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    TV critics 26 August ‘08

    2008-08-26T09:43:40Z

    “There were bits that were funny, in a way close to Alan Bennett. Apart from that, the whole thing was more or less relentlessly sad.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Olympics close on a high note

    2008-08-26T09:56:58Z

    BBC1's coverage of the closing ceremony of the Olympic games ended on a high note with an average audience of 5.5m (42.3%).

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    DCD results impacted by production deals

    2008-08-26T10:16:13Z

    DCD's turnover for the 2007/08 fiscal year will be impacted by the delay of “several” production deals, the company has warned.

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    Airey to join Five in October

    2008-08-26T10:33:32Z

    Dawn Airey will begin her tenure as Five chief executive at the end of October, six months earlier than first anticipated.

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    Mainframe invests£1m in new premises

    2008-08-26T11:01:19Z

    Mainframe, the short-form animation and motion graphics company, is spending£1.2m on expanding into a new Clerkenwell studio and increasing its capacity by 50% to 2,000 sq ft.

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    Fifty Fifty adds effects to post services

    2008-08-26T11:04:24Z

    Boutique off and online facility Fifty Fifty is expanding into effects and high-end finishing.

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    Red Bee hires head of sales

    2008-08-26T11:09:47Z

    Red Bee Media has appointed Wayne Barker as UK sales director.

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    Molinare appointments

    2008-08-26T11:12:18Z

    Molinare has made several new appointments its technical and production departments.

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    Brighton wins Virgin deal

    2008-08-26T11:23:24Z

    Brighton TV has secured re-versioning contracts with Virgin Media Television, Mandolin Productions and Deleste Productions.

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    Hot Vox 2: Opportunities

    2008-08-26T12:09:34Z

    Video: The brightest and most promising talent in the television industry, named Broadcast's Hot Shots 2008, speak out about the challenges young people face when trying to break into the business.

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    Wogan makes solid C4 debut

    2008-08-26T12:40:21Z

    Channel 4's new daytime quiz Wogan's Perfect Recall got off to a decent start yesterday with 1.6m viewers (12.9%) tuning in at 5pm, as the broadcaster refreshed its afternoon line-up.

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    UTV suffers 15% drop in profits

    2008-08-26T13:16:50Z

    UTV Media chief executive John McCann has blamed ITV and the economic slump for his company recording a 15% drop in television operating profits in the first six months of this year.

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    It's Game On for ITN and Bebo

    2008-08-26T13:31:29Z

    ITN's multimedia division ITN On has launched Bebo's first video gaming channel.

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    Viewers feel the power of the Gladiators

    2008-08-26T15:10:55Z

    The final of Sky One's reborn Gladiators rounded off a strong run for the show with 587,000 viewers (3.77%) watching at 7pm.

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    Information TV chooses Geevs for playout

    2008-08-26T17:43:32Z

    Information TV, the Ofcom licensed public service channel, has installed a Geevs broadcast video server, saving the broadcaster thousands of pounds in third-party playout costs.

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    BBC Kingswood Warren faces strike action

    2008-08-26T17:53:45Z

    Bectu members at the BBC's Kingswood Warren Research and Innovation centre will go on strike on Friday in protest at plans to move the pioneering technology development department to London.

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    Ten grand wildlife film up for grabs

    2008-08-26T18:13:36Z

    Panasonic and On Sight are backing a Wildscreen Festival short film competition that offers the winners the chance to produce their own 30-minute HD wildlife documentary.

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    Avid unveils DS version 10

    2008-08-26T18:18:03Z

    The latest incarnation of Avid's DS editing and finishing system will include Symphony-style secondary colour correction and do away with the need for a Nitris accelerator box.

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    Motor racing style transmission system unveiled

    2008-08-26T18:23:37Z

    Drivedata, the independent technology company founded by ex-Thundersaloon racer John Chambers, is introducing a new digital video and audio transmission system.

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    Best day ever for Fiver

    2008-08-26T18:40:56Z

    Fiver, the female-skewing digital channel from Five, secured its best ever all hours performance on the August bank holiday with a combined share of 1.15%.