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  • News

    The Simpsons goes HD

    2009-02-16T17:31:37Z

    Video: After 19 years and over 400 episodes, The Simpsons opening titles have finally been updated to meet the demands of high definition TV.

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    Living to probe haunted celebrity homes

    2009-02-17T08:01:00Z

    Living TV will help Freddie Starr rid his home of unwanted spirits in the second series of paranormal show Living with the Dead.

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    Five to seek Britain's best home

    2009-02-17T08:00:00Z

    Five is to mount a second nationwide hunt for the best home in Britain.

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    Brigstocke's R4 chatshow moving to BBC4

    2009-02-17T09:57:30Z

    Marcus Brigstocke is to challenge John Humphreys and Esther Rantzen to do things they've never done before in a TV version of Radio 4 series I've Never Seen Star Wars.

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    BBC names NW regional programming head

    2009-02-17T10:05:17Z

    The BBC has appointed Aziz Rashid head of regional and local programming for the north west of England.

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    Honeybone to tickle funny bone at Dai4Films

    2009-02-17T10:10:22Z

    Welsh indie Dai4Films has appointed stand-up comic Frank Honeybone as its head of comedy development.

  • Ratings

    Kaplinsky return delivers 1m

    2009-02-17T10:36:11Z

    The return of Five News reader Natasha Kaplinsky to the 5pm bulletin got off on the right foot with an audience of 1m (7.9% share) over half an hour.

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    BBCW: We will not work to Carter's deadline

    2009-02-17T11:09:42Z

    BBC Worldwide has warned it will not necessarily work to Stephen Carter's 12 March deadline to come up with a joint venture plan with Channel 4.

  • Ratings

    Whitechapel rips rivals

    2009-02-17T11:40:13Z

    ITV1's drama trilogy Whitechapel ended strongly last night at 9pm with a bumper audience of 7.6m (30% share), once again towering over BBC1 and the other terrestrial channels.

  • News

    Compact snaps up Lazytown

    2009-02-17T12:26:04Z

    UK-based rights administrator Compact has picked up the global representation for secondary rights to hit children's TV brand, Lazytown, currently aired in the UK on CBeebies.

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    Cooper steps up at Radio 1

    2009-02-17T12:57:34Z

    BBC Radio 1 exec Ben Cooper has been promoted to deputy controller for the station as well as black music station BBC 1Xtra.

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    C4/BBC joint venture takes shape

    2009-02-17T13:00:18Z

    The proposed BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 joint venture could include the likes of E4 and Dave - but will not include BBCW's magazine or DVD businesses in their entirety.

  • News

    Passion sells Showtime series

    2009-02-17T13:28:34Z

    Passion Distribution has secured a number of deals for a reality series currently broadcasting on US cable broadcaster Showtime.

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    ITV Studios inks deal with 19 Entertainment

    2009-02-17T16:20:08Z

    ITV Studios has signed a production deal with 19 Entertainment, the indie owned by American Idol creator Simon Fuller.

  • News

    C4 praised for Gaza coverage

    2009-02-18T07:58:00Z

    Channel 4's coverage of the Gaza conflict, including its decision to broadcast a controversial charity appeal, has won praise from more than 300 viewers.

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    Leading radio indie to move into television

    2009-02-18T07:57:00Z

    Above the Title, the radio indie behind Radio 4's recent revival of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Clive Anderson radio show Unreliable Evidence, is to expand into TV.

  • News

    NBC Universal has the Power

    2009-02-17T16:48:50Z

    Distributor and producer Power has signed a pan-regional deal to make almost 50 hours of its slate of programming available to NBC Universal Asia.

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    Robson Green's indie developing ITV dramas

    2009-02-18T08:00:00Z

    Coastal Productions, the indie co-owned by Robson Green, has confirmed that it is still working on two major dramas for ITV - despite Wire in the Blood being axed.

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    Ikegami brings GFCam to BVE

    2009-02-17T17:16:18Z

    Ikegami showed off its new GFCam hybrid tapeless camera system at Broadcast Video Expo today (Tuesday 17 February).

  • News

    Blighty asks Who Do You Think You Are?

    2009-02-17T17:23:40Z

    UKTV's newly launched channel Blighty has acquired eight series of Wall to Wall's genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?