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NewsVisual Impact heads for Belfast
Visual Impact has opened a new office in the Ballinderry Business Park in Belfast as part of a continued drive to localise its broadcast equipment sales, rental and support services.
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NewsDisney turns to The Foundation for High School Musical spin-off
Disney Channel UK has ordered its third High School Musical-inspired local production, and its first from the indie sector.
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NewsBelow the Radar to profile Gerry Adams
BBC Northern Ireland has lined up a profile of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams from Ten Alps indie Below the Radar.
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NewsFilms of Record lands Panorama childcare doc
Films of Record is making a Panorama investigating the pressures facing childcare social workers following the Baby P scandal.
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NewsGlobal hires UKTV's Holt for marketing role
Global Radio has hired UKTV marketing exec and Broadcast Hot Shot Sara Holt for the newly-created position of head of marketing for Classic FM, LBC and Galaxy.
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NewsITV points to advertising improvement
ITV has revealed that the improvement in the TV ad market is gathering momentum - but has warned there is no recovery yet.
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NewsWilliam Hill launches TV service
UK betting chain William Hill is to launch its own in-house TV broadcasts later today [13 October].
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NewsITV to raise £120m and keep SDN
ITV has revealed a raft of measures designed to put the company on more secure financial footing – including raising £120m by issuing bonds and calling off the sale of Freeview spectrum business SDN.
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NewsBBC to revive Upstairs Downstairs
The BBC is to revive its classic television saga Upstairs Downstairs, with Jean Marsh reprising her original role as Rose the parlour maid - who has been promoted to housekeeper.
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NewsBanijay acquires Nordisk
French TV firm Banijay Entertainment has acquired production house Nordisk Film TV just days after agreeing a majority stake in UK indie Zig Zag Productions.
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NewsMatchlight gets Scottish funding
Glasgow-based indie Matchlight will receive a £250,000 cash injection over three years from Scottish Enterprise to further support local programme making.
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NewsDave wants more Red Dwarf
UKTV has commissioned a new batch of Red Dwarf scripts after reviving the BBC sci-fi comedy at Easter.
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NewsBBC2 greenlights Simon Amstell sitcom
BBC2 has commissioned a six-part run of Grandma’s House from Tiger Aspect Productions, written by and starring Simon Amstell.
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NewsPat Kenny tops RTE earnings list
Irish TV and radio broadcast company RTE has named presenter Pat Kenny as its top earner - taking home almost €1 million a year in both 2007 and 2008.
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NewsITV's Cresswell to take reins - and then depart
ITV’s John Cresswell will become its interim chief executive and lead its search for a new boss - but he will then leave the company.
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NewsBBC defends BNP radio interview
The BBC has come under fire for the way it handled a controversial with two BNP activists, on Radio 1 Newsbeat.
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NewsUnder 500,000 see England v Ukraine online
Fewer than half a million people watched England’s first game to be broadcast exclusively live over the internet and no detailed viewing figures will be released, the firms behind the move said today.
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NewsSky Songs to launch next week
Sky has confirmed October 19 as the launch date for Sky Songs, its new ad-free streaming music service.
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NewsNext Ashes will be free-to-air
The next Ashes cricket series will be broadcast live on free-to-air rather than pay-to-view television, according to a senior government source reported by the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
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NewsCosgrove Hall on the brink
Cosgrove Hall Films, the children’s animation studio behind Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, is facing an uncertain future after owner ITV confirmed the company has been placed under a review.