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    Bremner, Bird and Fortune escapes Ofcom censure

    2008-01-28T11:18:52Z

    Comedians John Bird and John Fortune have escaped censure from Ofcom over jokes they made concerning missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann.

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    ATG serves up BBC Post ingest suite

    2008-01-28T11:10:03Z

    ATG Broadcast has completed the installation of a new video ingest suite for BBC Post Production.

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    New versatile studio set for CNBC

    2008-01-28T11:04:53Z

    Business and finance channel CNBC Europe has made changes to the on-air look of its daily programming and upgraded its London studio set.

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    Rajar reveals 12m listen online

    2008-01-28T10:52:52Z

    Almost 12 million people have tuned into the radio via the internet and 1.87million download a podcast every week according to new Rajar figures.

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    BSkyB to learn fate this week

    2008-01-28T09:47:26Z

    BSkyB will learn this week if the Government wants it to sell all or part of its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV.

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    ITV axes Rosenthal

    2008-01-28T09:05:17Z

    ITV has ended its 28-year relationship with Jim Rosenthal after the broadcaster decided not to renew the sports presenter's contract beyond the summer.

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    ITV orders modern-day Ripper drama

    2008-01-25T13:53:33Z

    Rupert Penry-Jones will play a detective hunting for a modern-day Jack the Ripper in one of three ITV drama commissions for autumn.

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    VTR buys Machine Effects for£2m

    2008-01-25T12:33:28Z

    VTR plc, the owner of Prime Focus London and Blue, has bought its second visual effects company in less than a month.

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    ABC trims slate by a third

    2008-01-25T11:59:20Z

    ABC has become the latest US network to trim its pilot development slate, citing the effects of the writers strike.

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    Viewers see through BBC1's Fairy Tales

    2008-01-25T11:42:59Z

    BBC1's modern take on The Emperor's New Clothes in its Fairy Tales season only attracted an audience of 3.4m viewers (14.8%) at 9pm.

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    October Films hires daytime exec

    2008-01-25T11:36:40Z

    October Films is planning to expand into daytime TV with the appointment of its first production head with a specific remit for the slot.

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    BBC owns up to more deception

    2008-01-25T11:31:29Z

    The BBC has admitted to faking two more phone-ins, this time on radio shows hosted by Jo Whiley and Russell Brand.

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    Must see - Friday 1 February

    2008-01-25T10:36:55Z

    Our pick of the most interesting sessions and events taking place at Broadcast Live and Video Forum on Friday 1 February.

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    Must see - Thursday 31 January

    2008-01-25T10:31:25Z

    Our pick of the most interesting sessions and events taking place at Broadcast Live and Video Forum on Thursday 31 January.

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    BBC to air the Super Bowl live

    2008-01-25T10:28:00Z

    The BBC is to broadcast the Super Bowl live for the first time this year, with a late Sunday night showing on BBC2.

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    Must see - Wednesday 30 January

    2008-01-25T10:26:57Z

    Our pick of the most interesting sessions and events taking place at Broadcast Live and Video Forum on Wednesday January 30.

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    BBC1 to give Little Dorrit the Bleak House treatment

    2008-01-25T10:14:28Z

    BBC1's appetite for period drama is to continue this year with an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit and a second run of Lark Rise to Candleford.

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    Burnham named new culture secretary

    2008-01-25T10:08:29Z

    Andy Burnham, chief secretary to the Treasury, is the new culture secretary replacing James Purnell.

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    TV Critics 25 January '08

    2008-01-25T10:06:30Z

    'This tale felt like it should have been a photo-story in Jackie Magazine.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV

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    News Corp takes Virgin Media to court

    2008-01-25T09:22:19Z

    News Corp subsidiary Gemstar TV Guide International has filed a lawsuit against cable giant Virgin Media alleging infringement of its European patents.