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This is as dumb as it gets
The communications bill is yet another attack on the notion of public service broadcasting. ...
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Is Channel 4 bringing down the curtain on televised sport?
Pulling the plug on Lord's Test may be sign of things to come, writes Paul Kelso. ...
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'If your mum could see this...'
With their Channel 4 show How Clean Is Your House? Aggies MacKensie and Kim Woodburn have made housework more fashi...
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NewsFash to present Man Versus Beast
TV tough-guy John Fashanu has landed a presenting job on a new Gladiator-style show, Man Versus Beast - in which humans compete against animals writes Sam Matthews
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NewsVoice of horse racing dies
Peter Bromley - former BBC racing correspondent and radio's voice of horse racing for 41 years, has died aged 74.
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RatingsAudiences desert Tuesday night drama
BBC1 drama Cutting It and ITV1 rival The Vice went head-to-head again last night - both managing to lose hundreds of thousands of viewers week-on-week in what is fast becoming the slot of death for both shows, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsITV set for full ITN ownership
ITV could be allowed to have complete ownership of news provider ITN from the end of the year, according to media minister Baroness Blackstone, writes David Rose
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NewsITN loses Purvis after 31 years
ITN chief executive and editor-in-chief Stewart Purvis is to retire before the end of the year after 31 years at the news provider, writes Luke Satchell
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BBC R&D explores content-share plan
Programme producers stand to gain repeat fees from the everyday exchange of recordings between friends and acquaintances under a new initiative being developed by BBC R&D, writes Richard Dean.
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Buyout brings stability to Fairlight
The future of audio console manufacturer Fairlight has been secured after management bought the assets to the company, writes Kevin Hilton.
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IQ boost for Motion FX
Graphics and effects facility Motion FX has bought a Quantel IQ digital film system to partner the Thomson Viper Filmstream camera it purchased last year in order to kickstart a move into HD production, writes Sam Espensen.
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Exit puts the titles on BBC2's smartass
Nobody Likes a Smartass is a new early evening comedy quiz show due to broadcast in the middle of June on BBC2. Presented by Jo Brand, the show pits an audience of viewers against a panel of experts. The graphics and titles were done at ...
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Lambie Nairn offshoot
Three Lambie Nairn staff have quit the design company to form their own agency. The new company, Dunning Eley Jones, will offer advertising, web development, internal communications and identity services and aims to be an 'independent alternative to the global media giants currently dominating the marketplace'. Brian Eley and Marcus ...
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Editing pair join Farm
The Farm Dublin has hired two new editors, Morten Winther and Vinny Beirne. Former Condor and Laughing Buddha sound effects editor Winther, whose credits include the MTV Europe Music Awards and a Nescafe commercial, will be responsible for operating The Farm's standard and HD online Quantel IQ and eQ systems. ...
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Rushes wins CGI pitch
Soho facility Rushes has won the pitch to do CGI work on London - A City in Time, a two-part documentary for Diverse which will air on Discovery and Channel 4. The 3D department will be recreating London over a period of 2,000 years from ...
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Leaf call for 3d entries
The London Effects and Animation Festival (Leaf) is calling for entries from 3D artists and companies for the 2003 awards. With a new structure this year designed to recognise skills, techniques and technology applications, the awards take place on 28 October and the submissions deadline is 5 September.
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Five show nicks petty criminals
Investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre has unveiled his first series for Five after signing an exclusive deal with the broadcaster in January, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC3 gives The Bachelor another date
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has recommissioned dating format The Bachelordespite the show playing a large part in the channel's worst ever ratings night, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five highlights travel trauma
Five has commissioned a one-off film from Wark Clements which promises to 'put you off travelling', writes Penny Hughes.
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Diverse goes to extremes for C4
Diverse is making a three-part series on extreme sports for Channel 4, which will spotlight a range of risky pursuits including the American penchant for 'train surfing'. The Extremists, shot around