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NewsUS broadcasters plan 3D services
ESPN and DirecTV in the US are to launch stereoscopic 3D services in the first half of 2010.
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NewsChapman takes full-time role at Sequence
BAFTA Award-winning director Kevin Chapman has taken up the role of business development manager at Sequence Post Production.
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NewsFoulkes to run Mentorn Scotland
Jerry Foulkes has been named the new boss of Mentorn Scotland and will kick off by executive producing an extended run of its BBC daytime show Cowboy Trap.
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NewsCrystal Vision deal for The London Studios
Systems integrator Dega Broadcast Systems has provided 317 Crystal Vision interface boards to The London Studios as part of an HD upgrade in studios 1 and 2.
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NewsAnderson speaks of “struggling” local news
Question Time executive producer Steve Anderson has spoken of a “failure” in commercially-produced local news, claiming it is “struggling” to meet the needs of viewers.
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NewsHireworks adds Soho base
Editing equipment rental company Hireworks has this week opened a new branch in Soho.
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NewsRushes Soho Shorts opens for 2010
Organisers of the Rushes Soho Shorts are now accepting entries for the 12th running of the short film festival.
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NewsHeroes most pirated series of 2009
US drama Heroes has been named the most pirated TV show for the second consecutive year – winning more viewers illegally than through official broadcast channels.
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NewsGeorge Gently heads to North East
BBC1 drama Inspector George Gently will be shot in the North East for the first time after securing a £150,000 injection from NFM’s North East Content Fund.
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NewsAscent to sell playout facility to Discovery
Ascent Media and Discovery Communications have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent that will see ownership of a purpose-built playout facility in Chiswick Park transferred to Discovery.
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NewsTrustees warn BBC over 'safe programming'
Trustees of the BBC have warned that viewers are becoming “cynical and disappointed” by the programming choices made by the corporation, according to reports.
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NewsAnt and Dec up for three NTA awards
Geordie duo Ant and Dec are competing against themselves for one of the National Television Awards this year, as well as having nominations in two other categories.
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NewsGaby Roslin to host BBC radio show
Gaby Roslin will go head to head with her former Big Breakfast co-host Chris Evans when she takes up presenting duties on BBC radio.
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NewsMansfield to head RDF USA
RDF Media Group’s Grant Mansfield is to replace Chris Coelen as chief executive of RDF USA, following Coelen’s departure last month.
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NewsBPG founder and ex-Broadcast editor Martin Jackson dies
Martin Jackson, a former editor and publisher of Broadcast, died at the age of 75 on 28 December.
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NewsDirector defends BBC salaries
The salaries of top managers at the BBC have been defended by the corporation’s director general, following questions from a former governor.
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NewsBBC 'generates £7.6bn for economy'
The BBC generates £7.6 billion a year for the British economy, reports say the broadcaster will claim.
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NewsLa Plante slams BBC commissioning
Crime writer Lynda La Plante has attacked the BBC’s commissioning policy, claiming the corporation’s drama team would rather take a script by a “little Muslim boy” than one she had written.
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NewsRonan Keating joins Magic
Ronan Keating is to host a new weekly show on London radio station Magic 105.4.
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NewsHarman accuses BBC over older female newsreaders
Equalities minister Harriet Harman has accused the BBC of “wasting a lot of talent” and upsetting viewers by not valuing older female newsreaders.