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NewsCinesite expands for stereo 3D push
London visual effects facility Cinesite is to undergo a major expansion that will include the launch of new stereo 3D services, a huge recruitment drive and the addition of both floorspace and extra data storage.
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NewsSharp Project secures Shine kids show
Manchester digital content hub The Sharp Project has been chosen as the production base for a new BBC children’s series being made by Shine TV.
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NewsC4's Sex Education draws 163 complaints
Channel 4 viewers have once again made themselves heard about the merits of The Sex Education Show, with complaints outnumbering messages of praise by four to one.
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NewsBBC2 unearths archaeology series
BBC2 has ordered a four-part archaeology series that will uncover a horde of 52,000 Roman coins and a mass burial of 97 infants.
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NewsBrain of Britain's Robinson quits
Robert Robinson, the chair of Brain Of Britain, is to stand down after more than 30 years hosting the Radio 4 quiz show.
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NewsPhilip Glenister criticises 'TV nannies'
Ashes To Ashes actor Philip Glenister has criticised the BBC and ITV for interfering too much in programme-making, saying “there’s a bit of a nanny thing going on”.
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NewsPay-TV movies face probe
Ofcom is to probe the pay-TV movie market after concerns were raised about consumer choice and pricing.
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RatingsThe Deep discovers 5.3m
BBC1’s new drama The Deep was victorious in primetime last night, but a documentary on Channel Five about the Bermuda Triangle mysteriously trumped BBC2’s Top Gear and Channel 4 at 8pm.
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NewsTrust rejects complaint over 'gay execution' web post
The BBC Trust has rejected a complaint against a BBC World Service online messageboard which asked readers to debate whether gay people should be executed.
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NewsBBCW names EMEA channels boss
BBC Worldwide has promoted Ian McDonough to senior vice president for EMEA at its channels division, replacing Dean Possenniskie.
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NewsS4C: cuts not yet finalised
The new chief executive of Welsh language broadcaster S4C says that all options are open regarding its £101m annual government funding and that reports claiming its budget will be cut by a quarter are “hypothetical”.
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NewsSky 1 cancels Blake’s 7 remake
Sky 1’s plans to remake cult science fiction series Blake’s 7 and produce a spy show with Gillian Anderson have been cancelled.
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NewsChuggington back on track to US
Ludorum has licensed a second series of kids series Chuggington to US channel Playhouse Disney.
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New Fox unit poaches Target exec
Fox’s new unscripted formats division in the US has hired a senior Target Entertainment exec.
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NewsFuture plans £1m Pepper fund
Financing and production company Future Films will invest £1m in Pepper Post after acquiring the business and assets of the Soho firm in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsRaceTech boosts OB facilities with new HD trucks
RaceTech has commissioned three new HD trucks, which it will use to provide OB facilities for horseracing broadcaster Racing UK.
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NewsDiscovery gains 3D licence
Discovery has been granted a licence for a 3D TV channel which could see it become the first broadcaster after Sky to adopt the format.
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News6 Music doubles audience
RAJARS: The furore surrounding the proposed closure of BBC 6 Music has helped the digital radio station’s audience double in the past 12 months.
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NewsChris Evans loses 1m listeners
RAJARS: DJ Chris Evans has lost more than one million listeners in just three months, according to figures published today.
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NewsElection boosts R4 and 5Live audiences
RAJARS: Coverage of the General Election helped BBC Radio 4 and 5Live attract nearly three quarters of a million more listeners.