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    Whale back on radio with LBC

    2008-07-30T09:01:05Z

    Controversial talk show host James Whale will return to mainstream radio next month by presenting a week of late-night shows on LBC 97.3.

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    TV critics 30 July ‘08

    2008-07-30T08:48:58Z

    'It's Blue Peter meets Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Freesat commercial boss returns to DTG

    2008-07-29T17:23:32Z

    The Digital TV Group (DTG) has reappointed Richard Lindsay-Davies to the role of director general, replacing Dermot Nolan who left in June.

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    Gearhouse promises biggest OB truck in Europe

    2008-07-29T17:19:08Z

    Gearhouse Broadcast will show a triple expanding high definition outside broadcast unit at IBC that it believes to be the biggest in Europe.

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    Yellow jersey for ITV4

    2008-07-29T17:18:58Z

    ITV4's annual coverage of the Tour de France proved to be a big draw for the viewers with its highlights package at 7pm averaging a strong 314,000 (1.98%) over 22 days.

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    Autocue to close London hire office

    2008-07-29T17:16:44Z

    Autocue Group Ltd, the British newsroom automation and teleprompting company, is to close its London-area rental business.

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    SMG station will commission content

    2008-07-29T17:14:07Z

    SMG's proposed Scottish digital station will commission original factual programming from Scottish indies, chief executive Rob Woodward has pledged.

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    Former Ascent boss joins Astream

    2008-07-29T17:14:04Z

    Former Ascent Media creative services managing director Paul Jones has joined web hosting and streaming video provider Astream as its new head of sales.

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    Thomson encoders used for Eurosport HD

    2008-07-29T17:11:15Z

    Eurosport HD will deliver HD video and audio to viewers around Europe using high-definition MPEG-4 ViBE encoders from Thomson.

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    Amberfin helps Turner convert back catalogue

    2008-07-29T17:08:14Z

    Turner Entertainment Networks has used iCR to make files on its outgoing Pinnacle playout servers compatible with its new Omneon ones.

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    Radio OB strike could affect Beijing coverage

    2008-07-29T17:04:29Z

    Industrial action by BBC radio outside broadcasts engineers - due to start this Thursday - could impact on the BBC's Olympics coverage, Bectu has revealed.

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    Love overcomes Beauty

    2008-07-29T13:23:06Z

    BBC3's factual When Beauty Goes Wrong put in a strong performance with 335,000 viewers (1.69%) at 9pm last night, but couldn't match ITV2's film Love Actually.

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    One Man and His Canoe springs a leak

    2008-07-29T13:00:37Z

    ITV1's fast turnaround documentary One Man and His Canoe: The John Darwin Story faced choppy waters last night at 9pm with 2.7m (11.7%), trailing behind both BBC1 and BBC2.

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    Surf's up on C4

    2008-07-29T12:45:47Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a one-off special on women's surfing from Welsh indie Boomerang+.

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    Doc Martin to open Spanish surgery

    2008-07-29T12:28:10Z

    Hit ITV1 drama Doc Martin is getting the remake treatment in Spain and has been recommissioned in both Germany and the UK.

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    Most Haunted to give US audiences a fright

    2008-07-29T11:22:31Z

    Paranormal series Most Haunted has been spirited away to the US where production is underway on a remake.

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    New RIG director to lobby in Salford

    2008-07-29T10:38:24Z

    The Radio Independents Group has appointed Made in Manchester's Ashley Byrne as a director, where he will lobby for support for radio indies in Salford's Media City.

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    Van Outen may quit Capital

    2008-07-29T09:59:52Z

    Denise Van Outen's future as co-host of Capital Radio's breakfast show is in doubt just five months into her year-long deal because she is finding it difficult to juggle her roles in TV and radio.

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    TV critics 29 July ‘08

    2008-07-29T09:12:36Z

    “A chef who thinks he's in a 1970s Bond film.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    BBC Trust: WoCC works, but is confusing

    2008-07-28T18:13:12Z

    The BBC Trust has heralded the WoCC a success - but says the corporation must still do more to “de-mystify” the commissioning mechanism.