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NewsAston Broadcast sold to Brainstorm
The Softel Group is selling its video graphics systems company Aston Broadcast to Brainstorm Multimedia for an undisclosed fee.
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NewsC4 scraps heap from Scrapheap Challenge
Channel 4 is to drop the scrapheap from Scrapheap Challenge in a bid to slash costs on the long-running show.
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NewsBritish Eurosport adopts EPG trigger technology
British Eurosport is using technology pioneered by Red Bee Media to provide live programming schedule triggers that update Sky’s electronic programme guide and its ‘Now & Next’ on-screen agenda.
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NewsMediaCityUK operations director resigns
Peel Media operations director David Carr is to return to London after resigning from his role at MediaCityUK.
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NewsBSkyB CEO Darroch awarded 19% pay rise
Jeremy Darroch, chief executive of BSkyB, was given a 19% pay rise last year and earned more than £2.3m.
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NewsDiscovery appoints Sky exec as first COO
Discovery Networks EMEA has hired BSkyB’s business development manager David Rey for the newly-created post of chief operating officer.
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NewsBlue upgrades DS Nitris suites, adds Baselight
Blue is upgrading its four Avid DS Nitris edit suites as part of an infrastructure investment programme that also includes the addition of a new Baselight.
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NewsInbetweeners gets third series
Comedy indie Bwark has won a third series order for its E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners.
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NewsLewiston joins Tyrell
Reseller Tyrell CCT has appointed Adam Lewiston as the technical support and pre-sales manager at its UK subsidiary.
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NewsLaycock quits Radio 2 after "disputes"
BBC Radio 2’s long standing Sunday night presenter Malcolm Laycock has quit the station after 14 years following a series of “long-running disputes”.
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NewsDMC to showcase remote playout at IBC
The Digital Media Centre (DMC), the Amsterdam-based channel playout and content distribution provider, is to demonstrate remote playout and digital delivery of TV content at IBC 2009.
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NewsRacing UK to resume subscriptions
Horse racing channel Racing UK will start taking subscriptions again from 10 August following Setanta Sports’ entry into administration earlier this year.
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NewsPanasonic starts P2 part-ex campaign
Equipment dealers are being offered the chance to ‘part-ex’ their old cameras against the price of a new Panasonic P2 Varicam camcorder.
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NewsITV shares hold up despite pension problems
ITV’s share price held up well today despite reports that the broadcaster’s pension deficit has surged to around £500m.
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NewsBBC slammed for low Edinburgh turnout
The BBC has come under fire for a “bizarre” decision to send fewer staff to the month-long Edinburgh Festival than it did to Scotland’s three-day pop event, T in the Park.
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NewsBBC defends Hunt in conflict of interest row
The BBC has leapt to the defence of BBC1 controller Jay Hunt, saying it approved her links to a media firm which trains the corporation’s own presenters.
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NewsSky Sports escapes fine
Sky Sports 1 has escaped a fine from regulator Ofcom over phone vote errors on Soccer AM and Cricket AM.
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NewsOne Show given hour-long episode
BBC1 is to show a 60-minute episode of The One Show each week from September after trialling the format back in May.
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NewsVaizey: Tories will sell off Radio 1
Ed Vaizey has proposed that the BBC should be forced to sell Radio 1 to the highest commercial bidder.
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NewsAndre to present masterclass at Edinburgh
Pop star Peter Andre is to co-present a masterclass at the Edinburgh International TV Festival on the making of a fly-on-the-wall reality series.