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NewsMinister of switchover needed, say MPs
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been asked to appoint a minister to take charge of digital switchover amid concern that the body overseeing the move, Digital UK, lacks authority. The demand comes from a cross-party media select committee which warned this week there was a need for 'clearer chains of ...
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NewsOutsourcing to India the next threat to UK post industry
Outsourcing to India is set to spread to post production with one of India's largest media and broadcasting companies, NDTV (New Delhi Television), joining forces with outsourcing specialist Genpact.
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Red Bee in MipTV launch
Multimedia company Red Bee Media is launching a new service at MipTV next week to digitally store and ingest content which is then reformatted on to platforms such as mobile, video on demand (VoD), broadband and portable devices such as video iPods.
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NewsMobile video faces challenges
Two new studies on mobile phone usage in the UK have highlighted the relatively low take-up of video services and the challenges facing producers and broadcasters moving into this new market.
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NewsTwo Way TV launches interactive formats
Interactive TV specialist Two Way TV is looking to expand its international business at MipTV, with the launch of three product lines for broadcasters and pay-TV operators.
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NewsLondon Underground bans FX poster ad
A poster campaign for a new drama series on FX dealing with Islamic fundamentalism has been banned by London Underground.
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NewsITV strikes will have little impact on viewing
ITV is insisting its service will be largely unaffected by forthcoming strike action in regional newsrooms by the National Union of Journalists, claiming it involves a relatively small number of employees.
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV takeover bid
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Would Greg Dyke make a better leader for ITV than Charles Allen?
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NewsLiving TV in ratings slump
8am:Pressure is mounting on Flextech managing director Lisa Opie to appoint a new controller for Living TV after new ratings showed the channel has shed a fifth of its audience this year.
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NewsITV board rejects second bid
10.15am: The ITV board has unanimously rejected a second bid from the Greg Dyke-led private equity consortium, saying the approach is not in the interest of shareholders.
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NewsGrade offers licence fee rebate
BBC chairman Michael Grade has said the public could be given a licence fee rebate if large chunks of its 10-year plan fail to happen.
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NewsTeatime Poirot gets just 500,000
ITV1's teatime troubles went from bad to worse last night with a hastily scheduled repeat of Poirotonly interesting 552,700 (4.1%) - ITV1's worst performance in that slot for at least five years.
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NewsITV bid all over
The Greg Dyke-led consortium has ended its attempt to take over ITV, after the broadcaster rejected a second approach for the company.
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Granada America launches digital division
Granada America has formed a new Digital Media division in a bid to tap into revenue streams from new media platforms and named Katrina Moran as executive VP.
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Foothill and Create team on kids' shows
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has teamed up with Create Media Ventures to develop and produce two new children's properties from the US and New Zealand.
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High Point picks up Canadian thriller
High Point Films & TV has expanded its catalogue of North American product after picking up the international rights for urban thriller Doomstownand Canadian series At the Hotel.
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Wall To Wall completes HG Wells drama
Wall to Wall has completed production on HG Wells: War With The World, the latest addition in its Life In Picturesstrand of dramatised biographies.
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Germans prefer 8 Out of 10 Cats
Endemol International has struck a deal with German broadcaster Sat 1 to produce a local version of Channel 4's topical panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats.
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Twofour inks Canadian co-pro deal
UK indie Twofour is teaming with Canadian production company Exploration Production to produce Mayhem at the Manor, a 10-part reality series for Discovery UK and CTV Travel in Canada.
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Hotel Babylon opens its doors down under
BBC Worldwide has licensed Carnival Films' drama Hotel Babylonto Australia's Nine Network, where it will air from 9 April.