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    Rainbow returns on Nick Jr

    2006-02-28T09:59:11Z

    10am:Bungle, George and Zippy are to be brought out of the closet for a UK comeback as Nick Jr secures the rights to hit kids' show Rainbow.

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    Johnnie walks from Radio 2 drivetime

    2006-02-28T09:56:21Z

    10am:BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker is to leave his job as the station's drivetime DJ four days after he accepted an MBE for services to broadcasting.

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    Hunniford to front Heaven And Earth

    2006-02-28T09:13:03Z

    9.15am:Veteran TV presenter Gloria Hunniford is to take the helm of BBC1's religious programme The Heaven and Earth Show.

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    Interactive Emmy shortlist unveiled

    2006-02-27T17:18:30Z

    BSkyB, Video Networks, Optimistic Network and the BBC have all been nominated in next month's inaugural International Interactive Emmy Awards.

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    Morph goes mobile

    2006-02-27T17:18:20Z

    30 years after Morphfirst appeared on TV, Aardman Animations has licensed the classic children's series to mobile operators Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2.

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    Virgin to launch mobile TV with BT

    2006-02-27T17:18:09Z

    Virgin Mobile will become the first European mobile operator to offer a broadcast TV service to its customers when it launches BT's Movio service later this year.

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    Fremantle signs Absolutely

    2006-02-27T14:11:15Z

    Fremantle International Distribution (FID) has added award-winning indie Absolutely Productions to its growing roster of third-party producers.

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    RDF takes Disorderly Conduct to Cannes

    2006-02-27T13:48:17Z

    RDF Rights has acquired the international distribution rights to upcoming reality series Disorderly Conductfrom US cable channel Spike TV.

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    Granada sells Frost to Italy

    2006-02-27T13:46:14Z

    Granada International has notched up two more significant programme deals in Italy, including the sale of ten episodes of the detective drama A Touch of Frost.

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    Honey We're Killing the Kids goes to NZ

    2006-02-27T13:43:31Z

    BBC Worldwide Australasia has struck a format deal with New Zealand's TV3 for the production of a local version of BBC3's lifestyle show Honey We're Killing the Kids.

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    Freeview breaks 10m mark

    2006-02-27T12:13:45Z

    12.15pm:Freeview is now in over 10 million homes, more than doubling its penetration in under a year and overtaking Sky by more than 2 million.

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    Opie says BT TV is flawed

    2006-02-27T12:05:36Z

    Flextech chief executive officer Lisa Opie has branded Freeview video-on-demand services such as BT's forthcoming TV over broadband delivery as 'flawed'.

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    ITV in Freesat rethink

    2006-02-27T10:36:53Z

    ITV's plans to launch a free-to-air satellite service have been delayed due to the success of Freeview.

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    Talkback in 12 Yard exec raid

    2006-02-27T10:00:00Z

    Talkback Thames has poached a trio of development executives from fellow indie 12 Yard to work on its entertainment slate.

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    Hanrahan and Vera hook up

    2006-02-27T08:00:00Z

    8am:Hanrahan Media has joined forces with Vera Productions with the aim of developing a slate of scripted comedy formats.

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    Just the Two of Us serenades 5m

    2006-02-24T17:23:24Z

    BBC1's new celebrity talent contest didn't reach the very high notes with the audience as Just the Two of Usonly attracted 5 million (21%) at 8pm.

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    ITV invites public to pitch

    2006-02-24T16:37:24Z

    Virgin Radio listeners are being offering the chance to pitch programme ideas live on air to ITV's new director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson.

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    Off the record - What do you propose?

    2006-02-24T12:34:52Z

    Coventry DJ Steffan La Touche embarrassingly fell on his tush last week after he proposed to

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    Production - What price high-def effects?

    2006-02-24T12:34:51Z

    Visual effects in HD inevitably demand more time and money, so careful budgeting and planning is needed to minimise the impact. Michael Burns gathers some tips from the experts and reports on three examples of HD fx in practice.

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    Ratings - Will Davina be the saviour of BBC1's Wednesdays?

    2006-02-24T12:34:51Z

    9 C4 24 35 Ray Mears's Extreme Survival