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  • Ratings

    BBC3 aims at young crowd

    2009-01-14T16:26:57Z

    Earlier this week BBC3 controller Danny Cohen said that he wanted to edge the channel towards a slightly younger audience without alienating its core 16- to 34-year-old viewers.

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    UKTV drops relationship dramas in Watch rethink

    2009-01-14T16:45:01Z

    UKTV is ditching flagship “relationship” dramas from Watch in a bid to reposition the channel just three months after its launch.

  • News

    BBC daytime orders Countryfile spin-off

    2009-01-14T16:49:53Z

    BBC daytime has ordered a Countryfile spin-off and a quiz show fronted by Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark.

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    BBC World Service eyes launch of Urdu channel

    2009-01-14T16:52:16Z

    The BBC World Service is eyeing indigenous-language channels in the Indian subcontinent, China and Latin America, following the launches of its publicly funded BBC Arabic and BBC Persian television services.

  • News

    Sir Trevor heads to birthplace for Caribbean doc

    2009-01-14T16:54:05Z

    ITV1 is to dispatch Sir Trevor McDonald to the Caribbean to investigate both the luxury and the darker side of the region.

  • News

    Irtizaali joins C4 entertainment

    2009-01-14T16:57:35Z

    Channel 4 has added the executive producer of Dispatches documentary NHS Postcode Lottery and E4's Girls Aloud: Off the Record to its entertainment commissioning team.

  • News

    Discovery hires Dinnage to head scheduling arm

    2009-01-14T16:57:40Z

    Discovery Networks UK has hired former Five schedules and planning director Susanna Dinnage to head up its newly-merged scheduling and research division.

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    BBC plans Broadcasting House security fence

    2009-01-14T17:19:36Z

    The BBC has applied for planning permission to build a US Embassy-style “ring of steel” around Broadcasting House.

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    BBC and C4 draw final PSB battle lines

    2009-01-14T17:36:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 are at loggerheads in the run-up to Ofcom's final PSB report, with the broadcasters disagreeing on almost all key proposals.

  • News

    Bazalgette links up with Cowell at Sony Music TV

    2009-01-14T17:51:04Z

    Peter Bazalgette will work alongside Simon Cowell's Syco TV after being drafted in as non-executive chairman of Sony Music TV.

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    BBC Knowledge firms up latest merger plan

    2009-01-14T17:57:55Z

    BBC Knowledge has firmed up proposals to reintegrate its in-house and indie commissioning teams, with a decision anticipated as early as the end of January.

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    Sky frees up HD channel space

    2009-01-14T18:05:29Z

    Broadcasters will finally be able to apply to launch new channels on BSkyB after the satellite company developed software to free up capacity to launch HD channels.

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    Babelgum tests BBC mobile clips

    2009-01-14T20:50:31Z

    Babelgum has secured the rights to 100 clips from BBC shows including The Office and The Mighty Boosh as the web TV service extends to mobile phones in the UK for the first time.

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    Web stays centre stage in C4 Sex Ed Show

    2009-01-14T20:53:38Z

    Channel 4's cross-platform series The Sex Education Show will tackle pornography when it returns in April in a stripped TV format and dedicated website.

  • News

    Digital briefs January 16

    2009-01-14T20:57:24Z

    Catherine Bray, Being Human prequels, Kristen Schaal, Virgin on-demand and Be Entertainment Belfast.

  • News

    Facilities briefs January 16

    2009-01-14T21:03:04Z

    Molinare kit, Rushes Soho Shorts, Red Bee chief exec and Skillset's Facilities Skills Council.

  • News

    Mill to launch Mac-based studio

    2009-01-15T09:55:52Z

    The Mill will officially launch a new Mac technology-based design and visual effects department next week that will work specifically on multiplatform content.

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    Raw Cut takes post work in-house

    2009-01-15T10:04:02Z

    Raw Cut Television will install a second Avid DS finishing system this month as part of a move that will see the Road Wars indie do the majority of its editing and finishing in-house.

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    On Sight snaps up Axis Films

    2009-01-15T10:09:48Z

    On Sight has bought specialist hire firm Axis Films for an undisclosed sum, just hours after the Shepperton Studios based company was placed in administration.

  • News

    Duncan rejects merger with Five

    2009-01-15T11:35:49Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has dismissed the idea of a merger with Five as “mixing oil and water”, arguing that any industry consolidation can only be considered once fundamental structures have been addressed.