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Evolutions tools
Evolutions Post Production has spent£150,000 on two new Digidesign Pro Tools HD audio systems and the refurbishment of its audio suites. Lead sound engineer Ian Marriott-Smith said that the purchase was driven by a 'rise in demand not only for our traditional long-form television programming services but also heightened client ...
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R1 to clean up breakfast slot
BBC Radio 1 has pledged to banish swearing and sexual innuendo from its breakfast show after announcing that DJ Sara Cox will be replaced by drivetime host Chris Moyles early next year, writes Michael Rosser.
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Five seeks Ofcom approval to axe 7pm news
Five is set to call on new regulator Ofcom to allow it to axe its news bulletin from peaktime and open up its schedule to more popular shows, writes Michael Rosser.
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C4 plans bold news strand
Channel 4's new head of news and current affairs, Dorothy Byrne, has made her first key decision, launching a major new UK-focused current affairs strand that she claimed will fly in the face of the politically correct and 'say the unsayable'.
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Needham in new job
Delissa Needham has left indie Uden Associates after four years to form Unicorn TV with Unique Television. Needham, who was executive producer on series such as The Most Evil Men in Historyand The Great Stinkfor Five, will continue to specialise ...
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Mr Bean is hot property overseas
Fremantle International Distribution has made several new sales of the animated and live-action adventures of hapless hero Mr Bean. Produced by UK indie Tiger Aspect with Richard Purdum Productions and Varga Holdings, the 26 x 30-minute cartoon series has been taken by TPS in France and various channels in China. ...
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New head of sales post at Wall to Wall
Wall to Wall has created the position of head of sales to help expand its international business. Sue Hickman, who previously headed Optomen Television's sales division, will take on the post with a remit to increase international business and its profitability. She will also be charged with initiating co-productions and ...
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BBC2 greenlights The Long Firm
Novelist Jake Arnott's gritty portrayal of 1960s east London gangland is to be brought to the small screen in a major four-part drama for BBC2 as part of controller Jane Root's push to refresh the genre on her channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 orders Medici series
Lion Television has picked up a brace of history orders from Channel 4, including a four-part series on the Medici, writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC2 revisits country house life
BBC2 controller Jane Root has ordered a fourth series of Country House, which chronicles life on British historic estates, from Tiger Aspect. The 6 x 50-minute docu-soap, co-commissioned by Celia Taylor, will this time be set at the Earl of Normanton's Somerley estate, which hosts pop concerts, radio shows and ...
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C4I coughs up£2m for indie projects
Channel 4 International (C4I) is to set up a£2m development fund to develop international and commercial projects with the UK independent production sector. The fund, which is being overseen by C4I managing director Paul Sowerbutts, will be used to exclusively finance programme and concept development and discussions are already at ...
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FX gets ready with programming deals
Fox Television's new UK entertainment channel FX has completed programme deals with two major US producers. The deals, brokered by Jason Thorp who will run the channel, include three UK premieres - the 20 x 30-minute The Mind of the Married Manand the 13 x ...
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Buena Vista deal brings BBC premieres
The BBC is to screen the terrestrial premieres of hit movies Calendar Girlsand Chicagoafter signing a deal with US distributor Buena Vista - its first since controversially moving satellite and unencrypting its services earlier this year. Several US studios are ...
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Buyout of 422 Manchester complete
The management of post facility 422 Manchester have this week completed a buyout of the company, just over a year after it was bought by the Barcud Derwen Group, writes Sam Espensen.
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BBC2 boost for Sumners
Manchester post facility Sumners has been commissioned by BBC Manchester to do all the post work on Britain's Best Sitcom, one of the largest BBC projects of next year.
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Kingston client
Satellite and broadband transmission and play-out service provider Kingston Inmedia has secured the first customer for its Customer Controlled Playout service. Mobile Crazy TV, a new channel launching on Sky Digital next month, will use Kingston's Participation TV package, co-located satellite uplink and office facilities. Mobile Crazy TV will aim ...
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Sky News lines up Irish evening slot
Sky News is to launch an Irish news service early next year with the opening of its Dublin studio, broadcasting a daily 30-minute evening bulletin on the channel, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Ten buy Mentorn's US Paradise Hotel
Mentorn has sold the US run of its hit format Paradise Hotel, which picked up strong ratings on the Fox network this summer, to 10 countries. The show, which places 11 people in an exclusive resort with the person who doesn't find a partner being evicted each week, has been ...
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Objective in global tie-up with Ludus
Objective Productions, the indie behind illusionist Derren Brown, has signed a deal with format developer Ludus to promote its stable of entertainment shows worldwide (excluding the US). Formed in 1996 by Andrew O'Connor, Objective's latest credits include Brown's recent Channel 4 Russian roulette stunt, Monkey Magic for Five and Secrets ...