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NewsOfcom deals blow to BBC HD plans
Moves by the BBC to copyright programmes held on high definition (HD) Freeview players look unlikely to succeed after Ofcom asked the corporation for more information on the purpose of the system.
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NewsBBC reschedules the Apprentice
The BBC has rescheduled The Apprentice to avoid clashing with a general election and the show will now go head-to-head with the final series of Channel 4’s Big Brother, it has been confirmed.
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NewsBBC promotes press chief
BBC head of press Donald Steel has been promoted to a role in which he will advise senior managers in times of “reputational crises” and on the handling of major announcements.
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NewsBBC2 gets Argumental
Dave panel show Argumental is to make its terrestrial debut on BBC2 - the first time the broadcaster has picked up an entertainment format from UKTV.
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NewsGable quits Air Post Production
Air Post Production managing director Dan Gable has left the North London facilities company in order to “pursue other opportunities.”
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NewsTitchmarsh set for 5pm move
The Alan Titchmarsh Show will take on the likes of The Weakest Link and Deal or No Deal next year, as ITV moves it to a 5pm slot.
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NewsRent adds raft of Sony camcorders
The Farm Group’s broadcast hire division Rent is celebrating its second birthday by adding a raft of new Sony camcorders to its inventory.
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NewsAdams Trainor re-named
Design agency Adams Trainor, famous for doing branding and re-branding work for broadcasters, has done a re-naming job on itself by becoming ‘AT the creative agency’.
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NewsSky debuts live TV iPhone app
BSkyB is making its mobile TV service available on the Apple iPhone after developing a live streaming app for the hugely popular multi-media handset.
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NewsThompson reassures stars over Mock the Week censure
BBC director general Mark Thompson has given reassurances to key corporation talent that Mock the Week can still be “edgy”, as he was quizzed last night over a BBC Trust ruling regarding a joke about athlete Rebecca Adlington.
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NewsRTL pre-tax profits up 22%
Five parent company RTL Group saw pre-tax profits grow in Q3 by 22% helped by higher profits from its UK subsidiary.
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NewsJedward save sparks 3,000 complaints
ITV has been bombarded with thousands of complaints following Simon Cowell’s move to save twins Jedward over Welsh crooner Lucie Jones in The X Factor on Sunday [8 Nov].
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NewsForrester names top online video companies
Forrester, the US research company, has named Ooyala and Brightcove as its top online video platform vendors.
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NewsC4 technical problems anger viewers
Technical problems dominated C4’s complaints log last month, with 300 viewers contacting the broadcaster over disruption to Hollywood movie America’s Sweethearts and HBO import True Blood.
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NewsMackey and Allen added to UK Screen board
UK Screen Association members have voted two new directors onto the trade body board for 2009/2010.
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NewsBBC restricting drama writers, claims Poliakoff
“Kafkaesque” committees at the BBC are artificially restricting writers and endangering television drama, Stephen Poliakoff has claimed.
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NewsC4 to follow fight for Harrow scholarships
Channel 4 is to lift the curtain on the fight for scholarships to Harrow School, after Boomerang Plus secured behind the scenes access.
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NewsHulu and ITV edge closer to VoD deal
A highly anticipated deal between commercial broadcaster ITV and US video on demand service Hulu is moving closer to conclusion, it has been reported.
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NewsGenArts snaps up Particle Illusion
GenArts has acquired Particle Illusion along with Wondertouch, the company that developed it.
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News'No comment' on cricket TV plans
The Government has refused to comment on suggestions that Test cricket could soon make a return to terrestrial television.