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Homer Simpson, meet Tony Blair
Homer Simpson will no doubt greet the news with a resounding ?doh!' and a theatrical slap to the forehead. ...
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Leslie TV Bash?
John Leslie could be quized by Martin Bashir - the man behind Monday night's explosive Michael Jackson documentary ...
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Edward: I want to be in TV
Prince Edward could return to film-matching, less than a year after quitting his controversial TV firm to concentra...
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Porn Site hits at TV site
Viewers Logging on for TV programme details have instead found images from an internet sex site. ...
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Turner counts cost of AOL merger at $8bn
Ted Turner lived up to his reputation as the 'mouth from the south' last night, revealing in an explicit interview ...
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Turner finds new Euro chief
The Turner Broadcasting executive who launched Cartoon Network throughout the UK, has been given control of the company's non-news channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, writes Paul Revoir
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Profits scare for TV Corp
Indie Television Corporation has been forced to issue a profits warning following the decision of US channel TNN not to re-commission a new series of its hit franchise Robot Wars, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Two new indies take flight
Two new indies launched this week, backed by former BBC programme-makers, writes Penny Hughes
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C4 schools arm goes into profit
Channel 4's educational division 4 Learning, one of the channel's core public service initiatives, has moved into profit for the time, writes Penny Hughes
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BBC admits errors over writers' fees
The BBC has conceded its payment system for repeat fees needs to be improved after a number of writers complained they were not being paid for screenings of their shows on the BBC's new digital channels, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Quantel shows at nab
Manufacturer Quantel will be demonstrating the full range of its generationQ products at NAB 2003. Corporate communications manager Roger Thornton told Broadcast that after numerous announcements the company is now ready to offer the full range for sale. Like both Grass Valley and Pinnacle, the emphasis at this year's NAB ...
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C4 job for resolution
Facility Resolution is to cut five 10-minute shows following the annual Muslim pilgrimage to the Hajj, to be broadcast on Channel 4 next week. Hajj; the Greatest Trip on Earthis a documentary to play on Saturday night, featuring three pilgrims as they make their way ...
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Baraka adds to offline
Baraka has increased its offline business since incorporating Ruthless Editing and has bought two more Avid offlines. Managing director David Cox told Broadcastthat corporate work and promo work for companies like Discovery has increased and commercials work is steady despite difficulties in the market, adding ...
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Avid commits to show
After not exhibiting at any major trade shows last year and instead holding a series of Europe-wide customer events, Avid Technology has done a U-turn and booked a stand at The Production Show. European vice-president Graham Sharp told Broadcast in November 2001 that last year's ...
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Reviving Cary's celluloid charm
Metro Broadcast has invested a further£500,000 in video restoration equipment, buying a second Archangel restoration tool from Snell & Wilcox, an Edifis Scratchbox repair tool and a Cedar audio restoration suite. Currently working on three Hitchcock films for Universal's DVD arm including Suspicion, technical operations ...
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Rushes buys two Shakes
Soho visual effects house Rushes has bought two new Shake licences after winning a graphics commission from the BBC, writes Sam Espensen.
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BBC goes to Belgian firm for high-def truck
BBC Outside Broadcast has come to an unofficial preferred supplier agreement with Belgian outside broadcast (OB) company Alfacam for the supply of a high definition (HD) truck , writes Will Strauss.
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TV director warns of death risk to crews
The head of one of the UK's leading directors agencies has warned indie producers that a fatal accident on a DV (digital video) shoot is a real possibility if they continue to fail to comply fully with health and safety regulations, writes Will Strauss.
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Granada brings sopranos style to London
Granada has started production on Family, a six-part gangster series for ITV1 starring Martin Kemp. The drama, which also stars Jamie Foreman and David Calder, is being directed by David Drury and executive produced by Tim Vaughan and Michele Buck. ...
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Big Bear to make fourth My Hero for BBC1
Big Bear Films is producing a fourth series of Ardal O'Hanlon's BBC1 sitcom, My Hero. The 10 x 30-minute run is directed by John Stroud and follows the further adventures of Thermoman, the unlikely superhero and mild-mannered owner of a health food shop. It is ...