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    Phil Mitchell's return greeted by 9.6m

    2006-03-27T12:14:03Z

    An extended episode of BBC1's EastEnderson Friday failed to attract extra viewers, with 9.6 million (42.9%) tuning in to watch Phil Mitchell's return to Albert Square.

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    Revenues down at Chrysalis

    2006-03-27T10:03:33Z

    10am:The Chrysalis Group said today it expected revenues to drop by 4% year on year in its forthcoming results.

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    TV and radio analysis show commissioned for Iraq

    2006-03-27T08:00:00Z

    8am:The Iraq subsidiary of UK advertising agency Media Reach has been commissioned by the US administration to make a weekly analysis show for broadcast across Iraq.

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    ITV bidders call in PR firm

    2006-03-24T13:08:40Z

    1pm:The PR battle for control of ITV has broken out in earnest with the Greg Dyke-led consortium of private equity groups bringing in City-PR firm Brunswick to spearhead its public relations.

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    ITV4 picks up contentious US series The Book of Daniel

    2006-03-24T10:24:17Z

    ITV4 has decided to screen a controversial US drama that caused outrage among conservative religious groups and was axed after only a month on air in America.

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    GCap abandons stations sale

    2006-03-24T10:01:53Z

    10am:Radio group GCap Media has abandoned the sale of nine local stations after failing to generate a high enough offer.

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    PEER POLL: Super-indies

    2006-03-24T07:45:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should super-indies be excluded from the 25% indie quota?

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    Trench warfare in the battle of rights

    2006-03-23T13:02:33Z

    Pact and the broadcasters remain poles apart in their battle over new media rights with both sides digging in and the prospect of reaching a consensus looks impossible.

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    Universal launches film download service

    2006-03-23T11:48:33Z

    US studio Universal Pictures has announced it will launch the world's first download-to-own movie service in the UK next month, with TV programmes also set to become part of the offering.

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    Taggart returns with 5.4m

    2006-03-23T11:09:42Z

    ITV1's latest Taggartdrama failed to defeat BBC1's live FA Cup action at 9pm with 5.4 million (23.9%).

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    New indie Bellwether wins three orders

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    Former Darlow Smithson head of development Malcolm Neaum has set up his own indie, Bellwether Media, in partnership with freelance director Ian Denyer.

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    Indian firm set to bid for VTR stake

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    India's largest post-production company is understood to be on the brink of investing in a significant stake (estimated at up to£4.5m) in facilities group VTR plc.

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    Rugby beefs up viewing figures for BBC1

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    BBC1's coverage of the Six Nations rugby union tournament proved its worth, getting its biggest audience since 1999.

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    Interfield eats with the stars

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    Interfield Design has created the title sequence for Optomen Television's Eating with..., a 8 x 30-minute series detailing the

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    New rights deadline

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has given Pact another week to report back on its negotiations with broadcasters over the thorny issue of new media rights. The regulator had originally set a deadline of Tuesday 21 March for a progress report on the issue. But it has now extended its deadline to Tuesday 28 ...

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    Nitris ops to Envy

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    Post-production facility Envy has recruited two DS Nitris operators. Freelancer John Paul Davidson joins the facility, having worked at Smoke and Mirrors, Skaramoosh and Frontier Post. His recent projects include Making Slough Happy and Boris Johnson and the Romans. Senior ...

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    GlobeCast sport job

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    Global content delivery company GlobeCast has been chosen to deliver UK-dedicated sports channel ESPN Classic to the Sky Digital platform. GlobeCast's solution for the channel - which launched last week - includes connectivity from the broadcaster's playout facility in west London to GlobeCast. The feed is then encoded, multiplexed and ...

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    Red Bee Piero move

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    Multimedia facility Red Bee Media's Piero system - designed to enable better analysis of sporting action - has now been developed for use on archive footage and to repurpose clips for mobile phones. The new system uses image-based tracking for calibration, and will allow viewers to see 'play' from angles ...

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    Gearhouse new kit

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    Broadcast rental company Gearhouse Broadcast has invested in Harris HD equipment, set to be used at the forthcoming World Cup in Germany. It includes HD infrastructure products from the 6800+ series to provide core processing and distribution functions and Videotek PTM-305 personal test and measurement devices.

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    War by September

    2006-03-23T08:30:00Z

    September Films has been commissioned by Five to make 60-minute programme Soldiers' Pictures of War, looking at 'uncensored' and 'truthful' images of war. It will air in Five's documentary strand Shock Docs this autumn. The producer/director is Helen Hill while ...