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    Corinthian shuts NW8 facilities

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Corinthian Television is abandoning its landmark studios in St John's Wood to concentrate business in its facility at Chiswick Park. Eighteen jobs are at risk as a result, writes John Oates.

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    Clear Cut moves to fill gap left by McMillan

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Post house Clear Cut Pictures has plucked two senior staff from defunct rental and reseller company McMillan to set up a division called Clear Cut Hires, writes John Oates.

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    Broadcast '04 post survey

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Broadcast is to reveal the results of a major piece of research into the UK post-production sector.

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    Component finishes CBBC work

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Component Graphics has completed design work on a 10 x 30-minute 'reality' series for the CBBC channel called The Stables. Created and produced by children's and youth specialist Prism Entertainment, the show centres around a charity-run stables in Newcastle and the stories of the ...

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    Baraka delivers FX for BBC3

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Baraka has created special effects for the second series of the BBC3 comedy series.

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    Jump renews hit show credits

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Jump Design has put together new opening titles for the latest series of I'm a Celebrity? Get Me out of Here!. Once again the LWT-produced ITV series takes 10 celebrity contestants and puts them to the test in the Australian jungle. The opening titles ...

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    Ascent loses staff

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Ascent Media UK is losing its finance director and the managing director of its creative and media services divisions. Sam Husain, finance and corporate affairs managing director, is going back to work for his consultancy, HEP Holdings. Simon Kay, the managing director of creative services division, is taking some time ...

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    Charter renewal

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Equipment rental company Charter Broadcast has announced that it is to spend£3.4m on new equipment this year. With major events coming up, including the Olympics, and a need to widen and update its dry-hire stock, the company will continue to invest in cameras, videotape recorders, microphones and the like. The ...

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    Emap renames show

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Emap Media has unveiled a name change for The Production Show and details of Broadcast Week. The 2004 event will be called The Broadcast Production Show and will take place from 18 to 20 May at the National Hall, Olympia. It will form an important ...

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    BT keeps it real

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) is teaming up with RealNetworks to offer broadcasters a way to keep track of video content over the internet. BTBS will use Helix DRM 10 which can protect content security and deliver video to PCs and other devices connected to the internet. The system allows broadcasters ...

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    Equity hits out at credits squeeze

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Actors' union Equity has called on broadcasters to end the 'insulting' squeezing of credits at the end of television programmes.

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    ITV seeks chief for digital channels

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    ITV is looking to appoint someone to fill a new post overseeing the running of the network's family of digital channels, including ITV2 and the soon to be launched ITV3.

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    Joly poised for BBC1 debut

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Comedian Dom Joly is to appear in a BBC1 hidden camera show described as a 'grown-up Trigger Happy ' - the last project of his exclusive two-year deal with the corporation.

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    Ofcom opens EPG debate

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has launched a consultation on the regulation of electronic programme guides (EPGs) as it prepares to draw up a code ensuring that public service channels are given 'appropriate prominence'.

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    TV gets in on government

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Prime minister Tony Blair has finally yielded to broadcasters' demands by promising that more ministers will hold televised press conferences. And in a further concession to regional broadcasters the government plans more briefings for the regional media. Blair's announcement followed the publication of the independent review of government communications led ...

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    Target wins Sky distribution deal

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Sky has handed responsibility for its entire international programming distribution to Target Entertainment, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Chrysalis pays out

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Media group Chrysalis is planning to award around£1m to its chief executive Richard Huntingford as an incentive to keep him at the company. Huntingford's pay dropped from£812,000 in 2002 to£508,000 last year, despite the company's good performance. The group said this was 'insufficient' to retain him and will ask shareholders ...

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    GMG deal with UBC

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Guardian Media Group has signed a deal with UBC Media to take a daily showbiz news package in exchange for airtime. Entertainment News will broadcast the two-minute bulletin throughout the day across GMG's stations, which include Jazz FM in London, Smooth FM in the north-west and Real Radio services in ...

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    Mosaic to make Chinese co-pros

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Indie Mosaic Films has linked up with Shanghai-based Jiateng Knowledge International to jointly develop projects in China for the international market, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Ofcom English chief

    2004-01-22T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has appointed Simon Crine as its director for England. Crine, who is currently director of public affairs and government consultation at consultancy APCO UK, is one of four national directors at Ofcom. His job will be to liaise with regional development associations, local authorities, public sector groups and relevant ...