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    New moveable feasts from Plum Pictures

    2008-09-03T16:43:29Z

    Cooking in the Danger Zone presenter Stefan Gates is to sample religious and cultural feasts from around the world for a BBC4 series.

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    Quantel banks on stereo 3D

    2008-09-03T16:09:47Z

    Quantel will use IBC to try to persuade the television industry that stereo 3D broadcasting is viable.

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    Avid adapts for Panasonic

    2008-09-03T16:07:21Z

    Avid Technology has adapted the latest versions of its major editing products to handle native Panasonic AVC-Intra files.

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    Content Agent gets Red upgrade

    2008-09-03T16:03:04Z

    Root6 Technology will use IBC to unveil an updated version of its Content Agent system that works with files from the Red One camera.

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    Vitec adds Litepanels to expanding group

    2008-09-03T15:55:46Z

    The Vitec Group is eyeing more acquisitions after adding two more equipment companies to its camera accessories interests.

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    Take 2 Films takes three Sony F35 cameras

    2008-09-03T15:52:48Z

    Sony has had early UK success with its new£125,000 F35 digital cinematography camera.

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    Butler-Henderson to join O'Connell at breakfast

    2008-09-03T15:39:28Z

    Absolute, the relaunched Virgin Radio, has hired Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson to work alongside Christian O'Connell on his daily breakfast show.

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    Preschool Bo on the Go! lands six deals

    2008-09-03T15:17:03Z

    Halifax Film has sold its preschool series Bo on the Go! into six new territories, in a flurry of deals through its sister company, Decode Enterprises, writes Katherine Rushton.

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    Yo Gabba is sold to seven countries

    2008-09-03T15:12:55Z

    RDF Kids has secured a raft of deals for its US preschool property Yo Gabba Gabba.

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    Ex HBO boss to lead Digital Group in US

    2008-09-03T15:06:52Z

    Digital Rights Group (DRG) is expanding into the US and has hired former HBO International president Lee deBoer to lead its assault.

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    Kangaroo: we won't stifle competition

    2008-09-03T14:43:45Z

    Project Kangaroo has insisted it will not prove anti-competitive and that it would account for around 21% of the nascent VoD market for paid-for broadcast content.

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    CelebAir takes off with 550,000

    2008-09-03T12:54:26Z

    ITV2 took flight with the biggest multichannel show last night (2 September) as new reality series CelebAir delivered nearly 550,000 viewers.

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    ITV3 buys cop drama Flashpoint

    2008-09-03T12:07:39Z

    ITV3 has acquired gritty new cop drama Flashpoint, which has proved a surprise hit over the summer in the US.

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    BBC1 loses friends while C4 cashes in

    2008-09-03T11:41:36Z

    BBC1's new drama series Mutual Friends lost nearly 1m viewers last night at 9pm with an average audience of 3.7m (16.3%), as Channel 4 ruled the evening with Secret Millionaire.

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    BBC under fire over£10m flights bill

    2008-09-03T11:16:03Z

    The BBC has defended criticisms that it spent more than£10m on flights last year - including£3m on business and first class fares.

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    TV critics 3 September '08

    2008-09-03T10:59:26Z

    '... a programme so bad it might have come out of the seventh realm of Hell.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Kumar named controller of bbc.co.uk

    2008-09-03T10:46:10Z

    The BBC has appointed Seetha Kumar as controller of bbc.co.uk, responsible for making sure the service does not repeat the£36m overspend which came to light in May.

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    Bectu backs Directors UK

    2008-09-03T10:25:27Z

    Broadcasting union Bectu has given the recently established TV and film directors' body Directors UK the all-clear to negotiate directly with broadcasters.

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    BBC1 lines-up choir drama

    2008-09-03T10:09:02Z

    Oliver Twist actress Sarah Lancashire will star alongside Bridget Jones' Neil Pearson and Stardust's Sarah Alexander in a new, musical drama series for BBC1.

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    Five to launch ad-supported sites

    2008-09-03T10:00:35Z

    Five is to launch advertising-supported websites for Five News, Football Italiano and Neighbours after signing a deal with web video platform Brightcove.