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    Fox rebranding to boost UK production

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    20th Century Fox is set to ramp up its UK production activities. The major US studio is rebranding Scream Films, the indie it purchased in 2004, as Fox TV Studios UK.

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    Arqiva kicks off DSO

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Arqiva has started work on the first sites to be switched over to digital in an engineering project estimated to cost a total of£500m.

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    Bermuda contest

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Bermuda Shorts is launching a bi-monthly competition, Gate, to give aspiring animation directors a chance to promote their work and direct commercials.

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    Filmlight hiring

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    DI manufacturer Filmlight has appointed Arthur Johnsen as its sales manager for the UK and Ireland.

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    C4 books Church for Friday nights

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Charlotte Church is to become the new face of Friday night entertainment on Channel 4.

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    Soho Eds adds two new managers

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Talent agency Soho Editors has made two appointments to its senior management team.

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    Plaskow joins Beautiful TV

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Beautiful TV has hired Claire Plaskow from MTV Networks UK & Ireland.

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    Splash leaves Tinopolis fold

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Splash Media, the independent production company set up by former BBC entertainment executives Jane Lush and Fenia Vardanis, is to leave the Tinopolis group and set up on its own.

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    Question Time names new editor

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    The new editor of Question Timehas been named as 29-year-old Ed Havard, who has been a producer on the show for seven months.

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    BBC plans African eco build

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    The BBC is to build an eco lodge in Africa from scratch as part of a major new BBC1 primetime series being described as one of the corporation's most important projects of 2007.

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    Cowell poaches ITV producer

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Simon Cowell has poached Saturday Night Takeaway series producer Georgie Hurford-Jones to join his production company, Syco, working on shows in the US.

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    The channel brander's challenge

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    The problems faced when branding a channel

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    C4 hopes Freshly Squeezed will wake up breakfast slot

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned its first long-running breakfast entertainment show since the demise of Risein 2003.

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    City expects second wave of indie deals

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    A second wave of indie deals with the City and other investors is expected this autumn, with Kudos, Princess Productions, Wall To Wall and Objective Productions all expected to make a move before the end of the year.

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    Five gets on talent show bandwagon

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Five is to launch a celebrity talent contest fronted by former Hear'Say singer Myleene Klass with Julian Clary and Andi Peters lined up as judges.

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    ITV set to chop 30 minutes from lunchtime news

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    ITV is set to cut 30 minutes from ITV1's one-hour lunchtime news show as part of its bid to stem the channel's ratings decline.

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    Controllers lose out in BBC restructure

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    This week's massive shake-up of the BBC will dilute channel controllers' power, say BBC insiders, by handing power and money to a new breed of genre-based 'super commissioners'.

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    BBC staff vote on pension and pay compromise

    2006-07-19T16:20:00Z

    The BBC has upped its wage increase offer to staff and made compromises on changes to its pension scheme, in a bid to avert threatened strikes by broadcasting unions.

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    Al-Jazeera technician shot by Israeli soldiers

    2006-07-19T16:00:00Z

    An Al-Jazeera technician has been shot following a clash with Israeli troops while filming in the West Bank, the Arabic television channel said today.

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