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NewsAl-Jazeera launches on Freeview
Global news channel al-Jazeera English is extending its reach in the UK via a launch on the Freeview platform.
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NewsTV ad growth to outperform online
Television is expected to be the main driver of UK advertising expenditure growth for 2010, outperforming online.
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NewsLarry King to quit chatshow
Larry King, who has interviewed statesmen and stars from a primetime perch at CNN for 25 years, said he will step down this autumn from his nightly show.
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NewsPlayStation pay-TV service 'close'
Sony is close to penning a deal which could pave the way for a pay-TV service on its PlayStation games console.
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NewsDave orders Llewellyn chatshow
Dave has scooped up a online chatshow hosted by Robert Llewellyn in which he interviews guests while driving.
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NewsGlasshead weathers downturn through mentor scheme
Indie Glasshead has overhauled its business model and weathered the television recession as a result of an industry mentoring scheme.
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NewsITV endures worst day in 55 years
ITV’s flagship channel pulled in the worst audience in its 55-year history last Sunday as BBC sport dominated the schedules.
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NewsRickman and Thompson reunite for BBC drama
Harry Potter stars Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson will feature as long-lost lovers in a television adaptation of an award-winning Christopher Reid poem for BBC2.
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NewsShine seals Brown Eyed Boy deal
Shine Group has finalised its acquisition of Brown Eyed Boy (BEB) from Motive Television, in a deal estimated to be worth just over £400,000.
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NewsBravo acquires Hawaii Five-O remake
Bravo has beaten stiff competition from Five to win the exclusive UK rights to the remake of US cop show Hawaii Five-O.
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NewsTarget confirm Metrodome talks
Target has confirmed that arthouse film distributor Metrodome is in talks to acquire all or part of the company
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NewsSmooth Radio to merge stations and cut 50 jobs
GMG Radio’s Smooth Radio is merging its five regional stations into one national service at the cost of around 50 jobs.
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NewsGeldof indie to make Live Aid doc
Absolute Radio has ordered a two-part documentary from Bob Geldof’s indie Ten Alps celebrating Live Aid’s 25th anniversary.
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NewsOasys CEO: technology suppliers are misleading the market
The chief executive of automated television playout technology company Oasys has accused other equipment developers of using smoke and mirrors when trying to sell their IT-based playout systems.
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NewsSTV sign with YouTube
STV is to make at least 2,500 hours of its programming available on YouTube as part of a substantial content deal.
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NewsFirst UK rental firms get Alexa
Movietech, Arri Media, On Sight and Take 2 have been unveiled as the first UK kit rental companies to take delivery of Arri’s new Alexa digital film camera.
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NewsHyperactive doubles FCP capacity
Hyperactive Broadcast has doubled its inventory of Final Cut Pro systems to 24 following a recent surge in demand for rental kit for live event and sport programming.
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NewsAlias makes stereo 3D plans
Broadcast kit hire firm Alias Smith and Singh is making plans for stereo 3D after spending £100k on new kit.
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NewsBBC to overhaul pension scheme
The BBC is to change the terms of its pension scheme after its deficit increased to about £2 billion in the past two years.
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NewsEditShare adds cloud-based editing options
EditShare has added cloud-based video editing to its shared media storage capabilities following a partnership with Forbidden Technologies.