All Broadcast articles in 07 December 2007
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NewsHarris acquires Zandar
Harris Corporation has acquired display processor specialist Zandar Technologies.
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NewsBate returns as Talent chairman
Terry Bate, the former chairman of TV Corporation, is returning to the TV industry as chairman of the Test the Nation producer Talent Group.
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NewsTern scores doc hat-trick
Tern Television has won three single documentary commissions from BBC Northern Ireland.
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NewsRival Emap Radio bidders 'disappointed'
Bidders who lost out on the sale of Emap’s radio assets have said they are “disappointed”.
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NewsBBC's Silverton gets wider remit
Kate Silverton is to expand her brief across the BBC TV News, with a number of new presenting and reporting roles.
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NewsBBC to resist sharing licence fee
BBC chiefs have told Parliament they will resist demands for it to give some of its£3.2bn licence fee to other broadcasters.
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NewsCity positive over Darroch appointment
City analysts have welcomed the appointment of Jeremy Darroch to succeed James Murdoch as chief executive of BSkyB, saying he is well placed to fight the company’s corner on regulation issues.
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NewsViewers desert ITV's Sold
The situation for ITV1’s drama Sold went from bad to worse last night with the series only attracting 2.2m viewers (9.7%) at 9pm as it struggled against all the other terrestrial channels at the time.
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NewsBauer buys Emap radio and consumer divisions
German publisher H Bauer is to buy Emap’s radio and consumer magazine businesses for£1.14bn in cash.
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NewsDarroch replaces Murdoch as BSkyB boss
James Murdoch has stepped down from his role as chief executive of BSkyB to take on the role of running News Corp’s European and Asian media operations.
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NewsTV Critics 6 December 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including C4’s documentary Hitler’s Favourite Royal - broadcast on 6 December 2007
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NewsOfcom moves to secure BBC kids
Ofcom is in discussions with the BBC Trust over guaranteeing the volume of the corporation’s children’s output.
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NewsHit founder Peter Orton dies
Hit Entertainment founder Peter Orton has died after an 11-year battle with cancer.
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NewsFreeview plans 'best of the week'
Freeview has revealed plans to take its offering to the next stage by adding a new “best of the week” edited catch-up service.
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NewsHeroes closes with 3.3m
BBC2’s high profile US drama series Heroes ended its first run strongly with a sizeable 3.3m (15.3%) at 9.40pm.
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NewsShed lands double BBC order
Shed Media and its newly acquired subsidiary Wall to Wall have received a double commissioning boost, getting major orders from the BBC for Waterloo Road and Who Do You Think You Are?
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NewsBBC storms Comedy Awards
BBC3 comedy Gavin and Stacey stormed the British Comedy Awards last night collecting three accolades in a bumper night for the corporation.
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NewsCapital axes Bam Bam
Capital 95.8’s new managing director Paul Jackson has axed DJs Bam Bam and Dave Berry from the station’s 2008 schedule as part of a wider reshuffle.
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NewsQuestions over BBC risk management
The BBC is facing renewed pressure to expose itself to full Parliamentary scrutiny after managerial failings were blamed for the Blue Peter phone-in fiasco.
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NewsTV Critics 5 December 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the final episode of Heroes on BBC2 - broadcast on 5 December 2007