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Red Bee wins Africa playout
Red Bee has won the contract to play out the BBC Worldwide channels due to launch in Africa.
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NewsViewers turn down BBC2's Zinc Bed
BBC2's TV adaptation of My Zinc Bed could only bring in an audience of 1m (4.4%) despite Hollywood actress Uma Thurman having a starring role.
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NewsOB spectrum: new deadline
Ofcom has given programme-makers and outside broadcasters an extension on the use of the 2.5GHz to 2.69GHz frequency band that was due to be shut down on 31 August.
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NewsSMG to review price of ITV content
SMG has confirmed it will appoint an independent consultancy to establish how much it should pay for ITV programming in its interim report.
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NewsSnowdon replaces Van Outen at Capital
Lisa Snowdon has stepped into Denise Van Outen's shoes as the permanent co-host of Johnny Vaughan's Capital 95.8 breakfast show.
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Sachtler unveils Red kit
Tripod maker Sachtler will use IBC to unveil a version of its Artemis camera stabilising system which is compatible with Red and other digital HD cameras.
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NewsC4 to profile Churchill's mother
Flame TV will profile Winston Churchill's mother, Jeanette ‘Jennie' Jerome, in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsPublic confused by HD, says survey
More than half of UK viewers are reluctant to invest in HD televisions and set-top boxes because of confusion over industry jargon, new research has revealed.
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NewsSummer Wine adds mobile colour timing suite
The BBC team filming the next series of Last of the Summer Wine are making use of a new live on-set pre-grading technique, the latest in a line of workflow innovations aiding production of the classic sitcom.
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NewsITVP appoints new daytime controller
ITV has appointed Fiona Kennaghan as controller of daytime and lifestyle features, replacing Dianne Nelmes.
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NewsTV critics 29 August ‘08
“The Wrong Door was light on laughs - which is unfortunate in a comedy sketch show.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsITV creates channel liaison role
ITV3 planning and strategy head Adam Collings has been promoted to a new position of ITV channels executive.
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NewsPinewood to submit£3m planning application
Pinewood Shepperton will spend around£3m on the planning application for its ambitious Project Pinewood scheme, which it expects to submit before the end of the year.
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NewsBBC2 and C4 triumph at 9pm
Mock the Week and Big Brother gave BBC2 and Channel 4 more viewers than either BBC1 or ITV1 at 9pm last night.
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NewsViewers opt for The Wrong Door
BBC3's new comedy sketch show The Wrong Door attracted 546,000 (3.5%) at 10.30pm last night, the highest ever audience for the launch of a comedy on the channel.
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NewsVMTV overhauls commissioning
Virgin Media Television has appointed a commissioning supremo and a scheduling counterpart to work across its channel portfolio.
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NewsBertelsmann eyes Euro broadcasters
Bertelsmann is on the look out to acquire European broadcasters, fuelling speculation it could prepare a bid for ITV.
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NewsBBC comedy producer dies in accident
Geoffrey Perkins one of the most gifted and respected TV comedy producers of his generation, was killed in a road accident last week.
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NewsO'Connell reunites with co-host on Virgin
TIML Radio has hired Ritchie Firth as producer on the Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show.
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NewsBedell handed Edinbugh role
Elaine Bedell, controller of BBC entertainment commissioning, has been named the new advisory chair of the Edinburgh TV festival.