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NewsWalliams to front Dick Emery tribute
David Walliams is to present a special tribute to British comedy legend Dick Emery for BBC Radio 2.
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NewsSky Movies to air best of Shorts TV
Short films featuring The Wire’s Dominic West and Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne are to air on Sky Movies Indie following a deal with digital channel ShortsTV.
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NewsOlympics could be broadcast in 3D
The director of the BBC’s 2012 coverage has revealed that the corporation may broadcast selected footage in 3D.
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Nick Jr to launch new morning block for kids
Nickelodeon UK is ramping up its pre-school presence with the launch of a new daily two-hour block designed to help get children ready for the day ahead.
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NewsJazz FM renews Pizza Express deal
Jazz FM has renewed its licensing deal with both Pizza Express almost a year on since the broadcaster’s re-launch in October 2008.
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BBC to air royal backdrop drama
The BBC has commissioned a new drama from Tiger Aspect set against the backdrop of the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981.
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NewsITV aims to avoid fines with 'double compliance '
Independent producers commissioned by ITV will have their content vetted for compliance by the commercial broadcaster, following moves by Ofcom which beef up the fines the network faces for breaches of the broadcasting code.
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NewsRough Cut sets up comedy site
Ash Atalla’s indie Rough Cut is launching a comedy website with content slated to include a sketch series about the most miserable teddy bear in the world.
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NewsFoundry celebrates Nuke sales
Soho-based visual effects software developer The Foundry will head to IBC on the back of huge London sales of its Nuke compositing software.
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NewsArri to unveil new digital camera system
Arri will officially unveil a new range of 35mm-format digital cameras at IBC tomorrow when the technology tradeshow opens for 2009.
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NewsThe VFX Co opens post boutique
Specialist camera-effects house The Visual Effects Company will move into post-production this week when it opens a boutique facility in central London.
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NewsIBC 2009 round-up part 2
New products and technology developments from IBC 2009 featuring Da Vinci, SIS Live, VidiGo and Blackmagic Design.
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Former MPC trio launches visual effects house
Three former Moving Picture Company (MPC) colleagues have joined forces to launch a visual effects studio in Soho.
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NewsOfcom toughens fine limits for ITV
Ofcom could fine ITV more than £3m for any future breaches of the broadcasting code, after a review concluded the broadcaster’s fines over the TV fakery scandal were not hefty enough.
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DTG unveils Freeview HD box-vetting regime
British television viewers will come a step closer to being able to watch HD channels on DTT when the Digital Television Group (DTG) launches its test and conformance regime for Freeview HD set-top boxes at IBC this week.
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Objective show puts science into ‘paranormal’
Objective Productions has enlisted Derren Brown and scientist Kat Akingbade to front a C4 web series debunking psychic phenomena.
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NewsTrust review to shrink BBC
The BBC is facing its biggest shake-up since 2006’s Creative Future strategy after the BBC Trust fired the starting gun on a major review of its size and scope.
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NewsBBC loadsamoney row rages
Greg Dyke and Will Wyatt have waded into the BBC pay row - agreeing with the Tories that corporation exec salaries are too high.
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NewsBBC links up with Ecosse for Atkinson adaptation
The BBC is lining up a major adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s Behind The Scenes At The Museum from Mistresses producer Ecosse Films.
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NewsITV plots overhaul of daytime quiz line-up
ITV1 is poised for a daytime quizshow shake-up, with a pair of new shows set for lengthy orders and Goldenballs likely to be shelved.