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NewsMobiles to support radio download service
UBC's Cliq service, which allows radio listeners to download music tracks they hear, will be made available on most of the UK's mobile phones later this year. [ALL]
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NewsTrue Dare Kiss ends with 3m
The last episode of BBC1's True Dare Kisscaught a mediocre audience of 3m (14.9%) at 9pm last night, losing out to a repeat of ITV1's Blue Murder. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin Media auction stalls
The sale of Virgin Media may be postponed because recent financial market conditions mean that potential private equity buyers are questioning whether offers for such a large target can be financed. [ALL]
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NewsFremantle on why Five got Neighbours
After 20 years Neighbourshas become an ‘invisible part’ of the BBC’s schedule, according to distributors Fremantle Media, which earlier this year sold the Australian soap to Five. [ALL]
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NewsPeers demand right to vet BBC Trust chair
The House of Lords communications select committee has asked prime minister Gordon Brown to give Parliament the power to vet the chairman of the BBC Trust. [ALL]
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NewsBBC Scotland to air climbing challenge
BBC Scotland has commissioned Triple Echo to produce an ambitious six-hour outside broadcast in which eight climbers will attempt to climb the crags of Cairngorms National Park. [ALL]
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NewsUK banks 40% of global TV formats market
The UK accounted for 40% of the global entertainment formats business in the first four months of 2007, retaining its position as the dominant player in the market. [ALL]
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NewsLangham guilty of child porn charges
The Thick of Itactor Chris Langham has been found guilty of downloading child porn but has been cleared of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl. [ALL]
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NewsBroadcasters 'cosy up' with super-indies
The terrestrial broadcasters are increasingly relying on super-indies to make their primetime programming, according to Fremantle Media. [ALL]
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NewsITV nets£7.4m for subtitling business
ITV has sold its majority stake in subtitling business Independent Television Facilities Centre to post production firm Elektrofilm for£7.4m. [ALL]
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NewsFive misses with David Beckham
David Beckham's Soccer USAhas yet to find its footing with the second episode pulling in a disappointing 282,000 viewers (1.7%) at 7.15pm last night. BBC2's Heroesalso experienced a slight dip to 3m viewers. [ALL]
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NewsGoing wild in the isles
Series producer/director Michael Waterhouse went back to history for an adventure across Britain.
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NewsEmap to drop spot ads on Heat radio
Emap Radio is to scrap spot advertising when it relaunches Heat radio in September, replacing it with sponsorships, promotions and ad-funded programming centred around a small group of key advertisers.
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NewsGCap chief: radio spending has 'turned a corner'
GCap Media chief executive Ralph Bernard believes that the UK commercial radio industry has 'turned a corner' as advertisers which had stopped investing in commercial radio advertising start to return, writes Yvette Mackenzie.
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Why we need community radio
The events of recent weeks have, once again, brought the issue of local communities to the fore. So why is it that politicians consistently brush aside community radio as something that has been brought in on someone's shoe?
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Lighten up, everyone, it's showbusiness
I was flattered recently to be named as another suspect in the quest to uncover the identity of the infamous TV Controller...
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Fireman Sam
There is a very minor mistake on page 3 of Broadcast(20.07.07) in the story 'Hit weighs up future of Bob the Builderstudio'.
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Camerawork critique
It was good to see Michael Hurll mentioning 'camera direction' ( Broadcastletters, 06.07.07) and even better to see Roger Fenna (13.07.07) responding.
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NewsEnd of BT Movio points to crisis in mobile TV
BT has scrapped wholesale mobile TV service BT Movio, putting paid to Virgin Mobile's nascent mobile TV service and highlighting some of the problems facing the mobile TV industry.
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NewsDavid Zucker Interview
David Zucker is looking for British production talent for US drama series