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  • News

    Paramount Pictures gets animated

    2009-03-09T10:26:34Z

    The UK division of movie studio Paramount Pictures has launched an animated series designed to promote new theatrical and home entertainment releases.

  • Ratings

    Let's Dance hits series high

    2009-03-09T10:33:59Z

    Let's Dance for Comic Relief pulled in a sizeable 8.1m viewers (35.1%) on Saturday night at 7.05pm, the show's highest audience yet.

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    Ofcom clears X Factor voting

    2009-03-09T11:10:38Z

    Ofcom has ruled that the last series of the X Factor did not breach any code of conduct after nearly 1,000 complaints sparked an investigation to the ITV1 talent show.

  • Ratings

    Katie Price bares all to 5.2m

    2009-03-09T11:29:18Z

    Katie Price and Piers Morgan helped ITV1 to gain its highest performance in a 10pm slot since November 2007.

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    Ofcom raps BBC for misleading interviewee

    2009-03-09T11:34:35Z

    Ofcom has censured the production team behind the BBC3 documentary Amy: My Body For Bucks for failing to tell a contributor that the programme focused on the sex industry.

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    ITV execs rally to save Jim Allen

    2009-03-09T11:48:48Z

    ITV Studios top 35 executives have written to executive chairman Michael Grade and chief operating officer John Cresswell asking them to step in and save the broadcaster's director of factual and entertainment production, Jim Allen.

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    BSkyB's Digital Britain response

    2009-03-09T12:05:01Z

    BSkyB's open letter responding to the Digital Britain report (March 2009).

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    BSkyB: C4 should re-enter pay-TV market

    2009-03-09T12:09:52Z

    BSkyB has called on Channel 4 to re-enter the pay-TV market as part of a raft of measures that would provide an alternative to striking a PSB joint venture or merger.

  • Ratings

    1.6m is no laughing matter for Al Murray

    2009-03-09T12:13:58Z

    ITV1's sketch show Al Murray's Mulitple Personality Disorder found itself in trouble on Friday night at 9.30pm as only 1.6m (7.6%) tuned in.

  • News

    Darroch: Gap between free and pay-TV growing

    2009-03-09T12:43:26Z

    BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has warned free-to-air broadcasters that the gap between what viewers can get for free compared to what they can get with pay TV “will keep growing fast”.

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    Bennett: BBC should not give C4 money

    2009-03-09T12:46:57Z

    Director of BBC Vision Jana Bennett has said the BBC should do everything it can to help Channel 4 - except give it money.

  • Ratings

    Generation Kill ends on 32,000

    2009-03-09T12:51:31Z

    The finale of FX's US drama Generation Kill pulled in a total audience of 32,000 (0.2%) from 10pm.

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    C4 chief exec to take 35% pay cut

    2009-03-09T13:18:25Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan and director of TV and content Kevin Lygo will both take home less than£600,000 this year after agreeing pay cuts.

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    BBC teams with BFI to open archives

    2009-03-09T13:22:13Z

    The BBC is to team with the British Film Institute (BFI) to boost public access to their respective radio, film and TV archives.

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    MasterChef moves to BBC1

    2009-03-09T13:22:48Z

    BBC2's hit cookery competition MasterChef is the latest show on the channel to make the move to BBC1.

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    Speech: Andy Duncan (9 March, 09)

    2009-03-09T15:00:05Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan's keynote speech at the FT Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference.

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    Duncan: Licence fee to outstrip ad revenue by£1bn

    2009-03-09T15:48:18Z

    The BBC's licence fee revenues are set to outstrip commercial rivals' advertising revenues by almost£1bn this year, Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has warned.

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    Waybuloo goes global with CBeebies

    2009-03-10T10:01:53Z

    BBC Worldwide Channels has picked up a raft of kids titles for its international pre-school channel CBeebies, including RDF Media's new children's series Waybuloo.

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    Don't Forget the Lyrics set for African remakes

    2009-03-10T10:26:40Z

    RDF Rights has sold its Sky 1 entertainment format Don't Forget the Lyrics into two African territories, marking the first time the show has been sold into the continent.

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    R2's Shennan to outline vision at Salford event

    2009-03-10T10:26:58Z

    BBC Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan is expected to reveal his ambitions for the station at an indie-run conference in Manchester this month.