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NewsCTVC wins EU grants for True Tube trials
Indie CTVC has won EU grants worth Euro 500,000 (£440,000) to support research into ways of improving web speeds and security.
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BBC interactive pioneer Gorel to join Maverick TV
A BBC cross-platform commissioner who pioneered interactive entertainment with Test The Nation has taken up a new senior digital role at Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick Television.
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NewsITV poised for a ‘dramatic night in TV history’
Election 2010: ITV will deliver instant viewer reaction to the first TV prime ministerial debate, which news chief Michael Jermey has claimed will be a “dramatic night in the history of TV”.
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NewsBBC pension rules prompt exodus
The number of BBC staff taking early retirement has tripled since the start of the year as employees opt to leave early rather than see their pensions become subject to new rules.
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NewsC4 takes aim at PM debates
Channel 4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne has accused the forthcoming prime ministerial TV debates of “short serving” voters because of their rigid rules and format.
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NewsBBC ends censorship row over Sri Lankan feeds
BBC World Service programming is to return to Sri Lankan national broadcaster SLBC after the broadcasters resolved a row over censorship.
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NewsOfcom cuts red tape for local radio
Ofcom has announced a package of measures to deregulate local radio, paving the way for more mergers and more flexibility in the volume of locally-produced content.
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NewsPrisoner exec producer praises "brave" ITV
The makers of The Prisoner have praised ITV’s “bravery” in ordering the drama.
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NewsSequence Post finds new home at Exposure
Sequence Post has ended an 8-month search for a new Soho home by talking space at Exposure Post on Newman Street.
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NewsBBC staff slam FM&T revamp
The radical restructure of the BBC’s Future Media & Technology division has sparked a furious internal row - with insiders accusing director Erik Huggers of “an aggressive land grab”.
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News‘Mould-breaking’ TV format seeks funding
Ant and Dec’s agent, James Grant Group, has developed plans for a mould-breaking TV format - pitched as the first example of “investor-funded” programming.
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NewsCo-pros the talk of MipTV as execs tackle recession
The crowds were noticeably thin at MipTV this week but meetings were productive as broadcasters shrugged off the recessionary gloom and set about finding ways to get the most ambitious shows on air.
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Coolabi's Scott quits for indie sector
Coolabi head of children’s programming Julian Scott is quitting the company to set up his own indie.
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Marvin shows digital film workflow system
Dutch start-up Marvin Technologies used this week’s NAB show to unveil an on-set workflow management system for digital cinematographers.
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NewsC4 hires School Of Saatchi’s Knight to boost entertainment
Channel 4 has hired the producer of BBC2’s School Of Saatchi to beef up its entertainment commissioning team.
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NewsInfluential factual producer dies
Sam Organ, the Bafta-nominated executive producer of Tribe and a driving force behind Crimewatch UK, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 52.
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NewsRDF chief ‘confident’ over Zodiak takeover
RDF Media Group is on track to finalise its sale to Zodiak Entertainment by the end of the month, with RDF backer Cyrte Investments rolling its stake over into the enlarged group.
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NewsTwo Pints writer teams up with Peep Show duo
The creators of Peep Show and Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps are collaborating on a female-skewing sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsBig Talk relocates Erica to Glasgow for UK remake
Big Talk Productions is planning a “rough and ready” UK version of Canadian drama Being Erica - swapping the title character’s therapist for an NHS worker and relocating the action from Toronto to Glasgow.
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BBC takes on fly-tippers and holidays from hell
The BBC is to tackle fly-tippers and holiday disasters in two major daytime consumer journalism series for BBC1.