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  • News

    MasterChef moves to BBC1

    2009-03-09T13:22:48Z

    BBC2's hit cookery competition MasterChef is the latest show on the channel to make the move to BBC1.

  • News

    Speech: Andy Duncan (9 March, 09)

    2009-03-09T15:00:05Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan's keynote speech at the FT Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference.

  • News

    Duncan: Licence fee to outstrip ad revenue by£1bn

    2009-03-09T15:48:18Z

    The BBC's licence fee revenues are set to outstrip commercial rivals' advertising revenues by almost£1bn this year, Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has warned.

  • News

    Waybuloo goes global with CBeebies

    2009-03-10T10:01:53Z

    BBC Worldwide Channels has picked up a raft of kids titles for its international pre-school channel CBeebies, including RDF Media's new children's series Waybuloo.

  • News

    Don't Forget the Lyrics set for African remakes

    2009-03-10T10:26:40Z

    RDF Rights has sold its Sky 1 entertainment format Don't Forget the Lyrics into two African territories, marking the first time the show has been sold into the continent.

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    R2's Shennan to outline vision at Salford event

    2009-03-10T10:26:58Z

    BBC Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan is expected to reveal his ambitions for the station at an indie-run conference in Manchester this month.

  • Ratings

    Boost for Law and Order as BBC1 nose dives

    2009-03-10T11:27:43Z

    The third instalment of ITV1 drama Law and Order: UK grew its audience last night to 6.1m (26.2% share) at 9pm last night, as BBC1 took a nose dive in the same slot.

  • News

    Fremantle files lawsuit against Swiss channel

    2009-03-10T11:51:26Z

    FremantleMedia has filed a lawsuit against Swiss producer 3+ Group and the 3+ TV Network, over alleged 'confusion' with its Farmer Wants a Wife format.

  • News

    Fremantle renews with Silver River

    2009-03-10T12:22:10Z

    Daisy Goodwin's Silver River Productions, the indie behind The Supersizers Go ..., has renewed a three-year production and distribution deal with FremantleMedia.

  • News

    Hammond's BBC science show heading to MipTV

    2009-03-10T12:43:06Z

    BBC kids science gameshow Richard Hammond's Blast Lab is go under the microscope of the international market at MipTV later this month.

  • News

    Ed Crick scores Bullseye job

    2009-03-10T12:47:17Z

    Zodiak Entertainment-owned indie Bullseye Television Production has appointed Ed Crick as managing director.

  • News

    The Mill's Harrison joins MPC

    2009-03-10T14:22:19Z

    MPC (Moving Picture Company) has added award-winning senior colourist Paul Harrison to its telecine team.

  • News

    Envy adds vfx support unit

    2009-03-10T14:33:40Z

    London post house Envy has opened a new visual effects support department that will work in collaboration with its high-end effects suites.

  • News

    Sargent continues to trim Framestore fat

    2009-03-10T14:40:14Z

    Framestore will continue to reduce overheads through natural wastage rather than a big staff cull, joint chief executive William Sargent has told Broadcast.

  • News

    DTG plans 3DTV research

    2009-03-10T14:44:57Z

    The Digital Television Group (DTG) it is to conduct a consultation into the technological feasibility and viability of 3D television.

  • News

    Marquis to offer HR consultancy

    2009-03-10T14:48:28Z

    Marquis Broadcast has added an HR and recruitment department to its consulting division.

  • News

    Avid adds 3D capabilities to MC

    2009-03-10T14:53:02Z

    Avid Technology has added native support for Sony's XDcam format and stereoscopic 3D workflow capabilities to the latest versions of Media Composer and Symphony.

  • News

    HD Heaven ready for Red workflows

    2009-03-10T14:59:00Z

    Birmingham's HD Heaven has upgraded its Avid DS systems to version 10.1.1, allowing it to provide a full resolution end-to-end Avid-Red workflow.

  • News

    Fitness TV to launch on Sky

    2009-03-10T15:47:59Z

    The UK's first digital TV channel dedicated to health and fitness will go live on the BSkyB platform later this year.

  • News

    SPTI distribution boss predicts more gloom

    2009-03-10T23:17:13Z

    Keith LeGoy, Sony Pictures Television International's president of distribution, has admitted that the current downturn in the TV industry will “get worse before it gets better.”