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    Living TV's Rosencrantz promotes Benham to managing editor role

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Flextech has moved to fill two executive roles after a raft of senior defections in recent weeks, including that of managing director Lisa Opie who quit after 13 years on Friday with no job to go to.

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    Indie goes mobile

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Indie Twofour has launched a mobile division and hired former Nokia Ventures executive Philip Bourchier O'Ferrall to head it.

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    Blue Peter move

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Veteran Blue Peter host Matt Baker has quit after seven years - but will continue presenting for the BBC.

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    Minister hits back

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    New broadcasting minister Shaun Woodward has accused Conservative leader David Cameron of 'caricaturing the BBC'.

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    Unions 'insulted'

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Unions have hit out at ITV for describing the proposed 40 job cuts to its regional news service as 'enhancements', calling the claim 'thoroughly insulting'.

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    Celebrating the leaders of the digital revolution

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Celebrating the leaders of the digital revolution

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    RDF poaches BBC staff to lead development

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    RDF Media has overhauled its development team in the wake of Stuart Murphy's surprise exit from the indie, poaching two BBC executives in the process.

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    Bravo picks up adult toons from Turner

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Men's channel Bravo is launching a version of Turner Broadcasting System's US hit cartoon block Adult Swim, as part of a new strategy to move the channel into commissioning comedy animation series.

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    ESPN gets access to 70,000 hours of BBC sport

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Recently launched vintage sports channel ESPN Classic has secured the largest BBC sports archive deal to date, giving it access to over 70,000 hours of footage from events such as the Olympics and FA Cup Finals.

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    Ricochet challenges women to do ‘men's' jobs

    2008-06-25T17:39:46Z

    Women will attempt to prove they can be better cowboys, hunters or loggers than men in a Ricochet series for Channel 4.

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    Flextech offers viewers downloads of US shows

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Flextech is to enter the online download market, offering viewers the chance to rent US network shows it airs such as Grey's Anatomy, Extreme Makeoverand Aliasfollowing a deal with Buena Vista International Television.

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    Lubbock father in talks over doc

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    The father of Stuart Lubbock, the man who died in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool, is in talks with production companies about making a programme about his son's death.

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    Five wins Screenings favourite Shark

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Five is believed to have fought off stiff competition from ITV to snap up the rights to 20th Century Fox legal drama Shark, one of the best received shows at the recent LA Screenings.

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    Kelly Osbourne to be face of Project Catwalk

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Sky One has replaced the demure chic of Elizabeth Hurley with the rough-edged charm of Kelly Osbourne for the new series of Project Catwalk.

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    Anneka Rice rises to new challenges on ITV

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    ITV is poised to put Anneka Rice back in a tracksuit as part of plans to reprise hit BBC1 show Challenge Anneka.

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    More 4 voted new channel of the year

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    More 4, launched by Channel 4 last October with an attention-grabbing 'adult entertainment' publicity campaign, won new channel of the year in the Broadcast Digital Channel Awards last night (Wednesday).

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    Emu brought back to life by Rod Hull's son

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Michael Parkinson look out: ITV is bringing back puppet icon Emu with the son of the late Rod Hull taking control of the famous beak.

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    Leader - Five plus two equals-?

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Broadcast editor Conor Dignam on the launch of Five's new digital channels

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    Five US faces launch without hit imports

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Five's new US acquisitions channel is facing an autumn launch without a number of its biggest hit shows, including House, Grey's Anatomyand Law and Order.

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    C4 agrees rights deal with PACT

    2006-06-08T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 and Pact have come to an agreement on new media rights after months of negotiations, with the broadcaster winning its hard fought battle for a 30-day exclusive window in which to exploit its programmes via all platforms.