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Top-Up TV extends reach by 500,000
Freeview pay-TV service, Top-Up TV, is to be made available in a further 500,000 homes following a deal to allow owners of digital TV sets to access the service.
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NewsITV keeps faith with latest cop dramas
Amanda Donahoe's decision to return to UK drama has paid off after ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott ordered a second series of her Murder City show as part of a trio of detective recommissions.
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NewsJob cuts hit BBC factual staff
The BBC has axed 37 jobs from its specialist factual department, following a move away from long-running studio shows such as Tomorrow's World to more landmark pieces.
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NewsBBC swaps Saturday line-up
BBC1 is overhauling its flagging Saturday morning schedule, moving its children's programmes to BBC2 for the entire summer to make way for a new sports magazine show.
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NewsInvestor sought to step in at Elstree
Elstree Studios, the home of Big Brother and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? , needs a multimillion pound injection of funding to secure its long-term future.
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Granada to peer into China's mind
Granada is making a four-part, multimillion-pound documentary for BBC2 about the state of modern China, after gaining unprecedented official access from the communist government.
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Living orders show by celebrity hairdresser
Celebrity hairdresser Simon Forbes has set up an independent production company and bagged his first commission from Living TV, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Everything must go set to return to ITV1
ITV1 controller of daytime Liam Hamilton has recommissioned lifestyle series Everything Must Go from Hotbed Media. The Birmingham-based indie will produce a further 50 x 60-minute episodes of the house clearance and collectibles series, which will be screened from September. Hotbed has just commenced production on the new series and ...
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Five to examine do-it-yourself surgery
Zig Zag Productions has been commissioned to make a one-hour documentary for Five about people who perform surgery on themselves in extreme circumstances. DIY Surgery, which will be broadcast later this year, has been commissioned by Five commissioning editor for factual entertainment Liam Humphreys. It will be executive produced by ...
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BBC4 pays tribute to british folk singer
BBC4 has commissioned a 60-minute profile of the late British folk singer Bob Copper from Brighton-based indie Synchronicity Production. Coppersongs will feature recent interview footage of the star who died aged 88 two days after the film was completed. Produced by David Battcock, with Fiona Morris and David Jackson as ...
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C4 literary investment starts paying off
British writer Ian McEwan will interview US novelist John Updike in an hour-long special to be shown on Channel 4 during the Hay-on-Wye Festival at the end of the month. The programme, which will be produced by Juniper Communications, is the first commission to result from C4's three-year sponsorship of ...
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Extreme to air gumball rally series
Extreme Sports Channel has commissioned Sunset+Vine to make a 6 x 30-minute series about the Gumball 3000 rally, which runs from Paris to the Sahara and back. The channel will premiere the race in July in the UK and Europe. Extreme has also commissioned 60-minute in-house production Come Out and ...
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VTR plc results herald recovery
VTR plc has announced its interim results with a cautious belief that the post-production market is on the cusp of a recovery.
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Cash boost sees IMD rebrand as The Facility
Soho facility Image Makers Digital (IMD) is using a kit investment of£300,000 as the springboard to rebrand, writes Rick Dacey.
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Crews website closes down
Online crew-finding service NewsCrews.co.uk has been forced to close down because of reluctance from broadcasters to pay for the service and the unwillingness of crews to pay to register.
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World Cup restored
The Machine Room has restored footage from the first ever World Cup final to be shown on a giant screen on 20 May, to kick off Fifa's 100th anniversary. The footage of the 1930 final between Uruguay and Argentina was 'in a terrible state when it was found', according to ...
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Festival deadline
The closing date for submissions to the sixth Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival is Friday 7 May. Bafta winner and Love Actually star Bill Nighy will be the festival spokesperson. Visit www.sohoshorts.com for details of how to enter. The festival runs from 31 July to 6 August.
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Lightworks buyer
Gee Broadcast Systems has purchased editing product developer Lightworks and its subsidiary Lightworks UK Ltd. Lightworks editing systems are regularly used on major film releases, recent examples being Moulin Rouge and Gangs of New York, on commercials and on television productions, such as Cold Feet. Lightworks will remain based at ...
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BBC's Olympic plan
BBC Technology will design and build studio and production facilities in Athens for this year's Olympic Games. The facilities, which will be used by BBC sport, BBC interactive, BBC news and BBC nations & regions, include two production control rooms, two sound control rooms, nine VT edit pairs, six non-linear ...
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One hires colourist
One Post has added colourist Simone Grattarola to its telecine team. One managing director Paul Jones said: 'Simone is the hottest young colourist in town, with a stunning showreel.' Grattarola joins from Red Post and his credits include Channel 4's Ancient Egyptians.