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NewsDavid Zucker Interview
David Zucker is looking for British production talent for US drama series
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NewsLonely girl finds new friends at Bebo
KateModern is a UK internet drama spin-off from the successful Lonelygirl15, an interactive web drama that viewers originally didn't realise was staged, writes Holly Cruickshank.
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NewsBSkyB takes over set-top supply in Amstrad swoop
BSkyB is dipping into its war chest to buy Amstrad, Sir Alan Sugar's set-top box manufacturing firm, for£125m.
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NewsGCap and Emap buck downward trend
The FTSE 100 endured a turbulent week. Buffeted by concerns over the debt market, share prices fell more than 300 points, before recovering slightly to 6,360.1p. The Broadcast 20 fell in line with the market, with the majority of shares ending the week down.
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Film festival on web TV
Internet TV network Babelgum has launched a dedicated channel on the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, an event that supports film-makers.
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Yellow card for Mix 107
The Local Radio Company's Mix 107, which broadcasts to Amersham and High Wycombe, has received a 'yellow card warning' from Ofcom following a breach of formatting regulation.
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Talk Sport signs rugby duo
Will Carling, England's youngest ever rugby captain, and David Campese (pictured), Australia's record try scorer, have been signed up by Talk Sport as new anchors for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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Blackburn joins KMFM
Veteran broadcaster Tony Blackburn is to join KMFM to host a new syndicated show in Kent following his departure from Classic Gold at the end of this week.
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NewsGranada sells 400 hours to eastern Europe
Distributor Granada International has completed a raft of post-Discop sales in eastern Europe totalling over 400 hours.
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NewsMerton to host improv pilot
Paul Merton has been signed to present the pilot for the UK version of Australian format Thank God You're Herefor ITV1.
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BBCW hires news chief
BBC Worldwide America has appointed a new executive vice-president of news and sport in a move to step up the expansion of BBC news in the US.
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Red Bull in China shop
IMG Media has sold the upcoming Red Bull Air Races to Chinese broadcaster CCTV-5.
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NewsTime to restore trust in call TV
Has the industry learnt its lesson over the problem with call TV?
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NewsIndie Century wins Live Earth film commission
Century Films has become the first UK indie to win a commission from the US film producer behind the Al Gore documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
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Docu-drama looks at Thatcher's road to Finchley
BBC4 has commissioned Great Meadow Productions to make a 90-minute film called Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk to Finchley.
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NewsQuantel adopts organic display
Digital technologist Quantel has adopted the organic light emitting display (OLED) for screens in some of its post-production technologies.
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NewsBBC's OB slice of Salford Pie
The BBC's outside broadcast division will take a presence at the Pie Factory in Salford Quays, the only building currently standing at the Salford MediaCity:UK site.
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NewsBKN opens HD facility
Children's media and entertainment company BKN is creating a new HD facility but it has not yet released details of the amount of money involved.
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NewsGearbox Cardiff opening
Equipment dealer and hire company GearBox is opening a new office in Cardiff.