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Tinopolis makes an offer for TV Corp
Tinopolis is sending out a formal offer to TV Corp shareholders on Thursday (8 December), outlining its£36.4m hostile bid for the indie. The deadline for Welsh indie Tinopolis to post its offer to shareholders expired on Thursday, 28 days after its announcement of intention to bid. Another mystery bidder has ...
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Kalel wins BBC3 pitch competition
Indie Kalel Productions has won a pilot commission after topping a BBC3 pitch idol competition. The channel held a briefing day in October for indies under one year old. They were then given two weeks to come up with a pitch. Kalel - headed by Nick Parnes and Hannah Cantor ...
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NewsVirgin Mobile rejects NTL bid
NTL's£817m takeover bid for Virgin Mobile has been 'unanimously rejected' by the mobile phone operator.
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NewsSky One in output deal with Hallmark
Sky One has signed a two-year output deal with Hallmark Entertainment for rights to 15 mini-series including Human Trafficking, The Poseidon Adventure, Category 7: The End of the World and 10.5: Apocalypse.
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NewsC4's Space Cadets lifts off with 2.6m
Channel 4's Space Cadets experienced some signs of turbulence on its maiden voyage with an average of 2.6 million (11%).
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC3
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will the appointment of Julian Bellamy be beneficial to BBC3?
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NewsFive to profile 45-stone woman
8am: A 45-stone woman who risked death to lose two-thirds of her body weight is the subject of a forthcoming Extraordinary People documentary on Five.
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NewsTWI wins African Cup commission
8am: TWI has bagged a£1m contract with the BBC to produce coverage of next year's African Nations Cup.
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NewsBSkyB: no plans to follow NTL into mobiles
BSkyB is not planning to offer mobile phones as part of its package anytime in the near future, Jeremy Darroch, chief financial officer has said.
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NewsKeeling in UKTV promotion
8am: UKTV is undergoing an executive reshuffle, with controller John Keeling being promoted to chief operating officer and director of network programming Charlotte Ashton taking an expanded remit.
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NewsEicom to launch Performance Channel spin-off
Bristol-based broadcaster Eicom is launching a second Performance Channel, provisionally named Performance Mainstreet.
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NewsEnd of the black and whitelicence looms
Britain's dwindling army of black and white TV viewers will be forced to upgrade to a full-price colour licence during analogue switch-off - even if they choose to stay loyal to their monochrome boxes.
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NewsTinopolis formalises TV Corp offer
The TV Corporation board today 'strongly urged' shareholders to resist Tinopolis'£36.4m offer, after the Welsh indie confirmed its bid to the Stock Exchange.
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NewsSwire named as shadow media secretary
Conservative party leader David Cameron has picked Hugo Swire as his new shadow culture, media and sport spokesman to take on government minister Tessa Jowell.
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NewsWomen in Film and TV award for BBC2's Tate
Comedian Catherine Tate was today commended for her hit BBC2 series, picking up a Women In Film and Television award.
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NewsDigital TV in two thirds of homes
Two thirds of all homes now have digital TV, according to new figures from Ofcom.
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NewsWalking with Monsters snares 4.5m
The BBC's much-hyped story of evolution, Walking with Monsters, captured 4.5 million (19.5%) in its debut last night at 8.30pm.
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Off the Record - Walsh X-Factor?
Louis Walsh's hissy-fit about his treatment by fellow judges Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne has apparently
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NewsTen Alps reports 85% revenue hike
Ten Alps has reported an 85% jump in revenues to£21.99m for the six months ending 30 September, helped by international sales.
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Digital Classics forks out for Box TV and NBD
Digital Classics, the music and TV group chaired by Sparrowhawk's David Elstein, has bought Gunpowder and Treason Plot producer Box TV, and distribution company NBD in deals worth up to£7.58m.