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    C4 orders more autopsies from von Hagens

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Professor Gunther von Hagens is to make a return to the screens as he probes the causes of death for a Channel 4 series made by indie Firefly.

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    RDF cooks up foodie faking it for C4

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    RDF is making a culinary version of its hit format Faking Itfor Channel 4. In Cooking It, contestants will be challenged to turn basic ingredients into mouthwatering dishes good enough to fool a panel of food experts into thinking they are professional ...

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    Ex-Clinton spokesman for Sky News

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    BSkyB has hired Bill Clinton's former spokesman James Rubin to present a show on Sky News. World News Tonightwill see Rubin presenting a weekday 60-minute roundup of the big international stories and will include interviews with key figures on the international stage. The show, which is ...

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    Talkback makes history for Five kids

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Talkback Thames is making a history show for Five's children's strand Shake. Heroes of Historysees Fran Beauman and Ania Dykczak taking on a different character each week, getting inside their skins by living the life they would have led - mastering horseriding as Joan of Arc, ...

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    Collins and Eve in BBC1 fertility drama

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Former EastEndersactress Michelle Collins and Waking the Deadstar Trevor Eve are to star in a new BBC1 drama set in the world of fertility treatment. The Family Manfollows four couples struggling with various aspects of IVF treatment, from ...

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    Commissioner's Q & A: Andrea Hamilton

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Sky One's new commissioning editor, features and daytime is proud of her Taste, loves The X Factor and is looking for entertaining lifestyle ideas that appeal to men as much as women.

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    Panasonic pulls out of next IBC

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Panasonic is to pull out of next year's IBC, arguing that the costs of taking part in Europe's biggest broadcasting technology event outweigh the benefits.

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    Terrestrial channels sign up for mobile trial

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Fourteen of the 16 channels lined up for Arqiva's mobile television broadcast trial, scheduled to begin later this month, have been confirmed, with BBC1 and BBC2, ITV1 and ITV2, Channel 4, Five and BBC News 24 all signing up to take part.

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    BBC spends£2m on HD upgrades

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    BBC Post Production has ploughed£2m into HD upgrades of its operations in London, Birmingham and Bristol.

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    HD cameras at IBC

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    The camera wars heated up at IBC this year with Grass Valley launching its new Infinity camcorder, a low-end HD camera aimed at taking on Sony's HDV market. Sony completed its line-up of HD formats with the launch of the HD version of its tapeless XDCAM, positioned between its HDV ...

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    Resellers for Nitris

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Altered Images, Root6 and Dublin-based Tyrell have been appointed as resellers for Avid's Symphony Nitris, the first time the long-form finishing kit has been offered to third-party dealerships. Symphony Nitris offers real-time uncompressed HD and SD finishing and primary and secondary colour correction.

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    Dubbing expands

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Glasgow-based audio post facility The Dubbing Theatre has moved to the city's The Waterfront Studios and doubled its capacity because of increased bookings. It now offers five studios with Protools, Avid Audiovisions and Digital performer.

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    Quantel's new suite

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Quantel has launched a new grading option the Pablo Suite, combining image processing hardware and colour correction software. Founded on eQ and iQ, the suite offers a complete digital intermediate system. Three Pablo models have been developed: the eQ for HD applications, the iQ2 for 2K digital intermediates and the ...

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    Sport deal renewed

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Arqiva has renewed its contract with British Eurosport in a five-year deal worth over£6m. The channel will move from Arqiva's Langley studio to the company's Broadcast Media Centre at Feltham, which will be British Eurosports' production and administration base. Arqiva receives worldwide feeds and provides playout to Sky at Osterley ...

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    Framestore tends Gardener FX

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Framestore CFC has supplied the special effects for Focus Features' new film The Constant Gardener, starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. Set in Kenya, the film recounts a man's quest to expose corruption in the pharmaceutical industry after his wife is murdered. Digitally supervised by Adrian ...

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    3sixtymedia titles Gameshow

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    3sixtymedia Creative produced titles and graphics for ITV1's Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathonfrom Granada/Talkback Thames. Creative director Paul Kearton and designer Sue Bodicoat designed and directed the opening sequence in which Ant and Dec appear in seven old gameshows. Bluescreen footage was shot of the duo ...

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    The Hive animates UKTV idents

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    VTR design house The Hive has created new idents for UKTV Gold's latest season of programmes. The concept is simple - the new programmes arriving are represented by an animated box with UKTV Gold's logo on it falling at high speed through a brightly coloured cloudy sky. Designed by Dunning ...

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    Ford reshapes acquisitions at C4

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Jeff Ford, Channel 4's new director of acquisitions, has stamped his mark on the department with a wide-ranging staff restructure.

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    Ofcom opens bidding for Tyne FM licence

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has put one of the last remaining regional FM licences up for grabs, this time covering Tyne & Wear and Teesside.

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    BBC loses Cole to Tigress factual team

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    Tigress Productions has appointed BBC executive producer Matthew Cole to join its factual entertainment, science and contemporary factual team.