All Broadcast articles in 17 October 2008
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NewsTories back licence fee
The Conservatives have revealed they will retain the BBC licence fee, at least in the short term, if they oust Labour at the next general election.
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NewsRound-up: Mipcom 2008
Mipcom 2008 saw a cautious approach from many buyers and sellers at the market, most of which have now left Cannes behind till next year. Here, Broadcastnow offers a round-up of comment and a few more nuggets of news.
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CommentMipcom: Advance warning
Mipcom is over for another year and most buyers and sellers have left Cannes. But now the real work begins to sew up the details of new deals. Here, solicitor Pamela Forte offers her top 10 tips for negotiating your distribution agreement.
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NewsHollyoaks producer passes on the baton
Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood is to step down at the end of the year after three years at the helm of the teen soap.
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NewsFive put in Danger by ITV2
ITV2 scored a rare ratings victory over Five last night at 9pm as Katie and Peter: The Next Chapter attracted 1.1m (5.53%) for an hour.
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NewsHollyoaks continues ratings climb
Hollyoaks's Niall's Revenge storyline continued to bring record ratings to E4 as last night's episode attracted a total audience of 1.9m (9.2%), the channel's best ever audience for a UK commissioned show.
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NewsWoods slams 'parochial' doc commissioners
Broadcasters are “ghettoising” international coverage with a ratings focus that is creating an increasingly parochial mindset, according to documentary maker Brian Woods.
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NewsSpeech: Brian Woods
Brian Woods, co-director of True Vision, speaking at an event organised by the Department for International Development and the International Broadcasting Trust.
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NewsRiver Cottage harvests 3.1m viewers
TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was welcomed back for a new series last night as a sizeable 3.1m viewers (13.6% share) tuned-in to Channel 4 at 8pm.
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NewsTV Critics 17 October ‘08
“Bobski the Builder had plenty of characters but not much real content.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsC4 and ITV to launch HD Freeview channels
Channel 4 and ITV will both be allocated slots on Freeview to provide HD services, Ofcom has confirmed.
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NewsOn Sight to hire out P2 cards
On Sight plans to offer Panasonic P2 memory cards for hire as part of a concerted effort by the two companies to make IT-based tapeless working more affordable.
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NewsDigital Vision handed bankruptcy protection
The short-term future of Digital Vision, the Swedish manufacturer behind the Film Master grading system, has been secured after the company successfully applied for its domestic equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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FeaturesCreative Review - The American Future: A History
Grade, online and sound design with Prime Focus designing titles.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Animal Planet
Showing animal action as integral to the reveal of the new channel logo.
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NewsDiscovery to launch Freeview channel
Pay TV specialist Discovery Communications is to move into the UK free-to-air market with the launch of a Freeview channel early next year.
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021 scores at Wembley
021 provided HD facilities to ITV for its coverage of the England versus Kazakhstan World Cup qualifier at Wembley last Saturday.
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Evolutions finance boss
Evolutions has appointed Steve Luther from Smoke & Mirrors as its new finance director.