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NewsFormat Focus: Inked
This docu-soap format goes behind the scenes at a glamorous tattoo parlour in a Vegas casino.
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New DVD service
IBF (International Broadcast Facilities) new media division the Garden has launched a new content generation service, Garden Extra. The service aims to provide DVD companies with a cheaper option for generating additional content for their DVD releases by creating and editing content in-house using Final Cut Pro. Garden Extra recently ...
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Unit nabs Burton
Soho-based dry hire facility Unit Post has hired Clear Cut Picture's Tim Burton as technical manager. Burton had previously worked at Dubbs as new media operator and the BBC, where he was involved in supporting the corporation's first Final Cut Pro pilots. He brings with him Clear Cut's James Willett ...
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Charity CD release
Production music library publisher JW Media Music has teamed up with the charity WaterAid for the release of its latest production music CD. The CD, Water Music, features a range of music designed for TV programmes with around 60% of the royalties going to WaterAid, ...
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MEM finds Fountain Studios buyer
Medal Entertainment & Media-owned Fountain TV Studios has found a potential buyer and is set to be sold within a week.
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NewsMaidstone Studios wins Trisha series
Warring audience members will now be housed under a new roof as Five's The Trisha Goddard Show moves from Teddington Studios to Maidstone in a two-year,£1.75m deal.
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Prime moves to set up vfx facility
Indian super-facility Prime Focus' restructure of the VTR Group is poised for the next step - merging commercials facility VTR with design arm The Hive and newly acquired graphics outfit Clear into The Hive's 37 Dean Street premises.
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NewsEight out of 10 viewers pick BBC1 for World Cup final
The World Cup final between France and Italy, shown live on both ITV1 and BBC1 on Sunday (9 July), hit a combined peak audience of 21.2 million - just over a third of the entire population of the UK - at 9.15pm.
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Fever hires BBC exec
Fever Media, the indie set up by former BBC entertainment executives David Mortimer and Richard Hopkins, has taken on Michael Sutherland as senior development producer.
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RDF to film sumo women
Channel 4 is to follow the journey of a group of larger than life women as they learn the ancient art of sumo wrestling in order to compete at the World Championships in Japan later this year.
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Crompton set for indie role after Sky exit
Senior commissioning editor at Sky One Paul Crompton has quit the channel after almost four years following the arrival of director of programming Richard Woolfe.
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Clough replaces Matthews as head of Mentorn Oxford
The Former editor of BBC's Rough Justice, Elizabeth Clough, has been made the new head of Mentorn Oxford, the production arm behind Question Time.
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Gerrie poaches Initial staff for start-up
Former Initial chief executive Malcolm Gerrie has poached two senior staffers from the Endemol-owned producer to form the senior management team of his start-up indie.
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MTV set to form 'super' boyband
MTV Networks International is attempting to resurrect the careers of five has-been boyband members in a new 8 x 30-minute reality series.
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NewsRDF restructures to boost growth
RDF Media Group will next week unveil a major restructure, modelled on the giant advertising group WPP, designed to prepare the AIM-listed company for further expansion.
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Japanese show piloted by C4
Channel 4 is looking at launching a UK version of one of Japan's most popular gameshows to be fronted by Johnny Vaughan as part of its Friday night entertainment line-up.
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Martin backs Arrow
Legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin has thrown his weight behind Chrysalis Radio's bid for the new Liverpool FM licence with its adult rock format, The Arrow.
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NewsMurphy in talks to join TwoFour
Former BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy is in talks to join TwoFour Broadcast, three months after his forced exit from RDF Media Group.
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NewsLeader - Last of the big spenders?
The BBC has shown a lack of judgement in paying top whack for top talent and execs says Conor Dignam, editor
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Kershaw takes up Five's factual remit
Five's controller of science, Justine Kershaw, has been promoted to the channel's newly created post of controller of factual. She will take responsibility for all Five's science, history, factual acquisitions, arts and religious programming.