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UKTV has confirmed that US Discovery boss David Abraham is returning to the UK to become its chief executive.
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International News - Buyers await ratings
TV buyers appear to have found some promising programming among the US primetime series set to debut in the autumn, though Canadians are the only ones to have signed firm deals.The
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International News - US studios have to seek Euro co-pros
US studios must embrace genuine co-productions with European programme-makers if they are to maintain their position as the world's leading drama producers, a Paramount executive warned last week.Speaking at the Banff
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - CAFE AND TRANSATLANTIC LAUNCH WASHINGTON VENTURE
Factual indies Cafe Productions and TransAtlantic Films have joined forces to launch TransAtlantic Cafe, a Washington-based joint-venture specialising in co-productions with US broadcasters. Headed by Justin Albert, the new unit has
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - RDF SELLS TECHNOFILE TO HONG KONG'S STAR TV
UK indie RDF - which acts as a distributor for Sky News - has sold the division's long-running science and technology magazine series Technofile to Star TV in Hong Kong. News
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - SMITH TO GIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT BRITTV CONFERENCE
Media secretary Chris Smith is set to give the keynote speech at the forthcoming BritTV conference organised by the British Television Distributors Association (BTDA). Smith will be joined by BBC Worldwide
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - CNBC AND KANAL E SIGN TURKISH BUSINESS NEWS DEAL
NBC and Dow Jones joint-venture CNBC Europe has broken into Turkey for the first time through a partnership with Turkish broadcaster Kanal E to launch the country's first live channel covering
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - BRIT RADIO STATIONS SCOOP MEDALS AT NEW YORK FESTIVAL
British radio stations picked up eight gold medals in the New York International Radio Festivals, held last week. Classic FM won two golds, one in the culture and arts category and
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NewsBBC Trust approves Freesat
The BBC Trust has provisionally approved the launch of Freesat, the corporation's planned free-to-view satellite service in partnership with ITV.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - FIREWORKS MOVES INTO FACTUAL WITH MUGSHOTS
CanWest Entertainment distributor Fireworks International has moved into the factual market for the first time following its acquisition of criminal profile strand Mugshots. Produced by US indie Parco for Court TV,
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - PBS SIGNS RAGDOLL'S TELETUBBIES UNTIL 2008
US public service broadcaster PBS has extended its commitment to Ragdoll-produced Teletubbies after licensing a further 75 episodes. The new deal will see Teletubbies screened on PBS until 2008 and give
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - WORLDWIDE LOSES TEAR AND POWELL TO CARLTON
Carlton International has raided BBC Worldwide to fill two new roles in its Consumer Products Group (CPG). Sarah Tear joins as UK licensing manager working across all CPG's products, which include
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TRADE TALK - A Good catch
In luring digital television supremo Peter Good from MTV, Channel 4 has pulled off a creative coup. Ashley Davies assesses the young terrier.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Breaking into the BBC
The ICG's demise has put the BBC on a collision course with indies. While corporation chiefs talk up plans for a new commissioning system, Pact is demanding a fair deal for all, as Tara Conlan reports.
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OPINION - BBC 1 must halt its sliding share
It's worth taking stock of the power of television in the week that the BBC was able to crow about its ability, despite local Premiership difficulties, to pull in the punters
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NewsParents value kids TV, Pact tells MPs
Pact has presented a parliamentary select committee with evidence that homegrown kids programming contributes to the UK's cultural identity, as it attempts to get MPs to join its campaign to save kids TV.
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CLASSICAL ADAPTATIONS - Going by the book
For several years TV costume drama has been on the ascendant. But it has become so commonplace, the genre may be growing stale while the source books are being trivialised in the rush for ratings. Steve Clarke reports.
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INTERVIEW - Donald the brave
Faced with heavy criticism over a lack of regionality, low company morale and shrinking commissions, Donald Emslie is charged with expanding SMG's TV business out of Scotland ... while lifting the bottom line.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Crisis out of a drama
In Broadcast's continuing ratings analysis series, Katy Elliott uses Peaktime data to analyse how recent adaptations of classic novels have performed on the small screen.
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RATINGS - TX - BARKING MAD
Broadcaster: BBC 1Producer: BBC features BristolStart: 20.00, 27 JuneLength: 8 x 30-minutes, Commissioning editor: Peter SalmonSeries editor: Susan McDermottExecutive producer: Mark HillA story of unrequited love. George adores Mildred, but she