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    Singer to replace Elstein on advisory body

    2008-02-29T10:35:08Z

    Former Telewest and Flextech chief executive Adam Singer is to chair advisory body the British Screen Advisory Council.

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    BBC hires Ofcom director for chief audience role

    2008-02-29T10:29:25Z

    The BBC has recruited Ofcom director Helen Normoyle as head of audiences, replacing Chris Mundy who is leaving to be managing director of Clearcast.

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    S4C to ramp up kids output

    2008-02-29T09:59:37Z

    S4C will begin broadcasting a six-and-a-half hour block of pre-school programming from June after plans for an overhaul of it kids output were given the green light.

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    Outnumbered set for US

    2008-02-29T09:56:06Z

    BBC1 comedy Outnumbered is to be remade for a US audience after Fox ordered a pilot episode from Hat Trick. The UK indie has teamed up with US TV finance specialist Media Rights Capital for the remake. It was ordered by Fox Broadcasting Company's entertainment president Kevin Riley, the former ...

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    Hincks named Endemol UK chief exec

    2008-02-29T09:37:17Z

    Endemol UK has promoted Tim Hincks to chief executive, the first person to have held the role in three years.

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    GCap knocks back second Global offer

    2008-02-29T09:30:00Z

    GCap Media has rejected an improved 202p per share offer from Global Radio, saying it is still too low.

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    Speight quits CBBC's Smart

    2008-02-28T17:27:59Z

    CBBC presenter Mark Speight is to quit his television show SMart following the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins.

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    First Smoke sale to the North East

    2008-02-28T16:43:06Z

    Mere Mortals has become the first post facility in the North East to invest in a Smoke editing and compositing system from Autodesk.

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    New arrivals at The Station

    2008-02-28T16:30:02Z

    Bloomsbury-based The Station has taken on two new members of staff.

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    Mezzo Films upgrade

    2008-02-28T16:23:11Z

    Leeds-based production company Mezzo Films has spent more than£120,000 upgrading five suites.

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    Simon Shaps: The viewers verdict

    2008-02-28T16:16:13Z

    Big entertainment shows and popular dramas have driven viewers to ITV1 while Simon Shaps has been at the helm but it's not all been plain sailing.

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    Wave opens two studios

    2008-02-28T16:12:36Z

    Wave Recording Studios is opening two studios for the broadcast market.

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    Skillset seeks the views of the industry

    2008-02-28T16:06:24Z

    Skillset has begun its online consultation on the skills issues and possible solutions for the facilities sector.

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    Simon Shaps: What the viewers thought

    2008-02-28T16:00:19Z

    Big entertainment shows and popular dramas have driven viewers to ITV1 whilst Simon Shaps has been at the helm but it has not all been plain sailing.

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    Shaps: What the viewers thought

    2008-02-28T14:59:22Z

    Bold entertainment shows and popular dramas have driven viewers to ITV1 whilst Simon Shaps has been at the helm - but it's not all been plain sailing.

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    Lion produces video content for InStyle site

    2008-02-28T14:36:43Z

    US glossy celebrity magazine InStyle has commissioned indie Lion Television to produce a monthly package of videos for its website.

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    DCD to launch music download websites

    2008-02-28T14:26:09Z

    DCD Media is taking a second stab at making money from music content online with the launch of two new download websites.

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    Simon Shaps: Timeline

    2008-02-28T13:17:28Z

    The highs and lows of Simon Shaps' tenure as ITV director of television.

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    Indies hail Fincham appointment

    2008-02-28T13:08:10Z

    Peter Fincham's move to ITV has been welcomed by the independent production sector, which expects his mainstream programming touch to go down well.

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    TV critics 28 February '08

    2008-02-28T12:40:40Z

    '(I can hear myself turning into Queen Victoria) I am not amused.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.