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BBC to set output guarantees
Plans include promises to further spread production across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions
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Distraction Formats moves to London
Relocation for format distributor following£900,000 capital injection
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Capital Radio buys stake in Choice FM owner
Radio Group pays£3.3m for 19% of Tainside Ltd and retains option to acquire both Choice FM London radio licences
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Crabs get the better of Arsenal
David Attenborough's The Blue Planet proves more popular than live European football despite Arsenal qualifying for next stage of tournament
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Todd-AO gets editing facilities revamp
Todd-AO is the latest Liberty Livewire facility to benefit from the group's capital expenditure plans with a£600,000 revamp of its editing facilities, writes Barbara MarshallThe work is the first stage
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Discovery to launch interactive services in partnership with DI3
Discovery Networks International (DNI) has brought in UK interactive TV developer DI3 as its technology partner in preparation for a global launch of interactive services, writes Barbara MarshallDiscovery plans a range
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NewsGuild quits MTV Europe
MTV Networks Europe president and chief executive Simon Guild is leaving the company after 14 years.
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British companies win Emmys in New York
Three British companies scooped Emmys at the technical/ engineering achievement awards held in New York last week, writes Barbara MarshallQuantel and ITN were jointly recognised for the development and implementation of
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BBC prepares Comic Relief sport spin-off
The BBC is planning to launch a follow-up to fundraising telethon Comic Relief. Sport Relief, which will feature top stars from a range of sports, is pencilled in for next summer
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Workhouse managing director Dixon quits
Former Smashed Atom head of creative Jo Hooper steps into the breach as Dixon departs for National Trust
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Luxury travel show series bought by Sky
BSkyB has bought 13 x 30-minute documentary series The Luxury Travel Show from Brighton-based distributor Electric Sky for its Sky Travel channel. Made by London-based travel specialist Luxury Travel Productions, the
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Cross-media live show for Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi is producing what it claims will be the first live and interactive investigation into alleged paranormal activity.
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Arsenal lose out to The Blue Planet
David Attenborough's The Blue Planet proves more popular than live European football despite Arsenal qualifying for next stage of tournament
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Penk ups Virgin's breakfast audience
Replacement for ousted Chris Evans adds 300,000 listeners to Virgin Radio's breakfast show
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US network NBC has given the go-ahead for a pilot episode of Talkback Thames' Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd.
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Ichoose goes into receivership
Entertainment website searches for a buyer after events of September 11 mean cut-backs for financial backer
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Aardman lays off another fifty from feature animation
Bristol-based Aardman Animations has been forced to cut a further 50 employees from the company's feature animation department which has already been subjected to 97 redundancies since July, writes Joanna ScottOnly
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New BBC digital radio services to launch from January
Network Y to start the roll-out with all services planned to be up and running by the Autumn
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NewsComment - Joost the ticket for global deals
It has only been a week since the founders of Skype unveiled their new online TV project to the world, but UK producers and distributors are already getting excited about Joost.
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Astra's Chandler joins digital tsar debate
Managing director of satellite operator says appointee should have multi-million pound marketing budget and 'power to get things done'