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NewsFormer Ofcom exec makes Ingenious move
Media investment group Ingenious has hired former Ofcom executive Kip Meek as a board director.
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NewsThompson confirms more BBC job cuts on the way
BBC director general Mark Thompson confirmed yesterday that there will be job cuts following the lower than hoped for licence fee settlement.
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NewsRadio Advertising Bureau hires King as chair
Former Capital Radio managing director Martina King has been appointed chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau, the body charged with drawing advertisers to commercial radio.
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NewsC4 orders more Secret Millionaire
Six more millionaires have agreed to part with thousands of pounds for a second series of The Secret Millionaire on Channel 4.
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NewsPEER POLL: 'Wank Week'
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should Channel 4 have dropped 'Wank Week'?
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NewsRockTalk wins Manchester licence
GMG Radio is continuing its rapid expansion after winning the FM licence to cover Manchester with its RockTalk format.
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NewsDe Mol sets up Talpa distribution arm
Talpa Media, the broadcaster and producer set up by Big Brothercreator John De Mol, has launched an international distribution division which will allow it to exploit in-house formats and ready-made content internationally.
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NewsSky launches pay DTT service ... on the same day Virgin media rebrands
BSkyB is launching a subscription television service on digital terrestrial television (DTT) this summer, offering four channels understood to be Sky Movies, Sky Sports, Sky News and Sky One.
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NewsFormer TWI chief Bill Sinrich dies
Former TWI chief executive Bill Sinrich died unexpectedly after a short illness on Friday 2 February 2007.
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NewsVirgin Media takes fresh swipe at Ofcom and Sky
Virgin Media chairman Jim Mooney took a fresh swipe at UK regulators today claiming there are 'structural flaws' in the system and pointed to the fact that its rival BSkyB was able 'block' its attempt to buy ITV.
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NewsLacklustre England performance still brings 7.6m to BBC1
BBC1's live coverage of England 's friendly against Spain managed to gain an average audience of 7.6 million (31.4%), despite failing to shine.
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NewsVirgin launches on-demand channel
Virgin Media is launching a on-demand channel offering series such as Grey's Anatomy, West Wingand Little Britainto subscribers .
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NewsSafeNet venture
Data security company SafeNet has linked with digital broadcast systems provider Cardinal Information Systems to launch a mobile TV digital rights system.
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NewsRicochet secures string of orders
Ricochet has won a raft of orders for Channel 4, E4 and the BBC including a show on people with unusual attitudes to sex.
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New Locomotion job
Visual effects specialist Locomotion has hired former Adstream new media chief Craig Roy as head of digital media.
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Sky Travel investigates phobias
Sky Travel has bought Phobia, a documentary series about people with extreme fears, from US indie and distributor Cableready.
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NewsRDF puts Trisha on international stage
RDF Rights is to distribute Town House TV's Trisha Goddard. The long-running talk show, which currently airs on Five, consists of a library of 250 hours of programming with a further 235 shows planned through to 2008.
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Leopardrama hires Wearing
Leopardrama, the drama arm of indie Leopard Films, has hired Catherine Wearing as its first development producer.
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US pilot for How to Look Good Naked
Birmingham indie Maverick Television is to make a broadcast pilot of its hit show How to Look Good Nakedfor US cable network Lifetime.
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NewsWall to Wall goes live with genealogy show
Indie Wall to Wall is building on the success of Who Do You Think You Are?with a live history show based around the hit genealogy series.