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    RDF chief: Fincham's ITV will do business with us

    2008-05-21T17:44:32Z

    RDF boss David Frank has been personally assured by ITV director of television Peter Fincham that the broadcaster is “open for business” with the super-indie.

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    Edinburgh named UK's VoD capital

    2008-05-21T17:50:22Z

    Edinburgh is the online video on demand capital of the UK, according to Ofcom's latest Communications Market: Nations and Regions report.

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    Lovejoy to front web entertainment channel

    2008-05-22T08:24:15Z

    Former Soccer AM front man Tim Lovejoy is to launch his own daily entertainment web channel next month in a joint- venture with Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment.

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    Hazlitt and Eyre quit GCap

    2008-05-22T10:59:35Z

    GCap Media chief executive Fru Hazlitt and chairman Richard Eyre will both leave the company when its sale to Global Radio completes on 6 June.

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    ITV1 score 14.6m for Uefa final

    2008-05-22T12:03:20Z

    An incredible peak audience of 14.6 million viewers tuned in to ITV1 last night to watch Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties to win the Uefa Champions League Final.

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    Shennan: C4 Radio will beat BBC indie quota

    2008-05-22T14:50:13Z

    Channel 4 director of radio Bob Shennan has pledged that the broadcaster will far exceed the BBC's radio quota of 10% of production coming from the indie sector.

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    Five's Brookman confirms BBC Vision move

    2008-05-22T17:30:26Z

    Five controller of acquisitions Vanessa Brookman has confirmed that she is leaving the broadcaster to scout for third-party production funding for BBC Vision.

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    Eyre: Privatise Radio 1 and 2

    2008-05-23T10:09:25Z

    Outgoing GCap chairman Richard Eyre has joined Peter Bazalgette in calling for BBC Radio 1 and 2 to be privatised.

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    ITV re-orders The Fixer

    2008-05-23T10:24:20Z

    ITV's new director of television Peter Fincham has given the go-ahead for a second series of ITV1 drama The Fixer.

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    GCap exec joining Bauer

    2008-05-23T11:02:37Z

    GCap executive Duncan Campbell is to join Bauer Radio as its new regional programme director.

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    Radio sales have 'lost the sex'

    2008-05-23T11:13:19Z

    Radio must be less introspective and understand its audience better to sell itself harder to advertisers, senior industry figures have urged.

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    Russell Brand drama axed

    2008-05-23T11:21:23Z

    ITV has shelved plans for a full series of Baby Cow's Russell Brand-starring comedy The Abbey.

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    Bell tolls for ITV1's Midnight Man

    2008-05-23T12:14:36Z

    Terrestrial rivals BBC1 and ITV1 were almost level pegging in last night's 9pm slot as crime caper The Invisibles went head-to-head with James Nesbitt's gritty drama Midnight Man.

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    BBC1 returning to The Street

    2008-05-23T12:56:48Z

    BBC1 has commissioned a third series of Jimmy McGovern's drama The Street following its second Bafta win.

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    Links of the week: May 23, 2008

    2008-05-23T16:58:50Z

    This week's links include a new web comedy troupe, Tim Lovejoy's new online entertainment channel and the BBC's screening of basketball highlights.

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    Gloss launches with tie-in to Unit Post

    2008-05-27T08:44:00Z

    Production company start-up Gloss Media has taken up premises and equipment at Unit Post in return for putting all its post-production work through the Soho facility.

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    C4 in mobile DAB talks

    2008-05-27T10:08:38Z

    Channel 4 is in talks with electronics manufacturers about creating a branded plug-in DAB device for iPods and mobile phones.

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    ITN Source strikes UTV deal

    2008-05-27T10:09:57Z

    ITN Source has bought the rights to almost 50 years of news and regional programming from Northern Irish broadcaster UTV.

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    O'Connor takes over at Crow as Buckley quits

    2008-05-27T10:58:25Z

    The managing director of west London post facility Crow TV, Jocelyn Buckley, is leaving the company and will be replaced by The Mill producer Will O'Connor.

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    Edit Store upgrades with Pro Tools systems

    2008-05-27T11:03:06Z

    The Edit Store has installed five new Pro Tools systems at its London facility, replacing the Fairlight equipment that it used previously for dubbing work.