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Clyde's gold medal
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) senior creative Andrew Clyde has won a Gold World Medal at the New York Festival's 48th International Television Programming & Promotion Awards for The Hallmark Channel promo 'The Kiss'. The promo (the precursor to the creative brief on the facing page) was created by BDA ...
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Adams Trainor cracks the Code
Adams Trainor Design has completed titles and graphics for Wildfire Television's The Real Da Vinci Code. Tony Robinson fronts the two-hour documentary looking at the real-life revelations that are discussed in the bestselling thriller The Da Vinci Code. Designers Paul Trainor and ...
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George takes Flextech post
Flextech Television has hired Jason George, former chief executive of Endemol's new media arm Victoria Real, as controller of interactive programming, writesSusan Thompson.
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BBC unlocks Hollywood secrets
BBC Scotland has completed the graphics for Secret Map of Hollywood, a 6 x 40-minute series for BBC1. Presenter Jonathan Ross explores the dark under-belly of life in the movie capital of the world using a 3D map to focus on its most famous and scandalous locations. ...
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Devilfish's Valentine's Day job
Devilfish has created the Hallmark Channel's Valentine's Day promo campaign. The 30-second spot shows how the power of love can overcome all barriers, whether between a prisoner and guard or a cowboy and indian. Grading was carried out at Rushes to add to a nostalgic 1950s movie feel, with additional ...
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ITV drama goes to top of class
ITV's Julie Walters one-off Ahead of the Classgave the network's drama chief Nick Elliott some welcome new year cheer this week.
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Pizey heads north
Granada executive producer Clare Pizey has been named as controller of Granada Factual North (Leeds) after Sam Anthony quit last month to join indie Shine. Pizey, who will focus on the Leeds-based operation as well its production teams in London, will continue to executive produce With ...
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Tiger lures Munro
Tiger Aspect has appointed Jamie Munro as commercial director. He joins from the BBC's commercial agency to strengthen rights exploitation and strengthen Tiger's business arm. The indie has also appointed Sarah Shields as head of talent with immediate effect. She joins from Maverick Television.
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BBC needs new body
A new independent body should oversee the BBC's accountability and advise on how much public funding it should receive, the government-backed Charter review panel has said. The panel, led by Lord Burns, said a Public Service Broadcasting Commission should be tasked with ensuring the BBC's Charter obligations are met and ...
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Orion hires Burgin
Indie Orion TV has poached BBC development producer Petra Burgin to lead the company's expansion into formats. She created successful BBC daytime brands Mind Your Own Business, Feather Your Nestand Sunday Escape.
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BBC rapped over EU
The BBC's coverage of the European Union needs to be more impartial, according to an independent report ordered by the corporation's board of governors. The inquiry, led by Lord Wilson, said the BBC was not deliberately biased but that coverage could be improved. It blamed ignorance of the EU among ...
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Enders chiefs axed
EastEndersexecutive producer Kathleen Hutchison and series producer Sharon Hughff have left the show after only four months. New BBC drama chief John Yorke, a former EastEndersexecutive producer, will take over Hutchison's duties until a full-time replacement is announced. Hughff has been replaced by former ...
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Strife swap
The past year has seen changing fortunes and something of a role reversal between ITV and the BBC.
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Americanised Office flies back to BBC
The BBC is set to buy back the American version of its hit comedy series The Office. US network NBC has commissioned six episodes of The Office - An American Workplace, which is due to air from March. The BBC confirmed it ...
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Hewlett wins funding for Muslim doc
Former Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett has secured a $60,000 (£31,900) development grant from the US Corporation for Public Broadcasting - the body which distributes federal funds to the American PBS network - for an investigative film about the Muslim Brotherhood. He has teamed up with ...
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Portillo fronts domestic violence doc
MP Michael Portillo is to present a one-off documentary on domestic violence for the BBC. Battered and Bruisedhas been commissioned by BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman and will focus on the issues surrounding domestic violence, those affected by it and the support services in place ...
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University buys Central studio site
Central Television's Lenton Lane studio complex, one of the largest TV complexes in Europe, has been sold to the University of Nottingham, which plans to house new science companies there. The 17-acre site, which was once the home to shows such as Crossroadsand ...
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Homechoice replay adds BBC channels
Broadband entertainment provider Video Networks has added four more BBC channels to its on-demand replay service. Subscribers to the HomeChoice platform can now access popular programming from BBC3, BBC4, CBeebies and CBBC for up to seven days after transmission, in addition to programmes from BBC1, BBC2, Channel 4 and Chelsea ...
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NewsAnt and Dec indie wins ITV golf order
ITV is poised to hand Ant and Dec's new indie Gallowgate Productions a multimillion pound commission for a live event that will feature 15 hours of celebrity golf over a bank holiday weekend.
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NewsRDF is next to eye Stock Market
RDF Media, the company behind Channel 4 hit Wife Swap, is looking to follow Shed Productions by listing on the Stock Exchange.