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    Buyers to play it safe at Natpe as recession bites

    2009-01-14T16:19:13Z

    Distributors are predicting buyers will play it safe by looking for affordable, non-scripted formats at Natpe in Las Vegas later this month.

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    My career: Harry Marshall

    2009-01-14T15:52:14Z

    Harry Marshall is chief executive of Icon Films.

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    BBC and ITV close to regional news deal

    2009-01-14T13:09:28Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed that the BBC and ITV are close to a deal to enable the commercial broadcaster to continue to provide regional news into the next decade.

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    Japan takes a peep at Channel 4 comedy

    2009-01-14T12:59:34Z

    Japanese broadcaster Wowow has picked up the first three series of award-winning Channel 4 comedy Peep Show, from DRG-owned distributor C4i.

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    Cutting Edge to investigate UK Wall Streets

    2009-01-14T12:26:32Z

    Channel 4 is to take an offbeat look at the credit crunch with a documentary meeting residents of every road in the UK with the name Wall Street.

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    Digital Britain to propose regional news solutions

    2009-01-14T12:23:11Z

    Stephen Carter has pledged to put fully-funded alternatives to the BBC, particularly in regional news, at the heart of the government's Digital Britain report.

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    BT Vision signs Living on-demand deal

    2009-01-14T11:52:00Z

    BT Vision has inked a pay-per-view deal with Virgin Media TV to showcase more than 25 Living shows.

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    LBC's Ferrari to cover Obama inauguration

    2009-01-14T10:25:31Z

    LBC 97.3 breakfast presenter Nick Ferrari will broadcast live from the US later this month to cover Barack Obama's presidential inauguration.

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    Tern TV hires factual trio

    2009-01-14T10:10:02Z

    Scottish indie Tern TV has bolstered its factual development team with three significant hires from the BBC and RDF Media.

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    CBeebies picks up Yoko! Jakamoto! Toto!

    2009-01-14T10:04:10Z

    CBeebies has bought Collingwood O'Hare's Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, which previously aired on CiTV.

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    Peto quits Unit

    2009-01-14T09:36:30Z

    Adam Luckwell has been appointed as the new chief executive of post-production facility Unit following the resignation of founder and former CEO David Peto.

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    Paul Johnson joins Endemol

    2009-01-13T18:50:15Z

    Paul Johnson, director of television at MIP organiser Reed Midem, has joined Endemol in the new role of global head of marketing and brand partnerships.

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    Coach House brings in ex-BBC production head

    2009-01-13T16:02:06Z

    Former BBC head of production Paul Richmond is to work in an advisory role with The Coach House Studios as the editing facility looks to widen its customer base.

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    Evolutions adds Icon desk

    2009-01-13T15:58:48Z

    Audio post reseller Scrub has installed a Digidesign Icon D-Control ES mixing console at Evolutions' newly acquired Great Pulteney Street location.

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    Autodesk snub prompts Foundry price cut

    2009-01-13T15:52:47Z

    The Foundry has slashed the price of its Autodesk plug-ins after being dropped from the manufacturer's software developer programme.

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    Pixel Farm founder dies

    2009-01-13T15:47:04Z

    Richard Spohrer, the co-founder of UK visual effects software company The Pixel Farm, passed away suddenly on 31 December 2008 aged 43.

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    Kennel Club changes breeding rules

    2009-01-13T15:46:04Z

    The Kennel Club is overhauling the controversial breeding rules that prompted the BBC to drop its coverage of Crufts.

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    Halo adds Bafta winner

    2009-01-13T15:40:03Z

    Halo Post Production has recruited Bafta award winning dubbing mixer and sound editor Pete Gates and added a new facility director.

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    JVC unveils Quicktime camcorder

    2009-01-13T15:21:07Z

    JVC has launched a new camcorder that makes it possible for Final Cut Pro users to instantly edit recorded material without having to convert the file first.

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    Former Autodesk manager joins Avid

    2009-01-13T15:12:13Z

    Avid has confirmed the appointed of former Autodesk country manager Simon Brett as senior sales manager for UK and Ireland.