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R4 to air Vicious doc
BBC Radio 4 will go in search of the real Sid Vicious to mark 30 years since the punk icon's death.
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VMTV lands first marketing boss
Virgin Media TV, the content arm of Virgin Media, has appointed Jeff Dodds to the newly-created role of brand and marketing director.
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Unforgiven kicks off with 7.2m for ITV1
ITV1 three-part drama Unforgiven got off on the right foot last night with an impressive 7.2m viewers (30.2%) at 9pm.
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NewsLifetime exec joins BBCW
BBC Worldwide America has appointed Allison Wallach as senior VP of worldwide productions in New York.
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24's Jack back with 633,000 on Sky 1
Sky 1's action drama series 24 was back after a two-year break last night, attracting a strong audience of 633,00 (3.24%) for the start of the seventh series at 9pm.
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NewsFremantle revives US game
Fremantle Media’s LA production arm has been commissioned by CBS to produce a revamped version of a gameshow which first aired on the network in 1961.
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New Countdown adds up to 1.2m
Countdown pulled in 1.2m viewers (13.2% share) at 3.25pm yesterday as it returned with with a new set and two new presenters.
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Discovery EMEA appoints Sky exec
BSkyB executive David Rey is to leave the satellite broadcaster after twelve years to become Discovery Networks EMEA's chief operating officer.
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C4 orders more Gok's Fashion Fix
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of factual entertainment shows Gok's Fashion Fix from Endemol subsidiary Cheetah Television.
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Cohen edges BBC3 younger
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is trying to skew the channel's “sweet spot” younger - but insisted he will not alienate its core viewers.
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MPs urge Ofcom chair to take pay cut
Ofcom's incoming chair Dr Colette Bowe has turned down a challenge from MPs to set recession-hit Britain an example by accepting a cut in her£200,000 annual salary for a three-day-a-week role.
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NewsBrazil buys Granada doc
Granada International has sold a raft of documentaries to new Brazilian channel Ideal.
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NewsGMG considers in-house sales
Guardian Media Group could take its ad sales in-house following the termination of its contract with Global Radio.
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Former Autodesk manager joins Avid
Avid has confirmed the appointed of former Autodesk country manager Simon Brett as senior sales manager for UK and Ireland.
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JVC unveils Quicktime camcorder
JVC has launched a new camcorder that makes it possible for Final Cut Pro users to instantly edit recorded material without having to convert the file first.
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Halo adds Bafta winner
Halo Post Production has recruited Bafta award winning dubbing mixer and sound editor Pete Gates and added a new facility director.
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Kennel Club changes breeding rules
The Kennel Club is overhauling the controversial breeding rules that prompted the BBC to drop its coverage of Crufts.
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Pixel Farm founder dies
Richard Spohrer, the co-founder of UK visual effects software company The Pixel Farm, passed away suddenly on 31 December 2008 aged 43.
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Autodesk snub prompts Foundry price cut
The Foundry has slashed the price of its Autodesk plug-ins after being dropped from the manufacturer's software developer programme.
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Evolutions adds Icon desk
Audio post reseller Scrub has installed a Digidesign Icon D-Control ES mixing console at Evolutions' newly acquired Great Pulteney Street location.