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NewsFX picks up hit US series Huff
FX has bolstered its winter schedule by clinching exclusive multichannel rights to a high-profile US series from Sony Pictures.
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NewsDuncan: Ofcom PSP plan would future-proof C4
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has said his channel should run Ofcom's proposed Public Service Publisher (PSP) as a way of 'future proofing' itself.
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NewsCash boost for Green Bay
Cardiff-based indie Green Bay Media has won a£300,000 equity investment which will see seven new jobs created and allow the company to further expand.
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NewsUBC signs Emap deal
Radio group UBC Media Group has cut pre-tax losses and signed a major deal with Emap.
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NewsC4 launches PSB campaign
Channel 4 has launched an on-screen ad campaign aimed at reminding viewers of its public service output.
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NewsFormer Beckham agent to make C4 doc
SFX, the management agency that fixed David Beckham's move to real Madrid, is making a documentary for Channel 4 about football's relationship with religion.
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NewsLygo and Willis to debate future of C4
Channel 4's director of programmes Kevin Lygo will discuss the channel's current performance and future with one of his predecessors, John Willis, on Monday at Broadcast's Commissioning Conference.
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NewsSRH ends year on financial high
Scottish Radio Holdings has reported a strong end to the year but has played down speculation of an imminent takeover from media group Emap.
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NewsGMTV renews breakfast contract
GMTV has renewed its contract with ITV to provide facilities for the breakfast TV station until 2010.
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NewsLicence fee rises to£126
The BBC licence fee is to rise by£5.50 to£126.50 from April, media secretary Tessa Jowell announced yesterday (Thursday).
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NewsBBC4 adapts 20,000 Streets Under the Sky
Author Patrick Hamilton's classic trilogy Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is to be adapted by the BBC to mark his centenary.
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NewsPEER POLL: Manchester
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should BBC3 be part of the corporation's move to Manchester?
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Jumping the shark?
The phrase 'jumping the shark' was coined after an excruciating moment on the long-running US sitcom Happy Days when the Fonz, played by Henry Winkler, attempted to literally jump over a shark in a water-skiing contest, an incongruous moment that has come to symbolise the ...
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BBC1 series to help divorced dads
Divorced dads will be given tips on what to do with their kids on access days in a new BBC1 series.
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Miss World to air on ITV1 and Sky Travel
ITV1 and Sky Travel have secured the rights to air the Miss World 2004 selection show and final. The interactive show Miss World: You Decide will first air on Sky Travel on 26 November and on ITV1 in a late-night slot the next day. The ...
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Outpost puts£100k into HD
Outpost Facilities at Pinewood Studios has invested more than£100,000 on HD equipment.
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ITV bids to save£15m on satellite deal
ITV has told Sky it is looking for massive savings in the charges it pays for encrypted services. At the moment ITV is forking out about£17m per year to Sky for encryption and additional regional feeds. But that deal ends on Saturday (20 November) and ITV could choose to bypass ...
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Redmond: Mersey can run C4 as PSB
At last week's Nations and Regions conference, Mersey Television's Phil Redmond revealed why he wants to buy Channel 4 and unveiled his plans for a new public service channel.
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C4 upgrades broadcast servers
Channel 4 has spent more than£300,000 upgrading its broadcast servers.
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C4 to test relevance of Ten Commandments
Channel 4 is to test the relevance of the Ten Commandments to British society in a Saturday night special from Optomen Television.