All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 28
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NewsIndies win Disney commissions
Playhouse Disney has ordered six UK indies to develop a series of short animated films that help teach pre-schoolers about the environment in a fun and playful way.
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NewsUBC's commercial division sale delayed
UBC Media Group has agreed to a further two weeks of due diligence for the sale of its commercial division to Nasdaq-listed Global Traffic Network, citing recent changes in the commercial radio industry in the UK.
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NewsHeart and Galaxy handed new programming heads
Global Radio has handed Luis Clark and Mike Cass the top programming jobs across the Heart and Galaxy networks respectively and has named Jonathan Richards as head of news across the company's entire portfolio.
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BSkyB to share content
BSkyB could be forced to share premium content such as Premier League football and Hollywood films with all rival platforms.
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MTV to use shorts to find comedy faces
MTV is calling on indies to pitch comedy shorts for its flagship channel as part of its search for new talent.
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NewsMartina Cole joins up with Free@Last TV
Crime novelist Martina Cole and indie Free@Last TV have founded a joint-venture development company to create media projects for her to write and present.
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NewsSeptember's US star rises with£5m double order
September Films will follow a family-run pest control business in America's deep south after winning a company record of $8.8m (£4.9m) worth of business from two US networks.
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NewsTarget the US, Shed urges UK indie sector
Shed Media chief executive Eileen Gallagher has urged UK indies to make inroads in the US after the super-indie generated more than a third of its£12.6m gross profit in the first half of the year from US broadcasters.
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Rebranding for Capital
Capital Radio has undergone its fifth rebranding in under three years and will now be known as 95.8 Capital FM - London's Number 1 Hit Music Station.
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NewsJazz FM unveils rebrand
Jazz FM has updated its famous multi-coloured chameleon which will be featured as part of a major marketing campaign to coincide with its return to the airwaves next week.
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NewsSky may be forced to widen movie and sport access
BSkyB has too much power in the supply of premium content and could be made to offer it on a wholesale basis to rivals, Ofcom has said.
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NewsBSkyB ordered to cut stake in ITV
BSkyB has been ordered to reduce its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV to below 7.5%, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled.
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NewsAbsolute Radio launches with Bowie
David Bowie classic Absolute Beginners was selected by listeners as the song to launch Absolute Radio when it went live this morning (29 September).
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NewsBBC apologises over swearing manager
The BBC has been forced to issue a public apology after Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear swore during a live interview on BBC1 at lunchtime on Saturday's Football Focus.
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NewsSky secures Star Wars series
Sky Movies has secured the UK rights to the George Lucas animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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NewsThompson: C4 needs new terms of trade
BBC director general Mark Thompson has called for a review of Channel 4's rights ownership to help safeguard its PSB future.
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NewsRuling today on BSkyB/ITV
The Competition Appeals Tribunal is set to rule today on what should happen to BSkyB's 17.9% stake in ITV.
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NewsSMG wins approval for cashback plan
A cashback plan allowing shareholders in SMG to sell their shares to the company has been approved.
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NewsVirgin's on-demand services up 33%
More than half of Virgin Media's 3.5m television customers use its on-demand video platform, the cable company said today.
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NewsAnother re-brand for Capital
Capital Radio has undergone its fifth re-brand in under three years and is now known as 95.8 Capital FM - 'London's Number 1 Hit Music Station'.