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    Living TV tries magic

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Living TV has acquired a new entertainment show fronted by Irish magician Keith Barry from distributor All3Media. The 10 x 30-minute Close Encounters? with Keith Barry , produced by Midas for RTE in Ireland, sees the 26-year-old magician performing tricks on the public. Bought by ...

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    New faces at Saga

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    New Glasgow FM licensee Saga 105.2 has confirmed some of its new presenters ahead of its 7 September launch. Scottish Television's Angus Simpson will present On the Move from 4pm until 7pm daily, while Radio Clyde veteran Dave Marshall will present the Monday to Friday mid-morning show. Bill Black also ...

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    TV Set merges P3 with Arena Digital

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Post-production group The Television Set has bought post facility P3 for an undisclosed sum. The broadcast and corporate post-production company will be merged with Arena Digital at TV Set's five-storey Newman Street site to create a new company, Arena P3.

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    422 Manchester invests in HD to stop client drain

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    422 Manchester has invested around£400,000 on high-definition products to stop big-budget local clients from heading south for post-production work.

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    Resolution opens nine-suite facility

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Resolution has opened its second new facility in as many weeks by taking over the building previously occupied by facilities company Head First.

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    3 Mills sold to LDA

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    East London's 3 Mills Studios has been sold to the London Development Agency (LDA). The deal, worth a reputed£22.54m, was signed last week with completion expected within a month. 3

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    MPC to siggraph

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    The Moving Picture Company (MPC) is to spearhead the UK trade and investment's presence at this year's Siggraph exhibition. The initiative, which has been funded by the UK government, aims to showcase the expertise of the British visual effects business at the annual graphics event. MPC has worked on ...

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    DB wins contract

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Broadcast systems integrator DB Broadcast has won the contract to build two transmission survey vehicles for BBC strategy & distribution. The specialist vehicles will be used to measure terrestrial TV and radio reception throughout the UK, including DTT and DAB.

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    Machine Room Hiring

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    David Wilson has joined the Machine Room as VT duplication sales manager to further the VTR plc-owned duplication operations and strengthen its bookings department. Wilson, previously of Dubbs, joined before Dubbs' recent redundancies. Wilson said: 'I was keen to pursue other options and moving to The Machine Room will allow ...

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    Polecam to Olympics

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Camera Core is taking six Polecam rigs to the Olympics, all of which will be fitted with a new 'dive bag'. The bag houses the camera and is covered with a chemical film that prevents water droplets from gathering, allowing a smooth transition between above and below the water surface ...

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    Cut and Run kicks off new MOTD

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Cut and Run and Wave have contributed to Match of the Day's return to the BBC. The BBC Broadcast-produced trail recreates the Match of the Day signature theme tune using football-related sounds: burgers frying, the swish of the ball hitting ...

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    Sixfootsix's Olympian task

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Sixfootsix and North One have designed and produced the Olympic Games' official title sequence for the International Olympic Committee. The sequence follows a timeline looking back over 2,000 years of Greek sporting history, taking the viewer on a journey from ancient Greece to the modern age. Creative Director Jan Hallet ...

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    A victory for the indies

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's arrogance toward the indie sector has aided Pact's demand for a level playing field.

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    XFM gets in with university radio

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Xfm is to broadcast on university radio frequencies when student shows are not being aired after it struck a deal with the Student Broadcast Network. In return for the airtime, Xfm will give the body money, marketing and production support. The Xfm Student Radio Partnership Programme will also give student-run ...

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    Endemol board takes home more pay

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Big Brother maker Endemol UK's boardroom pay jumped from£1.74m to£5.69m last year, the company's annual results have shown. The indie's entire wage bill rose by almost£9m in 2003 from£6.4m to£15.3m. The company's highest paid director, thought to be chairman Peter Bazalgette, took home£1.49m, nearly£1.3m ...

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    Disney plans ad-free start for new channel

    2004-08-05T07:50:12Z

    Disney's long-awaited Freeview channel ABC1 will be free of advertising for up to six months when it launches on 27 September.

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    Top BBC staff steer clear of C4 Hutton doc

    2004-08-05T07:50:10Z

    BBC executives and governors involved in the Hutton affair are closing the door on Greg Dyke's request for them to take part in his documentary for Channel 4.

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    This Life indie airs law drama

    2004-08-05T07:50:06Z

    World Productions, Tony Garnett's indie that made the iconic twentysomething drama This Life , is to once again turn its sights on lawyers for a new BBC series.

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    BBC1 to overhaul Holiday show

    2004-08-05T07:50:04Z

    BBC1 is revamping its long-running Holiday strand that will see it move away from its reliance on celebrities and include more travel journalism.

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    C4's channel surfing show

    2004-08-05T07:50:02Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned a show from its former director of strategy David Brook in which a series of familiar faces are filmed flipping between TV channels and discussing what's on.