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Black diamond wins Men & Motors order
Producer and distributor Black Diamond Films has been commissioned to make a second 13 x 30-minute series of crash and bloopers show Ouch? That Had to Hurt! for Men and Motors. The company is also currently in production on 13 x 30-minute Jackass-style show Moronics and 21st Century Idiots for ...
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Keralan cuisine next on menu for UKTV
Shooting Star Television has been commissioned by UKTV Food to make a 15 x 30-minute exploration of southern Indian cuisine. Coconut Coast has been commissioned by UKTV head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood and UKTV Food chief executive Gareth Williams. The series, which begins on 3 May, follows presenter Reza Mahammed ...
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BBC set to close Bristol Design
BBC Resources is planning to close its design business in Bristol, with around 20 redundancies expected, writes Farah Jifri.
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Machine Room wins£1m archive order
Soho facility The Machine Room has won a major archive restoration deal from the BBC worth over£1m, writes Farah Jifri.
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TV Set invests in two Smokes
London post-production houses Arena Digital and London Post (both part of the Television Set Group) are the latest to expand their capabilities with extra kit.
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Sky plots push into US co-pros
BSkyB is looking to tie down co-production deals with US producers in a bid to secure rights for new shows before they are put out to market.
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Monkey Dust wins award
Talkback Productions' Monkey Dust won the award for best comedy at the British Animation Awards last week.
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Brighton opening
Brighton post house We Should Be Editing has opened its doors at the former recording studios of the Brighton School of Journalism. Founded by Richard Daws, We Should Be is based around Avid Media Composer for both offline and online work and will focus on broadcast TV series. The facility ...
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Anglefish gets real
Angelfish, the new programme promo arm of creative agency Devilfish, has opened its doors with a contract from UK channel Reality TV. Angelfish has created the US launch promo package - including channel generics and series promotion for Reality TV - and under the new contract will make all on-air ...
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Media 100 saved
The acquisition of Media 100 by Optibase is now set to go ahead (Broadcast, 5.3.04). Optibase has executed a definitive loan agreement through which it will provide around $1m (£540,000) of secured debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. Optibase has also executed an asset-purchase agreement which, subject to court approval, will allow it ...
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Flight facility move
In-flight entertainment provider IFE Services is set to relocate to the former Picardy Television studio in Cheshire at the end of the week as a result of outgrowing its offices at Manchester Airport. The site houses a fully digital online post facility, three non-linear Avid offline suites, three Maya 3D ...
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Two more indies open sales arms
Two more UK independents have set up sales operations to represent their own programmes at this year's MipTV programme market, writes Leigh Holmwood and Paul Revoir.
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Fox kids bags cult korean cartoon
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has picked up the rights to cult Korean cartoon Pucca (above) and has inked a deal to develop a 78 x 7-minute series with creator Vooz. FKE has also acquired rights to an earlier 24 x 2.5-minute series and will launch Pucca at MipTV. Meanwhile, Fox ...
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How clean is your house? goes to states
The two stars of Channel 4's How Clean Is Your House? are to pull on their marigolds for a US version of the show. Aggie Mackenzie and Kim Woodburn will shine the spotlight on messy American homes for cable channel Lifetime Television. The format, created by Talkback Productions, will be ...
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September to make US wedding special
September Films has been commissioned to make a one-hour special called America's Trashiest Weddings for Fox in the US, which will go out in early summer. Sky One has picked up the UK rights from September International, which launches the title at MipTV next week. The executive producers for September ...
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Carlton formats arm loses identity
Action Time, the former Carlton formats brand whose hits include ITV's Catchphrase, has been scrapped by new owner Granada. The division will now be merged with the sales arm of Granada International and all future projects will be branded Granada. Laura Burrell will be promoted from head of sales at ...
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TV corp extends twins format into europe
Television Corporation International is rolling out factual entertainment show Most Identical into Germany, Italy and Belgium. The format, created by Mentorn, looks for a nation's most identical set of twins. The deals will see primetime specials for RTL in Germany and Italia Uno as well as a seven-part series on ...
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All3media shifts fifth gear to America
All3Media International has sold Five car magazine show Fifth Gear to Fox-owned US motoring network Speed Channel. The 8 x 30-minute series, fronted by Quentin Willson and now in its fifth series on Five, has also been picked up by HMG Holland, XYZ Australia, Ananey Israel and Sun Media in ...
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Root takes axe to BBC2 reality shows
BBC2 controller Jane Root has axed two of her channel's key programme brands.
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NewsC4 orders second No Angels
Channel 4 head of drama John Yorke has secured another returning series for the broadcaster by ordering a second run of World Productions' controversial No Angels.