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    BBC to train producers of the future

    2008-03-12T11:10:59Z

    The BBC is to launch a new entry-level training scheme in production, replacing the graduate scheme that was axed in 2002.

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    £2.5bn sale of NGW approved

    2008-03-12T10:12:36Z

    The sale of National Grid Wireless (NGW) to Arqiva parent company Macquarie Group has been green lit with strict measures in place to safeguard competition.

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    Ofcom scraps PSP plans

    2008-03-12T09:57:25Z

    Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has finally buried the idea of a public service publisher (PSP) after more than three years.

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    Aardman airs JellyBeats on Bebo

    2008-03-12T09:56:19Z

    Wallace and Gromit producer Aardman Animations has created a series of animated characters called the JellyBeats and will launch them on Bebo.

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    ITV2 puts in a Bionic performance

    2008-03-12T09:55:19Z

    The launch of ITV2's new US series Bionic Woman put in a super human performance last night at 9pm with a stellar 2.2m viewers (9.2%), the channel's most watched show ever.

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    TV critics 12 March '08

    2008-03-12T09:48:25Z

    'Murky and sombre in all the wrong ways.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Ofcom speech: The Future of Public Broadcasting

    2008-03-12T09:35:16Z

    The full speech as delivered by Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards on the future of public broadcasting to the Royal Television Society on 11 March 2008.

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    Wright and Gallacher to present Gladiators

    2008-03-12T08:39:39Z

    Ex-England striker Ian Wright and sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher will host Sky One's relaunched Gladiators.

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    Arqiva and NGW merger approved

    2008-03-11T18:12:42Z

    The merger between broadcast services supplier Arqiva and network supplier National Grid Wireless, which was announced last April then put on hold by the competition commission in August, has been conditionally approved by the Competition Commission.

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    Global ‘must spend millions' on Gcap

    2008-03-11T18:03:39Z

    Global Radio will have to invest millions more in the GCap Media portfolio if its proposed£371m takeover is to be successful, industry figures have claimed.

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    BBC3 revamp shows promising start

    2008-03-11T17:58:13Z

    BBC3's repositioning as a youth entertainment channel looks to have made some inroads in its first month with its share of the 16 to 34 age group rising by just under 44%.

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    Fiona Phillips joins Smooth

    2008-03-11T16:22:17Z

    London's Smooth Radio has signed-up breakfast TV star Fiona Phillips to present its Sunday afternoon show from Easter weekend.

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    PM backs BBC news project

    2008-03-11T13:38:26Z

    The prime minister has invited school children to 10 Downing Street as part of a BBC initiative to get children interested in news.

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    Experts propose radical high def DTT plan

    2008-03-11T12:11:08Z

    An independent committee of industry experts has come up with a new proposal for using digital terrestrial spectrum to provide HD channels.

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    Burnham rejects Welsh broadcasting proposals

    2008-03-11T12:08:08Z

    New media secretary Andy Burnham has told Parliament he is against handing the Scottish and Welsh governments broadcasting powers claiming it would damage British television.

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    Wireless cameras to bolster Cheltenham coverage

    2008-03-11T11:50:25Z

    Highflyer Productions will embark on coverage of this week's Cheltenham Festival armed with a host of broadcast 'toys' including wireless camera systems from Link Research.

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    BBC adds to News studios armoury

    2008-03-11T11:29:26Z

    Shotoku Broadcast Systems has sold robotic control systems and pan and tilt camera heads to BBC News.

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    The Fixer does the job for ITV1

    2008-03-11T11:12:03Z

    ITV1's new Monday night drama The Fixer put the channel back on top with an audience of 6.2m (26.5%) at 9pm following weeks of disastrous ratings in that slot.

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    Motive lands RTE pilots

    2008-03-11T11:06:08Z

    Irish indie Motive Television has won two pilot commissions from Irish broadcaster RTÉ to make its first entertainment shows.

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    ITV to merge GI and Ventures

    2008-03-11T10:29:10Z

    ITV is restructuring its global business and has announced plans to merge distribution arm Granada International with merchandise and licensing arm Granada Ventures.