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NewsTalksport picks up Euro 2012 rights
Talksport will go head-to-head with the BBC during Euro 2012 having secured the radio rights to the football tournament.
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NewsRadio Fast Train tickets up for grabs
Tickets for the Radio Fast Train day for radio indie staff, freelancers and community radio workers will become available on 10 January.
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NewsOxygen DCT unveils mobile production unit
Oxygen DCT has launched a custom-built Land Rover Discovery for field and on-set recording.
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NewsBVE North competition winner announced
BVE North’s show video competition has been won by Tristan Hall.
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NewsRed boss hits out at Arri
Red chief executive Jim Jannard today launched a stinging attack on Arri, labelling the rival camera manufacturer “a fraud” amid allegations of corporate espionage.
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NewsOlympics docs sold to Germany/Russia
Distributor Electric Sky has secured international sales for a brace of Olympics 2012 documentaries.
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NewsPeter Bazalgette receives knighthood
Former Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette is to be knighted and Sky News journalist Alex Crawford to receive an OBE in the New Years Honours.
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NewsPost houses prepare Christmas specials
Post houses have been busy creating wintery looks for this year’s summer-shot Christmas specials.
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NewsNUJ: BBC cuts to cost UK £1.7bn
The NUJ has warned that the proposed cuts to the BBC are “wrong-headed” and will lead to a reduction in the UK’s economic output of up to £1.7bn.
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NewsSohonet upgrades Clearcast’s connection
Sohonet has equipped broadcast advertising company Clearcast with a 1 Gbps fibre connection.
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NewsC4 lines-up two Alternative Christmas Messages
Channel 4 is to broadcast two alternatives to the Queen’s Christmas Day speech for the first time.
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NewsChannel 5 acquires Body of Proof
Channel 5 has secured the free-to-air rights to US crime drama Body of Proof.
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NewsMetrodome hit by sales slowdown
Metrodome Group has been forced to issue a profit warning following tough trading times for TV distribution division Target Entertainment.
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NewsCouncils warn against BBC local radio cuts
The Local Government Association has warned that the BBC’s proposed cuts to local radio services are “unacceptable” and could threaten emergency broadcasts.
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NewsC4's Bank Job passes 2m plays
Channel 4’s online game supporting forthcoming show The Bank Job has been played more than 2 million times since it launched earlier this month.
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NewsC4's Lord Burns takes second term as chairman
Lord Burns has accepted a second term as chairman of Channel 4 and former BBC news chief Tony Hall has been named his deputy.
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NewsSky hires Apprentice exec Kurland
Sky has snapped up Michele Kurland, executive producer on The Apprentice and head of fact ent at Talkback Thames, to replace Mark Sammon.
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NewsRicky Gervais working on C4 pilot
Ricky Gervais is working on his first sitcom pilot for Channel 4 in which he plays a “confused” worker at a retirement home.
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NewsBedlam returning to Sky Living
Sky Living is returning to the lunatic asylum for a second series of its original drama Bedlam, with an EastEnders actress replacing Will Young in the lead role.
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NewsDexter most pirated show of 2011
US serial killer drama Dexter notched up the most illegal downloads of any TV show this year.