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French exclusive
French 3D digital animators Florian Perrett and Martine Delage-Vanderhaegen have signed an exclusive contract with Soho Editors to head the company's Softimage XSI team. Soho Editors head of animation Sarah Cloutier said: ?With projects such as The Matrix, Titanic and Dante's Peak to their credit, Florian and Martine will add ...
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Discreet IBC launch
Discreet will reveal a new version of its non-linear editing and finishing system Smoke at this week's IBC in Amsterdam. Smoke 6 will feature a new flexible software design for multi-resolution post-production, including the ability to work at any resolution at any time, and to mix resolutions within projects ...
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Ex-Sky chief sets up indie venture
Black Diamond Films (BDF) has teamed up with one of the architects of Sky Sports to launch a new business to generate programme ideas.The indie, which specialises in action and extreme
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BBC serves up food channel on cable
BBC Worldwide's culinary channel, BBC Food, will be broadcast on cable in Europe for the first time after launching on UPC Sweden. BBC Food features shows such as The Naked Chef, Delia's How to Cook and Ready Steady Cook. The move comes just three months after the digital satellite launch ...
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PBS picks up Five's Two Towers Doc
Michael Attwell Productions' Bafta-nominated documentary featuring survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center has been sold to the American PBS network. 9/11: A Tale of Two Towers was produced for Five and has been sold by UK distributor Electric Sky.
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CNBC and CNN do business in Russia
CNBC Europe and CNN International have inked deals to provide programming to new Russian business and news channel RBC-TV. The Moscow-based channel, which goes on air this month, will broadcast selected programming from CNBC Europe, while CNN will provide the station with live breaking news as well as news and ...
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Murder Calls in on Granada Sky
Granada Sky Broadcasting has signed a deal with Southern Star Productions to air Sydney-based detective drama series Murder Call. The show will air on the channel from 27 October as part of a new weeknight crime-focused line-up called Crime Plus, ...
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BBC4 doc looks at DeLorean downfall
BBC4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a 60-minute documentary on the ill-fated luxury car maker DeLorean. The working-titled The DeLorean Story, to be made by indie Mint Productions, will look at how the company folded after founder John DeLorean was wrongly charged for trafficking cocaine. ...
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BBC to revamp News 24 image
The BBC is to relaunch its News 24 service by the end of the year in order to make it more distinct from rival Sky News, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five Live's spin on Campbell
Tony Blair's controversial spin doctor Alastair Campbell is to be put under the microscope in a new documentary for BBC Five Live. The Real Alastair Campbell, which programme-makers say will throw
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Carlton takes on Saddam's Iraq
Indie ORTV has signed up distributor Carlton International to sell Inside Saddam's Iraq. The 4 x 50-minute series is in production for BBC4 in the UK and Middle East Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). ORTV is also talking to the US PBS network about taking the series.
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Zeal nets Wall to Wall distribution deal
Wall to Wall has appointed Zeal Television to distribute three of its programmes - Secret Admirer, Five Things I Hate About Youand The History House. Secret Admireris set to debut ...
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Tiger Aspect to set up LA office
Tiger Aspect is looking to increase its clout in the US by setting up a temporary base in Los Angeles off the back of a new commission, writes Gavin Stamp.
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S4C's Grace retires
Chris Grace, one of the founders of S4C and a key figure in animation production in Wales, is to retire from the channel later this year, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Indie duo win C4 investment
Two independent producers from the south-west of England are to receive financial backing through Channel 4's Creative Cities initiative, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Promotions at C4
Channel 4 has promoted Jay Kandola to head of acquired programming as part of a restructuring of senior management within its programme acquisitions department. Kandola, formerly head of series, programme acquisitions, will report to June Dromgoole, controller of programme acquisition. Also Vanessa Brookman becomes deputy editor, series and Tim Highsted ...
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British Emmy trio
Three British productions have picked up US Emmy awards. Why the Towers Fell, originally for BBC2 then re-versioned for PBS, took best documentary. It was directed and produced by Glasgow filmmaker Garfield Kennedy. Bristol-based indie Green Umbrella won best long-form historical documentary for ...
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Britain's hardest flexes muscle on Sky
Zeal Television is to make a new series for Sky One called Britain's Hardest, in which tough guys undergo endurance challenges in a bid to win the title. Sky One head of factual Matthew Paice has commissioned the 10 x 60-minute series, which will air ...
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Inspector Lynley to make a return
Detective series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries has been recommissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey for a 4 x 90-minute run. The third series, which will again star Nathaniel Parker as Inspector Lynley, will include two adaptations of the Elizabeth George novels and two original scripts. The writers are Kevin Clarke ...
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Back to the boot sales for Carlton
Carlton has asked LNN Factuals to produce a further 15 x 30-minute episodes of its Boot Sale Challengefor its London franchise. The series, in which teams will again search car boot sales for bargains, will air from the new year. The series is presented by ...