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Ratings - Ratings winners return for autumn showdown.
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NewsSky offers Robbie Williams in high-def
BSkyB is ramping up its marketing campaign ahead of the launch of its high-definition service by taking part in an exclusive screening of a Robbie Williams concert.
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NewsBirt gets second term from Blair
Former BBC director general Lord Birt has been retained as Tony Blair's strategy adviser.
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NewsParthenon bulk up on HD shows
Factual producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has added four high definition specials to its slate.
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NewsPEER POLL: Simon Shaps
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Simon Shaps good news for ITV?
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Mark Thompson's letter in full
'I don't normally write to you about inaccurate stories about the BBC in the press - if I did that, the emails would never cease! But there are reports today in The Daily Telegraph, The Timesand The Daily Mailfollowing up on ...
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Half of BBC docs execs to be culled
The BBC's documentaries and contemporary factual (D&CF) department is to lose up to half of its executive producers as a result of director general Mark Thompson's drive to cut more than 420 posts in the factual division.
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Nagra joins Maverick as exec producer
Former BBC head of Asian programmes Tommy Nagra is to join Birmingham-based indie Maverick as an executive producer for specialist factual programmes.
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Trouble hires BBC exec to lead rebrand
Flextech has hired former BBC senior commissioning executive for factual Celia Taylor as deputy channel controller, Challenge and Trouble.
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Transend picks up dating show
Transend, the joint-venture between sports producer TWI and Hollywood talent agency Endeavor which launched last week, has picked up the format to The Big Date.
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BBC2 sees autumn fall in viewers
BBC2 has suffered the most dramatic decline in audience share since the start of the autumn schedules with the channel showing an 11% year-on-year fall.
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Hall of Fame return
BBC Radio 2 DJ Dermot O'Leary will front this year's UK Music Hall of Fameprogramming, which returns to Channel 4 in November. The Big Brother's Little Brotherpresenter will begin the two-week music special by hosting The Biggest Selling Artists ...
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Abbey wins licence
Ofcom has awarded a 12-year commercial licence to Abbey FM, a format owned by The Radio Business, CN Group and The Local Radio Company. The station, which is expected to launch some time next year, is to focus on local music and information aimed at 25 to 64-year-olds and will ...
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Crick moves to TLC
Discovery's US non-fiction entertainment channel TLC has poached Zig Zag Entertainment's Ed Crick to the role of director of UK development. Taking up his post immediately, Crick will work to identify, acquire and deliver new series formats and specials for TLC. He will be based at Discovery's London office and ...
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UK worst pet show
Animal Planet has commissioned an eight-part series about the UK's least well-behaved animals called Britain's Worst Pet. The series from Mentorn follows animal experts Trude Mostue ( Vets in Practice, Animal Hospital), Roger Mugford and David Sands as they ...
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Test the Japanese
Talent TV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talent Group, has notched up a third Japanese version of Test the Nationwith indie producer TV Man Union and Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi. The deal follows the success of the first two Test the Nationspecials ...
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Cameramen awards
Cameraman Nigel Meakin has received an Award of Merit by the Guild of TV Cameramen (GTC) for his outstanding camera work. The altitude sickness-defying camerman won for his photography on Annapurna to Everest, an episode of Michael Palin's travel series Himalaya. Cameraman ...
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Fuji distributors
Fujifilm has appointed CCK Video Services Ltd, PMD Magnetics and Protape Limited as its new distributors to supply the professional video market. Each distributor will now provide the entire range of Fuji recording media products. This follows the merger of professional video with the company's recording media business unit last ...
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BDS microsoft deal
Broadcasting Data Services has expanded its existing agreement with Microsoft to supply electronic programme guide (EPG) data for the computer giant's digital entertainments application, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition. The BBC Broadcast-owned listings bureau will now expand its slate of Microsoft EPGs from the UK, Germany and France into ...
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Rory Peck shortlist
The bravery of freelance cameramen relaying images from disasters and danger zones will be celebrated at this year's Rory Peck Awards, on 8 November. The finalists for the Sony Impact Award, given for footage that has made an international impact, are: Iraqi-born Ali Fadhil, nominated for his depiction of Fallujah ...