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NewsMarvel sues Disney
Marvel Enterprises, the creators of comic book superheroes such as Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk, is suing the Walt Disney Company in a dispute over royalties.
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NewsBBC unveils new complaints procedure
The BBC today unveiled a new complaints procedure following the Dr David Kelly affair which will include the setting up of a new website where mistakes will be corrected.
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NewsCapital and GWR merger speculation
Capital Radio and Classic FM-owner GWR are refusing to deny speculation that they are in merger talks to create an£800m radio group.
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NewsRestoration gets cash boost
The second series of BBC2's Restoration has received a boost after the heritage lottery fund pledged£2.5m towards restoring the building that wins the series.
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NewsRDFI picks up Ricochet's lifestyle shows
RDF International has bolstered its portfolio of programming after snapping up a package of shows from lifestyle specialist indie Ricochet.
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NewsC4 lukewarm over Joey
Channel 4 has sent out the clearest signal yet that it may not pick up the Friends spin-off Joey after the broadcaster's head of digital programming Murray Boland played down the sitcom's value.
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NewsBBC orders even more Postman Pat
The BBC has commissioned Entertainment Rights to deliver more new episodes of Postman Pat that will see the children's series run into 2010.
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NewsGavin quits BBC Worldwide
Rupert Gavin has quit as chief executive of BBC Worldwide but said he could lead a bid for the commercial operation if it is sold off.
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NewsITV brings back Morse
ITV is to revive three of its classic drama brands including Inspector Morse in a bid to increase ratings.
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NewsMirren and Thompson picked for Emmys
Dame Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson are among a host of British stars nominated for prestigious US television awards the Emmys.
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NewsVirgin's Jezza defects to Capital
Margherita Taylor is to be dropped from her late night show on 95.8 Capital FM and replaced by former Virgin DJ Jezza.
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NewsPEER POLL: Ron Atkinson
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the BBC give airtime to Ron Atkinson?
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Cultural renaissance?
Since Melvyn Bragg lambasted the BBC's arts output in 2001, the genre has perked up enough to support the launch of a dedicated indie. But what's behind the sudden urge to bring art to the masses.
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Screentime scores with soccastars
Screentime Partners has inked deals for its football-based reality format Soccastars. VideoMedia Italia will make a local version for Italy while Advance TV has picked up the option for the Netherlands. The format will also be pitched to broadcasters in Denmark, Estonia, Finland and ...
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New Wallace role as Sky reviews music
BSKYB head of music channels Jo Wallace has been moved to oversee all original programming on Sky One, as the broadcaster reviews its music services.
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MTV manager quits
Peter Wright, general manager of MTV studios in Camden Lock, is to leave MTV after six years. Wright is to take a three-month break for the birth of his first child before pursuing a new career challenge. No decision has been made about replacing Wright, according to Mark Allen, managing ...
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New suite for IBF
IBF has created a dedicated compression and authoring facility within its Covent Garden operation. The suite will provide high-definition and standard definition digital video capture, filtering, encoding and transcoding using the Boxx HD Pro Dual Opteron system.
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Stone in GWR move
Dick Stone, programme controller at GWR station 96 Trent FM, has been appointed deputy programme director of GWR local radio programming division Creation. Stone, who has been at Trent for eight years, takes up the role on 23 August, reporting to Creation programme director Duncan Campbell.
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Granada sells package to South Korea
Granada International has sold more than 35 hours of programming to South Korean cable broadcaster Joongang, including The Forsyte Saga , Celebrity Bootcamp, Marry Me, The Tourist Trap, Brides of the Bath and Cirque du ...
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Granada to make psycho-thrillers
ITV has commissioned Granada to produce two psychological thrillers from its Manchester drama department. The Stepfather, a two-parter written by Simon Booker, stars Philip Glenister as a father whose 15-year-old daughter has gone missing amid suggestions that he has murdered her. The film, which goes ...