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Carlton cuts costs ahead of merger
Carlton Communications has accelerated cost savings ahead of its proposed merger with fellow ITV broadcaster Granad...
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Elstein to head Tory review of BBC funding
David Elstein will head a Conservative party review of the uture funding of the BBC ahead of the renewal of the cor...
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Daytime TV scales unimagined heights with broadcast from Everest
Thousands of couch potatoes were able to enjoy the sublime experience of seeing the peak of Everest after three cli...
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Green warns against a 'more dysfunctional' ITV
Carlton Communications has warned that if the competition authorities force a separation of the combined companies'...
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Carlton cautions as profits rise
Carlton Communications yesterday unveiled a life in interim profits but gave warning that advertising revenues for ...
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Dylan and Scorsese for BBC
Bob Dylan has granted the first full interview about his influential early career to a BBC documentary that will be...
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NewsITV1's Millionaire takes on Neighbours
ITV1 is poised to repackage old episodes of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in daytime, complete with new footage of how contestants spent their winnings, in a bid to fend off competition from BBC1's soap Neighbours, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsPerrott wins best director at B+ Young Talent Awards
28 year-old British director Jennifer Perrott beat off strong competition from three other female filmmakers to win the prestigious best young director trophy at last night's B+ Young Talent Awards, writes Will Strauss
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BT opens£5m TV control arm
BT Broadcast Services has opened its new£5m International Media Centre (IMC) for business, promising a range of improved and more efficient services for channel operators, writes Kevin Hilton.
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Production Show debut for BBC Vecta
The first product from the BBC's new seed-capital arm BBC Vecta went on sale to non-BBC producers for the first time at The Production Show this week.
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Big Bro 4 gets titles from Skaramoosh
Endemol's fourth series of Big Brother has got a new title sequence from Skaramoosh. Directed by Chris Howe, the titles are made up of several camera passes layered together to give the impression of a house bustling with people. John Cryer graded and comped the ...
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Triangle takes Leeves
Triangle Post has poached one of Soho’s leading sound designers from Saunders & Gordon. Ben Leeves’ credits include an award-winning Audi ad and he has already gained work for Triangle from McCanns and Academy. Triangle is also going through a major expansion, which so far includes a new Flame, an ...
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Hylton joins 422 South
422 South has appointed a new creative director following the departure of Simon Clarke to set up his own company. Terry Hylton joins the London-based creative team from Audio Motion's motion-capture facility. He previously worked at SVC and Lego Media. 422 chief creative officer Andy Davies-Coward revealed that 422 will ...
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CCM funds Media 100
Editing and effects systems manufacturer Media 100 is to receive $2.5m (£1.5m) investment from Coghill Capital Management (CCM) to help fuel the company's growth. CCM president Clint Coghill said he was convinced that Media 100 was both 'unique and of value to the digital media industry.' Media 100 is currently ...
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Free range finds home
A 'roaming' audio post-production company has found a permanent base within De Lane Lea in Soho. Free Range Audio, set up by dubbing mixer and sound editor Pete Gates and sound designer Craig Butters, needed to find a base and good relations with De Lane Lea led to the deal. ...
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Five signs stars for MMR drama
Five has made a rare original drama commission with a£1m film about the controversial MMR vaccine, writes Colin Robertson.
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Pilger to probe war on terror
Investigative reporter John Pilger will attempt to unravel the hidden agenda behind George Bush's war on terror, in his latest documentary for ITV1, writes Paul Revoir.
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Schama to front BBC2 history till 2007
Historian Professor Simon Schama has signed an exclusive four-year deal with the BBC, thought to be worth around£3m, to present two new landmark factual series, writes Leigh Holmwood.