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NewsBBC plans WWII series
BBC1 is to mark the 70th anniversary of the Second World War with a week-long, live daytime event focusing on those who helped win the war back at home.
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NewsStanley Baxter to return for Christmas special
Comedy veteran Stanley Baxter will come out of retirement for the first time in a decade to give a special one off performance for ITV1 this Christmas.
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NewsTV Critics 7 November ‘08
“This was still a great documentary: a bubbling stew of dreams, disappointments and hopes fulfilled and shattered.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsFulcrum names head of development
Factual specialist Fulcrum TV has appointed Lawrence Wright as head of development.
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NewsUphill ratings task for Five
Ratings analysis: Chief executive Dawn Airey's new benchmark for Five's peaktime shows of at least 1 million viewers looks like it is going to be a huge mountain to climb.
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NewsEx-C4 exec joins STV in management reshuffle
Former Channel 4 director of strategy and development David Brook has joined STV as director of programmes and marketing on an interim basis.
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NewsAirey: Peaktime on Five must deliver 1m+
Sheffield Doc/Fest: All primetime shows on Five must pull in at least 1 million viewers, new chief executive Dawn Airey has ruled.
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NewsNo more factual formats for ITV
Sheffield Doc/Fest: ITV has ruled out commissioning factual formats following the disappointing performance of Tycoon and Natural Born Sellers.
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Racecourse deal for SIS
SIS Live has bagged a contract to provide outside broadcast facilities and on-course coverage at Great Leighs racecourse.
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Business director joins TSI
TSI Broadcast has appointed Chris Parsons as its new commercial director.
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Pinewood secures funding
Pinewood Shepperton has secured£70m in funding from a banking syndicate led by RBS and including Lloyds TSB and Allied Irish Bank.
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Three heads join Unit Post
Unit Post has added to its commercials team by taking on Frankie Limata as executive producer.
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NewsAimimage takes control of Ice Film
Aimimage has acquired the assets of camera hire and retail company Ice Film Equipment Ltd, which went into liquidation last month.
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NewsVirgin reveals cost of Sky channels
Virgin Media is forking out as much as£38m a year to allow its customers to return to the mysterious island in Lost or spend their evenings with Homer Simpson as part of the deal that will see the likes of Sky 1 and Sky Sports News return to the cable ...
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NewsCineflix names acquisitions head
Cineflix International has hired a head of acquisitions to “substantially increase” the number of titles in the distributor's catalogue.
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NewsDigital switch starts in Scottish Borders
Tens of thousands of TV viewers in the Scottish Borders region lost the first of their analogue channels today (Thursday) as digital switch-over began in earnest.
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NewsUKTV streamlines operation
UKTV is crediting a new multi-million-pound broadcast management system with allowing it to rebrand its channels without having to employ extra staff.
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Geoff Wright joins Marquis
Marquis Broadcast has added former GMTV chief engineer Geoff Wright to its consultancy division.
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Utah buys Sandar
Utah Scientific has bought routing and distribution technology developer Sandar.
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NewsTV Critics 6 November ‘08
“It was all a lot more complicated than you'd imagine.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.