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Tiger sells off Target
Tiger Aspect Productions is selling its majority stake in Target Distribution to entertainment and sports management company CSS Stellar, writes Penny Hughes
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Ten Alps buys up Red Welly
TV and radio indie Ten Alps is planning a move into animation and has bought digital effects and animation production company Red Welly Studios as part of the strategy, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Reality TV all day every day
The UK's first dedicated reality television channel is set to be launched next week and will broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week, writes Paul Revoir
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12 Yard in ECM deal
Indie 12 Yard Productions has signed a deal with London-based producer and distributor ECM
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Killed cameraman was 'endangered species'
British freelance cameraman Roddy Scott, who was killed last week in Chechnya, is thought to have been caught up in fighting between Russian soldiers and rebel Chechen fighters, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Ofcom rapped for overlooking public
The board of new super-regulator Ofcom has been condemned by the National Consumer Council (NCC) which has voiced 'deep concern' that it does not feature a consumer champion to stand up for the interests of the public, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Telewest MD unveils debt for equity plan
Telewest managing director Charles Burdick has assured customers and suppliers that the company will continue to honour its commitments, as he announced proposals to swap£3.5bn of the company's£5.3bn debt for 97 per cent of its shares, writes Paul Revoir
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Big Brother house from hell
By turning a TV game show into a horror film, Marc Evans, director of My Little Eye, wanted to exploit contemporary...
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BBC seeks new editor for Today
The BBC is expected to advertise next week for the editorship of the ...
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Life turns nasty for TV's Queen of Nice
One of the most successful chat show hosts in America is being sued for more than£70 million after she cut ties wi...
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Namibian leader bans foreign TV programmes
Nambia's president, Sam Nuoma, ordered the state television company to stop broadcasting foreign programmes yesterd...
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Vivendi plans games unit IPO
Vivendi Universal hopes to raise about $800m though offering an initial public offering of Vivendi Universal Games....
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Does my boom-boom look big in this?
Bristling Basil Brush fans yesterday accused TV chiefs of turning their favourite fox into a camp fattie. ...
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I'm a telly daredevil
Killer snakes, scorpions and nearly freezing to death on a mountain are just part of a day's work for Stephen Backs...
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Basil Faulty
Legendary fox Basil Brush has been given a makeover for his TV comeback - and his devoted fans are furious. ...
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NewsBlair will force Lords to accept US buyers
The government plans to use the threat of invoking the Parliament Act to force a reluctant House of Lords into agreeing to its controversial plan to allow US media giants to buy British TV companies, writes David Rose
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NewsBBC schools plan in the balance
The BBC's controversial£150m online digital curriculum could hit the rocks unless media secretary Tessa Jowell gives it the go-ahead by the end of the month, according to senior executives on the project, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsNo more money for E4, says Thompson
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has confirmed that the budget for original programming for C4 digital youth channel E4 will stay at£11m, in what will be a blow to E4 director of programmes Murray Boland, writes Penny Hughes
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Eyre raps exec talent gap
British TV will always struggle to fill its most senior posts unless more training is offered to prevent executives from becoming too specialised, according to former ITV chief executive Richard Eyre, writes Georgina Lipscomb