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NewsEastern Europe falls under Merlin's spell
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has made a number of sales in Eastern Europe for three of its major drama series - Merlin, Satisfaction and 112.
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NewsKudos boss calls for action on piracy
Kudos Film and Television boss Stephen Garrett has called for ISPs to be made responsible for illegal file-sharing ahead of the publication of today’s Digital Britain report.
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Ratings704,000 join Ross Kemp’s Pirate quest
The second part of Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates for Sky 1 saw a boost in viewers as 704,000 viewers (3.5% share) watched at 9pm.
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NewsBBC names dot com boss
BBC Worldwide has named Luke Bradley-Jones as its new head of BBC.com and is planning a tailored US version of the international website.
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NewsX Factor auditions go live
The X Factor is to get a Britain’s Got Talent-style makeover, with auditions to be held in front of a live audience for the first time.
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Ratings2.5m devour Supersizers
BBC2’s food show Supersizers returned stronger than ever last night with 2.5m viewers (11.4% share), the show’s largest ever audience.
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NewsBroadcast preview: You the Jury - Occupation
Virgin Media’ Daniela Neumann and Touchpaper TV’s Rob Pursey cast their critical eye over new BBC1 war drama Occupation.
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NewsDisney UK picks up Jonas Brothers series
UK viewers will be able to see the Jonas Brothers’ new TV comedy series this September when the show launches on The Disney Channel.
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News£200m digital surplus will fund broadband push
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The government has earmarked £200m of the money handed to the BBC to help with digital switchover and provide universal broadband access by 2012.
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ITV regional news to be funded by BBC licence fee
DIGITAL BRITAIN: ITV will be allowed to reduce its public service obligations in the lead up to digital switchover, and the government will ring-fence a portion of the BBC licence fee to pay for its regional news programming.
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Digital Britain: Key proposals
The highly-anticipated Digital Britain report has been unveiled and includes key proposals for the future of the licence fee, broadband and a potential tie-up between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4.
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NewsPM plans BBC top slicing bill
DIGITAL BRITAIN: Gordon Brown is to rush a bill through parliament allowing top slicing of the BBC licence fee to become law before the general election, widely expected next May.
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NewsDigital radio switchover set for 2015
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The government is pushing manufacturers to offer DAB radios for under £20, and has set a 2015 date for digital switchover in radio.
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NewsBBC Trust will not 'sit by' and allow licence fee raid
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The BBC Trust has warned it will not “sit quietly by” whilst the licence fee becomes a general “slush fund”, in a strongly-worded list of objections to the Digital Britain report.
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Pact positive over Digital Britain
DIGITAL BRITAIN: Indie trade body Pact has welcomed Digital Britain’s recommendation that the production sector’s rights framework should be “updated for a digital age to support original, high quality independent content across the UK online and on air”.
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NewsTarget MD to step down
Target Entertainment’s managing director Ian Jones is to leave the company as part of a management restructure designed to help “weather the economic recession.”
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NewsChannel 4 to take on teens
DIGITAL BRITAIN: Channel 4 is to have a “solid commitment” to children’s programming enshrined in its statutory remit – particularly targeted at older children and teens.
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NewsRubber Studios opens
Two former employees of Bermuda Shorts have set up their own animation company Rubber Studios and completed work on an ident for CBeebies.
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NewsOccupation goes west
Kudos took the post for Occupation to several houses including Shepherd’s Bush facility Clear Cut Pictures to obtain the high level of authenticity demanded for its Iraqi war drama.
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P2 media costs cut by a third
The cost of the recording media which slots into Panasonic P2 cameras has been reduced following new releases from Panasonic and Fuijifilm.