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Ultimate Ulster returns to UTV
Ultimate Ulster will return to UTV this autumn, as part of the Northern Irish ITV franchise holder’s bid to build on its original programming slate this autumn.
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NewsBBC plans Jackson-based talent show
BBC3 is planning an X Factor-style show to find a dancer who can best imitate the late Michael Jackson.
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NewsTV spend holds up as public stays in
People would rather scale back going out before cutting their spend on TV during the current recession, a study has claimed.
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NewsHeadhunters begin search for C4 chair
Ofcom has enlisted the headhunters that brought Michael Grade to ITV to begin the search for the next Channel 4 chair.
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NewsMonty Python receives Bafta honour
Bafta is to mark the influence of Monty Python’s Flying Circus with a special award, 40 years after the comedy troupe’s TV debut.
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NewsBBC to dramatise Lehman Brothers collapse
BBC2 is to mark the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers with a 24-style dramatisation of the weekend leading to its demise.
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NewsRecord viewers sink teeth into Zone Horror
Zone Horror has reported its highest rating month to date due to a renewed interest in vampires, according to the channel’s boss.
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NewsX Factor results move to live Sunday shows
ITV has confirmed that this year’s X Factor will move its results show to Sundays, with a live face-off for the two contestants with the fewest votes.
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NewsRTS unveils Young Technologist of the year
The Royal Television Society has announced the winner of its first annual Young Technologist Award, a prize given with the aim of advancing the science, practice, technology and art of television.
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NewsBBCW to rebrand Prime as Entertainment
BBC Worldwide is to rebrand its BBC Prime channel as BBC Entertainment across Europe and the Middle East.
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NewsC4 embarks on longer Coach Trip
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth series of daytime show Coach Trip after a successful revival this summer.
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NewsCredit crunch blamed for Concrete closure
Soho post-production facility Concrete has ceased trading, with management blaming funding issues caused by the global banking crisis and delays in payments from clients.
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NewsAutodesk profits fall after 33 per cent revenue slip
Profits at Autodesk fell 88% in the second quarter of its financial year with management pinpointing lower sales and margins as the main reasons.
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NewsFunding secured for digital doctorates
The Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE) has been awarded £6.3m by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to fund 50 doctoral studentships in digital entertainment.
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NewsDigit picks up former Technicolor CEO
Former Technicolor Creative Services chief executive Roger Beck has joined Digit as its new director of business development.
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NewsHullabaloo continues to grow
Hullabaloo Studios’ new head of 2D design, Ian Bate, has made his first appointment at the Altrincham-based post-production facility.
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NewsGlobal appoints Red Dragon MD
Global Radio has appointed Sally Oldham as the managing director of Cardiff-based music network station Red Dragon.
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NewsWalsh: Some X Factor contestants won't cope
X Factor judge Louis Walsh has admitted that not all contestants appearing on the ITV1 show will be able to cope under the strain of the competition.
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NewsC4 and Boomerang form JV
Channel 4 has formed a joint venture with Welsh indie Boomerang Plus and events organiser Sports Vision to stage and broadcast this year’s winter sports and music festival Freesports on 4 Freeze.
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NewsObjective exec joins Armstrong and Miller indie
Comedians Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong have poached a senior Objective comedy executive to help broaden the output of their indie, Toff Media.