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NewsC4 Radio consortium backs Shennan move
The Channel 4 Radio multiplex has been given a shot in the arm after members of the consortium backed the appointment of BBC Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan in the top C4 Radio role.
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UBC plans ad deals for Cliq downloads
UBC will seek advertising partnerships for its one-click music download service Cliq in the new year following its launch on 85% of the UK’s mobile phones this week.
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Pilot shows travel
Pilot Productions has completed a number of sales for its travel-based documentaries.
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Merton lands new R2 run
Celador Productions has lined up Paul Merton and Ed Byrne to front comedy shows for BBC Radio 2.
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Diamond licence returned
Macquarie, the Australian investment company that owns Radio UK Holdings, has handed back the licence for Diamond FM in Plymouth just months ahead of the station’s launch.
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NewsBleak duo to reunite for R4
Bleak House stars Gillian Anderson and Denis Lawson are to reunite in BBC Radio 4’s Christmas drama Charing Cross Road.
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NewsMobile entertainment guide unveiled
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has launched a ‘practical guide’ on the audiovisual media service (AMS) directive that will directly affect the business of over 50% of the European mobile entertainment industry.
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NewsKylie joins GMG Radio for Xmas
Pop princess Kylie Minogue is to present her own network show on Real Radio and Century FM this Christmas.
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NewsTV Critics 4 December 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including last night’s edition of Heston Blumenthal: in search of perfection - broadcast on 4 December 2007
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NewsITV buys 12 Yard for£35m
ITV has confirmed it will acquire indie 12 Yard for£35m, and indicated that more acquisitions are on the way.
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NewsTLRC on acquisition trail
The Local Radio Company (TLRC) is planning to launch an acquisition drive after reporting its first full year operating profit for the year ended 30 September 2007.
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NewsCelebrity catch-up brings 5.2m to ITV1
ITV1’s follow up to its reality series I’m a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! was top of the ratings pile last night at 9pm with 5.2m viewers (22%).
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NewsShine signals intent with US acquisition
Shine’s planned£97m ($200m) acquisition of US indie Reveille is set to catapult it into the same league as Endemol, All3Media and Fremantle Media and signals the latest move by a UK producer into the globalmarketplace.
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NewsBBC cleared of blasphemy
The BBC and indie Avalon have escaped prosecution for blasphemy over the screening of controversial musical Jerry Springer - The Opera in 2005.
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Autodesk launches Combustion 2008
Autodesk has launched its Combustion 2008 software, the latest version of its desktop compositing and VFX solution featuring the Colour Warper tool (from the Flame visual effects system) as well as improvements to the schematic view.
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NewsEcho Beach shorts signal next phase for itv.com
Itv.com will host a 12-part series of online shorts linked to Kudos’ ITV1 dramas Echo Beach and Moving Wallpaper next month as part of plans to establish the site as the home of added value web-only content.
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NewsChannel 4 gets Carter
Channel 4 has confirmed that acting viewers’ editor Paula Carter will take on the role full-time.
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VoD strategist quits C4
Channel 4's chief strategist on the joint video-on-demand service Kangaroo, Rod Henwood, is to leave the broadcaster in April next year to pursue a new digital venture.