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Clear finishes football project
Clear has completed post work on its second drama for ITV. Gifted was made by Rollem Productions and written by the indie's boss, Kay Mellor. The two-hour drama is particularly topical as it features a rape scandal involving a footballer. Directed by Douglas Mackinnon, the VFX supervisor was Peter Bach, ...
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Clear Cut launch
Clear Cut Pictures has launched an out-hire department run by Matthew Hill, who formerly worked at McMillan Hires. Clear Cut founder Horacio Queiro told Broadcast: 'Producers can benefit from the savings of hiring-in from us and avoid technical headaches.' Queiro explained that Clear Cut can install and support Avid systems ...
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BBC should fill gap in docs, says Willis
BBC director of factual and learning John Willis has said the BBC should be prepared to make more regional-based documentaries if, as feared, the merged ITV pulls back on its programme-making activities outside London, writes Paul Revoir.
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Booth to head Cheff
Jeff Booth has been appointed as the chairman of Cheff - The Chief Engineers of Facilities Forum. Booth succeeds Chris Hillier as chairman and praised his contribution: 'Chris has established Cheff as an influential voice for the independent facilities sector.' Cheff now has 40 facilities listed as members and the ...
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Ascent in HD deal
Ascent Media has announced a deal with Carlton to provide transfer and restoration services on a catalogue of programmes being converted into HD for broadcast distribution purposes. The deal will use the new MTI correction system. Carlton's Fiona Maxwell said that the transfer to HD D5 'breathes new life into ...
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Evolutions MTV job
Evolutions Post Production has won the contract to do the majority of the post-production for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards. Before the awards, MTV is producing The Road to Edinburgh - four live music events in the five-week run-up to the awards, which Evolutions is also posting. Two suites ...
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Bazalgette unrepentant over Teen Big Brother sex
Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has hit back at claims that it was irresponsible in its handling of a teenage couple who had unprotected sex in the controversial Channel 4 Teen Big Brotherseries last week.
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Gaunt: reality TV is ruining trust
Award-winning documentary maker Marilyn Gaunt has claimed that reality TV shows like Big Brotherare damaging documentary-makers' ability to gain the trust of their subjects.
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Dale explains rationale for drama-docs
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has claimed factual producers are increasingly making drama-documentaries because they were used to tighter budgets and could handle 'the search for the story'.
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Lion wins factual orders from BBC
The BBC has ordered a raft of factual series from Lion Television including an inside look at a boot camp for unruly youngsters, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC2 to get own consumer show
BBC2 controller Jane Root is set to commission her channel's first major consumer strand as part of a raft of new orders for the BBC's in-house consumer affairs unit, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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At It Productions to make Busted doc
Indie At It Productions is to make a 60-minute documentary for Channel 4 on young British pop band Busted, featuring a Monkees-style narrative. The Busted Popworld Special - Britain's Biggest Pop Band, ordered by C4 commissioning editor for music and youth Neil McCallum, will air during the T4 Sunday strand ...
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Diners oust head chefs in UK food show
UKTV head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood has commissioned a 'Faking It-style' cookery series from Red Door TV for UK Food. The 15 x 30-minute Kitchen Take Overfeatures presenter Paul Roseby pouncing on unsuspecting diners in a restaurant, who have been set up by friends, and ...
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ITV2 orders expose of celebrities' lives
ITV2 has commissioned a regular programming strand about celebrities' lives. Celebrities Exposedwill encompass a series of 60-minute standalone episodes with the first two - Love on the Rocks and Lies, Lies, Lies - produced by Scream Films. Isis Films will produce the third instalment, working ...
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MMA wins celebrity reality bites order
Manchester-based indie Multi Media Arts (MMA) has won a raft of commissions including a hidden camera cookery show for ITV1. A broadcast pilot of Celebrity Reality Biteswill feature Coronation Street'sMartin Platt attempting to run a restaurant kitchen on a tight ...
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Flawless to make DJ talent show for ITV
Flawless Media is developing a DJ talent show for ITV which will offer the winner a year-long management contract. The six-part The Joy of Deckshas been backed by drinks brand Smirnoff and will be the first advertiser-funded series to be broadcast across both ITV1 and ...
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Open Mike gets paramount comedy orders
Indie Open Mike Productions is the company behind the two Paramount Comedy channel commissions, which were reported in Broadcast(17.10.03). Jo Brand will host a chat show while in 12 x 5-minute £100 in Brightoncomedians are given£100 to spend on something ...
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Mipcom deals hit by early closure
Major distributors failed to make last-minute sales at this year's Mipcom television market after companies closed their stands early, the organiser of the event has claimed, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITN to give universities free access to archive
ITN is to give colleges and universities across the UK free access to its huge news archive - one of the world's largest film and image libraries, writes Michael Rosser.
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Nat Geo buys Mayday and Dogs with Jobs
Cineflix's London-based international distribution arm has sold a brace of programmes to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI). Mayday, a 6 x 60-minute series offering a scientific view of recent air crashes, will be screened in 144 countries and 26 languages. It has also been pre-sold ...