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NewsITV moves 120 to new TNS facility
ITV is moving 120 operations staff to a multimillion-pound transmission facility in Chiswick, under a new 10-year deal with technology giant Thomson.
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BBC1 daytime orders Leopard drama
Indie Leopard Drama is to make a one-off, 45-minute drama based on a novella by ex-SAS author Andy McNab for BBC1. The Grey Man, a light-hearted story about a man who is inspired by heist films to rob the bank where he works, will air ...
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Green Bay to make kids films for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned Cardiff indie Green Bay Media to make a 4 x 30-minute series called Through Children's Eyes, which is based on a one-off show it made for the BBC in 2006.
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Radio 1 orders two doc/debate hybrids
All Out Productions has secured two commissions from Radio 1 that combine short documentaries with a live debate. Fighting the Power, about the influence of hip-hop legends Public Enemy, and Universally Educated, about the increasing number of students attending university, are 20-minute documentaries that have ...
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021's£4m OB truck to film Dancing on Ice
Outside broadcast specialist O21 Television has unveiled a£4m HD OB truck - and its first production will be ITV1's hit show Dancing on Ice, which returns on 20 January.
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NewsBerry and Brown to host shows for Capital
Television presenters Dave Berry and Matt Brown are to host a month of special shows for Capital Radio.
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NewsDisney shows available on Orange
Disney Channel and mobile network Orange have signed a deal allowing customers with 3G handsets to watch Disney shows such as Kim Possible,for the first time in the UK.
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NewsUS network buys Bad Girls for gay appeal
Shed Productions' long-running prison drama Bad Girlshas been acquired by gay US cable network, Logo.
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NewsTiscali lodges BT complaint with Ofcom
Internet giant Tiscali has complained to Ofcom that BT is holding up the roll-out of IPTV services, which rely on access to BT telephone exchanges.
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NewsC4 signs PSP podcast deal
Channel 4 is to deliver Celebrity Big Brotherpodcasts and radio content to listeners on the move via the handheld Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) console.
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NewsThis Life reunion brings 3.4m to BBC2
BBC2's revival of cult 90s drama This Lifewas a hit with the viewers as the 80-minute special gained 3.4 million (13.8%) at 9pm last night.
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NewsBland criticises Grade's defection to ITV
Former BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has ruled out returning to his old role and has criticised Michael Grade's defection to ITV before the conclusion of the licence fee settlement.
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NewsCommunity Channel adds new head of programmes
Community Channel has appointed former Five controller of special events Adam Perry in a new role as head of programmes and campaigns.
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NewsMPs and groups to oppose BBC licence fee settlement
Broadcasting unions are joining forces with a cross-party group of MPs in a last-ditch bid to oppose Treasury plans to cut BBC funding.
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NewsRecord number of journalists killed in 2006
More journalists were murdered or suffered unexplained deaths than ever before in 2006, with 84 of the 155 journalists killed working in the broadcast sector.
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NewsSky+ breaks two million mark
Sky+ is now in more than two million homes across the UK and Ireland following a 50% rise in take-up during 2006.
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NewsXmas ratings dominated by BBC1's Vicar
The final two episodes of BBC1's The Vicar of Dibleydominated the ratings over the Christmas period with the last ever episode on New Year's Day grabbing 12.3 million (44.9%).
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NewsThompson resigned to below par licence fee
BBC director general Mark Thompson expressed 'real disappointment' at the level of the proposed licence fee settlement that was leaked by government sources to political correspondents before Christmas.
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Thompson's email to staff in full
Mark Thompson's email to BBC staff about the new licence fee settlement.
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NewsVicar's final farewell secures 12.3m for BBC1
A new year and new start for The Vicar of Dibley as Dawn French's character moves from vicar to wife and a massive 12.3 million (44.9%) tuned in at 9.30pm for the last ever episode of the BBC1 sitcom.