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Sky pushes set-top loyalty card
Sky subscribers will be able to shop, bet and earn loyalty points through a new credit card designed for use on their digital set-top boxes. BSkyB, which has been developing the technology with IT management consultancy Consult Hyperion, has informed all broadcasters who use its platform that the interactive card ...
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Switchco launch set for April
SwitchCo, the independent body that will manage the switch from analogue to digital TV, is to launch officially in April. BBC head of distribution Andy Townend is expected be confirmed as chief executive after working full time on the launch of the organisation for almost a year. Channel 4 deputy ...
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Pop Idol-style dance show heads for US
Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment is to make a Pop Idol-style reality show for Fox in the US to find the country's best dancer. Under the working title Dance Nation, the live show will set competitors different challenges each week. Fuller, who created ...
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BBC in Hat Trick UK rights deal
BBC Worldwide has signed a three-year output deal with indie Hat Trick Productions, securing UK distribution rights for its BBC-commissioned programming.
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Tsunami triggers NGTI documentary sales
National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has made several sales of documentary Tsunami: Killer Wave, in the wake of the Asian disaster.
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More dates for Princess
Indie Princess Productions has scored high-volume renewals for a dating format in America and Italy.
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Granada/KQED join forces on Cousteau exploration series
Granada International has inked a deal to invest in and distribute a high-definition documentary series from Emmy-award winning marine explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau.
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Format Focus: Face Off
This general knowledge knock-out format has done well in France and could soon reach UK shores. The format
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Postman Pat makes more deliveries
Entertainment Rights (ER) has sold the new Postman Patseries to the Netherlands, Belgium and Scandinavia. The deal, which will see the children's series air in the Nickelodeon channels' territories, takes the number of sales of Postman Patto 65 countries.
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C4 school animation to air in Australia
Australian networks ABC and the Comedy Channel have picked up rights to Channel 4's upcoming animated series Bromwell High. Co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Canada's Decode Entertainment, the 13 x 30-minute series is set in an underfunded London school and was scripted by Richard Osman, ...
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Somethin Else to syndicate Brit awards
Indie Somethin' Else has been appointed as the radio syndication partner for the 2005 Brit Awards. UK stations will be offered pre and post-show interview clips and performance highlights. International stations will be offered build-up shows, live feeds, highlight shows and interview clips. In addition, for three weeks before the ...
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New Zealand sticks to the facts
Factual specialist TVF International has sold 26 hours of British documentaries to broadcasters in New Zealand. Foxtel has picked up a slate of 13 titles including Brook Lapping's Playing the China Cardand Diana: Story of a Princess. In addition, TV3 New Zealand ...
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New Diary entries for distraction
Distraction Formats has sold its TV Diariesformat to Ireland, Canada and the Middle East. The format, in which contestants attempt to submit the most interesting video diary to avoid elimination, has been picked up by RTE in the Republic of Ireland, Zone 3 in Canada and ...
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M2 seeks major stake in VTR plc
An M2-led consortium is understood to be close to making a£3m bid for a major stake in facilities group VTR plc.
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Blue spends£1m boosting HD capacity
Blue Post Production is to spend£1m on expanding its HD and sound capacity.
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Filming in London reaches record high
Filming on the streets of London has soared by 10% over the past 12 months according to a study by Film London.
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New kit for 2nd sense
2nd Sense Broadcast has installed two multitrack Pyramix systems. 2nd Sense has provided audio post-production on Later with Jools Holland, which was produced in high-definition for sale to the States, and children's animation series Boo!.Borehamwood-based Total Audio Solutions installed the Pyramix systems.
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Technicolor hiring
Technicolor Creative Services has appointed senior online editor Dominic Thomson to drive its Smoke suite and work within the digital intermediate department, which received a£2.6m investment in 2004. Technicolor recently moved its Denham operations to its new Perivale HQ.Thomson previously worked at Blue and Soho 601.
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ASP's software aid
Adaptable Software Products (ASP) has launched accounting software developed specifically for media freelancers and contractors. Accolyte was designed in consultation with industry accountants and current freelancers to produce an all-in-one package that covers invoicing, bills, currency conversion, VAT returns and year-end accounting.
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BIBC internet launch
British Internet Broadcasting Company (BIBC) has launched an end-to-end internet broadcasting service called Internet Master. BIBC claimed the service is the first of its kind to allow content owners to sell on-demand across the internet. One strand of the service, Channel Master, enables the use of the internet as an ...