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Landmark case hits card fraud
Fraudsters have been dealt a blow in a recent UK court case as Dutch conditional access firm Irdeto Access secured a conviction against a maker of pirate satellite smart cards.However, despite
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TWG sells Scot FM to raise capital
Kelvin MacKenzie's The Wireless Group has been forced to sell Scot FM for£25m to rival GMG in order to alleviate its debt crisis, writes Steve Aston.
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BSC's demise is well deserved
It's time to say RIP to the Broadcasting Standards Commission, just as it appoints an interim director to see it through to dissolution and integration into Ofcom.Paul Bolt, a former civil
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September broadens factuals drive
September Films is attempting to move into more serious factual programming following the appointment of Brook Lapping series producer Carole Peters as head of documentaries, writes Steve Aston.
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TX - Bringing the past to life
Costume designer Frances Tempest had just 10 weeks to clothe more than 50 characters in authentic 1940s garb - right down to their underwear - for BBC drama's forthcoming family saga,
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Off the Record - News in brief
Lord Thomson, former chairman of Independent Television Commission forerunner the Independent Broadcasting Authority, shared a platform with his daughter for the first time ever at last week's Voice of the Listener
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Kingston revamps brands
Kingston Mediastream is to be renamed Kingston Inmedia as part of anoverall rebranding exercise by parent company Kingston Communications, writes Barbara Marshall.
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ON THE BOX - Digging up the past
Andrew Christie, chairman of Big Finish, felt embarrassed for those presenting Dinosaur Island, but was awed by The World at War.
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Bolt takes top job at the BSC
Department for Culture, Media & Sport head of strategy and communications Paul Bolt has been appointed director of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), writes Steve Aston.
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Former IBA chief slams bill
Former Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) chairman Lord Thomson has slammed the government's planned communications bill, claiming it would give too much power to a single regulatory body and would not safeguard public service broadcasting, writes N
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NO RTL ENDEMOL BID
RTL Group has dismissed rumours that it has made a bid for Dutch production house Endemol, maker of Big Brother. A spokesman said the reports, carried in a French newspaper this
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Sky software gives viewers bespoke TV
Sky has introduced personalised TV software which will enable its 5.4 million digital subscribers to create their own TV schedules, writes David Wood.
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BBC DOC LOOKS AT THE BRITS AND MADONNA
The BBC has been given exclusive access to Madonna's inner circle in order to make a special 60-minute documentary to mark the arrival of her Drowned World tour in Britain, writes
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BBC settles out of court in Elite case
The BBC has settled the High Court action brought against it by the Elite model agency over an episode of investigative show MacIntyre Undercover, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC RELIGION JOB OPEN
The BBC has been forced to re-advertise the position of head of religion and ethics after a six-month search failed to find a suitable candidate. A short list had been drawn
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Graham Norton indie wins first BBC deal
So television, the indie set up by comedian Graham Norton and former United Productions controller of entertainment Graham Stuart, has secured its first commission outside Channel 4, writes Leigh Holmwood.BBC 1
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SPORTS GRAPHICS DEAL WIN AT BBC MEDIAARC
BBC MediaArc has bagged two prestigious graphics commissions from BBC sport, one for Wimbledon and the other for the World Athletics coverage. Pictured is a frame from the titles for this
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BAYNES LEAVES BIG BROTHER FOR HIS OWN FIRM
Victoria Real consultant producer Mark Baynes who is executive producer of the Big Brother websites has taken voluntary redundancy from the Brighton-based firm to set up his own media company, Baynes
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BRITISH LEAD AT BANFF
The British won more gongs at the Banff TV festival's Rockie Awards than any other country on Monday night. Baby Cow's Human Remains for the BBC beat off stiff competition from
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SMASHED ATOM HIRES
Telewest-controlled interactive TV consultancy Smashed Atom has made two key appointments. The consultancy has poached NTL Interactive head of applications Tammy Learn to take charge of the product management team, focusing