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  • News

    Sequence grabs Ascot titles gig

    2009-05-05T20:56:30Z

    Sequence Post has won the contract to design, shoot and post the opening titles for this year's BBC1 Royal Ascot programmes.

  • News

    Metadata and MAM pioneer joins Ascent

    2009-05-05T21:01:31Z

    Ascent Media has added Carol Owens to its EMEA business development team as director of strategic engagements.

  • News

    TLS uses Cinegy for Cops show

    2009-05-05T21:05:51Z

    The London Studios has made use of Cinegy remote editing software for the post-production of the fourth series of ITV1's Cops with Cameras which starts next week.

  • News

    The Mill grabs T4 work

    2009-05-05T21:16:04Z

    The Mill has been commissioned to create graphics for T4's On the Beach and its various spin-off programmes.

  • News

    Manufacturing profits on the slide

    2009-05-05T21:19:52Z

    Many of the companies exhibiting at last month's NAB in Las Vegas will have been fretting about their short-term profitability, according to the findings of the latest IABM ‘Industry Index' research.

  • News

    Wire star to feature in BBC4 period drama

    2009-05-06T08:55:18Z

    The Wire's Dominic West is to star as straight-talking Australian scientist in a BBC4 drama about the discovery of penicillin.

  • News

    Twofour's Joe Houlihan heading to Cineflix

    2009-05-06T09:37:20Z

    Cineflix Productions has snapped up Twofour Broadcast's director of programmes Joe Houlihan - leading to a staff reshuffle at Twofour.

  • News

    Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards nominations

    2009-05-06T09:39:16Z

    Full list of nominations for the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards 2009.

  • News

    Bauer and Global lead commercial radio awards

    2009-05-06T09:54:13Z

    Bauer Radio and Global Radio lead the way in the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards nominations, with 12 and 11 nominations respectively.

  • News

    Five in a hurry to add entertainment boss

    2009-05-06T10:09:17Z

    Five is looking for a head of entertainment - and will have a shortlist of candidates drawn up in less than a fortnight.

  • News

    ITV Global acquires We'rewolves

    2009-05-06T10:11:01Z

    ITV Global Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights for We'rewolves, the new TV drama from Walking with Dinosaurs writer Jasper James.

  • News

    Melvyn Bragg to quit ITV

    2009-05-06T10:33:10Z

    Melvyn Bragg will step down as series editor and presenter of the South Bank Show next year, bringing the long-running arts show to a close. He will also retire as controller of arts for ITV Studios.

  • News

    C4 forecasts 18% drop in TV ad revenues

    2009-05-06T11:20:04Z

    Channel 4 has estimated TV advertising revenues will decrease by 18% in the first half of 2009 and will cut its editorial budget by 10% in a bid to insure itself.

  • News

    Fast facts: The South Bank Show

    2009-05-06T11:35:38Z

    Broadcastnow presents a round-up of fast facts about long-running ITV arts show The South Bank Show.

  • News

    Bragg exit will kill arts on ITV, say insiders

    2009-05-06T12:31:27Z

    ITV insiders fear that Melvyn Bragg's departure will mark the death of arts on the commerical broadcaster, despite assurances today that new arts programmes will be sought.

  • News

    BreakThru composes Chopin project

    2009-05-06T12:35:30Z

    BreakThru Films, the Oscar-winning indie behind Peter and The Wolf, has announced its next project - a multiplatform spectacle celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Frederic Chopin.

  • Ratings

    Manchester Utd victory triumphs for ITV1

    2009-05-06T12:37:02Z

    Manchester United's victory over Arsenal in the semi-final of the Champions League brought a bumper match average of 8.4m viewers (35%) to ITV1 from 7.45pm.

  • News

    C4's Johnson and Duncan present united front

    2009-05-06T12:57:13Z

    Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has publicly backed chief executive Andy Duncan amid speculation that Duncan could be forced out of his job if the government vetoes C4's preferred funding option of a tie-up with BBC Worldwide.

  • News

    Almost 90 jobs to be axed from BBC News

    2009-05-06T13:49:10Z

    BBC News is to axe the equivalent of 88.5 full time posts, with the majority coming from newsgathering.

  • News

    Vic Wakeling to retire from BSkyB

    2009-05-06T14:08:25Z

    Vic Wakeling, BSkyB's managing director, sport and news, is to retire after 20 years at the broadcaster.