All News articles – Page 2902

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    Blog: Cheer up by playing a video game

    2009-01-21T10:06:26Z

    James Kirkham, director of digital agency Holler, has found a reason to be cheerful in media - gaming.

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    BBC wins top-slicing battle

    2009-01-21T09:22:24Z

    The BBC has won its battle to avoid the licence fee being top-sliced, but it is likely to lose the digital switchover cash surplus.

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    Ofcom: C4 needs to merge... but we're not saying who with

    2009-01-21T08:57:52Z

    Ofcom has called for Channel 4 to become part of a new public broadcasting alternative to the BBC - but has refused to say whether BBC Worldwide, Five or another body should be its main partner.

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    Ofcom: we haven't 'rolled over' for ITV

    2009-01-20T16:33:29Z

    Ofcom deputy chairman Philip Graf has defended the media regulator ahead of tomorrow's Public Service Broadcasting report, insisting it was not 'rolling over' in the face of demands from ITV to reduce its regulatory burden.

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    C4 to hand key slots to the nations

    2009-01-20T14:50:58Z

    Channel 4 is introducing a£1m fund to develop returning series from the nations and regions and will ringfence slots within key strands for shows from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland next year.

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    Ultimate School Musical goes global

    2009-01-20T13:12:23Z

    Mentorn International has had its Ultimate School Musical format optioned in multiple territories after the show's launch at Mipcom last year.

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    Bubble adds former Wild Tracks mixer

    2009-01-20T12:52:44Z

    Bubble TV has taken on dubbing mixer and composer Simon Harris.

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    Noel benefits from Fountain Studios re-fit

    2009-01-20T12:48:33Z

    Sky One show Noel's HQ has become the first live HD production to take advantage of Fountain Studios' recent£1.5m HD overhaul.

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    Sales dip for Vitec Group

    2009-01-20T12:44:18Z

    The Vitec Group plc faced a ‘softening in demand' for its camera peripherals and RF systems products during the last quarter of 2008.

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    ITV to add gloss to shared BBC regional news

    2009-01-20T12:41:10Z

    The BBC would share footage of on-diary regional stories with ITV under its news partnership proposals, leaving the commercial broadcaster free to add its own “editorial gloss” and pursue off-diary investigative stories.

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    Autodesk silent on potential UK job cuts

    2009-01-20T12:37:42Z

    Redundancies at Autodesk, announced last week, will impact on the Media and Entertainment division but the company has decided not to reveal whether or not UK staff will be affected.

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    DS Nitris editor joins The Joint

    2009-01-20T12:34:00Z

    The Joint has recruited editor Jeffrey May to drive its Avid DS Nitris Suite.

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    BBC foreign news overspend hits£1.2m

    2009-01-20T12:10:42Z

    The BBC's foreign news overspend has climbed to£1.2m because of the struggling pound and a continuing spate of major news stories overseas.

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    Brooke leaves Discovery UK

    2009-01-20T11:58:31Z

    Discovery Networks UK managing director Dan Brooke is leaving the broadcaster after four years.

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    Blog: Generals at War - a new kind of CGI

    2009-01-20T11:17:43Z

    How Leesa Rumley, producer/director of Generals at War, used CGI and digital cut out characters to bring World War Two to life.

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    Sony ready for BVE showcase

    2009-01-20T11:03:10Z

    Sony will use Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) to launch a compact point-of-view HD camera and to show off its latest tapeless and hybrid camcorders.

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    Sky Arts plans backstage opera simulcast

    2009-01-20T10:18:23Z

    Sky Arts has teamed up with the English National Opera to simulcast Puccini's classic opera La bohème from both sides of the curtain.

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    Virgin Media mulls UK listing

    2009-01-20T10:08:27Z

    Virgin Media is considering de-listing from New York's NASDAQ stock exchange and switching to the FTSE in London.

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    Calon plans animation with Osmonds singer

    2009-01-20T10:02:57Z

    Calon TV, the indie behind Five and S4C children's show Hana's Helpline, is developing an animated project with the lead singer of The Osmonds.

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    UKTV agrees Lonely Planet tie-up

    2009-01-20T09:53:12Z

    UKTV has inked a deal for BBC Worldwide-owned travel publisher Lonely Planet to sponsor the Adventure & Exploration strand on its soon-to-launch factual channel Eden.