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NewsHalf of UK ready for switchover
Half of all UK households have converted their televisions to digital, according to research published this week. [ALL]
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NewsCBBC ages up
The BBC has unveiled new branding for the CBBC children's channel ahead of its relaunch in September. [ALL]
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NewsJamie Oliver's audience drops off
BBC2's new heritage series Great British Journeysgot off to a solid start at 8pm last night, pulling in 2.5m viewers (11.4%), while the second episode of Channel 4's Jamie at Homeperformed less well, dropping to 2.1m. ...
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NewsTop Up TV hires marketing heavyweight
Top Up TV has hired Barclays' marketing director Jim Hytner, reuniting him with his former BSkyB colleague David Chance. [ALL]
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NewsMuffin the Mule indie struggles
The future of Maverick Entertainment, the indie behind children's classic Muffin the Mule,is in doubt. [ALL]
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NewsBBC begins Resources sale
The BBC today began the sale of its commercial subsidiary BBC Resources. [ALL]
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NewsVH1 orders US pilot of Star Stories
VH1 in the US has ordered a pilot version of Objective's comedy series Star Stories. [ALL]
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NewsX Factor: 'what you see is what you get'
ITV director of comedy and entertainment Paul Jackson was today forced to defend the editorial integrity of The X Factor, before the show has even aired. [ALL]
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NewsArqiva and National Grid facing£2.5bn merger doubt
The£2.5bn merger of Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures and National Grid Wireless Group, the only terrestrial broadcast transmission companies in the UK, has been thrown into doubt by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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Music library moves online
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music, said to be the world's oldest production music company, has made its entire library available online, reducing the need to make and send CDs.
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NewsHarlow rejoins Ascent
Roger Harlow (pictured) has rejoined Ascent Media as business development manager focused on developing the group's creative and network services business.
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Wales launch for First Post
Skillset, the sector skills council for the audio visual industries, and Soho Editors have partnered with facility Barcud Derwen to deliver the new entrant trainee scheme First Post in Wales.
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Globecast opens playout centre
Globecast has opened a complete playout and media management centre at its existing facility in Gray's Inn Road in London.
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NewsLBC pay-podcasts reach 14,000 subs
LBC 97.3FM's emerging commercial podcast business has surged to 14,000 subscribers who download between 200,000 and 250,000 shows a month.
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Classic FM hires three new exec producers
Classic FM has strengthened its programming team with the appointment of three executive producers.
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Classic FM to sell CDs
GCap Media has signed a deal with record label Universal Music Classics and Jazz to sell CDs under the Classic FM and The Jazz radio brands.
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NewsForth daily Fringe podcast
Emap-owned Radio Forth (97.3 FM Forth One and 1548 AM Forth Two) will offer a daily 30-minute podcast of coverage of this month's Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
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NewsFactual VoD growth stalled by red tape
Red tape surrounding digital rights is making it hard for owners of specialist factual content to exploit their programming online effectively.
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NewsTown House doc to follow Boyzone star to the altar
Irish network RTE has commissioned Town House TV to produce a fly-on-the-wall documentary following ex-Boyzone singer Shane Lynch as he prepares to get married.
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Super swap for major C4 series
Size-zero health freaks and overweight junk-food fans are to experience each other's lifestyles in a major series from Endemol-owned indie Cheetah Television for Channel 4.