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NewsComment - Journalists under fire
Tumber and Frank Webster look at the dangers of reporting in conflict areas
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NewsProfile - Keith Macmillan: True stories of a risk-taker
The man behind The Chart Show and True Movies channel Keith Macmillan
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NewsDesigns on digital
How to you launch a new channel and make it last longer than the launch night party
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Comment - Down with the kids
Emily Bell comments on BBC making youth audience ratings the priority
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NewsBBC swoops on US teen drama
Blonde beach babes in bikinis and hunks in trunks sound like the kind of US import that might be snapped up by E4, Sky One or maybe even Five. But the BBC has emerged as the surprise buyer of Falcon Beach, the most talked about ...
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Sky to Flaunt it with new gay channel
Flaunt, the 24-hour music channel owned by BSkyB and managed by the Chart Show Group, is being hauled out of the closet.
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NewsBBC plans commercial downloads service
The BBC will launch a commercial version of its online catch-up service, the iPlayer, whether or not the free offering is approved by the board of governors.
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NewsC4 aims at Today with radio rival
Channel 4 is planning to launch a radio rival to BBC Radio 4's Todayprogramme, using the resources of its TV news service and big name presenters such as Jon Snow, Sarah Smith and Alex Thomson.
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NewsLeader - From rhetoric to reality
Broadcasteditor Conor Dignam looks at Pact's deals on new media rights
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NewsBBC chiefs consider 30-min peaktime Panorama
The BBC is considering making Panoramaa half-hour weekday programme as part of the changes surrounding the recruitment of a new editor.
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Sammon leaves ITV editor role
ITV editor of entertainment Mark Sammon is leaving the broadcaster with no job to go to, after a year in the role.
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Discovery gives Nat Geo deja vu
The National Geographic Channel is considering taking legal action over two of its formats which it says Discovery Networks has ripped off.
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NewsSecond series could be last for Green Wing
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off feature-length episode of Green Wing that will tie up loose plot lines but feed speculation that the comedy will not return for a third series.
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BBC2 plans 9.50pm docs to hold evening viewers
BBC2 is planning to launch a new strand of weekly 40-minute documentaries in a 9.50pm slot, aimed at keeping viewers tuned to the channel during the 10pm junction.
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NewsSpringer to pilot ITV1 gameshow
Talkshow legend Jerry Springer has been lined up for a new ITV1 gameshow called Aladdin's Cave, which sees couples battling their greedy urges in a room full of treasures.
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NewsC4 fills Friday gap with IT star
Channel 4 has handed one of the stars of The IT Crowd his own comedy as it looks to strengthen its struggling Friday night line-up.
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Ascent goes to MK
Ascent Media Management Services is spending around£500,000 on a purpose-built facility in Milton Keynes specialising in archive storage for film, tape and file-based formats. Clients will be able to allocate their stored content between Ascent's Drummond Street facility and the Milton Keynes site, while Drummond Street will focus exclusively on ...
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Location Guide 2007
The Location Guide, aimed at producers and production companies involved in location and studio shoots, has launched its 2007 edition with several new features. It now includes co-production treaties in all the countries in the manual, information on tax incentives, a global location report on location filming worldwide, climate chart ...
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Hit meets demand
Kids TV production company and rights owner Hit Entertainment has installed universal encoding platform ContentAgent-XR from Root6. The new kit will be used to help generate and distribute material for client and sales presentations more quickly. The purchase comes in response to an increased demand for encoded clips on DVD.