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    BBC pays libel damages to West Ham duo

    2009-05-13T00:40:00Z

    The BBC has paid undisclosed libel damages to West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and first-team coach Steve Clarke after a contributor claimed on Radio 5 Live they were planning to take over at rival club Chelsea.

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    Grey's Anatomy star cast in BBC hospital drama

    2009-05-13T00:38:00Z

    Grey’s Anatomy’s Kevin McKidd is to star in another medical drama – a BBC production that transplants Greek classic The Odyssey to a British city hospital.

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    UKTV unveils Good Food rebrand

    2009-05-13T00:35:00Z

    UKTV has licensed the Good Food name from shareholder BBC Worldwide and will use it for its tenth and final channel rebrand when it replaces UKTV Food next month.

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    Katy Brand returning to ITV2 for third series

    2009-05-13T00:33:00Z

    Comedian Katy Brand will be returning to ITV2 this autumn with a third instalment of Katy’s Brand’s Big Ass Show.

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    Nat Geo snaps up BBC Photography series

    2009-05-13T00:27:00Z

    Outright Distribution has sold BBC2 documentary series Genius of Photography to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) as part of a raft of other post-MipTV sales.

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    ITN Source partners with EMI music publisher

    2009-05-13T00:24:00Z

    ITN’s archive footage site ITN Source has partnered with EMI’s music publishing site Play Production in a bid to create a one-stop-shop for clients wishing to licence a video clip and suitable music at the same time.

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    Wedding TV plans original content push

    2009-05-13T00:22:00Z

    Wedding TV will look to build its original entertainment slate following signing a deal with brand and content partnership specialist site Brandirector.com.

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    C4: Top 10 slated (April 09)

    2009-05-13T00:20:00Z

    Top 10 programmes most criticised by people who contacted Channel 4 viewer enquiries in April 2009 (quote is an example of viewer comment).

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    C4: Top 10 rated (April 09)

    2009-05-13T00:19:00Z

    Top 10 programmes most appreciated by people who contacted Channel 4’s viewer enquiries in April 2009 (quote is an example of viewer comment).

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    C4 hopeful of BBCW tie-up by mid-June

    2009-05-12T23:56:00Z

    Channel 4 could be just weeks away from reaching a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide to plug its £150m funding gap and head off further damaging cuts to its creative output.

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    Jane Root resurfaces with new indie

    2009-05-12T23:52:00Z

    Jane Root has formed her own production company, Nutopia, and has won a major commission from History US.

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    BBC presenter clashes with peer over salary

    2009-05-12T23:50:00Z

    Labour peer Lord Foulkes has hijacked a BBC News Channel interview about MPs expenses to launch a blistering attack on BBC presenter salaries.

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    Liverpool's City Talk to change format

    2009-05-12T23:43:00Z

    Ofcom has granted City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool permission to change its format and play music - but has imposed a number of conditions.

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    Sky airs Project Canvas objections

    2009-05-12T23:42:00Z

    BSkyB has attacked the BBC Trust’s decision to not carry out a full market review on the BBC, ITV and BT broadband joint venture Project Canvas.

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    Wild at Heart wins fifth series

    2009-05-12T23:40:00Z

    ITV has commissioned a fifth series of Wild at Heart, scotching rumours that the Africa-based drama could be axed.

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    Chris Evans scoops two awards at Sonys

    2009-05-12T23:37:00Z

    BBC2 Radio DJ Chris Evans picked up two gongs at the Sony Radio Academy Awards last night (11 May).

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    Gearbox bought by CVP-Mitcorp

    2009-05-12T23:23:00Z

    The CVP-Mitcorp group has rescued fellow equipment sales and rental company Gearbox from administration and in the process saved 16 jobs.

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    Blinkx deal to allow web video search via TV

    2009-05-12T23:19:00Z

    Blinkx, the video search engine, and Miniweb, the interactive service provider, have formalised a technology integration agreement that will allow web video to be searched and viewed on a TV set.

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    Pepper considers vfx closure

    2009-05-12T23:17:00Z

    Pepper Post is considering closing its visual effects department as part of a round of cut backs designed to ensure that the company remains competitive.

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    SMPTE proposes 3D mastering standard

    2009-05-12T23:15:00Z

    The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has announced proposals for a stereoscopic 3D mastering standard that will provide universal image formatting requirements for making and delivering 3D content.