new three-part documentary Born to be Different.
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NewsEmap set to sell Ayr muliplex
Emap's Ayr digital radio multiplex is likely to be put up for sale following the completion of its acquisition of Scottish Radio Holdings.
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News5m support Man Utd
BBC1's coverage of Manchester United's Champions League qualifier against Debrecen gained a solid peak audience of 5 million (22.8%) at 9.30pm.
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NewsITV withdraws Sky EPG complaint
ITV has dropped its formal complaint to Ofcom over the price of BSkyB's regionalised encryption service.
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NewsChannels vie for Top Up TV slot
The Hallmark Channel and Paramount Comedy are frontrunners to become the next channel to join the Top Up TV platform.
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NewsBBC to develop indie plan
Smaller indies could get a bigger chunk of the BBC's output as part of a 'supply strategy' being drawn up by the corporation.
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Taylor joins comedy commissioning team
The BBC has poached Hat Trick head of comedy Cheryl Taylor to bolster its comedy commissioning team.
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NewsThey thought it was all over - but it's not
Comedy gameshow They Think It's All Overis set to make a return to the BBC, as part of BBC1 controller Peter Fincham's efforts to boost the channel's comedy slate.
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NewsLiddle and Burchill to front docs
Sky One has greenlit two authored documentaries - Rod Liddle on infidelity and Julie Burchill on reality TV.
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NewsRDF takes over Touchpaper
RDF Media has made its first acquisition since its£50m April flotation, paying£2.7m for the 65% of drama indie Touchpaper it did not already own.
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NewsITV backs down over Sky charges
ITV has dropped its complaint to Ofcom over the amount BSkyB charges it to put its 15 regional services on digital satellite.
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NewsMidget curling pitched in for C4 breakfast
Mentorn Scotland has come up with what it hopes will be the answer to Channel 4's breakfast schedule woes - midget curling.
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NewsBBC staff begin to move on redundancies
More than one in 10 staff in the BBC's children's department have shown interest in being made redundant, during the first wave of the corporation's trawl to find volunteers to leave.
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NewsNat Geo plans HD channel
The National Geographic Channel in the UK is set to be part of BSkyB's high-definition (HDTV) line-up.
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NewsSky in talks to buy UGC multiplexes
BSkyB is plotting a move into the UK cinema market by buying six multiplex theatres.
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Laughing all the way to the studio
With TV sitcoms traditionally being one of the most studio-bound of TV genres, comedy producers and production managers need to know what they are looking for when choosing a studio. Louis Pattison looks at what's on offer
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I'll miss Family Affairs
Five considered a niche role for Family Affairsbut opted instead to create bold storylines and characters. Paul Marquess says four things conspired against the canned soap.