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NewsBBC apologises to Sachs
The BBC has apologised to actor Andrew Sachs after receiving more than 500 complaints about the 'unacceptable and offensive' messages left on his answer phone by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross.
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NewsThe X Factor retains Saturday crown
ITV1's The X Factor picked up 9.7m viewers (39.6%) on Saturday evening, keeping it in front of its rival Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsOfcom criticises Sky's Virgin campaign
BSkyB has been censured by Ofcom for asking viewers to put pressure on Virgin Media during carriage negotiations over the satellite broadcaster's basic channels.
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NewsNUJ close to ITV regions decision
The National Union of Journalists is hours away from deciding if it will go into dispute with ITV over the proposed cuts to the broadcaster's regional news staff.
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NewsAvid sells Pinnacle PCTV products
Avid Technology has made its second divestment in the space of a week after signing a definitive agreement to sell its Pinnacle PCTV product line and related assets to Hauppauge Digital.
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NewsTop Up adds NBC Universal to Anytime
Top Up TV has inked a deal with NBC Universal to add TV shows from the studio's library to its Anytime on demand service.
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NewsDead good ratings for Dead Set
Dead Set, E4's new horror drama, was alive and kicking at 10pm last night with a total audience of 1.4m viewers (8.5%).
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NewsTV Critics 28 October ‘08
“More like a sitcom than a serious investigation into British class divides.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsPressure mounts over Ross and Brand phone prank
Ofcom has decided to launch its own investigation into the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand phone prank as pressure mounts on the BBC to take further action.
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NewsChildren's Baftas shortlist revealed
The BBC already has the Bafta for the best children's presenter in the bag, after it emerged that all the nominees for the prize front BBC programmes.
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NewsRed to open Pinewood base
Red Digital Cinema will launch its first operation outside the US when it opens a support facility at Pinewood Studios next week.
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NewsTwofour adds to Media Freedom capabilities
Twofour Digital, the technology services arm of the Twofour Group, has added new ingest and encoding capabilities to its Media Freedom webTV platform.
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NewsFifi and Roary get the Smoke treatment
Manchester facility Hullabaloo Studios has bought an Autodesk Smoke editing and finishing system for its new video post-production arm.
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NewsCase study: puppets and pizzas
How Artem created a soul-singing puppet for a series of Goodfella's pizza idents produced as part of the sponsorship of Harry Hill's TV Burp and You've Been Framed.
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NewsJim Jam to launch in Asia
Global pre-school channel Jim Jam, the joint venture between Hit Entertainment and Chellomedia, is set to launch on Singapore's StarHub TV in November.
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NewsNUJ rejects ITV redundancy package
NUJ members have rejected the voluntary redundancy package that ITV is offering to employees in regional newsrooms.
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NewsBBC religion recruits Nagra
The BBC has recruited Jesus Camp executive producer Tommy Nagra to its Manchester-based religion and ethics department.
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NewsBBC Trust wades in to Ross and Brand row
The BBC Trust has waded in to the row over Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's prank calls as the number of complaints to the BBC snowballed to nearly 5,000.
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NewsSpooks scares off the competition
BBC1 drama series Spooks made a solid return with 5.5m viewers (22.4% share) at 9pm last night, making it easily the most-watched show at the time.