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NewsAbbott lands Peabody award
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott has picked up another award for his political thriller State Of Play.
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NewsPEER POLL: Peter Fincham
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Peter Fincham good news for BBC1?
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Production - Can home-editing be made to pay?
Apparently it's never been simpler or cheaper to make TV, but as Leo Carlyon discovers, the costs of editing from home are still prohibitive. But if the idea still appeals, we look at what it takes to buy your own set-up.
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Comment - Wish you were here?
Splashing out on a Cannes jolly can seem extravagant, but the development producer's trip to Mip is an indie's best investment, argues Barry Shaverin - provided it's used well.
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NewsLife Begins ends on 6.9m
ITV1's hit drama series Life Beginsended its second series run with a peak audience of 6.9 million (29%) in the final five minutes.
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Pinewood saves Teddington jobs
Pinewood Shepperton Studio's£2.6m buyout of Teddington Studios has saved 55 jobs at the west London site.
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BBC OB covers funeral and royal wedding
BBC outside broadcast will be covering both the funeral of Pope John Paul II and the royal wedding in what has turned into of one the busiest OB weeks of the year.
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C4 drama up for seven awards
Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.
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Clear branches into telecine
Vfx house Clear is opening a telecine department and has poached VTR colourist Mick Vincent to drive the£2.5m set-up.
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Ascent's Farm girl
Rachel Joseph has left the Farm Group to join Ascent Media Group as director of sales for the UK. Joseph joined Ascent Media at the end of March and left The Farm at the end of February. She will be responsible for leading the sales team covering areas including features, ...
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Crow TV ops head
West London facility Crow TV has appointed former Endemol and RDF production manager David Waterman as head of operations. Waterman's credits include The Gamesand Scrapheap Challenge. He joins on 18 April. Also, Piera Cuttica joined Crow TV last month in the new ...
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Broadband boom
BT has said this week that it is due to connect its 5 millionth broadband customer, which sets the telecom company three years ahead of its own schedule. The take-up marks broadband as one of the fastest-growing consumer products ever. According to research by Point Topic, broadband connectivity grew worldwide ...
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Teachers' TV edit
Systems integrator Boxer has set up the on-site edit facilities for the newly launched education and community channel Teachers' TV. Boxer supplied and installed three Final Cut Pro editing systems, connected to an Omneon video server. Teachers' TV started broadcasting across digital platforms in February. The cost was not disclosed.
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Thomson moves
Thomson Technicolor Creative Services has made three new appointments. Polly Magner joins from Ascent as director of client services at Technicolor's Perivale HQ. Sean McGrillen and Richard McCarthy join as scan and film record operator and engineer respectively. Both join from One Post.
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Blue Room talks
Third Eye and Orion TV are in confidential talks with a number of companies, including a major US media outfit, over their immersive reality television studio set, Blue Room. Blue Room gives participants a 360-degree experience without the need for additional aids, such as headsets or goggles, and aims to ...
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Hive idents for BBC News 24
The Hive has created graphics for BBC News 24's new Top of the Hour idents.
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Pepper seasons ITV1 drama
Covent Garden facility house Pepper has completed the grade and online edit of Malice Aforethought.
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Evolutions brands Motors TV
Evolutions has produced the new idents for inter-national satellite TV channel Motors TV. The sports channel wanted to build on a freshly created brand identity and logo reflecting the dynamic aspects of motorsport. The Evolutions design team, led by senior graphic designer Mark McKenna, used Discreet Flame and Smoke to ...