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City cash for Alba
Alba Communications, the indie behind Saddam and the Third Reich, has raised£250,000 from City investors, which it will put into factual programming as well as an expansion into DVDs. The Capital Fund, a£50m venture capital fund, has put up the cash and will inject more over the next few years. ...
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FBC appoints Kawash in new COO role
FBC, the European-based media and entertainment group that owns Diverse, producer of Musicality, has appointed former 4Ventures managing director Anmar Kawash to the role of chief operating officer.
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Long wait ahead for product placement
Broadcasters may have to wait for up to two years before product placement gets the green light as legislation works its way through the European Parliament. The European Commission's Television Without Frontiers directive is expected to take between 18 months and two years to be ratified. Ofcom is hoping to ...
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Somethin' Else to open in Manchester
Indie Somethin' Else is to open a Manchester office in the new year. Somethin' Else North will be based at All Out Productions, the Manchester factual indie in which Somethin' Else bought a majority stake in May. The company, which produces the Hit40UK TV and radio shows, will appoint a ...
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George to oversee GCap's UK revenue
Radio giant GCap Media has appointed Duncan George as commercial director, overseeing the group's national and London revenue streams. Previously managing director of national sales, George had been acting commercial director since Linda Smith stood down in September. He will focus on developing non-traditional revenue streams such as podcasting, and ...
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Merry Christmas from Broadcast
Broadcast is taking a festive break and will return with the issue dated 6 January 2006. Broadcastnow.co.uk, will continue to provide daily and breaking industry news up to Friday 23 December and will resume on 3 January. Broadcast would like to wish all our readers
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A learning experience
Ten Alps' acquisition of Brook Lapping gave Brian Lapping the clout to win the Teachers' TV contract, while the company's veteran docs maker Norma Percy is now working alongside new blood. By Suzy Bashford.
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An action-packed year
2005 was a roller-coaster ride that saw C4 fly high, a digital switchover date set and Peter Bazalgette become rich(er).
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Studios' year rises above gloom
Despite a flurry of bleak news stories, the studios sector has had a reasonably good year and, by increasing flexibility and preparing for HD, should be in a strong position for 2006. By Andy Stout.
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Listening to the voice of VoD
When is a TV programme not a TV programme? That is the big question troubling Ofcom, which last week was forced to postpone its long-awaited Television Production Sector Review as it struggled to work it out.
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Tough times, tough measures
Both the BBC and ITV had to face up to some difficult questions in 2005 and it doesn't look as if life will be getting any easier in 2006, says Raymond Snoddy.
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Doing the business in 2005
Steve Hewlett on how the major commercial channels are finally rising to the challenges posed by multichannel and new media - and how rights will be key in 2006.
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Downloading the revolution
David Docherty on a year in which digital technology made huge advances with podcasting, VoD, PVRs and mobile TV - helped by the rise and rise of the citizen reporter.
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Serving up winners and losers
Conor Dignam on a year which brought us the turkey twizzler and a regenerated Doctor Who landed back on our Saturday night screens.
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Keeping us posted
Our end-of-year round-up finds facilities struggling to find the cash to invest in HD while at the same time the advent of desktop editing is putting pressure on them to cut their rates. By Simon Meek.
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Confessions of a start-up
Earlier this year Jane Lush announced her exit from the BBC to start up indie Splash Media with Fenia Vardanis and she kept an exclusive diary of this month's launch for Broadcast.
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It's funny cos it's true
The BBC is laughing all the way to the bank once again at the British Comedy Awards while ITV can't see the joke, writes Kenton Allen.
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The BBC bonus culture
Awarding some£15m in staff bonuses does not reflect well on a public service broadcaster, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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The BBC has paid out more than£15m in staff bonuses in the same year it began axing 3,780 jobs across the corporation.