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NewsFearne and Reggie given Radio 1 weekend slot
BBC Radio 1 has handed Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates the weekend breakfast show, replacing DJ Spoony who is quitting in late September.
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NewsMurphy joins Twofour as creative director
Former BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has confirmed he is to join Dead Famousproducer Twofour as its creative director.
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NewsFirst Light takes indie status
Birmingham-based First Light, an initiative set up by media production company Hi8us which is designed to nurture young talent in the film industry, has registered as an independent.
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NewsLBC radio ventures out of London
London-based LBC radio is set to expand its audience reach by 17 million when it launches nationally on DAB digital radio from the beginning of September.
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News2waytraffic about to buy a Millionaire?
Dutch company 2waytraffic is in exclusive talks to buy the Who Wants To Be A Millionaireformat from its owner Complete Communications Corporation (CCC).
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NewsPost production firms hit by Soho power cut
Soho post production houses have been bracing themselves for further disruption this afternoon following yesterday's power cuts in the area.
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NewsIsrael-Lebanon conflict boosts BBC1's news at 10
BBC1's nightly news claimed another victory at 10pm, off the back of the latest developments in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, with 4.8 million (25.4%) viewers.
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NewsSpoony quits Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 presenter DJ Spoony is to leave the station after six years to explore other offers.
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NewsBBC board looks for non-executive directors
The BBC has put out the first adverts for its new non-executive directors, who will join the executive board when the corporation restructures next year.
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NewsSky stays on track
BSkyB posted strong end-of-year results today, adding 77,000 subscribers in the three months between April and June along with increased operating profits and revenues.
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NewsArtsworld to rock with Alice Cooper
Sky-owned Artsworld channel has lined-up Alice Cooper to front a new weekly music strand.
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NewsSMG unbowed by chief's exit
SMG's acting chief executive Donald Emslie has moved to quash rumours of unrest within the company since Andrew Flanagan's shock departure last week and said it was 'business as usual'.
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NewsBBC appoints chief political advisor
The BBC has appointed former Question Timeexecutive editor Ric Bailey as its chief political advisor.
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NewsIn my view - RIP ToTP, ok?
Nostalgia may have kept Top of the Pops going long after its time waspast, says one of its producer/directors, Chris Cowey, but it was stillgreat fun.
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Ratings - Could ITV's pursuit of youth be its downfall?
What's ITV1 to do about 16 to 34-year-olds? Can't get a decentaudience when it makes programmes for them, can't ge...
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NewsOfcom proposes big money spectrum charge
Ofcom is looking to impose a spectrum charge that would see terrestrial broadcasters paying millions of pounds in fees from 2014.
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NewsBBC sexes up Dracula for Christmas
The BBC has commissioned Granada to make a movie based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, which insiders say will be 'riddled with syphilis and sex'.
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NewsBBC1's Stephen Lawrence doc gets 3.9m
BBC1's documentary on the unsolved murder of Stephen Lawrence gave the corporation a winning 3.9 million (20%) viewers at 9pm last night.
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Ventuz 3D launch
3D graphics software developer Ventuz Technology Group has launched a 3D content authoring and rendering package designed for TV graphics, digital signage and presentations. The range includes authoring tools for presentation creation, extensions for broadcast TV production and tools to create, schedule and update distributed digital signage systems.
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New jvc cameras
JVC has launched new versions of its ProHD 100 series. The new GY-HD110 and 111 camcorders have features including simultaneous use of both eyepiece viewfinder and tri-mode LCD display, the option of switching the viewfinder to black and white display and a selectable mirror mode on a vertically flipped LCD ...