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NewsBradshaw attacks BBC Trust
RTS CAMBRIDGE: The BBC Trust is at loggerheads with the government after culture secretary Ben Bradshaw said its role as both “regulator and cheerleader” was unsustainable.
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NewsEndemol makes Remarkable merger of Brighter and Cheetah
Endemol UK has merged Big Brother producer Brighter Pictures and Deal or No Deal indie Cheetah Television into a single division to be called Remarkable Television.
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BBC war reporter Barron dead at 69
BBC war correspondent Brian Barron has died from cancer at the age of 69.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2010: Last few days to enter
Just three days remain to submit entries for the 2010 Broadcast Awards, where hopefuls compete to secure their place amongst the industry’s elite.
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NewsC4 confirms Duncan's exit
Channel 4 has confirmed that chief executive Andy Duncan will stand down before the end of the year, ending months of speculation.
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NewsFreesat sales jump to 600,000
Freesat, the digital satellite TV service, has announced a 50% jump in sales over the summer months.
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NewsSalary of BBC Wales boss revealed
BBC Wales director Menna Richards is in the £160,000 to £190,000 salary band, according to figures released after a freedom of information request.
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NewsRadio 2 salutes Benny Hill
Made in Manchester Productions is to follow up its documentary celebrating the life of Dick Emery with a tribute to Benny Hill as part of BBC Radio 2’s upcoming comedy season.
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NewsPalin slams BBC "interference"
Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin has hit out at the culture of “managerial interference” at the BBC, claiming it no longer allows the sort of creative freedom that led to Monty Python.
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NewsIain Lee to host Absolute comedy show
Absolute Radio is launching a late night comedy show fronted by presenter and comedian Iain Lee.
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NewsOfcom allows BT broadband deals
Competition rules that banned BT from providing discounted landline broadband and television deals have been scrapped by Ofcom.
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NewsMD steps down as Endemol restructures Asian ops
Endemol’s managing director for South East Asia has stepped down following a restructure of the production giant’s Asian operations.
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NewsDee Forbes named Discovery UK MD
Discovery has named Turner exec Dee Forbes as the new managing director and executive vice president of its UK/Ireland business.
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NewsDCMS and BBC Trust at war over top-slicing
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has entered a war of research with the BBC Trust – issuing new findings about public opinion on top-slicing that directly counter findings by the BBC’s governing body.
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NewsZ-Cars writer Troy Kennedy Martin dies
Troy Kennedy Martin, the British screenwriter whose credits include TV series Z-Cars and The Italian Job, has died of cancer aged 77.
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NewsAttendance down but IBC bullish
IBC attracted just seven per cent less people this year than it did in 2008 and the organizers of the show are confident that those that did attend were making the most of it.
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NewsIBC 2009: quieter but more productive
Both an exhibitor and a visitor, Jonathan Try, vice president of technology at the Digital Media Centre, gives his impressions of IBC 2009, which came to a close on Tuesday.
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NewsBlackmagic secures first sales after DaVinci buyout
Blackmagic Design has sold two Resolve colour correction systems to Smoke and Mirrors just days after completing the purchase of all the assets of DaVinci Systems LLC.
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NewsMediaCityUK kit supply goes out to tender
Systems integrator TSL is putting out to tender the contracts to supply equipment to MediaCityUK’s studio technical block following a deal with Peel Media Studios.
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NewsMistikas sold to On Sight and Bird Studios
On Sight and Bird Studios have bought SGO Mistika grading and finishing systems to use on stereoscopic 3D projects.