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    Talent acquires regional indie

    2008-09-02T09:45:42Z

    Talent Group, the company behind the BBC's Test the Nation, has acquired factual indie KMB Productions and will rebrand it as Talent South.

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    MTV launches HD service

    2008-09-02T10:10:39Z

    MTV Networks International has launched an international high definition service dedicated to music and kids.

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    Magic 105.4 goes Wilde

    2008-09-02T10:20:48Z

    Ex-pop singer Kim Wilde has joined Magic 105.4 to present a new weekend show, Magic's Secret Songs.

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    TV critics 2 September '08

    2008-09-02T10:24:43Z

    '... like Moderate Mass Murder with Harold Shipman.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Fremantle's Spalding wins exec role

    2008-09-02T10:36:35Z

    FremantleMedia's Asia Pacific director Simon Spalding is to move to Europe to become the super-indie's regional chief executive officer.

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    Conchords may hang up guitars

    2008-09-02T11:10:01Z

    Cult HBO comedy Flight of the Conchords is likely to end after its forthcoming second series, its creators have revealed.

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    UK Screen announces new board

    2008-09-02T12:07:47Z

    UK Screen, the trade body that represents film and TV service companies, has unveiled the names of its new board of directors for 2008/2009.

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    OTF films heading for the big screen

    2008-09-02T12:20:33Z

    Wildlife specialist Off the Fence (OTF) is to transfer two of its wildlife documentaries to cinema screens across the country as part of the Nissan Adventure Film Festival.

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    Tim Roth to star in Sky 1's Skellig

    2008-09-02T13:02:17Z

    British Hollywood actor Tim Roth will star in the title role of Sky 1's Skellig in an all-star cast that also features Kelly MacDonald, John Simm and Bill Milner.

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    KidsCo signs three-year deal with the BBC

    2008-09-02T13:22:58Z

    KidsCo has signed a licensing deal with the BBC which will see it gain access to major kids shows such as Wallace and Gromit for the next three years, Broadcastnow.co.uk understands.

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    NME Radio kicks off multiplatform push

    2008-09-02T13:42:29Z

    IPC will kick off a series of multiplatform content initiatives by hosting a series of NME Radio music sessions in a new studio in its South Bank headquarters.

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    Viewers take Five's bait

    2008-09-02T13:46:41Z

    Five reeled in viewers last night (1 September) with its show Extreme Fishing with Robson Green, trumping Channel 4.

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    OmniTek in waveform monitor giveaway

    2008-09-02T14:20:45Z

    Test and measurement manufacturer OmniTek will give away a brand new OTM1000 waveform monitor system at IBC as part of a competition for visitors to its stand.

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    Rushes upgrades TK and motion graphics suites

    2008-09-02T14:25:32Z

    Ascent Media owned post and effects facility Rushes has revamped its motion graphics suite and added a Da Vinci Resolve to its telecine department.

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    The Farm quick to snap up DS v10

    2008-09-02T14:29:10Z

    Reseller Root6 has taken the first UK orders for Avid DS version 10, the iteration of the high-end finishing system that launched last week.

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    Shackleton joins The Foundry

    2008-09-02T14:32:10Z

    UK visual effects software developer The Foundry has appointed Richard Shackleton as the new product manager for its compositing system Nuke.

  • Engineers
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    BBC successful with HD over DTT test

    2008-09-02T14:37:34Z

    BBC Kingswood Warren engineers, undeterred by talk of strike action, have for the first time successfully demonstrated a working demodulator capable of receiving HD signals transmitted using the DVB-T2 standard.

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    Ross chat show goes HD

    2008-09-02T14:41:06Z

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross will this week become the first high definition production to be recorded in BBC Studios' new HD Studio, the re-vamped Studio Four.

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    Five to launch ad-supported sites

    2008-09-03T10:00:35Z

    Five is to launch advertising-supported websites for Five News, Football Italiano and Neighbours after signing a deal with web video platform Brightcove.

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    BBC1 lines-up choir drama

    2008-09-03T10:09:02Z

    Oliver Twist actress Sarah Lancashire will star alongside Bridget Jones' Neil Pearson and Stardust's Sarah Alexander in a new, musical drama series for BBC1.