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ITN begins voluntary redundancies
ITN will axe 33 staff positions as a result of the scaled-back Channel 4 contract, but expects to redeploy at least a third in new roles.
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NewsAxe falls on C4's News at Noon and More 4 News
Channel 4 has axed news bulletin News at Noon and More 4 News to strengthen its focus on its flagship 7pm news programme.
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NewsBate exits Box TV, joins Bill Kenwright
Box TV executive producer Adrian Bate has left the company and is to launch a film and television operation for theatre impresario Bill Kenwright.
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NewsC4 to air calls from Twin Towers
Darlow Smithson is to revisit the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre with a feature-length examination of the calls that victims made to their families in their final moments.
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NewsBBC under fire for Alagiah charity ban
The BBC is facing accusations of double standards after forcing newsreader George Alagiah to step down as a charity patron because of conflicts of interest - but allowing BBC1 controller Jay Hunt to profit from training BBC presenters.
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NewsEndemol reshuffles senior team
Endemol has made group head of programming Paul Römer its chief creative officer as part of a re-jig of its senior management team.
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NewsRough Aunties goes global
Kim Longinotto’s African children doc Rough Aunties has been sold to five territories by Rise Films.
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NewsQuest sets Freeview launch date
Discovery Networks UK will finally make its free-to-air debut when it launches Quest on Freeview at the end of September.
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NewsSouthern Star chief Hugh Marks steps down
Southern Star chief executive Hugh Marks has left the company after seven years, and will be replaced by current managing director Rory Callaghan.
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NewsOliver makes £6.8m profit
One of TV chef Jamie Oliver’s subsidiary companies has made an increased profit of £6.8m last year, up 82%year-on-year, due in part to strong international sales of his television series overseas.
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NewsRecord viewing figures for commercial TV
UK viewers have set a new record for watching commercial TV viewing an average of 16.7 hours each week for the first six months of the year.
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NewsMihir Bose quits BBC
BBC sports editor Mihir Bose has quit the corporation after two-and-a-half years for personal reasons.
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NewsCha'Mone: Bo' Selecta to pay tribute to Jackson
Comedian Leigh Francis has dusted off his Michael Jackson mask for a Bo’ Selecta tribute to the late pop star.
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NewsESPN strikes BT Vision deal in carriage drive
ESPN has further expanded the reach of its live Premier League football coverage in the UK after signing a deal with IPTV service BT Vision.
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NewsAston Broadcast sold to Brainstorm
The Softel Group is selling its video graphics systems company Aston Broadcast to Brainstorm Multimedia for an undisclosed fee.
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NewsBritish Eurosport adopts EPG trigger technology
British Eurosport is using technology pioneered by Red Bee Media to provide live programming schedule triggers that update Sky’s electronic programme guide and its ‘Now & Next’ on-screen agenda.
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NewsMediaCityUK operations director resigns
Peel Media operations director David Carr is to return to London after resigning from his role at MediaCityUK.
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NewsBlue upgrades DS Nitris suites, adds Baselight
Blue is upgrading its four Avid DS Nitris edit suites as part of an infrastructure investment programme that also includes the addition of a new Baselight.
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NewsLewiston joins Tyrell
Reseller Tyrell CCT has appointed Adam Lewiston as the technical support and pre-sales manager at its UK subsidiary.
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NewsDMC to showcase remote playout at IBC
The Digital Media Centre (DMC), the Amsterdam-based channel playout and content distribution provider, is to demonstrate remote playout and digital delivery of TV content at IBC 2009.