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  • People_john_simons_3
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    Tarrant to take on BBC radio dominance

    2008-07-01T13:43:21Z

    GMG will use Chris Tarrant as a weapon to take on the BBC, according to GMG group programme director John Simons.

  • Justin Engineer
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    DVB-T2: how the tests will work

    2008-07-01T17:27:09Z

    As preparations for the launch of HD on Freeview begin, Justin Mitchell from BBC research and innovation offers up some detail on the DVB-T2 trials.

  • Sony PMWEX3
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    Sony takes EX3 on the road

    2008-07-01T17:30:15Z

    Sony will showcase its new EX-range camera technology and the HDCAM SR mastering format during a UK road show in July.

  • NI Assembly
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    TSL to upgrade NI assembly broadcast system

    2008-07-01T17:37:34Z

    Systems integrator TSL has won a contract to re-furbish the broadcast facilities within the historic Parliament buildings in Belfast where the Northern Ireland Assembly meets.

  • Roger Federer
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    US broadcasters benefit from tapeless Wimbledon

    2008-07-01T17:40:39Z

    NBC, ESPN and Tennis Channel are making use of an on-site tapeless production set-up to provide coverage of this year's Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

  • Beijing Olympics
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    Camera Corps ready for Beijing role

    2008-07-01T17:43:06Z

    UK specialist camera systems company Camera Corps will play a key role in providing coverage of next month's Beijing Summer Olympics.

  • shows_eenders_whitney
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    EastEnders preparing child abuse storyline

    2008-07-02T09:42:07Z

    EastEnders is to tackle the sensitive issue of child sex abuse for the first time later this year, in a taboo-busting storyline centred on Bianca Jackson's 15-year old stepdaughter Whitney Dean.

  • people_duncan_bannatyne
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    TV critics 02 July '08

    2008-07-02T11:05:41Z

    'The choice of presenter was somewhat inspired.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

  • shows_britains_missing_top_model
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    Viewers find Britain's Missing Top Model

    2008-07-02T11:08:38Z

    BBC3's new factual series Britain's Missing Top Model strutted its stuff at 9pm last night in front of a solid 475,000 viewers (2.5%).

  • people_meredith_chambers
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    Chambers quits C4 for BBC Wales

    2008-07-02T11:27:59Z

    Meredith Chambers, Channel 4's commissioning editor for documentaries, is to join BBC Wales as executive editor, factual and music.

  • people_amywinehouse
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    BBC news execs clash over celebrity coverage

    2008-07-02T11:55:54Z

    Radio Festival: Two senior BBC news executives have locked horns over the prominence given to its entertainment news coverage.

  • generic_roulette_wheel
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    VMTV launches gaming channel

    2008-07-02T11:59:25Z

    Virgin Media Television has launched a fully interactive gaming channel in collaboration with Two Way Media.

  • radio_mic
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    Radio struggling to battle online listening

    2008-07-02T12:31:24Z

    Radio Festival: The explosion in online listening over the internet and new media devices is making it difficult for commercial radio broadcasters to differentiate themselves.

  • shows_was_dr_crippen_innocent
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    Dr Crippen revealed to 1.2m

    2008-07-02T12:36:05Z

    Five's documentary Was Dr Crippen Innocent? pulled in a steady 1.2m viewers last night at 8pm.

  • technology_ipod
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    Online radio listening rising

    2008-07-02T13:13:49Z

    The number of people who have listened to radio over the internet has risen to 14.5 million, with 3.7 million listening to a podcast each week, according to a new survey.

  • TV aerial
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    BBC testing DVB-T2 in run-up to HD Freeview

    2008-07-02T14:13:32Z

    The BBC has begun test transmissions of DVB-T2 in preparation for the launch of high-definition services on Freeview.

  • Snell and Wilcox switcher
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    Snell and Wilcox adapts Kahuna for EVS XT2

    2008-07-02T14:16:47Z

    British manufacturer Snell and Wilcox has adapted its popular Kahuna SD/HD multi-format vision mixer so that it works directly with the EVS XT2 production server.

  • News

    Harris HD kit set for Beijing

    2008-07-02T14:18:42Z

    Harris Corporation will Gearhouse Broadcast with HD image-processing equipment for use at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

  • 1080p TV set
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    Pay-TV stunting Euro HD

    2008-07-02T14:22:05Z

    The lack of access to free-to-air HD channels is a key reason behind the low take-up of HD in Europe, according to media analysts Screen Digest.

  • News

    Upgrade for iCR software

    2008-07-02T14:28:33Z

    AmberFin has upgraded its iCR software so that it now supports both Sony XDCam and Panasonic P2 standard-definition and high-definition encoding.