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    Wireless cameras to bolster Cheltenham coverage

    2008-03-11T11:50:25Z

    Highflyer Productions will embark on coverage of this week's Cheltenham Festival armed with a host of broadcast 'toys' including wireless camera systems from Link Research.

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    BBC adds to News studios armoury

    2008-03-11T11:29:26Z

    Shotoku Broadcast Systems has sold robotic control systems and pan and tilt camera heads to BBC News.

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    The Fixer does the job for ITV1

    2008-03-11T11:12:03Z

    ITV1's new Monday night drama The Fixer put the channel back on top with an audience of 6.2m (26.5%) at 9pm following weeks of disastrous ratings in that slot.

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    Motive lands RTE pilots

    2008-03-11T11:06:08Z

    Irish indie Motive Television has won two pilot commissions from Irish broadcaster RTÉ to make its first entertainment shows.

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    ITV to merge GI and Ventures

    2008-03-11T10:29:10Z

    ITV is restructuring its global business and has announced plans to merge distribution arm Granada International with merchandise and licensing arm Granada Ventures.

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    WDYTYA goes to NBC

    2008-03-11T09:59:43Z

    Hit BBC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? has been picked up by US network NBC and will be made by Wall to Wall and Friends star Lisa Kudrow's production outfit.

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    Omnitek sells to BT

    2008-03-11T09:58:57Z

    Test and measurement manufacturer OmniTek has sold a picture quality analyser to BT.

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    C4 gets back to Abbey Road

    2008-03-11T09:54:52Z

    Jazz legend Herbie Hancock is to perform with rising soul star Corinne Bailey Rae in the next series of Channel 4 music strand Live at Abbey Road.

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    TV critics 11 March '08

    2008-03-11T09:47:02Z

    “As attempts at midlife reinvention go, there's no denying that this is a plucky one.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Ladies Detectives get full series

    2008-03-11T09:44:47Z

    The BBC has partnered with HBO and The Weinstein Company to order a full series of upcoming drama The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.

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    Five to air 'newsround' on Myspace

    2008-03-11T09:35:36Z

    Five News is to broadcast a daily youth-oriented news bulletin on a branded MySpace channel.

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    Freeview figures reach record high

    2008-03-11T09:35:19Z

    Freeview sales hit an all-time high in 2007 as consumers purchased 9.7 million branded products - a 64% rise on the previous 12 months.

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    BiBC brings ReelMaster to mainland Europe

    2008-03-11T09:28:53Z

    The British Internet Broadcasting Company (BIBC) has sold its web-based ReelMaster digitisation and distribution services to a major central and eastern European broadcaster.

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    4oD passes 100m views

    2008-03-11T09:07:53Z

    Streams and downloads on Channel 4's video-on-demand service 4oD have broken through the 100 million barrier.

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    Switch calls on viewers to make drama episodes

    2008-03-11T09:04:45Z

    BBC Switch has commissioned an experimental cross-platform series that will encourage aspiring film-makers to submit their own episodes based on the first few instalments of a drama.

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    Digital Vision offers 4k SAN grading

    2008-03-11T09:02:16Z

    The latest version of Digital Vision's Film Master will allow colourists to grade in real time at resolutions of up to 4k directly from an open storage area network (SAN).

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    Sony adds file transfer capabilities to high-end VTR

    2008-03-11T08:59:03Z

    Sony is adding new file transfer capabilities to its SRW-5800 VTR with the introduction of the HKSR-5804 option board.

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    BBC invites bids for interactive services

    2008-03-11T08:55:46Z

    The BBC's Future Media and Technology (FM&T) division has put out to tender a contract worth up to£25m to provide the corporation's interactive services.

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    Newsnight appeals to children

    2008-03-10T17:59:25Z

    BBC producer Natalie Ostroff explains how she made a film to challenge the assumption that Newsnight is just 'serious and pointy headed' as part of a wider project to get children interested in news.

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    Fremantle brings Teenage Kicks to Cannes

    2008-03-10T17:08:07Z

    A new ITV sitcom starring Adrian Edmondson and Kudos Film & Television's teen drama Nearly Famous are among the highlights of FremantleMedia Enterprises' programme slate at next month's Mip TV. Produced by Phil McIntyre Entertainment for ITV1, Teenage Kicks (8 x 30-mins) sees Edmondson playing a middle-aged divorced dad who ...