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BBC strengthens Afghan presence
BBC World Service has ramped up its presence in Afghanistan by creating an additional medium wave frequency service, writes Georgina Lipscomb.BBC news has also deployed more correspondents to the region following
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NewsTitchmarsh fronts interactive history
Alan Titchmarsh is to present an interactive history series for UKTV History which features UKTV's first content created exclusively for internet downloads and mobile. Britain's Best, which launches in April, will see Titchmarsh travel around the UK asking the public to vote for their favourite ...
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Masthead show leads UK Food
The BBC and Flextech have unveiled details of new UKTV channel UK Food, which features a 90-minute daily live show presented by Jeni Barnett, spun off from BBC magazine Good Food.Commissioned
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ITV stars get biography specials
Chrysalis Entertainment has been commissioned to produce two episodes of ITV's new biography strand, writes Simon Ellery.ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has ordered Chrysalis Entertainment to produce 2 x 60-minute
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Cicada wins raft of orders
Cicada Films has scooped six commissions across Channel 4, National Geographic and Discovery, writes Penny Hughes.The London-based indie is completing a 76-minute documentary for C4's True Stories, The Last Bandit, which
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Somethin' Else secures jazz festival order
Indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned by BBC Knowledge to produce 2 x 90-minute programmes on the London Jazz Festival, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The programmes will showcase the festival, which is being
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GIANT BUGS ON THE WAY
Principal Large Format, a division of London-based indie Principal Media Group, is close to securing funding for its large-format feature film Bugs, writes Penny Hughes. The 40-minute 3D live-action movie about
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Golden Square poaches Hive crew
Golden Square Post Production has taken on The Hive's DVD design team as part of its push into new markets, writes Barbara Marshall.The Hive head of DVD design Chris Lambert has
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Resolution in hunt for buyer as md departs
Resolution, the Big Brother post-production outfit, is sounding out the market for buyers following the decision by managing director Roger Moffatt to quit, writes Barbara Marshall.Moffatt has confirmed he intends to
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Mill boosted by television arm
High-end post facility The Mill is expanding with the creation of a TV arm and additional premises.Mill TV has been set up to concentrate on long-form television work and will be
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UK firms win Russian installation contract
Two UK-based firms are part of the consortium that has won a key installation project worth over $15m (£10.2m) with Russian broadcaster Center TV Moscow, writes Barbara Marshall.Professional and Broadcast Digital
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BBC re-opens Hippodrome
The BBC's Hippodrome Theatre in Golders Green, north London re-opened its doors this week after a£2.5m refurbishment, writes Barbara Marshall.The BBC bought the theatre on a 100-year lease in 1963
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PROMOTION AT THOMSON
Former Philips Broadcast UK managing director David Phillips has been appointed managing director of the UK operations of Thomson's Broadcast and Network Solutions group, following Thomson's acquisition of Philips Broadcast. Phillips'
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MILLION IN SONY FIRST
London facility house Mac Million is the first European firm to take delivery of Sony's non-linear editing system XPRI. The 18-month old company chose the standard definition version for its Russell
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DTI FUNDS RADIO STUDY
The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) is to contribute to a£1m fund set up to help with high-power radio frequency research. The DTI will provide£200,000 towards setting up
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Company goes Gently for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned Company Pictures to make George Gently(working title) for BBC1, starring Martin Shaw as Alan Hunter's eponymous detective.
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DIGITAL GOES HAND-HELD
Roke Manor Research, part of the Siemens group, has unveiled what it claims is the world's first hand-held digital audio broadcast (DAB) receiver.The prototype measures 76mm x 50mm x 24mm and
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GHS GAINS MANAGER
Glasgow camera and grip facility GHS has taken on Bram Jeavons as general manager to replace Mike Ellen, who is leaving to pursue a production career.Jeavons was a director of Logical
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LEADER - Davies must work with Ofcom
Confirmation that BBC vice-chairman Gavyn Davies had been appointed as chairman of the BBC board of governors came as no surprise. He was only appointed to the post of vice-chairman of
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FREE TO AIR - Portillo's big chance
So Michael Portillo has entered the ring, so to speak, in a bid to become the vice-chairman of the BBC. This pleases me greatly as I have become slightly deluded and