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    Commissioner's Q & A - Ceri Sherlock

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    The commissioning editor for music at S4C on his channel's attempt to raise the standard of rugby terrace singing and upcoming documentaries about the inventor of the saxophone and Cerys Matthews

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    Canadian indie set for buying spree

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Canadian indie DHX Media is planning to go on an acquisitions spree after raising£10m from a joint listing on the London-based AIM (Alternative Investment Market) and Toronto Stock Exchange.

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    BBC DEC draws up supplier shortlist

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's drama, entertainment and children's departments (DEC) have nominated 31 UK post-production houses, including west London-based Clear Cut Pictures, Noho facility Suite and Manchester's Sumners as preferred suppliers for its post-production services.

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    Skaramoosh staff face uncertain future

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Design and animation outfit Skaramoosh has put seven of its 29 staff on provisional redundancy after disappointing profit margins, according to its managing director Daniel Slight.

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    Extreme does mobile deal in Portugal

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Liberty Global-owned Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal to bring its action sports content to 3G phone users in Portugal.

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    A Place in the Sun finds Canadian berth

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Canadian Alliance Atlantic channel HGTV has bought the seventh series of overseas property show A Place in the Sun.

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    Three wins for Bleak House at Bafta Craft

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    BBC1 drama Bleak House triumphed at this year's Bafta Craft Awards, scooping three awards.

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    GWR TV sells shows into Middle East

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Guinness World Records TV (GWR TV) has sold over 100 one-hour programmes of record-breaking attempts from around the world to Dubai-based Middle Eastern distributor Tanweer Enlightenment.

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    Mr & Mrs Smith serves up lips

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Mr & Mrs Smith has designed the graphics and titles for Tiger Productions' Lip Service. The 8 x 30 minute comedy review features clips from chat shows all over the world. The titles aim to introduce the two presenters in a fun and creative way. ...

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    FX idents play with boys' toys

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    BDA has created the channel branding, idents, bumpers and stings for the FX channel. The new FX graphics were designed to refer to icons from men's lives from adolescence to adulthood. The graphics show beams from the FX logo distorted by the objects they pass over. BDA 3D animator Dominic ...

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    Component animates Big Ron

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Component Graphics has completed the titles and content graphics for North One Television's Big Ron Manager. The 6 x 60-minute show, series produced by Dave Lewis, follows ex-football manager and TV pundit Ron Atkinson's work as a consultant to Peterborough United Football Club. Component designers ...

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    BBC selects Arqiva

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has appointed broadcast specialist Arqiva to manage its new digital transmission services in a deal reported to be worth£1bn. The contract is for the design, deployment and operation of the new high-powered digital terrestrial television (DTT) network for the BBC, which comes into service as part of the ...

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    Evolutions hires

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Soho facility Evolutions has recruited TSI's editor and colourist of 12 years, Dicky Everton. Everton has worked on the BBC's Child of Our Time, A Bear's Talefor Bellyache and Supernannyfor Ricochet.

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    First audio awards

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Facilities body UK Post has launched The Conch Sound Awards, created to recognise the audio talent of facilities, sound editors and dubbing mixers in audio post production of television, film and commercials. The awards claim they are the first dedicated event celebrating the British audio industry's achievements in film and ...

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    Rights tracked

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Rights Tracker - which manufactures an IP-based rights-tracking system, has been appointed by UK independent producer/distributor Bullseye Television to provide a range of its rights-tracking software. They include modules such as programme maintenance, screener requesting and a bespoke 'clip module' designed to commercially manage Bullseye's library of clips.

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    Blue recruit

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Post house Blue has appointed dubbing mixer Phitz Hearne to join its 14-strong audio department. Hearne joins the team from The Sound Store, where he worked for a year on programmes including the BBC's Panoramaand Darlow Smithson's Tsunami. Hearne will ...

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    The Mill upgrades

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Visual effects facility The Mill has upgraded its 17 Flame systems to Flame 9.5 and its five Smoke systems to Smoke 7. The company has also added a new Flame running on Linux as well as upgrading its Autodesk Backdraft media management and I/O software.

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    On the Box - An appetite for voyeurism

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Angel Gambino predicts viewers will prefer the plain satisfaction of a summer diet of Big Brotherto the more refined The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.

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    Blue skies unit to imagine the future for ITV

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    ITV is to tackle concerns that it lacks long-term vision by setting up a new research and development 'blue skies' unit aimed at producing innovation across the entire business, including developing new programme ideas.

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    Bravo footie show to save hopeless men

    2006-05-25T08:30:00Z

    Men's entertainment channel Bravo has commissioned a new reality show from Granada which aims to change the lives of 15 dysfunctional males through playing football.