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    Tigress appoints development exec

    2008-10-28T13:02:41Z

    Factual specialist Tigress Productions has recruited the BBC's Inge Samuels as development executive.

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    Airey warns of job cuts at Five

    2008-10-28T13:33:05Z

    Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has warned the broadcaster will cut jobs after ordering a root and branch review of the business.

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    Green Wing commissioner to leave C4

    2008-10-28T13:47:11Z

    Caroline Leddy, the woman behind Smack the Pony, Green Wing and the Brass Eye paedophile special, has become Channel 4's first high profile commissioner to take voluntary redundancy.

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    Nuts TV dropped from Freeview

    2008-10-28T16:41:41Z

    Nuts TV will be replaced on Freeview by news channel CNN International after it was axed from TV to become a broadband-only service.

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    Sky and CNBC strike content deal

    2008-10-29T09:44:23Z

    BSkyB and CNBC have signed a deal to make business content available for the first time across the Sky Anytime on-demand service.

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    TV Critics 29 October ‘08

    2008-10-29T09:55:35Z

    “It's Top Gear with yeast: perfect, male fantasy TV.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    RDF names new CFO

    2008-10-29T10:01:54Z

    RDF Media Group has promoted Jonny Slow to the role of chief financial officer, replacing Janice Price who is leaving the super-indie after 12 years.

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    Princess favourite to land T4 contract

    2008-10-29T11:12:01Z

    Princess Productions is the favourite to win the multimillion pound T4 production contract, as Channel 4 enters the final round of its tender process.

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    Jeff Ford to return to Five

    2008-10-29T11:19:48Z

    Channel 4 director of acquisitions Jeff Ford is moving to Five to run its digital channels, Fiver and Five US, and head up acquisitions.

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    Autumnwatch secures 3.3m

    2008-10-29T11:43:39Z

    BBC2's Autumnwatch was on form again at 8pm last night, attracting 3.3m viewers (14.2%).

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    Global Radio names new commercial chief

    2008-10-29T11:49:10Z

    Global Radio has named former News Group Newspapers (NGN) deputy managing director Mike Gordon as its commercial chief.

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    BBC suspends Ross and Brand

    2008-10-29T11:49:59Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has suspended Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand over their “offensive” prank call and vowed to “satisfy” licence fee payers that “appropriate action” will be taken.

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    BBC appoints research and innovation controller

    2008-10-29T11:51:39Z

    BBC mobile team controller Matthew Postgate has been named the controller of BBC research and innovation.

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    Helsinki's Generator Post has taken up a Quantel iQ2K

    2008-10-29T11:59:59Z

    Helsinki based post production company, Generator Post, has purchased a Quantel iQ2K DI system as it continues to expand into DI film post.

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    C4 stand by their Brand

    2008-10-29T12:31:21Z

    Channel 4 will stand by comedian Russell Brand, despite the BBC suspending him over the furore surrounding his prank phone calls to Andrew Sachs with presenter Jonathan Ross.

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    Fever signs up with Fremantle

    2008-10-29T14:10:34Z

    Fremantle Media has signed an exclusive first look, development and co-production deal with Fever Media after the indie's similar deal with BBC Worldwide came to an end.

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    Jude Law peace doc sells across world

    2008-10-29T14:16:22Z

    3DD Entertainment has sold its Jude Law-fronted Peace One Day concert to a host of territories including the US.

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    Myers: GMG must stick with indie plan

    2008-10-29T14:41:11Z

    Outgoing GMG Radio chief executive John Myers has called on the company to continue investing in indie commissioning to ensure that good speech radio is not the preserve of the BBC.

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    Absolute Radio sign up ex-Bond villain to voice all links

    2008-10-29T14:45:46Z

    Absolute Radio has made ex-Bond villain David Meyer the latest addition to its on-air line-up.

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    Thompson to report on phone prank this Thursday

    2008-10-29T15:10:16Z

    The BBC Trust has requested director general Mark Thompson to report the findings of his investigation into the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand phone prank on Thursday (30 October).