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NewsBBC appoints dedicated EU reporter
The BBC has appointed a reporter to exclusively cover EU institutions as part of moves to bolster its European politics coverage.
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NewsUS Office gets cautious welcome from UK
The US version of the hit BBC series The Officegot off to a reasonable, if unspectacular, start on BBC3 with an average audience of 254,000 (1.7% of multichannel homes) at 9.30pm.
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NewsOFT investigates ITV SDN deal
ITV's£134m acquisition of Freeview multiplex owner SDN is being investigated by The Office of Fair Trading for uncompetitive behaviour.
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NewsWarning on£200 licence fee
Licence fee payers are facing an annual bill of£200 a year by 2012 to pay for the BBC and government's digital policies, it was claimed today.
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NewsDenis Norden's clip show draws 3m
ITV1's decision to dump The Real Good Lifeand Fat Familiesin favour of a repeat episode of It'll Be Alright on the Nightbrought the channel only modest returns as the clip show averaged 3 million (14%) at 8pm.
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NewsC4 clinches racing deal
Channel 4 has struck an eleventh hour deal to continue terrestrial horseracing coverage for at least another year.
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T4 party gets a beach brand
Design agency Burrell Durrant Hifle (BDH) has designed and produced the branding for T4's summer party, T4 On the Beach. The brief covered the event from on-air trails and titles to billboards and a T4 bus livery. Director John Durrant and designer Carys Hull shot presenters ...
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BBC picks indies for regions fund
The BBC has unveiled the 11 indies set to benefit from its new£500,000 regional development fund.
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BBC says C4 would be 'a good fit' for UKTV
BBC Worldwide this week gave its blessing to Channel 4 becoming a joint-venture partner in UKTV, if Flextech decides to sell its 50% stake.
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ITV opens doors at Prehistoric Park
ITV is making a late bid to cash in on viewers' obsession with CGI-animated dinosaurs by commissioning a Jurassic Park-style series from the makers of Walking with Dinosaurs.
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Sky mixes it up in bid to hit 10m target
Sky is scrapping its basic package options and replacing them with a series of genre-based packages in a bid to help reach its target of 10 million subscribers.
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The Thick of It's Iannucci to write BBC2 comedy
Armando Iannucci is to write a new comedy series for BBC2, following the success of his BBC4 political satire The Thick of It.
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Darlow signs up Sattin
Factual indie Principal Television is being wound down after chief executive Richard Sattin accepted a new role at Darlow Smithson.
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Diverse sets up shop in New York
Diverse has won its first original commission in the US and opened a New York office to produce it.
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Unions ready to talk on cuts
Detailed talks on where exactly the first wave of job cuts at the BBC will fall could start within weeks following a meeting between BBC unions and director general Mark Thompson last week.
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NewsVH1 hunts for an INXS rock idol
VH1 has bagged exclusive UK rights for a high profile American reality show following rock band INXS's search for a new frontman.
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NewsSony takes a stake in Shine
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has bought a minority stake in Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine.
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NewsNickelodeon to promote healthy eating
Nickelodeon is hoping to discourage the government from banning lucrative fast food ads by ploughing over£1m into a series of programmes championing healthy eating.
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NewsFive invests in US imports
Five has splashed out on a host of shows from the LA Screenings, including a comedy inspired by the childhood experiences of comic Chris Rock and a Jennifer Lopez-produced drama.
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NewsBBC and Pact say WOCC can roll
The BBC's controversial Window of Creative Competition (WOCC), which opens up a further 25% of output to external suppliers, will be introduced before the end of the summer.