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    The Foundry launches Nuke 5

    2007-09-10T12:06:00Z

    IBC: Soho based The Foundry has launched a new version of its compositing application Nuke. Read this and other IBC stories by clicking on the link. [ALL]

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    BBC1 benefits from football victory

    2007-09-10T11:30:00Z

    BBC1's live coverage of England's crunch Euro 2008 qualifying game against Israel took the Saturday teatime spoils with 6.1m viewers (41%). [ALL]

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    LBC signs deal with Friction.tv

    2007-09-10T11:21:00Z

    Talk radio station LBC 97.3 FM will air selected listener-generated content after signing a deal with online debate website Friction.tv. [ALL]

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    Cramer backs African news channel

    2007-09-10T10:55:00Z

    Former CNN boss Chris Cramer is taking a lead role in the launch of a new multimedia pan-African news channel. [ALL]

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    Emap banks could offer help to bidders

    2007-09-10T10:48:00Z

    The financial banks used by Emap may offer to provide funds to potential bidders trying to raise money to buy the publishing group. [ALL]

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    6.9m attend BBC1's Dinner Party

    2007-09-10T10:30:00Z

    BBC1's one-off comedy drama The Dinner Partyserved up a ratings treat for the corporation last night as an impressive 6.9m viewers (29.4%) watched from 9pm. [ALL]

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    Marco Pierre White vows to quit TV

    2007-09-10T10:30:00Z

    Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White says he will quit TV once the current series of Hell's Kitchenhas been completed. [ALL]

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    Wall to Wall creates head of talent role

    2007-09-10T08:00:00Z

    Wall to Wall has appointed its first head of talent, luring back Discovery Networks Europe producer Susie Worster. [ALL]

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    Disney to close abc1

    2007-09-07T17:55:00Z

    Walt Disney Television is to axe US entertainment channel abc1, which has a valuable Freeview slot. [ALL]

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    C4 pays out£5m in bonuses

    2007-09-07T12:15:00Z

    Channel 4's staff bonus package totalled£5.2m in 2006, with more than 40 staff receiving in excess of£20,000 each on top of their standard salary. [ALL]

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    BBC1 genealogy show triumphs with 6.5m

    2007-09-07T12:10:00Z

    BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are?gained its highest audience ever with the start of the fourth series at 9pm last night on a sizeable 6.5m viewers (29.5%) watching newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky trace her family roots. [ALL]

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    Fireman Sam to return in HD

    2007-09-07T11:50:00Z

    Hit Entertainment is to make kids show Fireman Samin high definition CGI animation for the first time. [ALL]

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    Apple launches radio tagging system

    2007-09-07T11:30:00Z

    Apple has unveiled new technology that enables US high definition radio listeners to 'tag' songs that they hear on FM stations for subsequent purchase via iTunes. [ALL]

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    Showtime orders more Californication

    2007-09-07T10:10:00Z

    US cable channel Showtime has ordered a second season of Five acquisition Californication. [ALL]

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    Twofour hires former Leopard exec

    2007-09-07T08:00:00Z

    Twofour Broadcast has hired former Leopard Films head of programmes Bernard Periatambee as a development executive. [ALL]

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    PEER POLL: BBC3

    2007-09-07T07:45:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast’s peer poll asks: Should BBC3 be axed? [ALL]

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    Ex Tearaways host to lead kid internet review

    2007-09-06T17:30:00Z

    Child psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, the former host of House of Tiny Tearaways, is to lead the first phase of the government's review of the effects of media on children, which will focus on the internet. [ALL]

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    Radio 1 signs Kelly Osbourne

    2007-09-06T16:15:00Z

    BBC Radio 1 has drafted in Kelly Osborne to host a new Sunday evening teen show and axed chart show presenters JK and Joel, as part of its new look daytime and evening schedules. [ALL]

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    Bebo to launch second interactive drama

    2007-09-06T15:35:00Z

    Social networking site Bebo is following up KateModernwith a second interactive drama series called Sofia's Diary. [ALL]

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    C4 to air von Hagens lectures

    2007-09-06T13:15:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned Firefly to make a fourth series with controversial anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens. [ALL]