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    Fuji takes action against family

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    Fuji Film has confirmed that it is taking its former broadcast divisional manager Eric Mould and stock supplier Transco Group plc directors to court over alleged trading irregularities.

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    IBF invests in HDCam decks

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    International Broadcast Facilities (IBF) has invested more than£150,000 to boost its Sony HD capabilities as it predicts a swing from HD-D5 to HDCam SR.

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    Metro chief follows 'passion'

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    Metro Broadcast chief executive has quit the WPP-owned company to pursue his 'passion' for architecture.

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    Oasis posts Africa icons series

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    Oasis Television has completed post-production on Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons, a 90-minute documentary opening BBC's Africa season. The documentary features interviews and archive footage of some of the most famous and influential icons in Africa's recent history such as Nelson Mandela ...

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    Positive change for Community

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    BBC Broadcast has completed a brand redesign for the Community Channel to represent it as a channel for positive change. BBC Broadcast designer Marc Hardman and design producer Janet Smith created the rebrand's orange and blue concept. An orange circle was used as a symbol of community inclusion while blue ...

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    Tennis link to India

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    TWI is beaming this year's Wimbledon Tennis Championship to mobile handsets around the world. Mobile phones users in the UK, Spain, Malaysia and, for the first time, India will be able to watch coverage of the grass court tournament on the move. TWI's mobile ...

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    Rudgard to move

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    Soho post house Golden Square has signed up Lord of the RingsFlame and Fire artist Tim Rudgard. Rudgard previously worked at Red Post for five years and at Oktobor Post in New Zealand, where he was involved in the Lord of the ...

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    Kemistry wins MTV

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    Design and branding company Kemistry has won the contract to rebrand MTV3 in Finland. Kemistry will be responsible for producing the entire on-air package, covering idents, news programme graphics and website interfaces. The channel will relaunch in the autumn. Creative head Graham McCallum, who branded the original launch of MTV3 ...

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    Funds for films

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    London's digital film festival, Pulse, has opened up£80,000 of funding to film-makers working in the digital medium. The funding will be spread among a maximum of 10 short films. Pulse was launched by Film London, in association with the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund in 2002, to help produce ...

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    Musgrove Quits M2

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    Darren Musgrove has left Soho post-production company M2 to join broadcast facility Evolutions Television. Musgrove joins as a business development manager at the Berners Street post house. Musgrove previously worked for the BBC, Oasis and Broadcastmagazine. Post production producer Melanie Tomlin has also joined, leaving Nats ...

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    Ofcom lays out vision for nations' future

    2005-06-16T08:30:30Z

    Ofcom has called for dedicated digital channels to be set up for Wales, Scotland and Ireland in order to safeguard indigenous language broadcasting in the nations.

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    ITV1 and C4's reality shows draw with 3.9m

    2005-06-16T11:41:46Z

    The battle between ITV1 and Channel 4 for reality TV viewers raged on yesterday with both Celebrity Love Islandand Big Brotherat 10pm drawing with 3.9 million viewers.

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    BBC Broadcast buys BBC TV listings guide

    2005-06-16T16:28:45Z

    Soon-to-be-sold BBC Broadcast has bought BBC Worldwide's£4.8m electronic TV programme listings business, writesRick Dacey.

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    PEER POLL: Coronation Street

    2005-06-17T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should ITV1 use Coronation Streetto prop up Celebrity Love Island?

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    Springwatch recommissioned

    2005-06-17T09:53:00Z

    BBC2 controller Roly Keating has given the thumbs up for another three-week run of the channel's natural history extravaganza Springwatch with Bill Oddienext year.

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    Springer case thrown out

    2005-06-17T09:56:05Z

    The BBC has claimed a victory for free speech after the High Court refused a judicial review for a Christian group complaining about Jerry Springer - The Opera.

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    RDF acquisitions chief quits

    2005-06-17T10:10:16Z

    RDF's director of acquisition and development Jane Millichip has quit to head up All3Media's New Zealand production company South Pacific Pictures.

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    BBC Prime launches in Singapore

    2005-06-17T10:16:54Z

    BBC is expanding the reach of its international channels by launching entertainment service BBC Prime in Singapore later this year.

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    Zone Vision buys Horror Channel

    2005-06-17T10:22:56Z

    The Horror Channel has been bought by Zone Vision Networks, the owner of string of digital channels including Reality TV.

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    New editor for ITV News Channel

    2005-06-17T10:27:12Z

    Ben Rayner is to be the new editor of the ITV News Channel, replacing Dominic Crossley-Holland.