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    BBC3 goes after Summer Heights prequel series

    2008-07-31T08:19:13Z

    BBC3 is in talks to acquire the prequel to Australian mockumentary Summer Heights High.

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    Freesat hires Fairbairn as chairman

    2008-07-31T08:22:41Z

    Free-to-air digital satellite TV service Freesat has appointed ITV director of group development and strategy Carolyn Fairbairn as its new chairman.

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    Sky results exceed expectations

    2008-07-31T08:29:22Z

    BSkyB added 92,000 net new customers in the fourth quarter, comfortably ahead of analyst expectations and bucking the current economic downturn.

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    Bennett lines up ITV2 celebrity panel show

    2008-07-31T08:36:03Z

    Fearne Cotton and Holly Willoughby are set to be the team captains in an ITV2 panel show being pitched as “Have I Got News for You meets Heat magazine”.

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    Indies eye share of£10m C4 kids fund

    2008-07-31T08:43:57Z

    A fantasy drama series from Skins creator Bryan Elsley and the first original TV project for author Melvin Burgess are vying for a share of Channel 4's£10m fund for shows targeting 11-to 16-year-olds.

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    BDA wins Beijing Olympic title fight

    2008-07-31T08:46:39Z

    Creative agency BDA has won the battle to create the official Beijing Olympic title sequence, which will play out on every channel around the world which airs the opening and closing ceremonies.

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    MTV orders another dose of Katona reality

    2008-07-31T08:48:20Z

    MTV will continue its journey with ex-Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona with a one-off special following her raising her baby.

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    Revived Minder will stick to original's principles, says Five

    2008-07-31T08:54:23Z

    Five has revealed details of its revival of ITV classic Minder, promising the show will have the “pre-watershed sensibility” of the original.

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    BBC online entertainment set for TV switch

    2008-07-31T10:18:04Z

    A daily entertainment magazine-style show for the BBC Switch website is poised to make the leap to the teen-oriented strand's BBC2 slot.

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    Somethin' Else makes weekly Orange music show

    2008-07-31T10:23:41Z

    Somethin' Else is to produce a weekly online music show in partnership with mobile phone company Orange following a daily pilot during the Glastonbury Festival.

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    Watch now: Larry Charles special

    2008-07-31T10:27:46Z

    Video: Larry Charles changed the rules for US sitcom with shows such as Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. The comedy supremo has now turned his hand to documentary and Broadcast has exclusive video of Charles speaking about his career, his new film and the industry today.

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    Part 5: Larry Charles on Religulous

    2008-07-31T10:28:04Z

    Video: Speaking at the BritDoc festival, the US comedy producer behind Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm talks about his first documentary, Religulous.

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    Part 2: Larry Charles on his inspirations

    2008-07-31T10:28:17Z

    Video: US comedy mould-breaker Larry Charles speaks at the BritDoc festival about his earliest inspirations.

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    Part 4: Larry Charles on raising£2m

    2008-07-31T10:28:39Z

    Video: US sitcom supremo Larry Charles has made his first documentary and spoke at the BritDoc festival about his experiences in getting the film financed.

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    Part 3: Larry Charles on editing

    2008-07-31T10:28:58Z

    Video: In the wake of the Queengate scandal, US comedy guru Larry Charles speaks at the BritDoc festival about whether he would edit reality for comedy effect.

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    Tiger Aspect to open offline post facility

    2008-07-31T10:31:33Z

    Tiger Aspect Productions will open an offline facility at its Soho Square offices this autumn, increasing the indie's post-production workstation capacity to 19.

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    Wave buys£500,000 Amsterdam base

    2008-07-31T10:33:54Z

    Soho-based commercials sound design studio Wave has invested approximately£500,000 in new premises in Amsterdam.

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    Conch nominees revealed

    2008-07-31T10:42:18Z

    The shortlist for the 2008 Conch audio post-production awards.

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    Two join Th1ng

    2008-07-31T10:44:13Z

    Director Yoav Segal and his producer Amanda Lowit have joined Soho-based design company Th1ng with Segal taking the role of creative director.

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    Horne joins Twofour

    2008-07-31T10:46:01Z

    Twofour has hired Rick Horne as post-production supervisor at its Plymouth-based facility where he will oversee the company's move to a tapeless HD workflow.