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NewsSix Degrees to air on ITV1 primetime
ITV1 is to launch its first primetime US series in nine years - a drama from Lostcreator JJ Abrams described as a cross between Thirtysomethingand Cold Feet.
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NewsShaps defends Smarter Buying
ITV director of television Simon Shaps this week said some production companies were actively lobbying for performance-related payments for the shows they produce, rather than a flat licence fee.
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NewsSky to extend on-demand
Sky is planning to launch new broadband on-demand TV services for entertainment, lifestyle and kids programming within the next few months.
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NewsTern wins BBC Scotland double order
Indie Tern Television has received a double order from BBC Scotland. It is producing The Family Farm, a 6 x 30-minute observational documentary series that takes a poignant look at traditional family farming in Dumfries and Galloway, as residents fight to save Castle Douglas, one ...
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BBC wants more of Folio's peak successes
Folio Productions, part of the Tinopolis group, has been commissioned to make new series of BBC1 factual shows Traffic Copsand Car Wars. Traffic Cops, which has regularly pulled in about 5.6 million viewers has been ...
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Princess auditions for Bump & Grind
Flextech-owned youth channel Trouble, has recommissioned Princess Productions to make series three of dance reality series Bump & Grind. Atomic Kitten girl band member Liz McLarnon joins the panel of judges and will present alongside regular host Johny P.
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Sky One investigates Diana conspiracies
Sky One has commissioned MAP TV (Michael Attwell Productions) to produce an hour-long special examining the conspiracy theories behind the death of the Princess of Wales. Who Killed Diana?,set to broadcast ahead of the ninth anniversary of the Princess's death in August, will feature ...
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Commissioner's Q & A - Daniel Lennard
The senior director of original series and development, Cartoon Network Europe is a big fan of Aardman Animation and has more than£200,000 to spend on a half-hour animation
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C4 explores cult of homegrown bomber
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of its thought-provoking documentary series Cult of the Suicide Bomber- this time focusing on female and western terrorists.
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C4 turns back the clock on kids
Indie Twenty Twenty is to turn back the clock in a primetime series for Channel 4 that will give spoilt modern-day kids a taste of the childhood their parents would have typically lived through.
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Sky airs BB-style Brainiac spin-off
Sky One is to expand its award-winning popular science show Brainiacwith a new spin-off studio show, modelled on the success of Channel 4's brand extensions, Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother's Little Brother.
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Metro to expand broadcast arm
Hire, events and post facility Metro Broadcast is looking to spend an estimated£2.5m on a new Soho facility in a bid to expand its broadcast post-production business and reposition itself in the market.
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Envy launches 3D graphics arm
London-based facility Envy is to set up a 3D graphics arm to provide graphics for broadcast, commercials and channel branding.
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Telegenic builds hi-def scanner for OB
OB company Telegenic has ploughed£5m into building a new HD scanner to service its increasing portfolio of sports contracts.
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TSI Transmission calls in the administrators
TSI Transmission - the playout arm of troubled facility TSI - has gone into administration after failing to attract a buyer.
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Video Europe kit
Broadcast rental company Video Europe has splashed out around£1m on Avid kit and broadcast HD equipment. It includes three Avid Unity Lanshares, two Symphony Nitris and 20 Adrenaline HD Systems. Video Europe has also started to build a HD flyaway system for contracts such as the 2006 Asian Games and ...
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Arqiva airs Bubble
Transmission company Arqiva has won the contract to provide direct-to-home (DTH) services for the UK's first ad-free music TV channel, Bubble Hits. The deal with Creative Sounds UK is worth over£1m across a five-year period. Arqiva is providing co-location and uplinking facilities for Bubble Hits from one of its UK ...
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Platform Post grows
Platform Post is expanding its facilities to occupy all four floors of its D'Arblay Street site. Around£400,000 has been invested in upgrading its three Avid Symphony suites, and installing a fourth, which will be fully integrated with a shared media storage system. The investment also covers a 5.1 audio suite ...
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DGP invests in HD
DVD and post facility DGP has spent around£100,000 on a DS Nitris version 8. The system has a dual boot option for Symphony Nitris, dual-link RGB 444 and 5Tb of raid-protected storage. It will be used for managing all HD formats and to help clients work across platforms on both ...