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NewsTwenty Twenty takes on sex tourism
Indie Twenty Twenty has won a commission from Channel 4 to make two films looking at the global sex tourism industry from the point of view of those who cater to the tourists.
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ITN MAINSTAY TILLY LURED TO SKY NEWS DEVELOPMENT
Sky News has poached ITN managing editor Andrew Tilly to become its head of development. Tilly, 49, partly replaces Peter Clements who left to join internet outfit Invaluable.com in December. Tilly
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ANGLIA TV PHOTOGRAPHER DAWSON DIES
Former Anglia Television stills photographer Dave Dawson has died after a long illness. Dawson joined Anglia in 1959 and headed the broadcaster's stills department until 1991.
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At It Productions produced new idents for the fourth series of Channel 4's Jo Whiley Show
At It Productions produced new idents for the fourth series of Channel 4's Jo Whiley Show, which will run as part of the channel's 4Music strand.The idents were shot entirely underwater
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Red Pepper Film Company has completed a 20-second commercial for spray paint brand Plasti-kote, featuring a computer animated psychedelic tortoise called Tommy. Commissioned by Cambridge advertising a
Red Pepper Film Company has completed a 20-second commercial for spray paint brand Plasti-kote, featuring a computer animated psychedelic tortoise called Tommy. Commissioned by Cambridge advertising agency Ware Anthony Rust, Red
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Liquid Television Graphics was commissioned by Claire Horton of Hat Trick Productions to create the titles for its Saturday night BBC 1 show Whatever You Want, with Gaby Roslin. The sequence
Liquid Television Graphics was commissioned by Claire Horton of Hat Trick Productions to create the titles for its Saturday night BBC 1 show Whatever You Want, with Gaby Roslin. The sequence
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Parental rift leaves MACh1 out on limb
Chrysalis Sport and United Productions sports joint-venture MACh 1 will exist in name only, following a split between the two parent companies.The MACh 1 brand, established in 1996, is being kept
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September wins C4 project
September Films has won a commission to make a Channel 4 documentary series about ambitious young British expats working in New York who spend their summers networking in the Hamptons, writes Ashley Davies.
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BSC's Holme calls for TV 'lessons' in schools
Schools should teach children how to plan their TV viewing in the multichannel age, according to Broadcasting Standards Commission chairman Lord Holme, writes John Lewis.
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CARLTON BACKS MIDLANDS MEDIA ARCHIVE
Carlton Television is backing a project to create a moving image collection for the Midlands - the Media Archive of Central England Trust (MACE). Former keeper of documentary film at the
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GRANADA GRAPHICS MAN TO HEAD UP THE LAB
LWT's The Lab has appointed Ken Higgins as head of design. He was previously graphics manager at Granada Media, where he designed multimedia presentations and worked on corporate identity projects. Higgins
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STAFF SHAKE-OUT AT ENGLISH & POCKETT
Brand consultancy English & Pockett has made several staff changes, including bringing Tim Stebbing in as senior graphic designer. Stebbing previously worked at Californian outfits Frog Design and Montgomery Pfeifer where
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BBC Resources has won the rushes work for HBO's new 11 hour mini series Band of Brothers, a story based on Stephen Ambrose's non fiction best seller about a World war
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ITC digital plans criticised by RSLs
The ITC's report on enhancing the UK's digital TV frequencies following analogue switch-off, the Genesis Project, has stirred up controversy with the organisation that represents local TV stations.The Local Independent TV
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TwoFour opens Gardens again for BBC
BBC daytime controller Jay Hunt has commissioned a second series of Open Gardensfrom indie TwoFour.
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5D unveils post-production suite
5D, best known for its creative plug-ins for a variety of software including Discreet's Flame and Quantel's range of digital products, has announced a new suite of tools to improve workflow
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BBC is Bafta front runner
BBC costume dramas are the front runners for this year's Bafta TV craft awards, after they received more nominations per programme than any of the other genres in the running.BBC 2's
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International News - Network Ten boosts UK acquisitions with Tucker
Australian's free-to-air Network Ten is poised to step up its UK acquisitions with the appointment of Prompt Media Consultancy founder Antoinette Tucker as its UK and European representative. Tucker - who
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International News - Cinar brings legal action over unauthorised money
Canadian-based producer Cinar Corporation has started legal proceedings against Bahamas investment manager Norshield International, after the animation specialists' auditors discovered Norshield had received $122 million (£76.5 million) of Cinar's funds not
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International News - Sky goes to investors to pay for Kirch stake
BSkyB last week confirmed that in order to raise money to buy a 24 per cent stake in German KirchPayTV it would go to investors for a£340 million share placing.