TV News: Companies generate $28.5 million at Mipcom — British shingles exhibiting at the Mipcom U.K. Indies Pavilion netted record revenues, according to producers’ lobby group PACT.

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U.K. TV indies see record sales
TV News: Companies generate $28.5 million at Mipcom — British shingles exhibiting at the Mipcom U.K. Indies Pavilion netted record revenues, according to producers’ lobby group PACT.

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U.K. TV indies see record sales
TV News: Satcaster puts focus on its own channels — The Living channel, recently acquired by U.K. paybox BSkyB from Virgin Media, is to be re-branded as Sky Living from early next year.

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BSkyB rebrands Living channel
TV News: Websites streamed TV shows to overseas audiences — The Tokyo Metropolitan Police High-Tech Crime Center and police in Tokyo’s Harajuku district have arrested three individuals for violating Japan’s Copyright Law by transmitting domestic TV programs to Japanese living abroad, the Center announced on Friday.

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Japan arrests pirates
TV News: Group announces $27 mil investment from Lyceum — Compact Media Group, aiming to grow its work in secondary TV and film rights, has announced the appointment of Richard Green exec chairman and a $27 million investment from Lyceum Capital.

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Compact names Green exec chairman
TV News: ‘Same Name’ comes from 51 Minds — CBS has ordered a pilot for a reality show revolving around celebs who switch places with everyday people who share the same first and last name.

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Celebs do switcheroo for CBS pilot
TV News: One in five jobs at U.K. TV watchdog may go — Ofcom, the U.K

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Ofcom cuts budget by 25%
TV News: Broadcasters Hart, Michaels in gala spotlight — The Paley Center for Media will honor Mary Hart and Al Michaels at its annual salute to excellence gala Nov. 30 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

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Paley honors pair
TV News: Spike broadcast draws 800,000 viewers during 9 p.m. premiere — Tuesday night’s Scream Awards on Spike drew 800,000 total viewers for the initial 9 o’clock premiere and another 471,000 in the 11 p.m.

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Ratings: Scream Awards take a dip
TV News: It’s tough to keep track of new content-delivery methods — Anyone who covers TV and media is inundated almost daily by announcements regarding new technology — so much so that there’s a tendency to zone them out.

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‘Jersey’ couture
TV News: Music supervisors find cheaper alternatives to original songs — Long a badly kept secret of the TV-to-DVD business, replacement music for DVD releases has recently undergone something of a facelift, with supervisors and libraries growing more canny in their substitution efforts.

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TV shows find creative ways to cut costs on DVD