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NEWS SPECIAL: THE THIRD QUARTER RAJARS - Commercial radio loses national lead
The BBC has leapfrogged the commercial sector in the battle for radio listeners according to the latest Rajar figures, thanks to a strong showing by the corporation's local and regional stations.Overall,
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BBC local radio shows the way
Local commercial radio lost nearly a million listeners over the quarter in the face of another strong performance by BBC local and regional radio, writes John Plunkett.
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SGI shuts Soho Square training centre
Silicon Graphics (SGI) is jettisoning its central London training and demonstration centre Silicon Studios as part of a global effort to trim costs. An SGI spokeswoman confirmed it was moving its
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Soret bags inaugural colourist gong at craft awards
Moving Picture Company colourist Jean-Clement Soret was awarded the inaugural colourist gong at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards on Monday (1 November). Soret collected his award for Jaguar commercial History
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Duran becomes first French facility to take C-Reality
French facility Duran has taken delivery of the first C-Reality telecine in France. Duran commercial director Jean-Christophe Barret said the new 2K and standard definition machine would give the company an
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VTR lures Flame artist Demmer to Soho
VTR has lured leading French Flame artist Jean-Marc Demmer to its 2D department. Demmer (left), who has around three years' experience on Flame and Inferno, has worked with a number of
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Frontier Post builds dubbing and voiceover suite
London edit facility Frontier Post is building a new dubbing theatre and voiceover booth at its recently expanded Wells Street headquarters.Based around the AMS Audiofile and Logic3 mixing desk, it will
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Odetics hails first Euro sale of Roswell
Odetics Broadcast has completed the first sale in Europe of its Roswell facility management system, combined with a Bowser visual asset manager, to ATG in Sweden, which airs horseracing and betting
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Pannaman curbs 4MC/Liberty fears
Liberty Media's $238 million (£145.1 million) acquisition of Four Media will have a limited impact on UK post-production, according to TVP Group co-founder Nick Pannaman, despite the deal putting four of
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ITV has unveiled its new Year of Promise Legacy promo, which is set to become the longest-running promotion ever on UK television. Directed by ITV central promotions unit director Andrew Peace,
ITV has unveiled its new Year of Promise Legacy promo, which is set to become the longest-running promotion ever on UK television. Directed by ITV central promotions unit director Andrew Peace,
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C-Cube to merge DiviCom subsidiary with Harmonic
C-Cube Microsystems has signed a definitive agreement with US fibre-optic manufacturer Harmonic, which will merge with its wholly owned DiviCom subsidiary.The deal, expected to close early next year, will also see
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Blue plumps for Philips Spirit telecine
Facilities house Blue has become the latest post-production house to order the Philips Spirit high-end telecine.Blue managing director Dave Cadle said the Spirit, which is expected to be installed in January,
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Blatchford quits Intergraph UK
Intergraph Computer Systems UK business manager for digital media Peter Blatchford has quit the company.Blatchford, who joined from Accom two years ago, is understood to be on the verge of joining
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BBC 2 war doc to launch at LPM
BBC Worldwide will launch programmes including BBC 2 historical documentary series War of the Century internationally at the London Programme Market (LPM) next week.The four-parter was written and produced by Timewatch
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Itel signs deal with Emmy winner JWM
UK distributor Itel has signed a first-look development deal with Emmy award-winning US indie factual specialist JWM Productions.Under the deal, Itel has first refusal on distribution rights to new factual programming
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Ex-Carlton controller Clark joins Arabic MBC
Former Carlton Television controller of factual programmes Steve Clark has been appointed director of news and production for London-based Arabic cable and satellite broadcaster MBC.Clark, who will report to MBC chief
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Apted slams fakery at Adelaide conference
UK film and documentary director Michael Apted has hit out at fakery in factual programme-making at an Australian documentary conference. Speaking at the Australian International Documentary Conference in Adelaide on Tuesday
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Pearson buys worldwide rights to Baywatch
Pearson Television has bought the worldwide rights to 199 episodes of drama Baywatch (right) from US distributor The Fremantle Corporation.Pearson produces the show, which is now into its tenth series and
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Friedricks and Fierman sign for Team International
US producer/distributor Team Communications has appointed Larry Friedricks and Paula Fierman as co-presidents of newly created international distribution subsidiary Team International Distribution (TID). Friedricks and Fierman are joining Team from Paular
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Chatsworth wins pre-sales deals for Battlefields
UK indie Chatsworth Television's distribution arm has secured a pre-sales deals for the fourth series of Battlefields with US broadcaster PBS. The 12 x 60-minute historical documentary on the battles of