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NewsShare bonanza for ITV execs
ITV chief executive Charles Allen could bag over£1.5m after he was handed new share options this week.
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NewsGeorge reigns over Elizabeth with 5.3m
ITV1's new series All About Georgedebuted with 5.3 million (23.4%) last night - winning the 9pm slot ahead of Spooksand the first part of Channel 4's acclaimed drama Elizabeth I.
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NewsPEER POLL: football coverage
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is overexposure by Sky damaging the Premiership?
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Jetix moves into TV gaming
Jetix UK has launched a free-to-play games service on Telewest which allows kids to watch TV and play games at the same time.
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Granda scoops HBO factual deal
Granada International has scored a coup by replacing Channel 4 International (C4I) as the distributor of HBO's documentary and family programming slates.
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Schlessinger Media licenses BBC titles
US distributor Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company, has licensed exclusive US educational and home video distribution rights to three new BBC series: Primary History: Aztecs, Science Clipsand Primary Geography: Water.
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Zig Zag's James Dean doc sold in Sweden
Amsterdam-based production and distribution company Off the Fencehas sold Zig Zag's brand new investigative documentary The Day That James Dean Diedto TV4 Fakta in Sweden.
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Princess launches new formats at Mipcom
Princess Productions will launch new formats We are Detectivesand Office Monkeyat Mipcom.
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3DD sells U2 concert to Channel 4
Music programming distributor 3DD Entertainment has been appointed to handle worldwide distribution of the high definition special Vertigo 2005 - U2 Live from Chicago.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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EC OKs product placement
The European Commission (EC) is set to give the greenlight to product placement, creating a potential multimillion pound industry.