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    US writers strike is over

    2008-02-13T08:48:11Z

    Hollywood writers have voted to end a three-month strike that idled 50,000 film and television workers and reportedly cost the Los Angeles economy $2.1 billion.

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    Wales loses CITV

    2008-02-13T08:41:55Z

    ITV has been forced to apologise to CITV viewers in Wales because they can no longer access the popular children's channel.

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    Global Radio keep GCap options open

    2008-02-13T08:19:59Z

    Global Radio has said it will keep its options open over a potential new bid for GCap Media.

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    Local content rule change

    2008-02-12T18:27:30Z

    Ofcom last week relaxed its guidelines for locally produced content on analogue commercial radio.

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    Promotion for Sharman

    2008-02-12T18:24:38Z

    Indie Bite Yer Legs has promoted Mark Sharman to head of audio and appointed Rosie Seed as editor of The Gabby Logan Show.

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    LBC's Cushing moves up

    2008-02-12T18:21:20Z

    London talk radio station LBC 97.3 FM has promoted sports editor John Cushing to the new role of deputy programme director.

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    Hazlitt: government will not switch off FM

    2008-02-12T18:06:40Z

    GCap Media chief executive Fru Hazlitt is convinced the government will not switch off the FM signal because of the slow take-up of DAB radio.

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    Lifetime courts date show

    2008-02-12T16:23:27Z

    US cable network Lifetime has ordered a pilot for a dating show from Granada America to be fronted by British presenter Cat Deeley

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    Channels flock to Shaun

    2008-02-12T16:20:04Z

    Aardman has secured a host of deals for its children's animation series Shaun the Sheep.

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    Outright lands major Scandinavian deals

    2008-02-12T16:03:27Z

    Outright Distribution has sold a raft of factual entertainment and drama series into Scandinavia

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    Oxford signs with Worldwide

    2008-02-12T15:57:11Z

    BBC Worldwide has penned a first-look distribution and development deal with factual and drama indie Oxford Film and Television (OFTV).

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    New HD playout suite for Arqiva

    2008-02-12T15:39:47Z

    Arqiva Satellite Media Solutions has installed a new HD ready television playout suite at its Chalfont Grove Media Centre.

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    Ascent Media gives Media Centre the hard sell

    2008-02-12T13:10:41Z

    Ascent Media is going to take an aggressive approach to selling its transmission services to the broadcast market after officially opening a new Media Centre in Stephen Street in London.

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    Big post companies continue sector domination

    2008-02-12T13:04:36Z

    Consolidation and polarisation are the watch words of this year's Broadcast Post Survey with the 10 largest companies taking home nearly 60% of the money spent on TV post production in the UK.

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    On Sight first in line for PDW-700s

    2008-02-12T12:58:10Z

    Broadcast equipment hire and HD facility On Sight has placed the first order in the UK for the new Sony XDCam HD PDW-700 camcorder.

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    XLeague.TV prepares for rebrand

    2008-02-12T12:34:06Z

    Gaming channel XLeague.TV is to move nearly 80 places up the BSkyB EPG following its rebrand as an entertainment station.

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    TwoFour hires Maverick producer

    2008-02-12T12:15:50Z

    TwoFour has recruited Maverick TV's Ben Stoll as development producer for drama.

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    TV critics 12 February '08

    2008-02-12T12:07:53Z

    'Doesn't lose sight of such old-fashioned virtues as pace, narrative and, above all, characterisation.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    BBC orders pre-school quiz

    2008-02-12T12:05:45Z

    The BBC is lining up the first ever game show aimed at pre-schoolers that will see youngsters answer questions and predict the outcome of CGI races.

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    E4 beats BBC2 with Skins

    2008-02-12T11:44:27Z

    The return of E4's youth drama series Skins pulled in a sizeable average audience of 884,000 (5.9%) at 10pm last night, more viewers than BBC2's Pulling.