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Somethin' Else wins C4 order
Indie Somethin' Else has secured a rare TV commission with a six-part music show for Channel 4, to be presented by former Saturday Showfront man Joe Mace and Tom Findlay from dance band Groove Armada, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five to look at 'super machines'
Indie Pioneer Productions, the self-styled creator of TV 'weather porn', has won a brace of commissions from Five and the Travel Channel, writes Penny Hughes.
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Kylie ex tours European art scene for BBC3
Model and photographer James Gooding, who hit the headlines following his tumultuous relationship with popstar Kylie Minogue, is to turn his hand to presenting with a series on art for BBC3, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Nickelodeon has signed up star of Big Brother 3 Alex Sibley to host a new mass phone-in game-show called Off The Hook, which launches in March, writes Paul Revoir
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Liverpool talent to get Granada showcase
Granada Television has teamed up with Mersey TV development offshoot Conker Media to produce a 6 x 30-minute series showcasing new comedy, music and entertainment talent from the north-west. The show will be based in Liverpool and will transmit from a venue in the city, possibly a nightclub. The series ...
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Galaxy radio to air dance music show
The Galaxy network is to launch a new nightly dance music show to be fronted by DJ Dave Kelly. The show, ordered by Chrysalis Radio programme director Jim Hicks, will also have a big interactive element. It will air between 19.00 and 23.00 from Monday to Thursday and between 19.00 ...
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Channel 4 to help people meet secret loves
Wall to Wall has secured a 6 x 30-minute series commission from Channel 4, in which members of the public get the chance to find out information about the person they admire and then confront them in the hope of arranging a date. Ordered by C4 commissioning editor, factual entertainment ...
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UK Food orders 15 parter about puddings
UK Food editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned Illumina Digital to make Sweet - a 15 x 30-minute series based on chef James Martin's passion for desserts, which will air on UK Food in early May. Shot on location in Martin's kitchen at his home in ...
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Endemol to make Ground Force for BBC in US
BBC America has signed its first independent production venture after ordering an 8 x 60-minute US-based version of Endemol UK's garden makeover show Ground Force. Both the show's stars, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh, will appear in Ground Force America, ...
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Aldo Zilli hosts dinner dates for LWT
Celebrated restaurateur Aldo Zilli is to take over as the host of LWT's Dinner Dates. Zilli will front the 6 x 30-minute regional restaurant review show, which begins on 16 February at 17.45. The show is being created for the region by Granada production unit ...
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Red Lorry Yellow Lorry quits TV
Soho equipment reseller Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (RLYL) is pulling out of the broadcast industry and moving into corporate marketing, writes Will Strauss.
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Grass Valley adds to product range
Thomson Grass Valley has announced a raft of new products and improvements in existing lines ahead of April's NAB event in Las Vegas, writes Sam Espensen.
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Fire Mountain turns BBC's life of mammals into simulator ride
BBC Worldwide and AI/Camber has commissioned Fire Mountain Entertainment to produce a simulator-ride film for the wildlife series The Life of Mammals. Featuring Siberian tigers among other felines, Hunting with the Big Cats will open to visitors at the Glasgow Science Centre, the first stop ...
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Red Post MD Grinter leaves
Carl Grinter, producer, joint managing director and part owner of Red post-production, has quit the company after nine years.
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Lipsync adds Arri laser
Lipsync Post has installed a second Arri Laser film recorder as a result of increased film work. Head of post Kevin Phelan stated that not only will the recorder allow Lipsync to address the film market better, it will 'add value to the work passing through our graphics and sound ...
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Extra chance to be idol
The deadline for entries for Extreme Idol, the Broadcastand Extreme Music search for a production music star, has been extended to 14 March 2003. Designed to find the UK's best new composers, Extreme Idol is open to anyone with a passion for making TV music. ...
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844/x kit improved
US product manufacturer Media 100 has announced both HD and SD applications for its 844/X editing/compositing product, an expansion of its Genesis Engine media processor. HDX will be demonstrated at NAB in April (and the Production Show in May), and comprises new software and a high-density HDX PCI card that ...
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4MC becomes St Anne's
Post facility 4MC's creative services department - telecine, editing, sound editing and mixing - has been rebranded St Anne's Post as part of Ascent Media's (formerly Liberty Livewire)£5.5m investment in the company. Ascent has put£1.3m aside to build and improve the HD and SD telecine department, headed by colourist Vince ...
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NewsSky One's Marsh moves on
BSkyB has confirmed its deputy director of broadcasting Kate Marsh will be joining News Corporation's Italian pay-TV outfit Stream, to develop new channels, following the company's appointment of Sara Ramsden as controller of Sky One, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsBBC's Stevenson quits
BBC joint director of factual and learning Michael Stevenson, the driving force behind the BBC's Digital Currriculum, has quit the corporation following allegations over improper dealings with a potential partner for the initiative, writes Luke Satchell