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BBC3 orders Russell Tovey comedy
BBC3 has commissioned a broadcast pilot set entirely in a couple’s bedroom, starring Being Human actor Russell Tovey.
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BSkyB rules itself out of bidding for ITV local news
BSkyB has ruled itself out of providing local news for ITV, saying that joining any of the news consortia would not fit with Sky News’ status as an “independent, commercially funded news service”.
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C4 orders McCain-funded sports show
Channel 4 has ordered a grass roots athletics show that will be sponsored by frozen food manufacturer McCain Foods.
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Split won't affect ITV2's Katie and Peter Stateside
ITV has no plans to pull Katie Price and Peter Andre’s fly on the wall series Katie & Peter: Stateside, despite the couple announcing their separation today.
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BBC poaches C4's Ahmed in new Knowledge hirings
Channel 4’s Aaqil Ahmed has been poached to run the BBC’s religion and ethics department as part of the second round of Knowledge appointments – in which four of the key commissioning jobs have been handed to existing BBC staff.
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Global Radio anticipates profits
Global Radio has forecasted steady underlying profits of £31m in the year to March, despite an 18% drop in advertising.
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Megahertz adds Miles
Systems integrator Megahertz has appointed Ben Miles as its sales manager for Europe.
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TC Soho picks up Sony VTRs
TC Soho has bought two Sony VTRs to help with the company’s transfer and duplication operation and also its standalone Avid and FCP digitising service.
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Democracy's Mills joins HRA
Hibbert Ralph Animation (HRA) has appointed Greg Mills, formerly a partner and executive producer at Democracy, to the role of executive producer.
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SMPTE proposes 3D mastering standard
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has announced proposals for a stereoscopic 3D mastering standard that will provide universal image formatting requirements for making and delivering 3D content.
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Pepper considers vfx closure
Pepper Post is considering closing its visual effects department as part of a round of cut backs designed to ensure that the company remains competitive.
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Blinkx deal to allow web video search via TV
Blinkx, the video search engine, and Miniweb, the interactive service provider, have formalised a technology integration agreement that will allow web video to be searched and viewed on a TV set.
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Gearbox bought by CVP-Mitcorp
The CVP-Mitcorp group has rescued fellow equipment sales and rental company Gearbox from administration and in the process saved 16 jobs.
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Chris Evans scoops two awards at Sonys
BBC2 Radio DJ Chris Evans picked up two gongs at the Sony Radio Academy Awards last night (11 May).
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Wild at Heart wins fifth series
ITV has commissioned a fifth series of Wild at Heart, scotching rumours that the Africa-based drama could be axed.
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Sky airs Project Canvas objections
BSkyB has attacked the BBC Trust’s decision to not carry out a full market review on the BBC, ITV and BT broadband joint venture Project Canvas.
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Liverpool's City Talk to change format
Ofcom has granted City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool permission to change its format and play music - but has imposed a number of conditions.
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Victory for Ashes to Ashes with 5.4m viewers
BBC1’s drama series Ashes to Ashes once again dominated the 9pm slot with an average audience of 5.4m viewers (23.9% share), a slight fall from last week.
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BBC presenter clashes with peer over salary
Labour peer Lord Foulkes has hijacked a BBC News Channel interview about MPs expenses to launch a blistering attack on BBC presenter salaries.
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Jane Root resurfaces with new indie
Jane Root has formed her own production company, Nutopia, and has won a major commission from History US.