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    Freesat hits back at Top Up claims

    2008-02-22T09:32:00Z

    Freesat has hit back at claims that it will “struggle” to survive at launch because BSkyB has a monopoly on the satellite business.

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    BBC3 pulls teen suicide drama

    2008-02-21T18:06:44Z

    The BBC has pulled a drama about teen suicide after the string of teen suicides at Bridgend in south Wales.

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    Is BBC1 the Weakest Link?

    2008-02-21T17:17:10Z

    The BBC's decision to move its quiz show Weakest Link from BBC2 to BBC1 might have backfired as viewers are down since the switch.

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    John Suchet honoured by RTS

    2008-02-21T14:23:19Z

    Former Five and ITN newsreader John Suchet and BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston were recognised for their contribution to broadcast journalism at last night's Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards.

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    BSkyB to fight ITV stake ruling

    2008-02-21T14:17:16Z

    BSkyB is to fight business secretary John Hutton's decision to make it dispose of the majority of its 17.9% stake in ITV.

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    TV critics 21 February '08

    2008-02-21T13:04:14Z

    'At times, it felt uncomfortably close to Extras.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV

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    The Brits serenade 6.1m

    2008-02-21T11:56:59Z

    ITV1's coverage of The Brits was top of the pops at 8pm last night with 6.1m viewers (24.4%), its highest audience since 2005.

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    Research project to shape next generation of Internet TV

    2008-02-21T11:27:38Z

    A pan-European conglomerate that includes the BBC has received an EU grant worth €14 million to fund a project to identify how peer-to-peer technology can shape the Internet TV of the future.

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    Latest incarnation of 3ds Max unveiled

    2008-02-21T09:46:43Z

    Autodesk has unveiled a new version of its Autodesk 3ds Max modelling, animation and rendering software.

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    ITV Productions invests£500k in Emmerdale HD upgrade

    2008-02-21T09:38:00Z

    ITV Productions has taken a giant step towards going HD and tapeless with Emmerdale after splashing half a million pounds on new studio cameras and lenses.

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    Genesis Hire adds cameras and VTRs

    2008-02-20T20:01:36Z

    Genesis Hire, the hire division of Genesis Plus, has invested approximately£250,000 on new cameras and tape machines.

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    BBC Resources in new setback as sale is delayed

    2008-02-20T19:46:09Z

    Last week's announcement that the sale of BBC Resources may be delayed is the latest complication in the auction of the corporation's OB, studios and post arm.

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    Disney's European revamp

    2008-02-20T17:26:46Z

    Disney is to undergo a radical restructure of its European TV operations that will pool sales teams for channels, content and new media.

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    BBC4 makes Tibet doc

    2008-02-20T17:21:50Z

    A Tibetan monastery has allowed access to a film crew for the first time for a BBC4 documentary series.

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    C4 to shed 20,000 music videos from site

    2008-02-20T17:21:11Z

    Channel 4 is to lose more than 20,000 music videos from its website after the company supplying them went into administration.

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    Apple expansion for iplayer

    2008-02-20T17:17:47Z

    The BBC is to launch iPlayer on to Apple's iPhones and iTouch in the next few weeks and has also signed content deals with Yahoo!, MSN and Blinkx.

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    Boseley exits BBC to take Optomen role

    2008-02-20T17:14:30Z

    The commissioner behind BBC powerhouse brands including Top Gear, Watchdog and Crimewatch has left the corporation after two years to join Optomen.

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    BBC3 nets comedy pilots

    2008-02-20T17:11:43Z

    BBC3 has commissioned three 30-minute one-off comedies from Angel Eye, The Comedy Unit and Jones the Film with a view to developing full-length series.

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    BBC orders superhero animation

    2008-02-20T17:10:14Z

    The team behind Bafta-nominated CBBC website Me and My Movie has won its first cross-platform BBC commission.

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    Super-indies profit as sector revenues rise

    2008-02-20T17:08:57Z

    Revenues in the indie sector continued to rise in 2007 but it is the big players who are reaping the benefits.