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NewsLicence fee to rise by 3%
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell is set to announce that the BBC licence fee will rise by 3% over each of the next two years.
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NewsOn location: The steeplechase
Series producer/director Carlo Massarella and his crew had to say a few prayers and be spot on with their filming to capture the journey of a church to its neighbouring parish.
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Rough Cut: Give me the money...
What wouldn't we do to pitch successfully to the powers that be, asks Nick O'Dwyer.
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NewsOn the box: Breaking with tradition
Elinor Day found Liliesfresh and engaging while The Trial of Tony Blair lacked the razor-edged wit of satires such as Armando Iannucci's The Thick of It. ...
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NewsEntertaining new ideas
Branded content is pointless unless the content itself is compelling, argues Adrian Pettett
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Comment: Entertaining new ideas
Branded content is pointless unless the content itself is compelling, argues Adrian Pettett
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NewsComment: Light relief in dark times
Fremantle's Vasha Wallace and David Belshaw look at how drama and entertainment are responding to a troubled world
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NewsPrimetime mover
Tivo co-creator Mike Ramsay helped liberate viewers from the whims of TV schedulers - and skip the ads
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NewsAntena 3 picks up Thomas for Spain
Hit Entertainment has sold three series of Thomas & Friendsto Spanish broadcaster Antena 3.
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NewsGranada International sells to HBO Latin America
Granada International's Latin American office has sold a raft of shows to HBO Latin America, including the recent returns of Prime Suspectand Crackerand the latest installment of documentary 49 Up.
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NewsAll3Media sends Ultimate Force to Italy
All3Media International has sold SAS action drama Ultimate Forceinto Italy.
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NewsEyeworks makes Anonymous sale to Spain
Eyeworks Distribution has sold celebrity hidden camera format Anonymousto Spanish broadcaster La Sexta.
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NewsGlobal buyers snap up Shaun the Sheep
Aardman International has sold its kids show Shaun the Sheepinto more than 60 territories.
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Comment - I've been framed
As his colleagues vie to express their finer feelings through art, Steven D Wright's face is a picture
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Arris merger to boost Tandberg
Tandberg Television has been acquired for£618m by US technology firm Arris, creating one of the world's largest next-generation TV companies.
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Nat Geo expands HD systems after smooth transition
The kit is part of the channel's ongoing investment in HD and tapeless production. The investment, thought to total around£250,000, began early last year with the installation of a Phase 1 HD post-production and playout system.
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Clear Cut adds four FCP suites
The suites were designed and built by sister company Clear Cut Pro and will be installed over the next few months at Clear Cut's west London facility. Each suite is connected to a high-capacity storage system to enable easy sharing of data.
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Setanta gets a facelift by BDA
BDA designed the new on-air branding for Setanta Sports, which has ditched its old red and grey graphics for a striking yellow and black. BDA's package includes 18 idents and 16 bumpers, plus in-match graphics for football, rugby and golf and a complete continuity kit. The agency's design team, headed ...
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A touch of Pepper for Five Days
Pepper has post-produced BBC1's crime thriller Five Days. The 5 x 60-minute drama, a BBC drama production in association with HBO, was written by Gwyneth Hughes and features such names as Edward Woodward, Patrick Malahide and Penelope Wilton. Pepper's Chris Beeton captured the ...
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