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De Lane Lea sold to US film outfit
London audio post-production facility De Lane Lea has been bought by a US company which pledges to make the facility a rival to those in Hollywood, writes Sam Espensen.
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Carlton and ABC sign co-pro deal
Carlton has signed a multi-million pound deal with Australian broadcaster ABC to co-produce a raft of factual programming, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC buys rights to King's spooky hospital drama
The BBC has picked up the rights to horror writer Stephen King's supernatural series as well as a major new drama two-parter based on the life of Julius Caesar.
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UK kit firms compete for Olympics work
Two UK kit hire specialists have formed separate consortiums and will compete for the lucrative broadcast services work available during next year's summer Olympics in Athens, writes Sam Espensen.
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Granada sells drama to BBC
Granada International has sealed a clutch of high-profile deals including a 70-hour drama package to BBC America, writes Michael Rosser.
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RTL playout centre for sale
RTL has put its£30m a year transmission services company LPC (London Playout Centre) up for sale after deciding that it is no longer 'core business', writes Will Strauss.
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Wife Swap in further deals
RDF media has completed further deals on its break-out hit Wife Swap following its commission last week from US network ABC for a full series.
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A view from MipCom
Allen and Green have been doing a lot of posturing lately yet few have heard of ITV outside the UK. Neverthless it was the talk of the town at last weekend's feisty Mipcom, says Broadcastnews editor Colin Robertson
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Mill buys Furnace
Software developer and plug-in specialist The Foundry has made the first sale of its Furnace software on Discreet, thanks to a deal with The Mill. The facility had been beta-testing the product and has now got four floating licences. Technical director Roy Trosh said that Furnace is a 'unique product, ...
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September Sky deal
September Films has sold its extreme makeover reality series Snip & Tuckto Sky One. The 10 x 60-minute series, which focuses on a New York plastic surgery clinic, is executive produced by Sam Brick and Sally Miles and produced by Andy Harrison. Sky One plans ...
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BBC teams with NHK
BBC Worldwide has signed a co-production deal with Japanese broadcaster NHK to work on its major forthcoming series Planet Earth. The new 11-part series, also being co-produced by the Discovery Channel, is the first natural history series to be shot in HD by the BBC ...
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Global Midsomer
Chrysalis Distribution has announced further deals for its hit drama Midsomer Murders, made by Bentley Productions. The 13 x 100-minute series seven and eight have been pre-sold to France 3, while South Africa's SABC3 has acquired a total of seven episodes from series five and ...
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New OB vision mixer
An ultra-compact vision mixer designed for use in OB vehicles is being made available by broadcast solutions specialist Eyeheight. Managing director Martin Moore said the system was developed in response to 'the demand for a robust system which can be used as the main vision mixer in today's ultra-compact OB ...
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French resistance
Zeal Television and R&G productions in France have secured a deal with French broadcaster Comedie to make a local version of surreal BBC3 gameshow format Resistance. The French version of the Chatterbox format will be made by R&G as a 60 x 5-minute series to ...
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Japan to be tested
Indie Talent Television has brokered a deal for a Japanese version of Test the Nation. The Eyeworks live event format, which has been screened in the UK on BBC1, is set to air later this year on TV Asahi and is co-produced with TV Man ...
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Hampshire upgrades
Broadcast kit reseller McMillan has supplied£50,000 of new technology to Hampshire Street Studios. The three-year-old studio, based in north London, has added Panasonic camera equipment and an Avid Xpress Pro suite to existing facilities. The Hampshire Street Studio has been used so far for all kinds of production, including corporate ...
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Altered Images moves
Altered Images, the broadcast technology reseller has moved from south-west London to Shepperton as part of an expansion plan. It has already acquired a new distribution partner, Lynx Technik, a German company which develops and makes hardware and software solutions for the broadcast industry. Altered Images is to be the ...
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New Avid for Molinare
Molinare has begun its£1.5m of investment, which was pledged by new managing directors Steve Milne and Mark Foligno, with the installation of an Avid HD DS suite complete with a full range of Sony HD VTRs, HDCam and HD monitors. The suite will be used to expand high-end documentaries, features ...
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Animated Wimbledon airs on C4
New Balls Please is the latest Channel 4 short film from Sherbet director Richard James. The story is about a clash between defending Wimbledon champion Kurt Bruckner and up-and-coming star Jorge Romeo. James created his own Centre Court using Flash animation combined with After Effects and 3D Studio Max. Sound ...
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Jump gives Ab Fab 1980s look
Absolutely Fab-ulous returns this Friday with a new title sequence created by Jump Design. Che Guevara posters, punk record sleeves and 1980s-style magazines, such as ID, inspired the new sequence, which is a departure from previous Ab Fab titles which relied solely on the typography of the logo. Stills of ...