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Blue posts surgery series for C4
Blue has completed the grade and online editing for Channel 4's Ancient Plastic Surgery. The Cicada Films documentary examines what early civilisations knew about cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Online editor and colourist Bill Ogden graded and onlined in Avid DS Nitris using The Foundry's Anvil grading ...
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Red finishes BBC promotion
Red Post-Production has completed work on a pioneering interactive television production for the BBC, cross-promoting BBC 1Xtra's radio coverage of the Trinidad Carnival with the red-button service on digital TV platforms. Red Inferno artist Ally Burnett created transitions using elements from carnival footage, which were animated in Inferno with a ...
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Masterson sets up dedicated AFP firm
FORMER ITV2 commercial director Paul Masterson has set up a new production company dedicated to advertiser-funded programming.
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BBC America open to offers from UK indies
New BBC America chief executive Bill Hilary has said there will be more opportunities for UK indies after pledging to double the channel's budget over the next two years.
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Daytime chief quits Sky One
Sky One commissioning editor for daytime Zoe Watson has quit after nearly four years with the broadcaster.
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Few laughs for new ITV comedy
New comedies on BBC and ITV failed to find many laughs among viewers this week.
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Mersey PSB bid
Mersey Television chairman Phil Redmond said this week he planned to launch his grassroots digital public service channel on the Sky platform in the autumn. The not-for-profit Liverpool-based channel, to be called the North West Digital Platform, will be fully funded by the North West Development Agency for five years. ...
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Talkback movers
Indie Talkback Thames has created three new roles and made a series of promotions. Allan Tott, currently factual production executive, will become head of production for Talkback Factual and entertainment production executive Dean Jones has been promoted to head of production for Thames Entertainment. In addition, comedy production executive Beatrice ...
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Thane exits Ofcom
Veteran TV regulator Sarah Thane is to leave Ofcom just over a year after its inception. Thane, who advises the regulator on content issues, is to stand down in April for personal reasons, although she said she wanted to continue working in the media in some capacity. She is one ...
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CNN hires Foster
CNN International has poached Max Foster from BBC1's Breakfast. The correspondent/presenter will join CNN in March as an anchor/reporter across the network's London-produced business and news shows. He will report to managing editor Nick Wrenn.
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Barnett joins MTV
Sarah Barnett has quit as director of the Edinburgh International TV Festival to join MTV in the newly created role of head of affiliate marketing for the MTV and VH1 channels. Starting in March, Barnett will report to James Scroggs and Anna Bateson, directors of MTV and VH1 channels respectively. ...
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Execs give mixed message at Oxford
Broadcast reports on the policy agendas revealed at last week's Oxford Media Convention and asks whether defending their own territory prevents channel chiefs from seeing the bigger picture
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Grade on BBC News
BBC chairman Michael Grade has said the corporation should make news programmes that are both serious and popular, despite conceding serious news values were coming under 'increasing strain'. Delivering the inaugural Hugh Cudlipp lecture in London this week, he admitted there may have been confusion in the past as to ...
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Sky covers Oscars
Sky's live coverage of the 2005 Academy Awards is to be presented by Sharon Osbourne. Based in LA on Sunday 27 February, the X Factorjudge will front a preview show on Sky One at 7pm, followed by live coverage on Sky Movies 1 from 1.30am. She will ...
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RDFI Band Aid deal
RDF International has picked up distribution rights to the documentary Band Aid: the Song that Rocked the World. Produced by Blakeway Productions, the 60-minute programme marks the 20th anniversary of the Band Aid charity single, Do They Know It's Christmas?and was originally ...
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Curtis pens G8 tale
Love Actuallywriter Richard Curtis is to write his first drama for the BBC with a 90-minute special set at a G8 summit. The Girl in the Caféwill air this summer as part of the corporation's season of programmes about Africa. Produced in association with US cable ...
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NewsBidding war erupts over Freeview slot
A bidding war is set to kick off with broadcasters preparing to offer up to£5m a year via sealed bids for a newly available Freeview slot.
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NewsBBC plans VE Day specials
The BBC is preparing to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day this summer with a raft of programming, including a Surprise Surprise-style entertainment show that will reunite old comrades.
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NewsLiving TV named channel of the year
Living TV has beaten competition from leading terrestrial channels to be declared Channel of the Year at this week's 10th annual Broadcast Awards.
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NewsC4 in talks to bring Behzti row to screen
Channel 4 is in talks with the producers of the controversial play Behztiabout screening excerpts of the play as part of an investigation into beliefs and the media.