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NewsWeapons expert 'backs Gilligan claims'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke's case against the Hutton report was strengthened today (Wednesday) after a retired senior intelligence official said the government's Iraq weapons dossier was misleading.
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NewsFreeview boss for Top-Up TV
Freeview general manager Matthew Seaman has resigned from the digital terrestrial television operation and is expected to join a new DTT pay-service.
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NewsChrysalis & Capital figures boost radio
The radio sector is continuing is continuing to show robust signs of recovery with both Capital Radio and Chrysalis reporting a bullish start to the year.
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RatingsFaking It convinces only 1.7m
Faking It , Channel 4's award-winning show returned last night (3 February) with a disappointing 1.7 million (6.9%).
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NewsFive dumps Terry and Gaby
Chris Evans has suffered another humiliating failure, with Five confirming it will axe The Terry and Gaby Show next month.
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Powell secures ITV drama brief
Carlton drama chief Jonathan Powell has secured a role in the new merged Granada programming department, with a brief to develop and executive produce 'high-end' projects.
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NewsSky finance director quits
BSkyB chief financial officer Martin Stewart has quit the satellite operator after eight years to pursue 'new opportunities'.
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NewsIn the shadow of Dyke: Byford steps forward
Mark Byford may have moved into Greg Dyke's old job, but he hasn't moved into his office. While he holds the BBC fort in the immediate post-Hutton period, Byford has been conducting business from a small conference room next door to Dyke's former office suite in Broadcasting House. As if ...
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NewsElstein panel loses another member
Another TV industry executive has quit the group chaired by David Elstein which is charged with advising the Tory party on BBC Charter review.
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NewsRyder delays Dyke Charter document
Acting BBC chairman Richard Ryder's decision not to publish the BBC's 2006 Charter renewal proposals represents an unwelcome delay for the corporation.
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NewsByford to lead review into Kelly decisions
Acting BBC director general Mark Byford is to personally lead a review into the conduct of BBC staff involved in the Dr David Kelly affair following the stinging criticisms in the Hutton report.
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BBC Technology attracts 40 bids
The BBC has received 40 serious bids for its BBC Technology arm, writes Farah Jifri.
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TMR expands video restoration facilities
London-based post-production facility The Machine Room (TMR) has expanded its restoration department with the addition of new video restoration and enhancement technology from US manufacturer Teranex, writes Farah Jifri.
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Mwnci buys in Avid systems
Cardiff-based post-production company Mwnci has purchased a range of kit from Avid including the first Avid DS Nitris to be installed in Wales. Also included in the deal are four Avid Media Composer Adrenalines and an Avid Unity Media Network system. Avid declined to reveal how much the deal is ...
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Big Squid recreates shipwreck
Big Squid has produced content graphics for a new Discovery Channel series shot in high definition called Quest for Columbus. The programme, produced by New York's Engel Brothers Media, pieces together the search for the explorer's Santa Maria boat that was shipwrecked on his ...
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Red3 transitions travel time
Red3, a recently established offshoot of Red Vision, has provided transitional shots for a show within the BBC's Natural World strand called The Amber Time Machine. The film follows David Attenborough as he traces a piece of amber he was ...
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Farm lays down Dunkirk sound
The Farm has completed audio post work on Dunkirk , a three-part BBC drama documentary. The series recreates events in June 1940 and the race against time to save Allied soldiers trapped in France. Sound effects were tracked down via specialist archives in order to ...
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Anvil relocates
Dubbing and ADR facility Anvil Post Production is moving from Buckinghamshire to a facility in Perivale, west London. Work on the new premises will begin this month, with existing equipment being transferred from the old studios over the next six months.
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ATG signs BBC deal
Systems integrator ATG Broadcast has signed a deal with BBC Broadcast for the integration of a central storage and archive system to be installed at its new Broadcast Centre facility in west London. The initial phase of the project will allow several days' worth of programme files to be archived ...
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Hot-Heads in action
Picture Canning Company has been contracted to provide technical facilities and equipment for a new RDF reality TV show called The Penthouse. Currently in production, the show follows a group of celebrities in a penthouse as they complete tasks. Computer controlled hot-head cameras and ...