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NewsEllis takes charge of Trilogy's broadcast team
Trilogy has appointed Mark Ellis to the role of head of its broadcast division.
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NewsThompson: BBC Olympics coverage set new benchmark
Mark Thompson has argued that the BBC must now cover every big event in the same way it has broadcast the 2012 Olympics.
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NewsBBC Sport breaks online records at Olympics
BBC Sport’s online coverage of the London 2012 Olympics attracted 55m global browsers across the 16 day event, making it the broadcaster’s most successful online event to date.
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NewsBBC pension deficit rockets to £2.6bn
The BBC’s pension deficit has increased by more than one billion pounds to £2.6bn amid “economic headwinds”.
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NewsLondon 2012: highest rating TV moments
Sport accounted for most of the headlines over the past 16 days of Olympic action, but it was the bookends to the Games that drew the biggest BBC audiences.
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NewsLondon 2012 closing ceremony: TV's Twitter verdict
What did the TV and radio industry think of the conclusion of the London Olympics?
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NewsIMG wins C4 racing contract
IMG Sports Media has been handed a four-year contract to produce horse racing on Channel 4 and has secured BBC Olympic presenter Clare Balding to front coverage.
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NewsFlying Monsters 3D film grosses $7m
Atlantic Productions’ Flying Monsters 3D, featuring Sir David Attenborough, has grossed over $7m at the box office to date.
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NewsSwearing in BBC3 interview sparks Ofcom probe
An over enthusiastic Belgian sailing fan could land BBC3 in hot water after he swore twice during the channel’s pre-watershed Olympics coverage.
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NewsX Factor final moves to Manchester
The live final of the The X Factor is moving out of London to Manchester for the first time.
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NewsMicky Flanagan to pilot family clip show for C4
Channel 4 is trialling a studio clip show about family life as a vehicle for comic Micky Flanagan, who has signed an exclusive deal with the broadcaster.
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NewsAlan Partridge recommissioned by Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic has recommissioned Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters as part of the output deal between the broadcaster and Baby Cow Productions.
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NewsApp and tech firms strike audio watermarking deal
Connected TV provider Capablue has forged a partnership with audio watermarking specialist Intrasonics to enable broadcasters to launch synchronised second screen experiences.
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NewsUsain Bolt wins Twitter gold
The London 2012 Olympic Games generated over 150 million messages on Twitter over the past 16 days, led by updates about Usain Bolt.
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NewsHBO strikes distribution deal with Blinkbox
HBO series Boardwalk Empire, Game Of Thrones and Treme are to be made available to download to own in the UK for the first time following a deal with VOD provider Blinkbox.
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NewsFishing TV app reels in 40,000 downloads
Fishing TV has launched a connected-TV app on Samsung devices that has been downloaded more than 40,000 times globally in the four weeks since it launched.
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NewsC4 orders Cumbo Comedy Blap
Comedian David Earl will play Cumbo in three online episodes as part of Channel 4’s comedy shorts series, Comedy Blaps.
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NewsBBC targets Games legacy
BBC Sport is hoping to convert the record-breaking volume of traffic the London 2012 Olympics has generated for its multiplatform services into regular visitors.
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NewsS4C: "no guarantees" over £7m govt funding
S4C chief executive officer Ian Jones has highlighted concerns there is “no guarantee” that the government will continue to provide its £7m annual funding from March 2015.
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NewsRolf Harris returning to Welsh Art
BBC Wales has commissioned a second series of Rolf Harris art show Rolf on Welsh Art.