Channel 4's annual financial report for 2012 has revealed that the not-for-profit broadcaster saw a third year of increased investment in innovation under the leadership of chief executive, David Abraham.
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Google's overhaul of AdWords for multi-device search, called Enhanced Campaigns, has "polarised" the search community, according to general manager of Microsoft Search Network David Pann.
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International - 14/05/2013
British-born producer Mark Burnett, "the king of reality TV," ( Survivor and The Apprentice ) is said to have offered Sarah Palin a major syndicated TV talk show - and she has turned it down.
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United States - 14/05/2013
Sky Sports has secured the broadcast rights for Euro 2016 and 2018 World Cup qualification matches for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Samsung Electronics has developed a new “5G” wireless standard that could be hundreds of times faster than today’s 4G networks, the company revealed yesterday.
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International - 14/05/2013
The European Central Bank and Germany’s Bundesbank have begun an investigation into claims that Bloomberg journalists used the company’s $20,000 a year data terminals to spy on bank officials.
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The US Justice Department is today at the centre of a storm following revelations from the Associated Press that it secretly collected two months of telephone records of its reporters and editors.
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United States - 14/05/2013
Disney has been accused of producing a ‘sexualised’ version of Princess Merida, lead character in Pixar’s Brave film, to flog new merchandise by the characters own creator.
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International - 14/05/2013
The Sony Radio Awards 2013 were handed out last night with Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell being named Music Radio Personality of the Year with the Gold Award, beating Lauren Laverne and Ken Bruce who took silver and bronze respectively.
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The US Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the agency's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organisations gather... Read more
United States - 14/05/2013
Media group and digital publisher Future has announced the appointment of Tino Cennamo as managing director of international businesses.
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Whybin/TBWA Group Melbourne have created the first TV spots for Eskander's Betstar.
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NSW digital agency Amnesia Razorfish has designed an app for client Anthony Puharich, aimed at helping people learn how to choose, prepare, cook and enjoy meat.
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Channel Ten has secured the broadcast rights for next year’s Sochi Winter Olympics, after Network Seven withdrew, and the Rio summer games rights remain unsold.
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NI Group has confirmed ‘Sun+’, The Sun’s new entertainment package, will launch on Thursday 1 August, costing £2 per week.
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In order to determine who wins the coveted accolade of the ‘Most Awarded Agency 2013’ The Drum is proud to reveal our Most Awarded Leader Board, a running tally of who has won what across The Drum’s various awards schemes over the course of the... Read more
It has been revealed today that actor Kevin Spacey will deliver the annual MacTaggart lecture at the 2013 Guardian’s Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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ITV has announced that it has acquired the 60 per cent controlling stake in US cable reality and entertainment programme supplier High Noon Entertainment.
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International - 13/05/2013
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