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Promax nominates
The BBC and Channel 4 dominate the nominations for this year's Promax UK awards, with half the shortlist split between them. In a year that saw a record number of entries - almost 1,200 - the two public service broadcasters secured 97 of 198 nominations across categories such as best ...
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Buy for films at 59
Films at 59 has purchased an Avid Unity System from Avid, capping£1.5m of investment in the past six months. The server will connect to 35 edit systems across Bristol-based facility houses Films at 59 and Pink House, including four recently purchased Avid Adrenalines. Films at 59 managing director Gina Fucci ...
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Paleth in US return
US citizen Dal Rae Paleth has been forced to leave north London facility Online Post Production due to visa complications. Paleth had recently been promoted to look after new business development before unexpectedly having her visa extension turned down. She has returned to the US.
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The Hive titles live breast op
The Hive has created the graphics and title sequence for Breast Cancer - The Operation for BBC3. To coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the BBC is screening a live mastectomy operation and reconstruction. The graphics will be used to explain the disease and ...
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The Farm posts World drama
The Farm group has completed post on World Productions' latest drama , Murder Prevention , for Five. The crime drama is inspired by the Metropolitan Police's real-life Homicide Prevention Unit, who target potential murderers. The series of three two-parters had no score and relied on ...
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Big Squid brings us Too Close
Big Squid has completed titles for Too Close for Comfort for BBC1. The series aims to help families whose living arrangements have been the cause of arguments and family conflict. Each programme tries to resolve one home's problems by altering the living space with the ...
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BSkyB readies launch to fight off Freeview
BSkyB is expected to launch its free satellite proposition within the next couple of days as new figures for the rival Freeview platform show box sales are now running at around 60,000 a week.
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Box TV makes sitcom for US
Box TV is developing a comedy series for US network Lifetime Television with the writers behind classic 1980s sitcom Moonlighting.
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Neville-Jones leaves BBC a year early
BBC governor Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, who former director general Greg Dyke branded the 'posh lady' who helped force him out, is to leave the corporation a year before her term ends.
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Little Britain is big hit for BBC3
Little Britain returned to screens this week, bringing BBC3 its largest ever audience.
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Bacon on board
TV and radio presenter Richard Bacon has been appointed to the board of the Optimistic Network, owner of producer-broadcaster Nation 217, as a non-executive director. Bacon, an executive producer on Nation 217's channel-surfing format Flipside TV, will be advising on formats and talent for the company. Advertising veteran Jay Pond-Jones ...
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ID appoints two
ID Distribution has poached two executives to complete its senior line-up. Managing director Sally Miles has appointed BBC drama co-production executive Katherine McMillan to oversee pre-sales and co-production and hired Distraction Formats sales director Beata Hegedus to sell reality, lifestyle and finished programmes.
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Aussie Gold exit
Darren Gray, director of programming for the Aussie Gold channel, has stepped down months before the station is due to launch. Gray is to resume his career as a theatrical agent and his position will be covered by chief executive Alan Huggett until a replacement is appointed. Aussie Gold will ...
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Cicada names head
Cicada Films, the indie behind documentary To the Ends of the Earth , has appointed Clare Handford as head of development to replace Malcolm Neaum, who was poached by Touching the Void producer Darlow Smithson. Handford previously worked at Fulcrum ...
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BBC digital radio strategy lauded
The BBC's five new digital radio stations have been given a broad thumbs-up, but need clearer remits to distinguish them from their commercial counterparts, according to a government-backed report.
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BBC sweeps awards
The BBC picked up nine awards at last week's Wildscreen Festival in Bristol, with the Natural History Unit winning seven of them. Channel 4 was the only other UK broadcaster to win an award, with Magnetic Storm , made by Dox Productions, picking up best ...
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Reality TV buys up 200 UK hours
Channel producer Zone Vision has signed deals with distributors RDF International and Minotaur to bring 200 hours of UK content to its Reality TV channel.
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Big Brother fight gets Ofcom rap
Channel 4 has escaped with a slap on the wrist from regulator Ofcom over the 'fight night' brawl that erupted during this year's Big Brother.
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Ten Alps signs Fremantle deal
Ten Alps, the indie co-founded by Sir Bob Geldof, has signed a development deal with Fremantle Media North America (FMNA) in a bid to break into the US.
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Nye to adapt comic diary
GRANADA has teamed up with Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye to adapt cult classic book The Diary of a Nobody.