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    BBC news execs clash over celebrity coverage

    2008-07-02T11:55:54Z

    Radio Festival: Two senior BBC news executives have locked horns over the prominence given to its entertainment news coverage.

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    VMTV launches gaming channel

    2008-07-02T11:59:25Z

    Virgin Media Television has launched a fully interactive gaming channel in collaboration with Two Way Media.

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    Radio struggling to battle online listening

    2008-07-02T12:31:24Z

    Radio Festival: The explosion in online listening over the internet and new media devices is making it difficult for commercial radio broadcasters to differentiate themselves.

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    Dr Crippen revealed to 1.2m

    2008-07-02T12:36:05Z

    Five's documentary Was Dr Crippen Innocent? pulled in a steady 1.2m viewers last night at 8pm.

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    Online radio listening rising

    2008-07-02T13:13:49Z

    The number of people who have listened to radio over the internet has risen to 14.5 million, with 3.7 million listening to a podcast each week, according to a new survey.

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    BBC testing DVB-T2 in run-up to HD Freeview

    2008-07-02T14:13:32Z

    The BBC has begun test transmissions of DVB-T2 in preparation for the launch of high-definition services on Freeview.

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    Snell and Wilcox adapts Kahuna for EVS XT2

    2008-07-02T14:16:47Z

    British manufacturer Snell and Wilcox has adapted its popular Kahuna SD/HD multi-format vision mixer so that it works directly with the EVS XT2 production server.

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    Harris HD kit set for Beijing

    2008-07-02T14:18:42Z

    Harris Corporation will Gearhouse Broadcast with HD image-processing equipment for use at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

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    Pay-TV stunting Euro HD

    2008-07-02T14:22:05Z

    The lack of access to free-to-air HD channels is a key reason behind the low take-up of HD in Europe, according to media analysts Screen Digest.

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    Upgrade for iCR software

    2008-07-02T14:28:33Z

    AmberFin has upgraded its iCR software so that it now supports both Sony XDCam and Panasonic P2 standard-definition and high-definition encoding.

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    Ascent restructures ready for expansion

    2008-07-02T14:31:17Z

    Ascent Media Group has consolidated four of its UK businesses and rebranded them as Ascent 142 while also lining up a “war chest” for further acquisitions.

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    Aquarium moves into Worldwide Studios

    2008-07-02T14:33:07Z

    Audio post house Aquarium has expanded into Worldwide Studios in St Anne's Court and spent£200,000 on the refit of two new studios.

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    Twofour ties up Evolutions in post deal

    2008-07-02T14:37:17Z

    Indie Twofour Broadcast will bring all its London post-production work to Evolutions in a deal worth over£500,000 a year.

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    Sumners launches agency

    2008-07-02T14:39:02Z

    Manchester post-production facility Sumners has launched a freelance talent agency aimed at supplying post and production crews, primarily to sport and children's programming.

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    Prime Focus takes on two

    2008-07-02T14:40:48Z

    Prime Focus London has taken on two members of staff.

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    Harris joins Technicolor

    2008-07-02T14:43:26Z

    Technicolor Creative Services has employed Jethro Harris as director of production.

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    Locomotion adds three

    2008-07-02T14:45:12Z

    Short-form post house Locomotion has appointed Lars Magnus Holmgren to the combined roles of head of 3D and visual effects director.

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    Market wary of indies, warns Tinopolis boss

    2008-07-02T15:54:11Z

    Tinopolis executive chairman Ron Jones has warned that listed indies' acquisition strategies will be suppressed by a hostile investment market, as the Welsh super-indie prepares to delist from the Stock Exchange.

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    Media sector hit by Trinity Mirror results

    2008-07-02T15:56:39Z

    An unscheduled trading update from Trinity Mirror proved to be the catalyst for a second week of heavy falls for the Broadcast 20.

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    Fogle and Cracknell to ski Antarctic for BBC2

    2008-07-02T16:40:11Z

    Adventurers Ben Fogle and James Cracknell are to swap their oars for skis in a new endurance challenge for BBC2.