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    Octagon in tennis deal

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Sports production and marketing specialist Octagon CSI has signed a deal with the ATP, the men's professional tennis tour, to develop, produce and sell programming using its archive.

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    Indie shows picked up by BBC America

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    BBC America has acquired six UK titles made by independent producers to add to its lifestyle programming slate. The line-up is headed by 9 x 60-minute episodes of Channel 4 series Gordon Ramsay's F Word,produced by Optomen Television.

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    TWI ramps up non-sport programming

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    TWI has picked up the international rights to some 75 hours of new programming from other producers, as it continues to ramp up its catalogue of non-sports programming. In addition, the IMG-owned company is planning to distribute around 25 hours of new programming from recently acquired producer Darlow Smithson, and ...

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    TSI makes 18 redundancies in restructure

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Covent Garden-based facility TSI made 18 of its 86 staff redundant last Friday (28 April) as part of a company restructure, according to its managing director, Simon Peach.

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    Sony slo-mo camera

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Sony launched its HDC-3300 Super Slo Motion camera system at this year's NAB. The camera is designed to offer three times speed slow-motion effects in full HD resolution.

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    MacBook unveiled

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Apple has unveiled its 17' MacBook Pro notebook computer which delivers up to five times the performance of the PowerBook GV.

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    Lola nomination

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Lola's VFX work on the BBC drama Supervolcanohas been nominated for an award in the visual effects category of the 2006 Bafta craft awards. Lola produced over 200 visual effects shots for the show for BBC1 and Discovery.

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    Honey to mem

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Media group Medal Entertainment & Media plc (MEM) has appointed Pinewood Studios' marketing director (TV) of two years, Diana Crystal Honey, as business development consultant.

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    Journalist jobs to go in BBC radio cull

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    As many as 50 radio journalists are to be axed from the BBC in the next six months, as the corporation gears up for a radical restructure of its radio newsgathering operation.

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    Profits up for BSkyB

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    BSkyB has reported record operating profits in its financial year to date, up 15% to£660m for the nine months ending 31 March 2006, boosted by strong growth in revenues from its TV gambling service Sky Bet.

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    Trust in media rises

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Almost half the UK's population trust the media more than the government, according to a poll by the BBC and Reuters. The survey, conducted with US think-tank The Media Centre, found 47% of Britons trusted the media more than their government, lower than the international figure of 61% but up ...

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    Fry talks up salary

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Stephen Fry has waded into the BBC salary leak scandal, claiming he earns more presenting QIthan the£245,000 Jeremy Paxman is paid for University Challenge -but adding they both deserve such rates.

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    Ultimate Force a Casualty of BBC onslaught

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 slumped to its second worst all-hours share ever last Saturday as Ultimate Forceproved to be less than fighting fit.

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    Sarpong to continue with T4 'into 2007'

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    June Sarpong has signed a contract with Channel 4 to continue presenting teen weekend strand T4 'into 2007', dousing speculation she was about to leave for the BBC.

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    Kids programming will remain on BBC2

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Saturday morning kids programming on BBC2 is to become a permanent fixture after the trial schedule swap between BBC1 and BBC2 was deemed a success by BBC1 controller Peter Fincham.

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    In My View - Listen to the children

    2006-05-04T08:00:00Z

    Kenton Allen is shocked that one in four young people don't watch the BBC

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    HBO and BBC2 back Kudos to make tsunami drama

    2006-05-04T07:50:00Z

    HBO Films has come on board to co-produce a major BBC2 TV drama on the Boxing Day tsunami, with Hollywood actors Tim Roth and Toni Collette lined up to star.

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    TWI adds 75 hours to catalogue

    2006-05-02T15:43:00Z

    TWI has picked up the international rights to some 75 hours of new programming from other producers, as it continues to ramp up its catalogue of non-sports programming.

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    Zig Zag produces adult reality series for Fox

    2006-05-02T15:30:00Z

    UK indie Zig Zag has won an order from US cable channel Fox Reality for a series in which four female porn stars will attempt to prove their acting credentials on the West End stage.

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    VH1 acquires Old Grey Whistle Test

    2006-05-02T15:27:00Z

    US cable channel VH1 Classic has acquired an extensive slate of music programming from the BBC, including The Old Grey Whistle Test.