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NewsChallenge rules out Barrymore
Challenge TV has scrapped plans to bring in Michael Barrymore as presenter on its new game show Take It or Leave It, amid concerns over the negative publicity it will attract.
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Macqueen drafts in Brat Camp producer
Channel 4's new head of documentaries, Angus Macqueen, has appointed the series producer of Brat Campto find a replacement for Wife Swapand committed to a strand for new directors.
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Smith takes up the reins at Panorama
Panorama 's new editor Sandy Smith this week told Broadcastthat the flagship current affairs programme would not be moving from its Sunday night berth - but backed calls for a new burst of energy at the programme.
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NewsBBC lines up Chiles to front new show
Match of the Day 2presenter Adrian Chiles has been signed up as the anchor for BBC1's new nightly magazine show pilot.
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NewsDyke takes on Apprentice role in new C4 show
Greg Dyke is to become Channel 4's incarnation of Alan Sugar, fronting a major new Apprentice-style primetime series where the winner takes home a lucrative TV production contract.
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NewsWorld Cup deals blow to multichannel
TV's World Cup winners and losers were clearly emerging this week with ITV1 and BBC1 pulling in massive audiences - leaving Five and the multichannel market as the biggest losers.
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NewsYorke heads BBC in-house drama
John Yorke is to become controller of the BBC's in-house drama production department, as part of a reshuffle of the corporation's key drama personnel.
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NewsMore pain as Allen seeks£100m cuts
ITV came under fire this week from both broadcasting unions and the City after announcing plans to make another£100m in savings.
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NewsC4 to simulcast on web
Channel 4 will become the first UK terrestrial broadcaster to simulcast its channel online, as part of an ambitious 'now media' strategy unveiled by chief executive Andy Duncan.
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Clarification
Last week's Broadcaststated that Strongroom Post and the Air Studios were rebranding as Breathe Post Production. Breathe would like to clarify that it consists of only the audio and video post facilities within the Strongroom and Air buildings. The music side of the business at ...
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Gearhouse new role
Broadcast kit hire and sales company Gearhouse Broadcast has become a value added reseller for testing and monitoring provider Tektronix, having been selected to sell and support Tektronix's baseband video test and monitoring products to clients within the M25. Tektronix product lines provided include WFM7100 multiformat waveform monitors and the ...
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Vividas in HD 'first'
Video streaming technology specialist Vividas has added HD output to its Vivcast encoding suite, which it claims allows live and pre-recorded HD video content to be streamed over the internet for the first time.
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Board role for Doshi
VTR has appointed Anshul Doshi to the board as non-executive director. Doshi is also vice-president, strategy and business development, of the company's majority shareholder, Prime Focus. Before joining Prime Focus, he worked in the corporate finance division of KPMG
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Clear finalises BBC HD ident
Clear has completed the post for the BBC's newly launched HD trial ident, created by Red Bee Media. The ident opens on the channel's new 'diamond' logo, which the camera shoots through to reveal visuals including explosions and ice textures.
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BBC to test interactive technology
The trial, which starts on 26 June on Hull city centre's Big Screen, will work via a web application server, Millicent, from interactive content specialist Best Before Media.
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London Post rebrands as Concrete
Soho-based facility London Post is to rebrand as Concrete in a bid to reposition itself in the market.
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ITV Wales pumps£2.6m into refurb
ITV Wales is to plough£2.6m into the infrastructure of its studios and office complex at Culverhouse Cross.
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Talkback takes on troublesome teens
Five has commissioned Talkback Thames to follow up its factual series Families Behaving Badlywith a series called The Teen Tamer. The 6 x 60-minute series will see teen behaviour expert Lorrine Marer tackle unruly youngsters whose problems include truancy, bullying, ...
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New channel makes gun crime shorts
The soon-to-launch Crime & Investigation Network is making a series of two-minute shorts to highlight the impact of gun crime in Leeds . Set to coincide with the channel's launch on 10 July, between 10 and 15 interstitials are being made in partnership with the Royal Armouries in Leeds . ...