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NewsBurnham attacks ITV's regional record
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has criticised ITV for failing to meet its regional quotas.
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NewsAndrew Neil consortium buys PFD for£4m
Update: A consortium led by journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil has acquired PFD for£4m - the same sum as its rebel agents reportedly offered last year in a blocked management buyout.
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NewsOnline ads to overtake TV
The internet will overtake TV as the biggest advertising platform in the UK this year with total ad spend of around£3.56bn, according to a report by Enders Analysis.
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NewsTV critics 18 June '08
'This programme stirred up all sorts of difficult questions.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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News6.8m see France fall in Euro 2008
A sizeable 6.8m viewers (30.3%) on BBC1 saw the French national side kicked out of Euro 2008 last night as it lost 2-0 against Italy.
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NewsBBC3 pilot for mime duo
Japanese silent comedy duo Gamarjobat have won a pilot order for BBC3 that will be co-produced by Steve Coogan's indie Baby Cow.
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NewsCall Girl proves US hit
The US debut of Secret Diary of a Call Girl on Showtime managed to charm 949,000 viewers, the cable network's highest ever rated debut for a new show in its 30-year history.
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NewsSteadfast films army medics for ITV1 doc
A five-person Steadfast Television production team has spent a month filming army medics in Afghanistan for a peaktime ITV1 documentary called Doctors and Nurses at War.
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Pioneer travels to the centre of the earth for Discovery
Pioneer Productions will use CGI to journey to the centre of the Earth in a 120-minute film for Discovery Channel.
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Boyzone back on Sky One
Sky One has commissioned The Last Word to produce a 60-minute documentary charting Boyzone's return to the pop world after eight years.
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More Kelly's DNA Stories
Sky Real Lives has ordered SMG Productions to make a second series of Lorraine Kelly's DNA Stories, where DNA testing is used to solve individual and family dilemmas.
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NewsMaking multiplatform the future of Channel 4
Channel 4 is to expand its senior commissioning team this year to extend its cross-platform commissioning ambitions into areas such as news, comedy and music.
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Filmon gets Cirque archive
VoD service filmon.com has signed an exclusive deal to showcase the full back catalogue of Cirque de Soleil.
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NewsTalkback to overhaul production of The Bill
Talkback Thames is upgrading the technology that it uses to produce ITV drama The Bill, starting with the sound dubbing operation.
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NewsKeo gives first look to Outright
Outright Distribution has secured a first-look distribution deal with Keo Films, the indie behind Channel 4 anthropology series Meet the Natives.
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NewsTen Alps keen to buy three indies in a year
Ten Alps wants to add “two or three” indies to its stable in the next 12 months and is hunting for factual producers in the north-west.
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Media sector gets downgrade from Stanley
Morgan Stanley added to the general gloom this week by issuing a pessimistic review of the industry that downgraded the entire media sector from “attractive” to “in-line”.
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BBCW seals two eastern European deals
BBC Worldwide has concluded two major deals in eastern Europe during this year's Discop market in Budapest.
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Cineflex makes Euro deals
London-based distribution company Cineflix International has signed a number of deals with Greek and Belgian broadcasters.
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Five buys Nat Geo slate
Five has acquired seven new history and scientific shows from National Geographic Television International (NGTI).