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    Wish you were here?

    2005-04-07T08:00:00Z

    Splashing out on a Cannes jolly can seem extravagant, but the development producer's trip to Mip is an indie's best...

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    Votes of no confidence

    2005-04-07T08:00:00Z

    With a political process mired in cynicism and apathy, is there anything broadcasters can do to engage the electorate?

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    Pinewood saves Teddington jobs

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Pinewood Shepperton Studio's£2.6m buyout of Teddington Studios has saved 55 jobs at the west London site.

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    BBC OB covers funeral and royal wedding

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    BBC outside broadcast will be covering both the funeral of Pope John Paul II and the royal wedding in what has turned into of one the busiest OB weeks of the year.

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    C4 drama up for seven awards

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.

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    Clear branches into telecine

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Vfx house Clear is opening a telecine department and has poached VTR colourist Mick Vincent to drive the£2.5m set-up.

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    Ascent's Farm girl

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Rachel Joseph has left the Farm Group to join Ascent Media Group as director of sales for the UK. Joseph joined Ascent Media at the end of March and left The Farm at the end of February. She will be responsible for leading the sales team covering areas including features, ...

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    Crow TV ops head

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    West London facility Crow TV has appointed former Endemol and RDF production manager David Waterman as head of operations. Waterman's credits include The Gamesand Scrapheap Challenge. He joins on 18 April. Also, Piera Cuttica joined Crow TV last month in the new ...

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    Broadband boom

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    BT has said this week that it is due to connect its 5 millionth broadband customer, which sets the telecom company three years ahead of its own schedule. The take-up marks broadband as one of the fastest-growing consumer products ever. According to research by Point Topic, broadband connectivity grew worldwide ...

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    Teachers' TV edit

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Systems integrator Boxer has set up the on-site edit facilities for the newly launched education and community channel Teachers' TV. Boxer supplied and installed three Final Cut Pro editing systems, connected to an Omneon video server. Teachers' TV started broadcasting across digital platforms in February. The cost was not disclosed.

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    Thomson moves

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Thomson Technicolor Creative Services has made three new appointments. Polly Magner joins from Ascent as director of client services at Technicolor's Perivale HQ. Sean McGrillen and Richard McCarthy join as scan and film record operator and engineer respectively. Both join from One Post.

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    Blue Room talks

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Third Eye and Orion TV are in confidential talks with a number of companies, including a major US media outfit, over their immersive reality television studio set, Blue Room. Blue Room gives participants a 360-degree experience without the need for additional aids, such as headsets or goggles, and aims to ...

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    Hive idents for BBC News 24

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    The Hive has created graphics for BBC News 24's new Top of the Hour idents.

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    Pepper seasons ITV1 drama

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Covent Garden facility house Pepper has completed the grade and online edit of Malice Aforethought.

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    Evolutions brands Motors TV

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Evolutions has produced the new idents for inter-national satellite TV channel Motors TV. The sports channel wanted to build on a freshly created brand identity and logo reflecting the dynamic aspects of motorsport. The Evolutions design team, led by senior graphic designer Mark McKenna, used Discreet Flame and Smoke to ...

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    Danish deal for Paradise

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Mentorn's exotic reality show ...

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    German outfit buys BBC1's Cutting It

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    , the BBC drama about warring hairdressing salons, is to be remade for German audiences. ...

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    Fremantle to fund Atlantic productions

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Fremantle International Distribution (FID) is to plough cash into new documentaries produced by factual specialist Atlantic Productions, as part of an exclusive two-year deal.

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    ABC1 to introduce Kevin Hill to UK

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Disney's daytime entertainment channel ABC1 has secured the UK premiere of US drama Kevin Hill. The 22-part series, which was first broadcast in the US last year, focuses on a successful lawyer whose life is turned around when he adopts a baby girl. It will begin airing this autumn on ...

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    ID Distribution to handle Stelios doc

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Sky One has awarded the international rights for observational series Cruise with Steliosto ID Distribution. The series (9 x 60 minutes and 20 x 30 minutes) is being made by Twofour Productions. ID Distribution hopes to make pre-sales of the series at MipTV but will officially ...