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NewsLangham charged with indecency
Comedian Chris Langham has been charged with 15 counts of making indecent images of children.
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NewsRajars to include podcasts
Radio audience measurement body Rajar is to include figures for podcast listening in the next round of Rajar results, in a bid to keep abreast of the new media trends in radio listening.
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NewsRajars: Listeners in Scotland hold steady
Scotland proved a mixed bag in the latest round of Rajar results, with most stations remaining broadly steady on reach and share, helped in part by a six or 12 month listening survey period.
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NewsRajars: BBC increases radio share
The BBC has increased its share of radio listening for the second quarter in a row, and reached another all time high, with 55.4% of all listening according to the latest round of Rajar results.
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NewsRajars: Vaughan remains breakfast choice for Londoners
Johnny Vaughan's Capital Radio breakfast show has retained its slot as the most popular commercial breakfast show in the London market, with 963,000 listeners.
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NewsRole for Woodward
Shaun Woodward has been confirmed as the new broadcasting minister, following last week's Cabinet reshuffle in which his predecessor James Purnell moved to the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Nats' suite upgrade
Evolutions-owned Nats Post Production is upgrading one of its eight audio studios to a Dolby Surround 5.1 audio suite at its Soho Square facility. The fully specified suite will be installed by the end of the month and is the first major investment since Evolutions acquired Nats last month.
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ITV loses two entertainment execs
ITV Productions has lost a clutch of its key entertainment programme-makers in the space of a week including executive producers James Sunderland and Stewart Morris, who worked on Dancing on Iceand Brainiacrespectively.
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Ofcom ditches rule
Ofcom has abolished regulations limiting how much ITV, Channel 4 and Five can cross-promote their digital programmes and services - but has introduced a new rule to stop terrestrial broadcasters promoting Freeview over competing pay-TV platforms. From 10 July, the three terrestrial broadcasters will no longer be constrained by current ...
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Mahoney joins DGP
DVD and post facility DGP has taken on TMR Digital's head of DVD, Lucie Mahoney, as head of DVD operations. In her new role Mahoney will be responsible for client management, general DVD operations and managing workflows and processes.
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Trisha signs golden handcuffs deal
Talk show host Trisha Goddard has signed a new two-year golden handcuffs deal with Five after rejecting rival approaches from broadcasters. The new agreement will see her 10.30am weekday series Trisha Goddard, which has been struggling in the ratings, continue through to the end of ...
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GI signs Dancing on Ice deal with Russia
Granada International (GI) has secured two format deals with public broadcaster TV Channel Russia, which has picked up the rights to ITV series Dancing on Ice and Soapstar Superstar. Both shows will be produced locally in Russia with production expected ...
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Mr & Mrs Smith creates titles
Mr & Mrs Smith has created the graphics and title sequence for At It Productions' Bride & Grooming. The 6 x 60-minute factual entertainment series follows six couples going under the knife just three weeks before their wedding day. The titles were created using high-resolution ...
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ITFC wins contract
ITFC has won the contract to provide Flextech Television with subtitling, audio description and signing for its UK channels - Living TV, Living TV2, Ftn, Challenge, Bravo, Player and Trouble. The deal extends ITFC's six-year relationship with Flextech, providing it with access services for a further two years. It will ...
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Mitcorp orders first Infinity cameras
The first production models of the new Thomson Grass Valley Infinity camcorder in the UK will be available this June from reseller Mitcorp after the company revealed it signed a deal to purchase 22 units at the start of the year, writesAndy Stout.
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Hilsum in China call
Channel 4 News'international editor, Lindsey Hilsum, who this week was permanently posted to China, has called on UK broadcasters to recognise the growing significance of the country in news coverage. Hilsum will keep her title after establishing a Beijing bureau in September but will cover Chinese stories for the ITN-produced ...
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Zone buys US series for its UK channels
Zone Vision Networks has licensed a number of classic US series from 20th Century Fox Television for two of its UK channels. The Horror Channel has acquired five seasons of Tales from the Crypt, as well as series Strange Luck, ...
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Women in broadcasting survey Part II
Broadcast unveils the results of a major survey into how women are fairing in the broadcasting industry
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UK broadcasters face LA price war
Channel controllers and their acquisitions executives next week depart en masse for over a week in the Californian sunshine, but this year's LA Screenings are likely to be the most competitive - and costly - ever for UK broadcasters.
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Worldwide sells Hustle and Bodies to Spain
New Spanish free-to-air channel La Sexta has picked up a hat trick of BBC Worldwide series -axed hospital drama Bodies, Kudos-produced Hustle and Ricky Gervais comedy Extras. The Spanish TV market is proving lucrative for ...