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NewsKath and Kim come to BBC2
Cult Australian sitcom Kath and Kim is to make its long-awaited debut on UK terrestrial TV after the BBC snapped up the rights.
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NewsBBC takes Frost off breakfast menu
Veteran interviewer Sir David Frost is to relinquish his weekly Breakfast with Frost show after 12-years to front a new interview strand.
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NewsBBC secures private cash for Pacific Quay
BBC Scotland has secured£129m in funding for the construction of its new Pacific Quay building in Glasgow from Barclays Capital.
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NewsBBC launches film-maker talent scheme
The BBC has launched a new young talent scheme that will give one film-maker the chance to direct an episode of daytime drama Doctors.
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NewsDMGT buys another Aussie radio licence
GWR stakeholder Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has bought its third new Australian radio licence within a year for around£20.3m.
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NewsGrade calls in accountants
BBC chairman Michael Grade has called in a firm of independent accountants to carry out an urgent investigation in to the corporation's finances following criticism of its 'financial controls'.
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NewsFive snares Joey
Five has won the battle for Friends spin-off Joey , paying a rumoured£500,000 an episode for the comedy.
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NewsPEER POLL: TV documentaries
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Are the Grierson judges correct in calling the decline in TV documentaries 'catastrophic'?
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Heading for the chop
The increasingly competitive battle for audience share is pushing networks to pull the plug quickly on struggling shows and be more cautious about commissioning unproven formats.
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Russia takes C4 clean-up format
Russian audiences will be offered a peek into the messy homes of their neighbours in a local adaptation of Channel 4's How Clean is Your House?.
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C4 pulls out of bidding for Joey
Channel 4 has pulled out of the race for Friends spin-off Joey. Despite having a first-look option, the channel has refused to meet Warner Brothers' asking price. Five remains the favourite to land the sitcom, ahead of ITV.
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Aardman takes two awards at Rushes Shorts Festival
Aardman Animation picked up two awards at the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival last week.
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Sci-Fi appoints UK acquisitions chief
The Sci-Fi Channel UK has created a new role to oversee programme acquisitions.
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Attheraces end prompts action
Arena Leisure and BSkyB this week filed a£51m legal action against the Racecourse Holding Trust (RHT), in an effort to recoup some of the losses made from the demise of the Attheraces TV channel.
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CBBC orders dog adventure
The company behind cult children's drama Press Gang has been commissioned to make a kids comedy drama for the BBC.
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Granada sells dramas to Albania
Granada International has made its first package sale into Albania with a deal that includes more than 100 titles. The package has been sold to Viziontrade for free terrestrial network distribution and comprises 300 hours of programming such as The Forsyte Saga, Island at War ...
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Alias to buy Kaydara
3D graphics company Alias is set to buy fellow Canadian company Kaydara, a developer of real-time 3D character animation and motion-editing solutions. Kaydara provides services across film, video game and interactive mediums with products such as Motionbuilder and FBX. FBX allows animators to transfer assets between tools. Alias has pledged ...
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Sky may allow content share
Sky+ customers could soon be able to send recorded TV programmes to each other over the internet and download content onto devices such as laptop computers.
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BBC America takes fifth my family series
BBC America has picked up the fifth series of sitcom My Family from indie DLT Entertainment after buying the first four seasons earlier this year. The deal includes 13 episodes, a one-off flashback episode and a Christmas special. The show, which stars Robert Lindsay as ...
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Tiger Aspect makes CBBC animation
Tiger Aspect is to produce a new 26-part animated series for the BBC. Charlie and Lola is based on Lauren Child's children's books of the same name. Aimed at four to six-year-olds, the series, which is voiced by children, focuses on the adventures of seven-year-old ...