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NewsHeroes delivers a massive hit for Sci Fi
The start of US drama Heroes made a big impression on The Sci Fi Channel with the show pulling in the broadcaster's highest ever audience.
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NewsCow complaints
The BBC has been deluged with complaints after Top Gearpresenter Jeremy Clarkson strapped a dead cow to the roof of a car.
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Commissioner's Q&A - Liam Humphreys
Channel 4's commissioning editor, features has£140,000 per hour to spend on mischievous ideas for popular factual docs and he wants to know what indies think C4 is missing.
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Comment - Fight the supers' power
Nick Rosen suggests some solutions for producers finding it hard to win commissions
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Comment - The shocking truth
All journalists face hard choices around what news images to show, says Steve Clark
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UKTV comes home to Colin & Justin
UKTV Style will follow designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan as they go on a UK tour showing viewers how to make the most of their home. Starting in September, Colin & Justin's Home Showis a 10 x 60-minute magazine series that will form part ...
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Granada sends classics to Germany
Granada International has licensed a package of more than 30 classic British feature films to new German cable channel Kabel Eins Classics.
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Tiscali produces content for Scamp channel
Tiscali, the ISP which bought on-demand platform Homechoice in August 2006, has produced the first piece of original content for its new educational zone aimed at pre-school children which launches next month.
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Metro captures The Grey Man
The HD production of Andy McNab thriller The Grey Man, about an ordinary guy who pulls off a daring bank job, has been post-produced at Metro.
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NewsFive slams TV cancer claim
Five director of children's programmes, Nick Wilson, has rubbished a psychologist's claims that children under three should be banned from watching TV because it is linked to cancer, autism and Alzheimer's disease.
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Blakeway and Brook Lapping move into radio
Ten Alps-owned indie Blakeway and Brook Lapping have expanded into radio production securing a series of commissions for BBC Radio 4.
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On the box - Blair wins on his way out
Confessions of an Estate Agentoffered nothing very new but David Cook found Blair: The Inside Storya more satisfying look at an untrustworthy profession.
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Tomlinson film marks One Life birthday
BBC1 will mark the 50th broadcast of its documentary strand One Lifewith a film on the dark years of actor Ricky Tomlinson's life.
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Little Bird to tell tales of a Punjabi princess
Indie Little Bird has won two new commissions with a strong Asian flavour, including a major new live action children's drama series for Five.
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ID scores deals for Betty's Freaky Eaters
ID Distribution has secured a hat trick of international deals for Betty TV's new BBC3 series Freaky Eaters.
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Ofcom seeks better way to fight pirate radio
Ofcom has admitted for the first time that it is unlikely to solve the problem of pirate radio by cracking down on illegal operators alone.
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NewsRecriminations begin over Richard & Judy
A row has broken out over who is to blame for the alleged misuse of premium rate phone lines on Channel 4's Richard and Judy Showbetween producer Cactus TV and Eckoh, which runs the show's phone service.
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Red Bee is first with tapeless flow
Red Bee Media has become the first broadcast company to adopt a fully tapeless workflow for the delivery to playout of all advertising for its clients, including Flextech, UKTV and Five.
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Technology chief spells out BBC HD future
BBC principal technologist Andy Quested gave some strong technical pointers to the future of HD formats at the conference.
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BBC nets huge response from The Verdict
The BBC has had one of its biggest ever online responses to its courtroom reality series The Verdictdespite lukewarm ratings and a harsh response from critics.