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    Humphreys to head Shine specialist arm

    2008-11-20T09:01:07Z

    Shine Television has recruited Parthenon Entertainment creative director Natalie Humphreys to head a new specialist factual unit.

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    Case study: BBC Switch

    2008-11-19T23:03:47Z

    The youth audience's expectation of multiplatform delivery is far in advance of other demographics, which makes it all the more important for BBC teen brand Switch to reach them with cross-platform content.

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    Case study: 4iP

    2008-11-19T22:59:56Z

    Channel 4's pioneering cross-platform education projects have laid the groundwork for its online PSB initiative, 4iP.

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    Louis Theroux on...

    2008-11-19T22:16:40Z

    ...aggressive interviewers

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    Fact File: Louis Theroux

    2008-11-19T22:11:26Z

    Age: 38

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    Liverpool Screen School upgrades kit

    2008-11-19T18:52:10Z

    Liverpool Screen School, part of Liverpool John Moores University, has invested in camera equipment and editing software as part of a£275,000 upgrade at a new teaching facility.

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    Lipsync cuts jobs to counter downturn

    2008-11-19T18:47:37Z

    Lipsync Group is making five people redundant as a precautionary move to help the company deal with the impact of the current depressed economic climate.

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    Arena offers single expanding OB truck

    2008-11-19T18:44:02Z

    Outside broadcast facilities provider Arena Television has begun deploying a single expanding HD truck designed for productions taking place in confined spaces such as London streets.

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    Expansion for Giant

    2008-11-19T18:41:32Z

    Video boutique Giant, part of The Jungle Group, has opened its second Smoke suite.

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    Globecast beats Arqiva

    2008-11-19T18:38:09Z

    The World Teleport Association's 2008 Top Teleport Operators league has placed Globecast ahead of Arqiva, its chief rival in the UK market.

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    HD Disney movie channel

    2008-11-19T18:23:48Z

    Disney is to launch an HD version of its premium family movie channel Disney Cinemagic on the BSkyB platform.

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    Sky compiles controller hit-list

    2008-11-19T18:21:40Z

    ITV2 controller Zai Bennett and MTV executive Heather Jones are top of Sky 1's hit-list to replace outgoing controller Richard Woolfe.

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    Theroux signs three-year exclusive deal with BBC

    2008-11-19T18:21:06Z

    Louis Theroux has signed a new three-year contract with the BBC.

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    Reporter's family call for answers from BBC

    2008-11-19T18:16:41Z

    The family of murdered BBC journalist Kate Peyton will next week call on the BBC to end what they claim is a “distressing and confusing” silence over the circumstances that led to her death.

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    Directors UK wants share of online cash

    2008-11-19T18:15:25Z

    Directors UK is preparing to launch a campaign to secure for directors up to 5% of the revenue made from the online advertising surrounding their content.

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    Fremantle gears up for Original deal

    2008-11-19T18:11:32Z

    Fremantle Media is understood to be in advanced takeover talks with Ice Road Truckers indie Original Productions, but the affiliated Original Productions UK will not be part of the deal.

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    Hospital doc uses remote workflow to streamline post

    2008-11-19T18:11:05Z

    Talkback Thames has made use of a specially created remote access workflow for the post-production of its new BBC daytime documentary series Hospital Heroes.

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    Web pioneers benefit from growing budgets

    2008-11-19T18:07:09Z

    Endemol UK, Conker Media and film production company Big Balls have emerged as the early market leaders in online comedy, drama and entertainment, according to the first attempt to offer a snapshot of the sector.

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    Commissioners at ITV to join producers at the South Bank

    2008-11-19T18:06:52Z

    ITV will step up its drive to get its production and commissioning teams working together more closely in the new year - by moving the latter to the South Bank.

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    Financial misery to hit home next year

    2008-11-19T18:02:26Z

    Producers are bracing themselves for the fallout of the economic crisis as hard-hitting budget cuts by broadcasters threaten to hammer the content sector.