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    Lonely girl finds new friends at Bebo

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    KateModern is a UK internet drama spin-off from the successful Lonelygirl15, an interactive web drama that viewers originally didn't realise was staged, writes Holly Cruickshank.

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    BSkyB takes over set-top supply in Amstrad swoop

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    BSkyB is dipping into its war chest to buy Amstrad, Sir Alan Sugar's set-top box manufacturing firm, for£125m.

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    GCap and Emap buck downward trend

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    The FTSE 100 endured a turbulent week. Buffeted by concerns over the debt market, share prices fell more than 300 points, before recovering slightly to 6,360.1p. The Broadcast 20 fell in line with the market, with the majority of shares ending the week down.

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    Film festival on web TV

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Internet TV network Babelgum has launched a dedicated channel on the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, an event that supports film-makers.

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    Yellow card for Mix 107

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    The Local Radio Company's Mix 107, which broadcasts to Amersham and High Wycombe, has received a 'yellow card warning' from Ofcom following a breach of formatting regulation.

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    Talk Sport signs rugby duo

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Will Carling, England's youngest ever rugby captain, and David Campese (pictured), Australia's record try scorer, have been signed up by Talk Sport as new anchors for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

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    Blackburn joins KMFM

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Veteran broadcaster Tony Blackburn is to join KMFM to host a new syndicated show in Kent following his departure from Classic Gold at the end of this week.

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    Granada sells 400 hours to eastern Europe

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Distributor Granada International has completed a raft of post-Discop sales in eastern Europe totalling over 400 hours.

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    Merton to host improv pilot

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Paul Merton has been signed to present the pilot for the UK version of Australian format Thank God You're Herefor ITV1.

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    BBCW hires news chief

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    BBC Worldwide America has appointed a new executive vice-president of news and sport in a move to step up the expansion of BBC news in the US.

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    Red Bull in China shop

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    IMG Media has sold the upcoming Red Bull Air Races to Chinese broadcaster CCTV-5.

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    Time to restore trust in call TV

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Has the industry learnt its lesson over the problem with call TV?

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    Indie Century wins Live Earth film commission

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Century Films has become the first UK indie to win a commission from the US film producer behind the Al Gore documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

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    Broadcast Letters - 3 August 2007

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Letters from Broadcastissue dated 3 August 2007

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    Docu-drama looks at Thatcher's road to Finchley

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    BBC4 has commissioned Great Meadow Productions to make a 90-minute film called Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk to Finchley.

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    Quantel adopts organic display

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Digital technologist Quantel has adopted the organic light emitting display (OLED) for screens in some of its post-production technologies.

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    BBC's OB slice of Salford Pie

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    The BBC's outside broadcast division will take a presence at the Pie Factory in Salford Quays, the only building currently standing at the Salford MediaCity:UK site.

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    BKN opens HD facility

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Children's media and entertainment company BKN is creating a new HD facility but it has not yet released details of the amount of money involved.

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    Gearbox Cardiff opening

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Equipment dealer and hire company GearBox is opening a new office in Cardiff.

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    Crime channel looks at killers

    2007-08-02T08:00:00Z

    Crime and Investigation Network has teamed up with Scarlet TV to make a 6 x 60-minute series looking at the origins of serial killers. The Making of Monstershas no air date as yet but there are also plans to run it on sister station The ...