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NewsObituary: Martin Jackson
Almost 60 years to the day after becoming a journalist, Martin Jackson, a former radio and TV editor at the Daily Express and Daily Mail, died in the Kent and Sussex Hospital in Tunbridge Wells on December 28 aged 75.
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NewsBPG founder and ex-Broadcast editor Martin Jackson dies
Martin Jackson, a former editor and publisher of Broadcast, died at the age of 75 on 28 December.
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NewsAnt and Dec up for three NTA awards
Geordie duo Ant and Dec are competing against themselves for one of the National Television Awards this year, as well as having nominations in two other categories.
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NewsGaby Roslin to host BBC radio show
Gaby Roslin will go head to head with her former Big Breakfast co-host Chris Evans when she takes up presenting duties on BBC radio.
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RatingsAbove Suspicion outfoxes Hustle
ITV1 won the 9pm drama battle last night, with the return of Lynda La Plante’s Above Suspicion drawing 6.7m (25.6%).
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NewsCrystal Vision deal for The London Studios
Systems integrator Dega Broadcast Systems has provided 317 Crystal Vision interface boards to The London Studios as part of an HD upgrade in studios 1 and 2.
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NewsUS broadcasters plan 3D services
ESPN and DirecTV in the US are to launch stereoscopic 3D services in the first half of 2010.
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NewsRushes Soho Shorts opens for 2010
Organisers of the Rushes Soho Shorts are now accepting entries for the 12th running of the short film festival.
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NewsGeorge Gently heads to North East
BBC1 drama Inspector George Gently will be shot in the North East for the first time after securing a £150,000 injection from NFM’s North East Content Fund.
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NewsFoulkes to run Mentorn Scotland
Jerry Foulkes has been named the new boss of Mentorn Scotland and will kick off by executive producing an extended run of its BBC daytime show Cowboy Trap.
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NewsHireworks adds Soho base
Editing equipment rental company Hireworks has this week opened a new branch in Soho.
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NewsTrustees warn BBC over 'safe programming'
Trustees of the BBC have warned that viewers are becoming “cynical and disappointed” by the programming choices made by the corporation, according to reports.
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NewsAnderson speaks of “struggling” local news
Question Time executive producer Steve Anderson has spoken of a “failure” in commercially-produced local news, claiming it is “struggling” to meet the needs of viewers.
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NewsAscent to sell playout facility to Discovery
Ascent Media and Discovery Communications have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent that will see ownership of a purpose-built playout facility in Chiswick Park transferred to Discovery.
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NewsMwnci opts for The MatrixStore
Object Matrix has sold its pre-production rushes and nearline archive technology The MatrixStore to Cardiff based post-production facility Mwnci.
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NewsHeroes most pirated series of 2009
US drama Heroes has been named the most pirated TV show for the second consecutive year – winning more viewers illegally than through official broadcast channels.
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NewsChapman takes full-time role at Sequence
BAFTA Award-winning director Kevin Chapman has taken up the role of business development manager at Sequence Post Production.
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NewsMajor TV manufacturers support Sky 3D
BSkyB’s forthcoming 3D TV service will be compatible with the first raft of 3D Ready TV sets to be widely available in the UK.
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NewsE4 youth reach surges past Five
E4’s reach among young viewers rose to a record high in 2009, with the digital channel overtaking Five in its share of the key 16 to 34 demographic.
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NewsESPN brings 3D sport to the masses
US sports broadcaster ESPN has announced plans to launch the first 3D television channel, which will allow American sports fans the chance to watch the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in 3D.