All News articles – Page 2898

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    Digital Britain report set to be unveiled

    2009-01-28T16:22:04Z

    Universal broadband access and the future of Channel 4 will be top of the agenda in the first phase of the government's Digital Britain when it is released at lunchtime tomorrow.

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    BBC extends MOTD deal

    2009-01-28T16:16:15Z

    Match of the Day's future has been safeguarded until the end of the 2013 football season after the BBC extended its Premier League highlights deal.

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    Paul Jackson to run Eyeworks UK

    2009-01-28T15:04:55Z

    Former ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson is to be parachuted in as chief executive officer of indie Eyeworks UK.

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    Morley appointed in SPTI restructure

    2009-01-28T13:36:52Z

    Sony Pictures Television International has combined its international production activities and appointed former Endemol International exec Mike Morley.

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    BBC unveils major arts and music plans

    2009-01-28T13:21:55Z

    The BBC is to spearhead a significant arts and music initiative that will include forging web partnerships with the British Museum, the Arts Council and the Public Catalogue Foundation.

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    New BBC arts and music commissions

    2009-01-28T13:14:10Z

    The BBC today announced a poetry season to air across BBC2, BBC4, CBeebies, Radio 3, Radio 4 and online this spring.

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    Campbell joins 'speaker idol'

    2009-01-28T12:30:40Z

    BBC2 has enlisted former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell to share his skills in “the subtleties of persuasion” with teenagers in a search for Britain's best young speaker.

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    NUJ slams BBC/ITV regional plans

    2009-01-28T12:24:31Z

    The National Union of Journalists has condemned ITV and BBC's sharing plans for regional news bureaus, and has written to the Office of Fair Trading urging it to intervene.

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    BBC back to 'bonnets' with Emma

    2009-01-28T11:59:23Z

    BBC Drama is to return to its Jane Austen heartland with a new period adaptation of the classic novel, Emma.

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    Fresh calls to resurrect Top of the Pops

    2009-01-28T11:51:12Z

    The promoter of music acts including U2 and Billy Bragg is lobbying the BBC to revive Top of the Pops in Neighbours' old time slot.

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    Axe hangs over Heartbeat and The Royal

    2009-01-28T10:25:05Z

    ITV has denied it plans to axe long-running drama Heartbeat, and spin-off series The Royal, but will not take a view on recommissioning either series until 2011.

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    BSkyB to create 1,000 jobs

    2009-01-28T08:42:19Z

    BSkyB beat forecasts with 171,000 net new customers in the second quarter of 2008 and said it would create around 1,000 jobs as a result.

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    No BBC bonuses until 2010; senior level pay freeze

    2009-01-27T16:52:23Z

    None of the BBC's 24,000 staff will receive a bonus until at least 2010 and 400 of it most senior managers will have their pay frozen over the same period.

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    Thompson's email

    2009-01-27T16:40:19Z

    Email from BBC director general Mark Thompson to senior management (27 Jan, 2009).

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    The Queen to be the subject of C4 drama series

    2009-01-27T16:30:26Z

    Channel 4 is to risk the ire of the monarchy with a five-part drama-documentary covering the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

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    C4 acquires Generation Kill and True Blood

    2009-01-27T14:24:08Z

    Channel 4 has acquired the terrestrial rights to Golden Globe-winning vampire drama True Blood and Generation Kill, the Iraq war mini-series from the writer of The Wire.

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    Sequence sets sights on Soho

    2009-01-27T14:02:46Z

    Sequence Post will open two new satellite offices in March in a bid to bring its Mac technology-based post-production services closer to its clients.

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    Gearhouse adds EVS servers

    2009-01-27T13:57:41Z

    Gearhouse Broadcast has bought ten new EVS XT[2] servers which will be used to aid coverage of a number of sports including tennis, football and rugby.

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    New kit and staff for Beautiful TV

    2009-01-27T13:53:49Z

    Beautiful TV is expanding its boutique motion graphics operation with a re-furb, some new technology and two new members of staff.

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    Unit adds new vfx staff

    2009-01-27T13:50:44Z

    Unit has added two new members of staff to its visual effects department.