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    ITV1 serves up second helping of Daily Cooks!

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 has ordered a second series of Daily Cooks!from Prospect Pictures and doubled the episode length.

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    BBC Natural History heads to Yellow Stone

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    BBC2 has commissioned a natural history series about the major ecosystems in the Yellow Stone National Park.

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    Ricochet secures string of orders

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Ricochet has won a raft of orders for Channel 4, E4 and the BBC including a show on people with unusual attitudes to sex.

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    Carlyle Group buys up The Mill

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Soho post-production facility The Mill has been bought by private equity firm the Carlyle Group for an undisclosed sum.

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    Grass Valley delays Infinity launch again

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Grass Valley has announced further delays to the release of its long-awaited Infinity tapeless camcorder, which is designed to record high-definition footage to hard disk or compact Flash media.

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    BBC buys fourth HD truck for sport contracts

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    BBC Outside Broadcasts plans to invest several million pounds in a mobile HD control room and a fourth HD OB truck following increased demand for HD content from its biggest client, BBC sport.

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    BT Vision poaching

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    BT Vision has poached MTV UK and Ireland managing director Michael Barry to become its director of programming.

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    SafeNet venture

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Data security company SafeNet has linked with digital broadcast systems provider Cardinal Information Systems to launch a mobile TV digital rights system.

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    New Locomotion job

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Visual effects specialist Locomotion has hired former Adstream new media chief Craig Roy as head of digital media.

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    Abbott for St Anne's

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Soho post house St Anne's has hired Toby Abbott as production director. Abbott's 15-year track record includes positions as head of production at Blue Post and One Post, and he has spent the past nine months as executive producer at Rushes.

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    On the Box: Drama worlds apart

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Rough Diamond is a classic, gentle BBC drama, ITV's Primeval a fast-moving, far-fetched fantasy drama. Diana Howie found both equally compelling.

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    Profile: Zad Rogers - Braving a new digital world

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Profile of Zad Rogers, the new head of RDF Digital

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    Producers found Us3

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Three producers from T4, CD:UK and MTV have founded Us3 Productions to make music videos, DVD extras and documentary content for cross-platform delivery. It was founded by MTV production manager Darren Emerson, T4 producer Greg Allan and CD:UK and MTV producer Ashley Cowan and makes its debut next month with ...

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    Riches from diversity

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    The Big Brotherdébacle has prompted further discussion about diversity in the media

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    C4 in deal to launch DAB media player

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has partnered with Korean manufacturer iRiver to launch a DAB media player that will combine digital radio with the storage of digital music and video.

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    Tarrant returns with Classic Gold quiz

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Chris Tarrant is hoping to break back into radio as the host of a new quiz show to be aired on UBC-owned Classic Gold later this month.

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    C4 Radio plans The Archers rival

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 radio chief Nathalie Schwarz is planning a soap to take on BBC Radio 4's long-running The Archers, claiming the BBC has dominated radio drama for too long.

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    New shows for Community Channel

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Community Channel has commissioned three new shows for the autumn funded by charity, and all made by Media Trust Productions.

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    Paramount lines up British comedy for relaunch

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Paramount Comedy 2 will relaunch next month with a line-up featuring classic British comedy and its first original commission.

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    Leopardrama hires Wearing

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Leopardrama, the drama arm of indie Leopard Films, has hired Catherine Wearing as its first development producer.