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NewsKreiz buys into Smartjog
Ynon Kreiz, the former founder and chief executive of Fox Kids Europe, has bought a stake in Smartjog, a company that specialises in tapeless programme distribution.
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NewsITV1 dramatises royal romance
ITV1 is cashing in on last weekend's royal wedding with a docudrama about the early romance between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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NewsScreenhouse launches Machinehouse
The team who built catapults, crossbows and a fort for BBC2's What The Ancients Did For Usare putting their skills up for hire.
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NewsFincham to start BBC1 post early
New BBC1 controller Peter Fincham will take over the running of the channel a month earlier than expected.
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NewsUS TV product placement worth£1bn
New research from the United States says product placement in television is growing faster than other media, including films and video games, giving British companies a sight of the potential cash on offer if Ofcom relaxed its ban in the UK.
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NewsLife Before Birth draws 3.5m
Channel 4's lengthy documentary Life Before Birthwas a surprise hit last night with an audience high of 3.5 million (25%).
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NewsGrade faces grilling on BBC job cuts
BBC chairman Michael Grade faces his first major public grilling over the corporation's future since signing off thousands of job cuts.
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NewsReligious group slams ITV
Broadcasters have been accused of putting profits ahead of public service broadcasting by a group which rewards religious programming.
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NewsLRC awarded Durham FM licence
The Local Radio Company has won a new FM licence in Durham worth£3m and hopes to launch the new station this autumn.
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NewsChampions League bids in today
ITV and Sky look set to retain their shared UK rights of the Uefa Champions League as bids for the 2006-2009 coverage are due to be put in by the broadcasters today.
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NewsNew acquisitions chief for Jetix
Kids broadcaster Jetix Europe has appointed Nathan Waddington as director of pan-European acquisitions and UK programming.
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NewsAbbott lands Peabody award
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott has picked up another award for his political thriller State Of Play.
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NewsPEER POLL: Peter Fincham
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Peter Fincham good news for BBC1?
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Production - Can home-editing be made to pay?
Apparently it's never been simpler or cheaper to make TV, but as Leo Carlyon discovers, the costs of editing from home are still prohibitive. But if the idea still appeals, we look at what it takes to buy your own set-up.
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Comment - Wish you were here?
Splashing out on a Cannes jolly can seem extravagant, but the development producer's trip to Mip is an indie's best investment, argues Barry Shaverin - provided it's used well.
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NewsLife Begins ends on 6.9m
ITV1's hit drama series Life Beginsended its second series run with a peak audience of 6.9 million (29%) in the final five minutes.
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Pinewood saves Teddington jobs
Pinewood Shepperton Studio's£2.6m buyout of Teddington Studios has saved 55 jobs at the west London site.
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BBC OB covers funeral and royal wedding
BBC outside broadcast will be covering both the funeral of Pope John Paul II and the royal wedding in what has turned into of one the busiest OB weeks of the year.
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C4 drama up for seven awards
Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.