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NewsIn My View - Make it a fair game
Cheering England on in the World Cup is all very well, but beware the dangers of xenophobia - and carpets, says Stuart Cosgrove.
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Top 10 broadcast leaks
In the wake of last week's BBC salary disclosures James Curtisexposes broadcasting's greatest leaks.
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ITN and Sony tie up to offer online archive
ITN and Sony have joined forces in a deal understood to be worth around£1m to create an internet-based system designed to provide access to nearly 700,000 hours of footage.
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Thomson Grass Valley launches the Infinity camera
After months of speculation, Thomson Grass Valley unveiled its eagerly awaited Infinity camcorder at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas this week.
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Quantel sales leap
Broadcast manufacturer Quantel announced an 80% increase in sales over the last year at this year's NAB. Quantel chief executive Ray Cross revealed that this year had been the company's most successful since its management buyout in 2000 and said that in the next 12 months the company will focus ...
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Mobile video move
Video solutions provider Snell & Willcox has unveiled Helios, a new software-based conversion platform designed to allow all digital media including live video to perform on any platform. Helios works by analysing the component parts making up a video picture and is designed to give mobiles a picture quality similar ...
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Red Bee search tool
Multimedia and playout facility Red Bee Media has launched a search and navigation tool for platform owners, which aims to enable customers to navigate and retrieve multimedia content from their platform. Sherpa links an interactive programme guide with a search function for broadband, mobile, IPTV and Microsoft Windows Media Centre ...
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New storage for BBC
IT service provider Siemens Business Services is joining forces with Hewlett Packard to provide the BBC with a specialised storage system. The open MediaStorage system will provide over 16 petabytes of storage over the next 10 years.
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Oasis posts football special
Oasis Television has completed the post for BBC sport's When Lineker Met Maradona. The 45-minute documentary, directed by BBC sport's Jason Bernard, sees former England footballer Gary Lineker travel to Argentina to spend time with the famous player. Oasis senior editor Robert Burchell offlined, while ...
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Five show takes on Asda addiction
Five has ordered a series following individuals attempting to overcome afflictions and addictions, including a woman obsessed with shopping at Asda.
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Raya Films to issue mobile-only series
Bournemouth-based Raya Films is to make a mobile phone travel series aimed at adventurous tourists. Holidays for Heroesis being filmed specially for portable devices and the internet. The episodes will cover different types of adventure holiday, from alpine pursuits to watersports. The mini-episodes will vary ...
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Fremantle to launch teen drama in LA
Fremantle International Distribution (FID) will unveil its new US teen drama to international broadcasters at the LA Screenings next month. Falcon Beachis a 26 x 60-minute series produced by Insight Productions and Original Pictures for American cable network ABC Family. FID has high hopes the ...
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Nick Jr at the double
Nickelodeon UK is launching a second pre-school offering, Nick Jr 2. The channel, which will go live on 2 May on Sky, will feature Nick Jr regulars such as Dora the Explorer, Bob the Builder, ...
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No reorder for Davina
The BBC has confirmed it will not be recommissioning Wednesday night chatshow flop Davinaafter the series averaged just 2.6 million (11.8%). The most popular show was the first on 15 February, which attracted 3.5 million (14.7%) in an 8pm slot. That figure had dropped to ...
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NewsGervais-fuelled Simpsons boosts Sky One
The Simpsonsepisode featuring comedian Ricky Gervais was a runaway hit for Sky One, and the second most watched show ever on the channel.
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Littleford lands digital role at ITV
Former Play UK channel editor Matthew Littleford has been made commissioner for ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4, putting him in charge of original production for the digital channels. Littleford, who covered for former controller of commissioned programmes for ITV2 and ITV3 Daniela Neumann when she was on maternity leave, will take ...
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ITV goes 3D for Prince's Trust celebration
ITV is to screen part of its Prince's Trust 30th Birthday Live show on 20 May in 3D, with viewers encouraged to buy special 3D glasses to view the show from Tesco and other retailers available two weeks before the event.
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Surburban Shootout earns replay
Suburban Shootout, the first project to come out of the joint comedy initiative between Five and Paramount Comedy, has been recommissioned before series one has even gone out. The show, which starts on Five on Thursday (27 April) and on Paramount the following night, will return for an 8 x ...
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NewsThe Apprentice wins 4.8m
BBC2's The Apprenticeshows no sign of being fired by viewers as last night's episode hit a peak of 4.8 million (20.6%) at 9.45pm.
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NewsJames Martin to present Saturday Kitchen
Strictly Come Dancingstar and celebrity chef James Martin is set to become the new presenter for the BBC's successful cooking show Saturday Kitchen.