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Community licence first
Ofcom has awarded the first not-for-profit community radio licence to a Gloucestershire-based consortium
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Comic Relief peaks at 70% plus ratings
BBC1's charity event Comic Relief raised around£37m and was watched by over half of viewers on Friday (11 March). The initial three-hour slot of Red Nose Night Live 05from 7pm averaged 10.4 million (51%), peaking with 12.9 million (61.5%) at 9.30pm. New sketches from ...
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Xfm launches 6pm to 9pm weekend show
Indie station Xfm has reshuffled its schedule to introduce a new show to its weekend line-up. The Weekenderwill air from 6pm to 9pm on Friday and Saturday, fronted by Adam Longworth, replacing the Best of X show that shifts to 3pm to 6pm on Sunday. The ...
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Local Radio Co adds regional managers
Local Radio Company, the business founded by the former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has appointed five regional managing directors to cope with recent growth at the company. In the past six months, LRC has acquired four more stations and won a new licence in Blackburn, taking its portfolio ...
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Sky newsman to head university Dept
Sky News executive producer Adrian Monck has been taken on by City University to head its department of journalism and publishing. Monck, who only joined Sky in January, will be responsible for 500 students and around 35 staff. He begins in mid-May and takes over from former ...
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S4C co-production head quits
Cenwyn Edwards has quit as head of co-productions for Welsh broadcaster S4C after 14 years at the channel. Edwards will continue to work for S4C as an advisor but will mainly consult on international co-productions for indies. Edwards said he was leaving S4C to take advantage of new opportunities in ...
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Freelance hours will break EU law
As many as one in 10 television freelancers could find themselves working illegally under new legislation, according to the results of an online poll.
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Sanctuary takes charge of Asylum
Sanctuary Studios has regained control of Asylum Studios in the wake of equipment hire company VFG announcing it has gone into administration.
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Nokia to offer interactive Visual Radio
Nokia is hoping to boost take-up of its new Visual Radio technology by giving broadcasters the computer software for free.
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Lipsync titles Five's Machines
Lipsync Post has created titles for Five's forthcoming 10 x 30-minute series Massive Machines. The programme provides in-depth analysis of extreme machines, including episodes on amphibious vehicles, submarines and tanks. Senior designer Gareth Tansey designed and animated the sequence, using Illustrator and After Effects to combine images ...
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The Hive tools up Gardens ident
Dunning Eley Jones and The Hive have collaborated to create the on-screen identity for the launch of UKTV Style Gardens, the 10th UKTV Network channel. The sequences feature plants and flowers constructed from a combination of garden tools and paraphernalia such as rakes, trowels and watering cans. The computer-generated images ...
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St Anne's posts Mr Harvey
St Anne's Post has completed the post-production on BBC1 drama Mr Harvey Lights a Candle, which stars Timothy Spall as a teacher coming to terms with his past during a school trip. The drama, which was filmed on location in Salisbury Cathedral, was mastered in HD. ...
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Resellers are best
Equipment manufacturers that deal directly with their broadcaster and facility customers are providing a worse service and are more expensive than resellers, according to the results of a Broadcastsurvey. Reseller 2005showed that 64% of equipment dealers felt they offer buyers a better ...
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Betts joins central
Equipment hire company Central Rental has recruited Michaela Betts as marketing manager. She joins from 20 March and will work closely with Central's Avid Hire Manager, Dave Barratt, focusing on long-running series. Central Rental is currently supplying editing systems to Waking the Dead, Silent Witnessand ...
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BT ups broadband
Internet service provider BT Retail is to launch an 8Mbps broadband service by the end of this year. The boosted offering follows BT's launch of its 2Mpbs service last month. A three-month trial is due to start next month with the intention of rolling it out to consumer and business ...
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Midnight upgrade
Midnight Transfer has spent£2m investing in a digital intermediary service called 'DI from Day One'. It has bought technologies from FilmLight, Thomson Grass Valley, Root6, DVS and Barco. The DI process allows colourists to grade throughout the process. Midnight Transfer is launching the DI service next month.
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Mars boosts setup
Barcud Derwen-backed visual effects house Men from Mars has bought a HD2k projector and a FilmLight scanner, spending more than£250,000 on its colour grading and digital intermediate setup.
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Steadman for fest
Actress Alison Steadman has been named as this year's spokesperson for the Rushes Soho Shorts competition. Meanwhile, Shorts International has been appointed international distributor.
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ITV axes Sunday politics strand
ITV is scrapping its Sunday regional politics strand and moving the show to a new late-night weekday slot in a bid to double viewing figures.
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Abbott scores Shameless victory at RTS awards
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott added another three prizes to his growing haul at the Royal Television Society's awards this week.