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Diverse content nominees
Watch clips here of the 10 nominations for the Cultural Diversity Network’s excellence in creative output award for diverse content and CAST YOUR VOTE.
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NewsLord Burns set to be named C4 chair
Ofcom is poised to make economist Lord Terry Burns Channel 4’s new chairman in a surprise appointment.
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NewsMoyles quiz moves to Friday nights
Channel 4 is promoting Chris Moyles’ Quiz Night to Friday nights when the show returns next year.
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NewsPercy pleads to protect BBC
Award winning documentary maker Norma Percy launched a passionate plea to the government last night, urging politicians to protect the BBC and its licence fee.
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NewsC4 exec joins SeeSaw
Channel 4 exec Matt Rennie is to join Arqiva-owned VOD service SeeSaw as commercial head.
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NewsBBC sports exec heads to college of journalism
BBC head of sports news James Porter - one of the first senior figures to decline the move to Salford - has secured a new 12-month post in the corporation’s college of journalism.
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NewsPercy wins two gongs at Grierson Awards
Veteran film-maker Norma Percy claimed gongs for both best documentary series and the coveted trustees’ prize at the 2009 Grierson Awards last night [2 November].
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NewsImagine line-up revealed
The BBC has unveiled the artists that will be explored in the forthcoming series of flagship culture programme Imagine.
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NewsGranada TV begins digital switch
Granada TV in north-west England is spearheading the digital switchover, with analogue BBC2 being the first to go, followed later by BBC1, ITV1, Channel 4 and Five.
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NewsRenault to launch Sky TV channel
Car maker Renault will launch its own channel on Sky TV by the end of the year, company chiefs have revealed.
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NewsJason Horton to head BBC South
The BBC has hired Jason Horton as its new head of BBC South, replacing Mike Hapgood who retires at the end of the year.
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NewsTV premium-rate rules tightened
Rules governing the use of premium-rate telephone services on television and radio are being revised and strengthened by Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code.
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NewsLiza Marshall quits as head of C4 drama
Channel 4 head of drama Liza Marshall is the latest senior exec to quit the broadcaster for a job in the indie sector following the recent departure of head of comedy and entertainment Andrew Newman.
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NewsPace debuts home content hub
Pace has developed a ‘Home Content Sharing’ digital video recorder (DVR) for cable operators.
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NewsImageworks and The Foundry forge development alliance
Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) and The Foundry will work together to develop the next generation of compositing software after the Soho company acquired SPI’s 2D and 3D lighting package Katana.
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NewsRed unveils Epic-X spec
Red Digital Cinema has revealed further details about its planned new digital stills and motion cameras (DSMC) but has stopped short of providing actual shipping dates.
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NewsSumCreative completes Jinx effects
SumCreative has provided more than 200 visual effects shots for the new CBBC sitcom Jinx which started this week.
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NewsViz upgrade for Sky News
Sky News will upgrade its Viz Engine to version three as part of the launch plans for Sky News HD.
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NewsSIS LIVE to build Coral TV facility
SIS LIVE has been commissioned to design and build a new production facility that will be used to produce content for the in-shop television service Coral TV.
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Blinkx to raise £5m through shares
Video search company Blinkx plans to raise £5m through new shares to shore up its cash reserves, which have fallen by £13m in the past year.