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    Animal Planet goes organic

    2008-11-28T11:04:18Z

    Animal Planet International has commissioned producer Red Earth Studio to make a new observational documentary series set on an idyllic organic farm.

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    ITV braces itself for more cuts and job losses

    2008-11-28T10:52:00Z

    ITV has called in the Boston Consultancy Group for the second time this year to help it identify new areas of the business where costs can be cut.

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    TV Critics 28 November ‘08

    2008-11-28T09:48:59Z

    “[A] compelling, bittersweet documentary.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    BBC's Bennett backs Grade on swearing

    2008-11-27T17:10:12Z

    Media Festival: BBC Vision director Jana Bennett has backed ITV executive chairman Michael Grade's call to reduce unnecessary swearing on TV.

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    Triffids to sprout again on BBC1

    2008-11-27T16:29:35Z

    The BBC is lining up a new adaptation of sci-fi novel The Day of the Triffids for next year.

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    C4/BBC3: Sachsgate will not kill risk-taking

    2008-11-27T15:45:10Z

    Media Festival: BBC3 controller Danny Cohen and Channel 4 director of television Julian Bellamy have both pledged that their channels will not lose their nerve by “playing safe” in the wake of the Sachsgate affair.

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    Arena to profile Paul Scofield

    2008-11-27T14:32:44Z

    BBC2's arts strand Arena is to profile the celebrated actor Paul Scofield in a special edition of the show over Christmas.

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    BBC names acting head of radio comedy

    2008-11-27T13:50:32Z

    Comedy producer and writer Gareth Edwards has been appointed acting head of radio comedy at the BBC, while a permanent replacement is found for Paul Schlesinger.

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    C4 revives Comedy Showcase

    2008-11-27T13:18:35Z

    Media Festival: Channel 4 is to broadcast a second series of comedy pilots under the Comedy Showcase banner next autumn.

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    Evolutions adds client viewing room

    2008-11-27T12:35:29Z

    Evolutions has spent£50,000 on a client viewing room at its Berners Street site.

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    9m see Kilroy-Silk leave ITV1's jungle

    2008-11-27T12:33:38Z

    I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! hit a peak last night of 9m viewers (36.9% share) as former politician Robert Kilroy-Silk was the first to leave the jungle.

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    Bright joins Molinare

    2008-11-27T12:32:28Z

    Former Pepper chief engineer Richard Bright has joined Molinare as head of IT.

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    Soho Runners set up to offer temporary help

    2008-11-27T12:27:47Z

    A new recruitment agency, which started out as a Facebook initiative, has been set up to provide temporary runners to Soho facilities.

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    SIS Live plans web events division

    2008-11-27T12:22:52Z

    Broadcast services supplier SIS Live is to launch a division dedicated to producers interested in distributing events to the internet.

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    Medway boosts post file exchange for ITV

    2008-11-27T12:19:15Z

    ITV has added a Medway file interchange system to the workflow for its new BT-managed Content Store.

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    Future Media set to merge brands

    2008-11-27T12:14:07Z

    Content processing and re-pur-posing business Future Media Group will bring its three companies under a single brand next year and move them all into the same building.

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    RDF Media in£52m buyout

    2008-11-27T11:45:44Z

    RDF Media, the indie behind shows such as Wife Swap and Faking It, has agreed to a management buyout for£52m.

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    Redmond: PSB broadcasters disconnected from real life

    2008-11-27T11:23:32Z

    Media Festival: Brookside creator Phil Redmond has kickstarted The Media Festival by accusing PSB broadcasters of being disconnected from the cultural life of the UK and insisting they must change or face extinction.

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    ITV Studios eyes Jackson deal

    2008-11-27T08:55:35Z

    ITV Studios' next indie investment could be with a familiar face - outgoing ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson.

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    STV to pump£1m into production division

    2008-11-27T08:49:54Z

    STV will pump almost£1m into its STV Productions development division as part of a drive to create global formats, co-productions and advertiser-funded content for a broad range of broadcasters.