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    Scramble upgrades suites

    2010-11-10T09:47:00Z

    Sound design and audio post facility Scramble Soho has upgraded its London facility.

  • Freaky Eaters
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    Studio Lambert to produce Betty formats in US

    2010-11-10T09:45:00Z

    Studio Lambert, the indie behind Undercover Boss, has signed a partnership deal with Freaky Eaters producer Betty to adapt its formats in the US.

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    Procam hires Meaney

    2010-11-10T09:43:00Z

    Emma Meaney has joined Procam Television as senior bookings co-ordinator.

  • Doctor Who
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    Quiz show couple allowed back after Dr Who confusion

    2010-11-10T09:02:00Z

    A couple who lost £325,000 on The Million Pound Drop have been told they can return to the Channel 4 show following confusion over a Doctor Who question.

  • Ofcom
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    Ofcom told to improve performance

    2010-11-10T08:52:00Z

    Ofcom must improve its handling of consumer switching, silent calls and broadband speeds, according to a report into the communications regulator’s performance.

  • Dominic West
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    Dominic West to star in BBC2 period newsroom drama

    2010-11-10T08:46:00Z

    Dominic West is to star in a new drama which could be the BBC’s equivalent to US TV hit Mad Men.

  • Ben Bradshaw
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    Labour attacks World Service funding

    2010-11-10T08:42:00Z

    Television licence fee payers should not have to pay for BBC World Service programmes they cannot receive, former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has said.

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    Waterloo Studios hires Baker-Downes

    2010-11-09T17:42:00Z

    Spectrecom’s Waterloo Film Studios has recruited Suzanne Baker-Downes as studio manager.

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    Globelynx feeds Sky HD

    2010-11-09T17:08:00Z

    The fixed-camera network company helped to set up a live HD feed from the trading floor at CMC Markets’ City of London offices for a special feature on the City. Globelynx teamed up with network firm Colt, which has a link that connects CMC to Globelynx’s master control switch using ...

  • Countryfile
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    Presenter axed for not being "young or pretty" enough

    2010-11-09T15:57:00Z

    A female BBC presenter was told she was not “young” or “pretty” enough to appear on the Countryfile programme when it moved to a primetime slot, a tribunal has heard.

  • Associated Press Television News
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    APTN plans £30m upgrade

    2010-11-09T15:56:00Z

    The video arm of newswire Associated Press (AP) plans to spend up to £30m equipping its news teams around the world with HD cameras and upgrading its production infrastructure to a fully digital workflow.

  • Sherlock
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    Sherlock scores five RTS Craft nods

    2010-11-09T12:27:00Z

    BBC1 drama Sherlock has picked up five nominations in this year’s RTS Craft and Design Awards.

  • The Walking Dead
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    Walking Dead to rise again

    2010-11-09T12:24:00Z

    US zombie drama The Walking Dead, which debuted in the UK last week, has been renewed for a second season.

  • Warner Bros plans for Leavesden Studios
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    Warner Bros invests £100m in Leavesden

    2010-11-09T10:31:00Z

    Warner Bros has bought Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, meaning a boost for the British film industry and improved facilities for TV production by the Hollywood studio in the UK.

  • Pobol y Cwm
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    Welsh viewers back S4C

    2010-11-09T10:20:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has received a tentative thumbs-up from the viewing public, with a slim majority of people agreeing there is a need for a national language channel.

  • C4 ident
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    C4's Britdoc calls for nature pitches

    2010-11-09T10:14:00Z

    The Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation is teaming with the National Trust to back a documentary examining humans’ current relationship with nature.

  • Supersize vs Superskinny
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    C4 orders more Supersize vs Superskinny

    2010-11-09T10:12:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a new series of Supersize vs Superskinny for broadcast early next year.

  • Miriam O'Reilly
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    Sexism and ageism denied in O'Reilly case

    2010-11-09T09:59:00Z

    A senior BBC executive has denied charges of sexism and ageism over a decision to drop presenter Miriam O’Reilly from the Countryfile programme.

  • Mark Thompson
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    Thompson: No new pension talks

    2010-11-09T08:49:00Z

    The BBC’s director general has made it clear he will not reopen talks with journalists in a bitter row over pensions despite the threat of fresh strikes, including walkouts over Christmas and the New Year.

  • Channel M
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    GMG to relaunch Channel M

    2010-11-09T08:41:00Z

    Manchester-based television station Channel M is to be relaunched by the Guardian Media Group (GMG) in May.