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Production - Can home-editing be made to pay?
Apparently it's never been simpler or cheaper to make TV, but as Leo Carlyon discovers, the costs of editing from home are still prohibitive. But if the idea still appeals, we look at what it takes to buy your own set-up.
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NewsPEER POLL: Peter Fincham
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Peter Fincham good news for BBC1?
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NewsAbbott lands Peabody award
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott has picked up another award for his political thriller State Of Play.
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NewsNew acquisitions chief for Jetix
Kids broadcaster Jetix Europe has appointed Nathan Waddington as director of pan-European acquisitions and UK programming.
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NewsChampions League bids in today
ITV and Sky look set to retain their shared UK rights of the Uefa Champions League as bids for the 2006-2009 coverage are due to be put in by the broadcasters today.
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NewsLRC awarded Durham FM licence
The Local Radio Company has won a new FM licence in Durham worth£3m and hopes to launch the new station this autumn.
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NewsReligious group slams ITV
Broadcasters have been accused of putting profits ahead of public service broadcasting by a group which rewards religious programming.
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NewsGrade faces grilling on BBC job cuts
BBC chairman Michael Grade faces his first major public grilling over the corporation's future since signing off thousands of job cuts.
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NewsLife Before Birth draws 3.5m
Channel 4's lengthy documentary Life Before Birthwas a surprise hit last night with an audience high of 3.5 million (25%).
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NewsUS TV product placement worth£1bn
New research from the United States says product placement in television is growing faster than other media, including films and video games, giving British companies a sight of the potential cash on offer if Ofcom relaxed its ban in the UK.
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NewsFincham to start BBC1 post early
New BBC1 controller Peter Fincham will take over the running of the channel a month earlier than expected.
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NewsScreenhouse launches Machinehouse
The team who built catapults, crossbows and a fort for BBC2's What The Ancients Did For Usare putting their skills up for hire.
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NewsITV1 dramatises royal romance
ITV1 is cashing in on last weekend's royal wedding with a docudrama about the early romance between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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NewsKreiz buys into Smartjog
Ynon Kreiz, the former founder and chief executive of Fox Kids Europe, has bought a stake in Smartjog, a company that specialises in tapeless programme distribution.
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NewsMip news round-up
Indie Black Diamond Films has launched a new division that will specialise in alternative Jackass-style youth programming.
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News3m see Pope's funeral on BBC1
Viewers preferred BBC1's coverage of the funeral of Pope John Paul II with the corporation's audience reaching a peak of 3 million (38%) at 10.50am.
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NewsRoyal wedding beaten by National
The Grand Nationalproved more popular than The Royal Weddingon Saturday with a peak of 9.8 million (62%) at 4.15pm.
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NewsEndemol picks up baby format
Endemol has signed a deal with ID Distribution to take new format Don't Drop the Babyaround the world.
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NewsBBC rapped for naming teacher
The BBC has been rapped over a documentary in which a gay man admitted a schoolboy 'crush' on one of his former teachers.
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NewsAlba bags History commissions
Military specialist indie Alba Communications has landed two commissions for the History Channel's global feeds, worth£1.5m.