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NewsOptomen TV show to help ailing shops
Retail guru Mary Portas will use her expertise to revitalise flagging independent fashion shops for a major new series on BBC2.
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National Geo prepares to move into UGC
National Geographic UK & Europe (NGC) will relaunch its website as part of a first move into user-generated content (UGC).
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NewsPirates capture peaktime Boxing Day audience
Before you tuck into the festive season figures, can I point out that this year - 2007 - will be the final full year of analogue television broadcasting in Britain. In the second half of next year the analogue network will begin to close down, starting with the Border region, ...
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Vicar of Dibley brings festive cheer for BBC
BBC1 enjoyed a heavenly Christmas as The Vicar of Dibley, the smash hit of the holiday season, helped it to an average all-hours share of 25.1%.
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Kitto joins Denham
Indie Denham Productions has appointed Grace Kitto as its new head of production with immediate effect. Kitto, who had been working for Denham as a freelancer, will structure a team to develop new business, working alongside head of business development David Nottage.
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Community buys
Community Channel has acquired two shows from BBC2 and indie One Planet Productions to be aired early this year.
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Take It or Leave It
Gameshow network Challenge has commissioned IMG Media-owned producer TWI to make a second series of gameshow Take It or Leave It.
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Vision Charity
The 31st annual Vision Charity ball last month raised more than£100,000 for visually impaired and dyslexic children.
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Off the record - January 5 2007
Stories that were 'Off the Record' from January 5 2007 issue of Broadcast.
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And finally - Chris Maclean
Chris maclean, dubbing mixer at Marmalade Studios, admits to playing bagpipes.
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NewsSpringer opera team reinvent Question Time
Wife Swapand Question Timewill be reinvented as unlikely operas for BBC1 next month by the team behind Jerry Springer - The Opera.
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NewsBBC braced for disappointment from Jowell
The BBC is expecting media secretary Tessa Jowell to confirm its below inflation licence fee settlement next week when the House of Commons returns after the Christmas break.
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NewsLeader: Less than it wanted - but not a disaster for BBC
Scare stories about the BBC spending less on quality programming could be wide of the mark
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NewsRadioCentre plans to boost radio ads
Leaked documents have revealed the RadioCentre's plans to overhaul the Radio Advertising Bureau in a bid to persuade media agencies and advertisers to return to spending on commercial radio.
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Ford puts Emap Radio on 'war footing'
Emap Radio group managing director Dee Ford has warned staff the group is on a 'war footing' and has launched a strategic review to find where it can make cost savings.
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AOL orders Paparazzi show for broadband
AOL has taken the next step to becoming a regular UK content commissioner by giving the greenlight to a weekly broadband show made by TwoFour.
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NewsKids and local TV in jeopardy at BBC
The BBC's plans for kids programming and local TV services could be put at risk by the leaked licence fee settlement. The prospect of further job cuts is also looming.
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NewsITV.com will not charge
ITV has decided viewers will not pay for archive and on-demand online content and is moving into the market with an advertising-based model.
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NewsCelebs go to hospital for Five reality series
Granada Factual London has been commissioned to make So You Think You Can Nursefor the channel.
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Rough Cut - Let's stick together
Small post houses can only survive if they stop stabbing each other in the back and start collaborating, says Paul Ingvarsson.