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    London Underground bans FX poster ad

    2006-03-30T17:45:58Z

    A poster campaign for a new drama series on FX dealing with Islamic fundamentalism has been banned by London Underground.

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    ITV strikes will have little impact on viewing

    2006-03-30T18:04:24Z

    ITV is insisting its service will be largely unaffected by forthcoming strike action in regional newsrooms by the National Union of Journalists, claiming it involves a relatively small number of employees.

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    PEER POLL: ITV takeover bid

    2006-03-31T07:45:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Would Greg Dyke make a better leader for ITV than Charles Allen?

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    Living TV in ratings slump

    2006-03-31T07:59:30Z

    8am:Pressure is mounting on Flextech managing director Lisa Opie to appoint a new controller for Living TV after new ratings showed the channel has shed a fifth of its audience this year.

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    ITV board rejects second bid

    2006-03-31T10:15:54Z

    10.15am: The ITV board has unanimously rejected a second bid from the Greg Dyke-led private equity consortium, saying the approach is not in the interest of shareholders.

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    Grade offers licence fee rebate

    2006-03-31T10:39:25Z

    BBC chairman Michael Grade has said the public could be given a licence fee rebate if large chunks of its 10-year plan fail to happen.

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    Teatime Poirot gets just 500,000

    2006-03-31T11:48:12Z

    ITV1's teatime troubles went from bad to worse last night with a hastily scheduled repeat of Poirotonly interesting 552,700 (4.1%) - ITV1's worst performance in that slot for at least five years.

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    ITV bid all over

    2006-03-31T12:44:05Z

    The Greg Dyke-led consortium has ended its attempt to take over ITV, after the broadcaster rejected a second approach for the company.

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    Granada America launches digital division

    2006-03-31T13:16:16Z

    Granada America has formed a new Digital Media division in a bid to tap into revenue streams from new media platforms and named Katrina Moran as executive VP.

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    Foothill and Create team on kids' shows

    2006-03-31T13:41:22Z

    Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has teamed up with Create Media Ventures to develop and produce two new children's properties from the US and New Zealand.

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    High Point picks up Canadian thriller

    2006-03-31T13:43:37Z

    High Point Films & TV has expanded its catalogue of North American product after picking up the international rights for urban thriller Doomstownand Canadian series At the Hotel.

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    Wall To Wall completes HG Wells drama

    2006-03-31T13:48:25Z

    Wall to Wall has completed production on HG Wells: War With The World, the latest addition in its Life In Picturesstrand of dramatised biographies.

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    Germans prefer 8 Out of 10 Cats

    2006-03-31T13:51:36Z

    Endemol International has struck a deal with German broadcaster Sat 1 to produce a local version of Channel 4's topical panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

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    Twofour inks Canadian co-pro deal

    2006-03-31T13:53:10Z

    UK indie Twofour is teaming with Canadian production company Exploration Production to produce Mayhem at the Manor, a 10-part reality series for Discovery UK and CTV Travel in Canada.

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    Hotel Babylon opens its doors down under

    2006-03-31T13:57:14Z

    BBC Worldwide has licensed Carnival Films' drama Hotel Babylonto Australia's Nine Network, where it will air from 9 April.

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    Love match for Off The Fence

    2006-03-31T14:15:53Z

    Factual producer and distributor Off the Fence has clinched a distribution deal with UK indie Love Productions.

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    Granada launches Tightrope TV movie

    2006-03-31T14:20:09Z

    Granada International has picked up the international rights to the latest drama from Tightrope Pictures, the independent production company set up in 2004 by Paul Abbott ( Shameless, State of Play) and Hilary Bevan Jones.

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    Opinion - Horribly wright - Is it time to switch off?

    2006-03-31T14:56:56Z

    Somehow TV's just not working for Steven D Wright at the moment. Does he need a hobby, he wonders.

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    Production - Will it work on the small screen?

    2006-03-31T14:56:57Z

    The hunt is on to find money-making content for mobile phones, with producers experimenting with made-for-mobile and repurposing options. David Wood reports.

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    Fry claims he earns more than Paxman

    2006-04-02T11:55:00Z

    Stephen Fry has waded into the BBC salary leak scandal, claiming he earns more presenting QIthan the£245,000 Jeremy Paxman is paid for University Challenge- but adding they both deserve such rates.