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RatingsOn Tour With the Queen waves to 1.7m
Channel 4’s new hour-long documentary series On Tour with the Queen made a solid start last night, with an audience of 1.7m (7.9%) tuning in at 9pm, but that wasn’t enough to stop it being awarded the slot’s wooden spoon.
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NewsBBC backs digital work placement scheme
The BBC is backing a paid placement scheme that will pair recent graduates with digital production companies in the North West.
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NewsElectric Sky spreads factual pandemic
The outbreak of swine flu has proved a boost to distributor Electric Sky which has secured multiple sales of documentary The Virus Empire.
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NewsPrimate Planet signs Shipwrecked producer
Wildlife indie Primate Planet Productions has hired former Shipwrecked producer Virginia Hill.
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NewsNarduzzo to grade Lark Rise again
Vince Narduzzo will grade series three of Lark Rise to Candleford at his Pinewood Studios facility after once again being awarded the contract for the 12 x 60-minute BBC costume drama series.
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NewsRF Extreme adds Suffolk office
The Vitec Group’s digital microwave broadcasting equipment division RF Extreme has opened an office in Suffolk where it is planning to build a dedicated area for local product sales, testing and demos.
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NewsNew CCO for Red Bee Media
Red Bee Media has appointed former Technicolor VP Alan Wright as its new chief commercial officer.
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NewsSlumdog and Man on Wire set for Conch battle
UK Screen Association has announced the shortlist for its Conch Sound Awards 2009 with Slumdog Millionaire and Man on Wire set to battle it out for several awards including best film soundtrack.
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NewsCinegy readies new ‘Workflow’ tools for IBC
Cinegy will use IBC to unveil two new modules for Cinegy Workflow, the media asset management and archive technology that forms part of the BBC’s Digital Media Initiative.
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NewsArena plans £2.4m VT truck
Arena Television, fresh from winning contracts to provide OB facilities to Sky for boxing and darts coverage, is building a new £2.4m VT truck.
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NewsSequence tempted by bigger Soho presence
Sequence Post Production is eyeing up bigger premises in Soho as part of a move to consolidate its resources and talent in a central London location.
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NewsWales digital switchover begins
More than 130,000 homes in Wales lost their analogue BBC2 signal this morning as the nation began its programme of digital switchover.
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NewsLeft Bank unveil new detective dramas
Left Bank Pictures has confirmed it is developing two new detective dramas – an Aurelio Zen series set for BBC1, and an Inspector Banks special for ITV1.
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NewsDiscovery appoints government relations head
Discovery Networks UK and EMEA has named Kerry Neilson as its first vice president of public policy and government relations.
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NewsBehind the scenes: Peep Show 6
PICTURE GALLERY: Sam Bain, co-writer of Channel 4 comedy Peep Show, reveals a sneak peek of the new series featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
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RatingsDesperate Romantics drops to 1.7m
BBC2 period drama Desperate Romantics became increasingly desperate last night, losing another 300,000 viewers on its fourth outing.
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RatingsAutism doc pulls 680,000 to BBC3
BBC3 documentary The Autistic Me proved a success last night, with 680,000 (3.4%) tuning in for the 9pm hour.
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NewsStrictly no Sunday results show
BBC1 has dropped Strictly Come Dancing’s Sunday night results show and is reverting to a single longer programme on Saturday nights.
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NewsKath and Kim creators in new series talks
Kath and Kim writers and stars Gina Riley and Jane Turner are in discussions to produce a fifth series of the hit comedy, or launch a spin-off starring the comedy’s toffy-nosed shop assistants Prue and Trude.
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NewsVincent steps in on Magic
Tim Vincent is to present Magic 105.4’s Secret Songs for three weeks while regular host Kim Wilde takes a break.