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NewsFuture plans £1m Pepper fund
Financing and production company Future Films will invest £1m in Pepper Post after acquiring the business and assets of the Soho firm in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsCrozier looks to Disney to inspire ITV’s turnaround
ITV wants to emulate Disney’s business model as part of its turnaround strategy - putting major content brands at the heart of every thing it does.
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NewsOfcom spells out PMSE compensation plan
Ofcom has published a statement setting out how Government funding will be made available to the Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) sector to support its migration from channel 69 to channel 38.
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Welsh to head up development at Bigballs
Bigballs Films, the production house behind Bebo drama Kate Modern, has named former Endemol digital producer Richard Welsh as head of development.
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NewsWarner Bros to acquire Shed for £100m
Shed Media, the indie behind Supernanny and New Tricks, is set to be acquired by US giant Warner Bros in a deal worth almost £100m.
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NewsBBC online quiz to root out fraud
The BBC is asking staff to report their colleagues if they suspect them of fraud, as part of a new online questionnaire.
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NewsSalford Uni unveils MediaCityUK course options
The University of Salford will run courses in Digital Broadcast Technology and Audio Production at MediaCityUK when its new facility opens there in time for the academic year 2011/12.
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NewsRaceTech boosts OB facilities with new HD trucks
RaceTech has commissioned three new HD trucks, which it will use to provide OB facilities for horseracing broadcaster Racing UK.
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NewsBectu: BBC strike is only option
Bectu will this week call on its BBC members to strike, claiming in an impassioned letter that there is “no alternative” but industrial action.
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NewsCrozier hints at structural change for ITV news
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has said he is delighted the IFNC scheme has “come to a crashing end” and that the broadcaster will reveal its news strategy in the next three months.
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NewsElection boosts R4 and 5Live audiences
RAJARS: Coverage of the General Election helped BBC Radio 4 and 5Live attract nearly three quarters of a million more listeners.
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News6 Music doubles audience
RAJARS: The furore surrounding the proposed closure of BBC 6 Music has helped the digital radio station’s audience double in the past 12 months.
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NewsChris Evans loses 1m listeners
RAJARS: DJ Chris Evans has lost more than one million listeners in just three months, according to figures published today.
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NewsVirgin 1 rebrands as Channel One
Digital channel Virgin 1 is being rebranded and renamed as Channel One as part of a new marketing campaign by owner BSkyB.
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NewsITV1 puts Mears back in spotlight in Wild Britain
ITV1’s bid to establish Ray Mears as key talent will continue this autumn with a nature show that will also air in extended form on UKTV’s Eden.
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NewsHeart FM retains top London slot
RAJARS: Heart FM remains the most popular commercial station in the London area, with BBC Radio 4 the most listened-to station overall.
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NewsFive expected to cut back on ent shows
Industry insiders have predicted that Five is likely to scale back big budget entertainment to focus on celebrity and fact-ent shows following its acquisition by Richard Desmond.
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NewsBreakfast move defended
BBC North director Peter Salmon has hit back at critics questioning BBC Breakfast’s move to Salford, describing it as “a defi ning moment in how the show develops”.
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NewsBiker Guy goes from TT rider to BBC1 presenter
North One Television has plucked an Isle of Man TT motorbike rider from obscurity to front a historical gadget show for BBC1.
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NewsFive lands crime dramas in deal with Warner Bros
Five has secured the next series of police drama The Mentalist and two new US crime dramas as part of a major deal with Warner Bros International.