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NewsSci-Fi joins Homechoice platform
8am: Video-on-demand serviceHomechoice has struck a deal with NBC Universal to add the Sci-Fi Channel to its channel line-up.
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NewsPEER POLL: Friends Reunited
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is it a good move for ITV to buy Friends Reunited?
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NewsTinopolis bid meets defiantTV Corp board
10am: The Television Corporation (TV Corp) board has urged shareholders to 'take no action' over the formal bid offer made by Welsh production company Tinopolis yesterday.
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NewsRome loses 2m viewers
BBC2's lavish drama series Rome was deserted by almost 2 million viewers last night as the second episode drew an average of 4.7 million (19.9%) at 9pm.
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NewsITV1 plans sci-fi rival to Doctor Who
ITV is looking to launch its own£6 million sci-fi rival to the BBC's Doctor Who with a new series, which will follow a group of time-travelling scientists who go back to pre-historic times.
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NewsLumsden heads BBC comedy
The BBC has appointed Lucy Lumsden, the producer of The Catherine Tate Show, as comedy commissioner, in a move which sees comedy and entertainment commissioning separated for the first time.
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Unions threaten ITV with strike on pay
Unions have told ITV that they want an above-inflation pay rise for next year or they will start industrial action. The joint claim from Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Amicus comes after a number of ITV workers went on strike earlier this year, affecting shows such as Coronation ...
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Quench titles latest home show
Quench Design has created the titles and stings for Hotbed Media's Build, Buy or Restore, a 10 x 30-minute series that helps people decide how they would like to get their new house. Steve Best, Quench's creative director, designed the sequence, using stills and footage shot at high resolution to ...
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Tough trading hits VTR results
VTR Plc has reported pre-tax losses of£780,000 this year, with sales falling from£25.3m last year to£21.5m.
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Rushes hires Kiddie
Rushes post-production has recruited visual effects artist Dave Kiddie to join its visual effects team. Kiddie, previously a freelancer, has worked on high-end commercials including a commercial for BBC Radio 2, Shout. He joins Rushes' 15-strong VFX team and will work as senior VFX artist on high-end commercials, using Fire ...
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Sudoku kicks off RDF's Hanrahan team-up
RDF Rights has signed a two-year first-look development deal with Hanrahan Media, covering all new shows and consumer products.
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Grade to spell out TV fortunes in Vegas
BBC chair Michael Grade will deliver the keynote address at the National Association of Television Program Executives in Las Vegas on 25 January. Meanwhile, organisers of Mipcom have announced that the marketplace in Cannes last month attracted 11,704 delegates, a 7% increase on 2004.
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Plans for filming in Parliament rejected
Broadcasters have lost their battle to place cameras in the Westminster corridors outside the chamber of the House of Commons. Despite a campaign led by the former film producer and Labour peer David Puttnam to allow cameras into the corridors of power the plans have been scuppered. Nigel Griffiths, deputy ...
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Stars nominate favourite ITV shows
Joan Collins and Trevor McDonald are to reveal their love for The Avengers and Tommy Cooper's TV comedies for an ITV1 show being made by Talent TV. Must See TV gives celebrities the chance to sing the praises of their favourite ITV shows - comedian Julian Clary examines the success ...
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Farm heads RTS list
The Farm Group has two nominations for this year's RTS Craft & Design Awards. Senior colourist Aidan Farrell, who has already won two RTS awards, is aiming for a hat trick, in the visual effects - picture enhancement category with Murder Prevention (World Productions for Five). Head of audio Nigel ...
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Popworld expansion
Former ITV director of licensing Martin Lowde has been appointed as the chief executive of Popworld. Its four shareholders - Channel 4, UBC Media, Freedom Media and Simon Fuller - have tasked Lowde with developing the Popworld brand and driving commercial success around the world, both on and off air. ...
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London hires execs
The London Studios has boosted its post-production facility with three new management recruits, as part of an investment in improving its services. London Post's head of post-production, Soraya Robinson, joins as facilities manager, while Chris Downes comes on board as head of post-production sound, after eight years at Lynx Digital ...
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Radio rivals unite to test DRM quality
BBC World Service, Kiss 100, TalkSport and Virgin Radio have joined forces in a six-week DRM digital broadcast trial in London. In partnership with broadcast infrastructure provider National Grid Wireless (NGW), formerly known as Crown Castle, the trial, which started on 31 October, will examine whether the new digital standard ...
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Endemol recruits for drama push
Endemol's international push into drama has taken another step forward with the poaching of Caroline Torrance from Granada International (GI).
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UKTV gets its digits on Sudoku obsession
UKTV G2 has made its first-ever commission - a quiz series based on the Sudoku craze. Street Cred Sudoku has been commissioned by UKTV head of commissioning Jo Clinton-Davis from indie Hanrahan Media. The 5 x 23-minute series, hosted by Radio One DJ Colin Murray, will be stripped across the ...