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    Industry unites against auction

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    A campaign to ring-fence the spectrum that radio microphones and talkback systems operate on gained pace this week as broadcasters, lobbyists and Bectu all lent their weight to its cause.

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    ITV gets access to Queen's guards

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    Lion TV has secured exclusive access to the troops who guard the Queen for a major new primetime series for ITV1.

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    ABC's Six Degrees goes back on air

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    US network ABC has rescheduled drama series Six Degreesafter it was pulled in November, but the show could still be sidelined to ITV2 or ITV3 when it airs in the UK.

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    Viper targets 3D

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    Viper Pre-viz, a new pre-visualisation and pitching service, has been launched enabling creatives to quickly realize their ideas as 3D animations. 3D facilities veteran Steve Breeze will run the service, which is initially being targeted at ad agencies.

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    3DD Group sets up digital arm

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    3DD Group has launched digital arm 3DD Digital to help ramp up new media rights development and acquisition.

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    All3Media moves into Germany

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    Super-indie All3Media is making its first move towards becoming a major international company by acquiring one of Germany's biggest indies.

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    W10 Post opens editors talent agency

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    West London post outfit W10 Post has become the latest London facility to launch a talent division.

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    ITV1's Dancing on Ice skates past rugby on BBC1

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    This is the week in early spring when sport begins to take a grip on the schedules - the resumption of Champions League football, the first domestic football competition final, the biggest Six Nations game of the year, all in the space of seven days.

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    Off the record: March 1 2007

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    Stories that were 'Off the Record' from March 1 2007 issue of Broadcast.

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    Mixed results for BBC1 and ITV1 comedies

    2007-03-01T08:00:00Z

    Comedy is a notoriously difficult genre to get right, as evidenced by the mixed fortunes of BBC 1's sitcom After You've Gone.

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    Icstis calls 'urgent' phone-in TV meeting

    2007-02-28T19:05:00Z

    Icstis, the premium rate services regulator, has called an urgent meeting next week in the wake of recent allegations made against Channel 4's Richard & Judy show and the BBC's Saturday Kitchen.

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    SMG abandons merger with UTV

    2007-02-28T16:40:00Z

    SMG has abandoned its on-going merger talks with UTV and has appointed Rob Woodward as its new chief executive.

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    Bam Bam signs for Capital

    2007-02-28T16:30:00Z

    Controversial DJ Bam Bam has been signed up by GCap's Capital Radio to replace Paul Gillies as the voice of a weeknight music show.

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    ITV admits to incorrect X Factor payments

    2007-02-28T15:40:00Z

    ITV has admitted that£200,000 worth of incorrect payments have been collected through red button voting on the Sky platform during the last series of TheX Factor.

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    Virgin refuses to negotiate with Sky

    2007-02-28T14:50:00Z

    BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has failed in his bid to get his opposite number at Virgin Media, Steve Burch, to return to the negotiating table.

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    Bennett wades into Saturday Kitchen row

    2007-02-28T11:55:00Z

    Director of BBC Vision Jana Bennett will look into the Saturday Kitchenphone-in furore and prepare a dossier for director general Mark Thompson.

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    Kupsky snares top Turner job

    2007-02-28T11:25:00Z

    Turner has appointed Jeff Kupsky as its new president. In his new role he will oversee the broadcaster's business operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa including the Cartoon Network channel.

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    Rapture continues crusade against EPG costs

    2007-02-28T11:15:00Z

    Rapture TV has made a final submission to Ofcom claiming BSkyB overcharged the entertainment channel for a listing on its electronic programme guide (EPG).

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    All3Media snaps up German indie

    2007-02-28T10:20:00Z

    Super-indie All3Media is making its first move towards becoming a major international company by acquiring one of Germany's biggest independent producers.

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    Virgin Media makes Q4 progress

    2007-02-28T10:15:00Z

    Virgin Media has revealed it managed a 7% increase in operating cash flow in the final quarter of 2006 ahead of tonight's carriage deal negotiation deadline with BSkyB.