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NewsFree TV Ashes criticised by cricket board
The recommendation to reserve the Ashes for free-to-air television has been criticised by England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke, who questioned whether the BBC would choose to show the event.
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NewsTen Alps to lobby for NI news pilot
Ten Alps is lobbying Northern Ireland MPs to pressure the Government to fund a low-cost online news pilot after the nation was frozen out of plans to support regional news for the ITV network.
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NewsDarwin sails with Avid
Dutch public broadcaster VPRO is retracing Charles Darwin’s voyage on the HMS Beagle for a 35-part documentary.
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NewsBBC's Comedy College wins first commission
The BBC’s Comedy College has won its first commission – a sitcom pilot by John Warburton for BBC3.
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NewsPixar vote Digital Vision
Digital Vision’s colour grading Film Master system has been given a major vote of confidence by Up producer Pixar Animation which has bought two units for installation at its Californian HQ. The systems were chosen to support the studio’s plans to build a non-linear workflow.
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NewsStudy predicts the future media trends
Video visors and contact lenses will enhance everyday life into a three dimensional wrap-around experience, predict Oracle and The Future Laboratory.
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NewsOutnumbered up for Comedy Awards
Five nominations for this year’s British Comedy Awards has put the BBC’s family comedy Outnumbered high on the list of top TV shows.
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NewsDisability champions celebrated in new awards scheme
CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell, war correspondent Frank Gardner and Channel 4 commissioner Alison Walsh received awards in an inaugural scheme to celebrate success in the on-screen depiction of disabilities.
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NewsArgosy gets Belden cables
UK-based distributor Argosy will now be supplying a range of cables, connectors and other transmission devices from Belden.
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NewsCall for realistic hospital shows
TV hospital dramas are filled with poor conduct from staff and breaches of patient confidentiality, it has been claimed.
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NewsOfcom recommends relaxing media ownership rules
Ofcom has called for a radical shake-up of media ownership rules which would open the door for a new spate of consolidation.
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NewsBBC Trust blocks atheists on Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day will remain closed to atheists and humanists, after the BBC Trust rejected accusations that the Radio 4 programme is in breach of editorial guidelines.
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NewsPrivate equity investors eye media as 2010 target
The media industry will attract more private equity investment in 2010 – but indies are still struggling to fund productions, financial advisory firm Grant Thornton has claimed.
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NewsSTV launches new £12m claim against ITV
STV’s legal challenge against ITV has entered the digital arena, with a claim for up to £12m in damages relating to the exploitation of new media rights.
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BBC fights off raid on licence fee
The BBC has fought off Government attempts to force it to give up part of the licence fee to fund regional news on other channels.
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NewsElectric Sky acquires conjoined twins doc
Electric Sky has picked up a new documentary about two-year-old conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna, who were today separated in a 32-hour operation.
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NewsCommonwealth Games set for funding shortfall
An inability by the BBC to cover the broadcasting costs of the 2014 Commonwealth Games is driving a £500 million increase in the event’s budget, organisers say.
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NewsTV 'does not need to dumb down'
TV does not need to dumb down by assuming that audiences are not bright enough to enjoy programmes such as University Challenge, says its host, Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman.
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NewsITV news pilots set for April 2010
Independently financed regional news pilot schemes on the ITV network could begin as early as April next year.
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NewsTories may shrink BBC licence fee
The Tories may force the BBC into accepting a reduced licence fee and axing its digital channels, shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.