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NewsThompson defends BBC morale
BBC director general Mark Thompson has rejected suggestions by Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan that the reforms taking place at the corporation are going to 'crush confidence' among staff for years to come.
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will ITV be bought this year?
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NewsDesperate Housewives attracts 5m
Desperate Housewivesmade a glittering debut on Channel 4 last night with peak viewing figures of 5 million (30%) in the last five minutes, trouncing ITV1's new Johnny Vegas vehicle Dead Man Weds.
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The battlegrounds of 2005
Broadcast looks at some of the key conflicts coming up in a year in which every area of the industry will be facing either major change or increasing competition
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Smoke for Solden Sq
Soho's Golden Square Post has set up a suite equipped with Discreet's Smoke after buying two Tezros workstations. It has also upgraded another suite with Smoke. Managing director Phil Gillies said: 'The extra Smoke gives us the flexibility to deal with the high-end projects that keep getting thrown at us.'
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Second outing for The Smoking Room
BBC comedy The Smoking Roomhas been commissioned for a second series. The 8 x 30-minute BBC3 and BBC2 co-commission, which features the humdrum lives of a group of work-based smokers, is due to air in the autumn. It will again be written by Brian Dooley, produced ...
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Gearhouse serves
Gearhouse Broadcast will be providing host facilities for Australia's Seven Network for the Australian Tennis Open in 2005. Facilities being provided include three edit suites, 59 cameras and seven vision mixers.
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New MD for FOR-A
Equipment manufacturer FOR-A has appointed Jackson Kitahara and Haruyuki Tomihara as managing director and technical director. Kitahara returns from the US after setting up the UK branch in 1985 and replaces Hiroshi Nakao who returns to the Tokyo headquarters. Tomihara also moves from the US, where he had been west ...
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Resolution gets flint
Resolution has bought Flint and Smoke on Linux, boosting its compositing and visual effects capabilities. The kit was bought through Discreet reseller XTFX.
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TSI hires YTA finalist
TSI Post has hired BroadcastYoung Talent Awards best young editor 2004 finalist and non-linear editor Duncan Hill. Hill had worked at Skaramoosh for two years as an offline editor and his credits include Paul Burrell: A Royal Servant, a documentary for October ...
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Sky goes early with Five news
Five brought forward the handover of its news operation from ITN to Sky News by two days following the Asian tsunami disaster. Instead of launching on Monday (3 January), Sky News produced two short updates on the disaster that were broadcast on Five at 9pm on Saturday and Sunday (1 ...
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Digital triumphs in Xmas ratings
The terrestrial broadcasters suffered their lowest combined Christmas audience share ever as multichannel broadcasters continued to gain ground.
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Ofcom urges digital radio expansion
Ofcom has proposed a radical expansion of the radio industry, including the launch of at least 100 local digital stations. In the first of a two-stage industry review, a block of local licences is proposed to plug gaps in the UK's digital radio map. On medium wave, 10 new analogue ...
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Deayton to host guru series
ITV1 has commissioned a six-part, studio-based entertainment series, fronted by Angus Deayton, which explores the world of self-help gurus.
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Crow TV opens second facility
Crow Television is doubling its capacity by setting up shop on the doorstep of Endemol, Atlantic Productions and National Geographic.
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MBO gives Kanjee control of Evolutions
Evolutions Television is set for major expansion following a multimillion-pound management buyout led by managing director Simon Kanjee.
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Commissioner's Q&A: Maxine Watson
With What Ron Said and Who Do You Think You Are? on her CV, the commissioning executive BBC documentaries and contemporary factual would like to steal - and star in - Channel 4's Musicality
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Sit-up to launch two movie channels
TV shopping broadcaster Sit-up is to expand by launching two movie channels in the spring. Real-movies.tv will feature TV and cinematic releases based on real-life events, and Movies on 333 will consist of westerns and showcase the best student films. Sit-up is currently sourcing material and is set to do ...
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Framestore buys kit
Framestore CFC has invested in Panasonic equipment with the purchase of an AJ-HD3700BE VTR. Framestore CFC senior supervising engineer Andy Howard said: 'With worldwide acceptance of this format and the ability to deliver HD on 16:9, 4:3 and Cinemascope [as well as] DVD and film transfer, we felt secure in ...
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Brook Lapping duo given CBEs
Husband and wife documentary team Anne and Brian Lapping were among the broadcasting figures recognised in the new year honours list.