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NewsBlogcast: Dan Wootton gossips from the LA Screenings
Promisingly, the packaged clips from Betty the Uglyscored the biggest laughs of the night- But, despite the positive response, UK buyers were not left convinced. One went so far as to predict the series would be 'dead within a few episodes'. Ouch.
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NewsSpooks to get sixth run
The BBC has commissioned a sixth series of its Bafta-winning spy drama Spooks, six months before its fifth series goes to air.
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NewsRDF announces a 26% rise in profits
Wife Swapproducer RDF Media has posted its first full set of results since floating in May 2005 with profits up 26.2% to£5.3m.
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NewsITV sells stake in Australia's Seven Network
ITV has raised£87m by selling off its 11.6% stake in Australian broadcaster Seven Network Limited.
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NewsITV appoints first China correspondent
ITV News has appointed John Ray to the newly created role of China correspondent, as part of a reshuffle of its reporters abroad.
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NewsBlogcast: Dan Wootton behind closed doors at the LA Screenings
What really happens behind the security gates of the studio lots during LA Screenings week? Usually the action is limited to a select group of tight-lipped TV executives from around the world but today Broadcastwas invited to the famous CBS Paramount Studios on Melrose Avenue.
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NewsBBC pushes for change to catch-up window
The BBC's director of new media and technology Ashley Highfield has said the corporation is pressing ahead with attempts to change the terms of its seven-day catch-up window, as negotiations over new media rights near a conclusion.
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NewsGCap reports tumbling profits
Capital Radio owner GCap has revealed a sharp slump in profits for the year to the end of March - down 40% to£22.2m. It has warned that the prolonged downturn in radio advertising is showing little sign of improving.
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NewsCharles Allen criticises licence fee proposals
ITV chief Charles Allen has claimed that the BBC used 'back-of-a-fag-packet figures' to exaggerate the need for an above inflation hike in the licence fee.
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NewsBeckham fails to score for ITV1
David Beckham's popularity couldn't save ITV1 from a narrow defeat at the hands of Channel 4's Big Brotherwhich gained 4.8 million (20.6%) at 9pm.
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NewsSetanta confirms Premiership plans
Sports broadcaster Setanta has confirmed it will show Premiership football via Top-Up TV but has said it will not be on a pay-per-view basis.
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NewsOptimistic warns creditors over repayment
Quiz TV company Optimistic Entertainment has warned that it may not be able to repay creditors of its ailing channels business The Optimistic Network (TON).
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NewsPicking up the tools of the trade
Graduate trainees talk about their experiences on production courses
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NewsTV's learning curve
Broadcasters are waking up to the need to structure training for freelancers
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NewsFeeding the online habit
Does the explosion in downloading TV content online mark the beginning of a radical change in viewing habits?
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Southern Star in deal with Coastal
Southern Star International has secured a first-look distribution rights deal with Robson Green's indie, Coastal Productions.
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Bravo set to boost drama with The Unit
Bravo is looking to bolster its schedule with US drama The Unit, a 20th Century Fox production made by The Shield collaborators David Mamet and Shawn Ryan, writesDan Wootton.
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Fremantle wins sales in Latin America
Fremantle International Distribution has sold one format and nine shows into Latin America.
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Five trials Great Big British Quiz
Five is simulcasting the Great Big British Quiz ( GBBQ) late night on Fridays after striking a deal with Enteraction.
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Comment - Why training matters
C4's Janey Walker asks what is being done to get a wide range of people into the industry and then trained properly