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NewsAntiques Road Trip to return
The BBC has ordered a second series of popular antiques show, the Antiques Road Trip.
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NewsMIPTV delegates stranded: update
MIPTV: TV executives remain stranded in Cannes, with UK flights cancelled due to ash released from this week’s Icelandic volcano eruption.
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NewsBBC ends censorship row over Sri Lankan feeds
BBC World Service programming is to return to Sri Lankan national broadcaster SLBC after the broadcasters resolved a row over censorship.
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NewsESPN production contract up for grabs
ESPN is to end its production agreement with Sky - putting a multi-million pound contract to produce its Premier League, SPL and FA Cup match coverage up for grabs.
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NewsOfcom cuts red tape for local radio
Ofcom has announced a package of measures to deregulate local radio, paving the way for more mergers and more flexibility in the volume of locally-produced content.
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NewsPrisoner exec producer praises "brave" ITV
The makers of The Prisoner have praised ITV’s “bravery” in ordering the drama.
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NewsDiscovery acquires Landmark's Sex Robot
Discovery Health in the US has picked up Landmark Films’ new documentary Sex Robot.
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Coolabi's Scott quits for indie sector
Coolabi head of children’s programming Julian Scott is quitting the company to set up his own indie.
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News3D kit takes centre stage at NAB
NAB 2010 in Las Vegas was awash with tools for producing and broadcasting 3DTV this week as previously niche technology went mainstream.
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NewsSequence Post finds new home at Exposure
Sequence Post has ended an 8-month search for a new Soho home by talking space at Exposure Post on Newman Street.
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Marvin shows digital film workflow system
Dutch start-up Marvin Technologies used this week’s NAB show to unveil an on-set workflow management system for digital cinematographers.
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NewsCTVC wins EU grants for True Tube trials
Indie CTVC has won EU grants worth Euro 500,000 (£440,000) to support research into ways of improving web speeds and security.
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BBC interactive pioneer Gorel to join Maverick TV
A BBC cross-platform commissioner who pioneered interactive entertainment with Test The Nation has taken up a new senior digital role at Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick Television.
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NewsBig Talk relocates Erica to Glasgow for UK remake
Big Talk Productions is planning a “rough and ready” UK version of Canadian drama Being Erica - swapping the title character’s therapist for an NHS worker and relocating the action from Toronto to Glasgow.
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NewsEx-Bravo head Clarke emerges at indie Cineflix
Former Bravo controller Dave Clarke has resurfaced at factual indie Cineflix Productions.
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Talent agency Shalit set to Roar with TV division
Shalit Global, the talent agency with the likes of Donal MacIntyre, Kate Silverton and Myleene Klass on its roster, has restructured with a dedicated TV division.
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BBC takes on fly-tippers and holidays from hell
The BBC is to tackle fly-tippers and holiday disasters in two major daytime consumer journalism series for BBC1.
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Lazarus to help resurrect Tales Of The Riverbank for Azure
MIPTV: Children’s classic Tales Of The Riverbank is being primed for a TV comeback by the financers of Ken Loach movie Ae Fond Kiss and a former Celador international commercial director.
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NewsRDF chief ‘confident’ over Zodiak takeover
RDF Media Group is on track to finalise its sale to Zodiak Entertainment by the end of the month, with RDF backer Cyrte Investments rolling its stake over into the enlarged group.
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NewsBBC staff slam FM&T revamp
The radical restructure of the BBC’s Future Media & Technology division has sparked a furious internal row - with insiders accusing director Erik Huggers of “an aggressive land grab”.