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NewsUS commissions boost Shed results
Shed Media generated more than a third of its£12.6m gross profit in the first half of the year from US broadcasters.
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NewsITV to axe 1,000 jobs by February
ITV plans to have slashed 1,000 jobs by February next year, nearly 20% of its workforce. This includes 430 jobs across its news services - 40% of regional news staff.
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NewsITV regional news guaranteed until 2012
ITV has guaranteed the provision of its regional news until “at least 2012” - despite announcing that 430 jobs would be cut from its services this morning.
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NewsCITV acquires CGI series
CITV has acquired preschool series Bo on the Go! from Decode Enterprises, the DHX Media-owned children's and entertainment distributor.
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NewsNUJ: Industrial action at ITV is inevitable
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared it will lead the fight against ITV's plans to cut 430 jobs from regional news rooms and strikes are now “inevitable”.
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NewsWho Do You Think You Are? ends on a whimper
BBC1's ratings success Who Do You Think You Are? failed to spark in the last of its current run yesterday at 9pm only interesting 4.9m viewers (21.2% share), the lowest audience for the show on the channel.
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NewsLipstick Jungle audience drops 57%
Living's glossy new US drama Lipstick Jungle took a tumble in the ratings last night with just 85,000 (0.59%) watching at 10pm, a fall of 57% on last week's launch.
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NewsC4 education facing 10% cut
Channel 4 will cut its education budget by 10% next year as part of its latest round of cuts.
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NewsWomen in Film and TV names chair
Trade body Women in Film and Television has appointed April Chamberlain as its new chair.
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NewsITV regional staff to know fate by December
ITV regions director Michael Jermey has told ITV News Group (ING) staff facing redundancy that they will “know where they stand” by early December.
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NewsLetter: Michael Jermey, director, ITV Regions
Letter from ITV Regions director Michael Jermey to all ING staff outlining the timetable for the company cutting 430 jobs.
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Sex tops C4 education slate
Channel 4 is putting sex and relationships centre stage in its upcoming education slate.
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NewsClements makes first SMG hiring
Alan Clements has made his first major appointment at Scottish media group SMG, handing the role of head of entertainment and factual to Paul Murray.
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NewsITV aquires German indie
ITV-owned Granada Germany has acquired a majority stake in the Berlin-based indie Imago as part of its global expansion strategy.
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NewsCasualty in need of first aid
Casualty, one of the main pillars in BBC1's schedule, may be in need of some attention as ratings have been in decline this year.
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NewsPharos Mediator sold to Ascent Media
Ascent Media is adding Pharos Mediator content management technology to its Stephen Street playout facility.
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NewsFree F35 demo at Pinewood
Rogue Element Films and Band Pro Munich are hosting a free all-day demo of the Sony F35 camera and related technologies at Pinewood Studios in London next week.
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NewsAvid adds Red support
Avid Technology is the latest company to sign a R3D Software Developer's Kit (SDK) License agreement, making it possible for producers to create workflows using the Red One and Avid editing software.
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NewsBBC upgrade makes use of Crystal Vision boards
Crystal Vision has revealed that 165 of its interface boards are being used in the newly upgraded Studio Four at BBC Television Centre.
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NewsSmoke added to Aardman workflow
Aardman Animations has bought an Autodesk Smoke editing and finishing system and added it to the workflow for its new Cbeebies series Timmy.