All News articles – Page 2454
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NewsLion pounces on Betty exec
Lion TV is expanding its entertainment team by hiring Betty head of development Joff Powell as entertainment executive.
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NewsITN strikes development deal with Mercury Media
ITN Productions has signed a deal with distributor Mercury Media to develop four topical magazine show formats for the international market.
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NewsBBC Breakfast: 46% to make Salford move
More than half the BBC Breakfast team will not make the move to Salford – including presenters Sian Williams and Chris Hollins.
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NewsIonoco opens US office
UK-based broadcast technology firm Ionoco has opened an office in Los Angeles in a bid to boost the service it provides to US clients.
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NewsRed's Epic-X camera delayed by Japan quake
High-end camera firm Red is the latest broadcast equipment manufacturer to be affected by the Japanese earthquake, with deliveries of its digital camera, Epic-X, delayed.
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NewsBBC stands firm over government ads
The BBC has said it will continue to resist the government’s wish to run advertising for charities or community groups on any of its platforms, arguing it would compromise the broadcaster’s independence.
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NewsOfcom budget facing 22.5% cut in 2011/12
Ofcom is to slash its budget by 22.5% (£26.7m) over the coming year as part of a four-year cutback strategy at the regulator.
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NewsBBC4 orders more Dirk Gently
BBC4 has commissioned a mini-series of the Douglas Adams adaptation Dirk Gently after a successful TX pilot last December.
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NewsHunt: BBC must not cut core services
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned the BBC not to cut core services as it struggles to deal with a real terms reduction in its licence fee.
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NewsLive debate graphics 'sway voters'
TV companies’ use of interactive “worm” graphics during political leaders’ debates could distort voting enough to swing a general election, researchers have claimed.
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NewsTop Gear sued over fake race claim
The BBC’s Top Gear programme is being sued by electric car manufacturer Tesla over claims that the show faked a race.
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NewsAir plans move into production
Air Studios wants to move into film and TV production after setting up a new company and taking on two senior executives.
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NewsMatrixStore links with Interplay
Object Matrix has integrated disk-based archive product MatrixStore with Avid’s Interplay, potentially lowering the cost of storage for the production management suite.
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NewsSony Radio award nominations announced
Record-breaking DJ Chris Moyles is to take on musicians-turned-presenters Ronnie Wood and Jarvis Cocker for one of the biggest accolades in radio.
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TV alcohol advert ban proposed
A bid to impose a total ban on alcohol advertising on television has been launched in Parliament.
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NewsJames Murdoch takes new role at News Corp
News Corporation has created a new role for James Murdoch, the son of chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, it has been announced.
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NewsKatie Piper series heads to NZ
The ongoing story of acid burns victim Katie Piper is to be broadcast in New Zealand and Sweden following new sales by Mentorn International.
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NewsHenshaw to tell Lords that Ed Pol Unit is ‘wholly unnecessary'
The award-winning producer of Undercover Mosque and Secret NHS Diaries is set to tell the Lords’ Communications Committee that the BBC’s Editorial Policy Unit should be scrapped.
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NewsITVS poaches Million Pound Drop exec
ITV Studios has appointed Million Pound Drop Live co-developer and executive producer Nic McNeilis.
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NewsITV eyes US event format deal
ITV is looking to one of the biggest live event companies in the US to end its five-year search for a homegrown entertainment mega hit.