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NewsUKTV to air World Cup
UKTV is stepping up its sports' output with its biggest acquisition to date - sublicensing 31 live World Cup matches from the BBC.
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NewsJowell demands 'fun' from BBC
In a bid not to leave out any element of Lord Reith's founding principles of the BBC, culture secretary Tessa Jowell called on the BBC to 'take fun seriously' as she unveiled the white paper.
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NewsIndies attack cuts in production budgets
Sixty-eight per cent of the top 150 independent producers who responded to the 2006 Broadcast Indie Surveysaid they have experienced 'netting off' - broadcasters paying less for programmes because indies now have additional rights.
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NewsTWI in bid to create UK's first mega-indie
TWI is lining up a double swoop to buy Tiger Aspect and Darlow Smithson in a mega-merger creating the UK's biggest indie with a£166m turnover.
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Have rights must travel...
With TV drama production increasingly taking place abroad, jet-setting and commissions now go hand in hand, says Gub Neal.
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Youthful perspective for BBC2
As BBC2 faces its mid-life moment, hopes are high that new head of planning and scheduling Kate Mordaunt can revive the interest of younger viewers.
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Youngsters embrace new media
The industry is fast realising that interactive platforms for kids content are key to engaging pre-teens and building communities. Kate Large reports.
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Late into the game
The launch of the CITV channel may have been a long time coming, but controller Estelle Hughes insists the offering's UK-originated content will give it the edge over its commercial rivals.
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The ill effects of TV
Stress-related IBS may lose you friends, but it will put you ahead of the competition, says Steven D Wright.
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Indies: is less more?
RDF chief David Frank says fewer indies in the UK market would be no bad thing, but are stock market flotations and super-indies really going to safeguard the creativity of the sector, asks Kate Bulkley.
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Reform not revolution
More radical proposals for BBC reform may have fallen by the wayside but the BBC is being nudged in the right direction, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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Mediafour titles MotoGP for BBC
Mediafour has produced the opening titles and track animations for BBC sport's MotoGP race series, dubbed the Formula 1 of the global motorbike racing calendar. The 30-second intro sequence features a mix of animation and film footage. Mediafour's senior editor, Steve Fisher, edited on Final Cut Pro HD and senior ...
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Lip Sync's Basic Instinct 2 job
Lip Sync Post has completed the title sequence animation for Sony Pictures' forthcoming feature Basic Instinct 2. Working with designer Simon Taylor of Tomato, LipSync Post's senior designer, Gareth Tansey, created the animation using After Effects. The animation of the typography is coupled with electrical ...
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Panasonic exhibits
Broadcast Live has confirmed that Panasonic will exhibit at the event, which takes place from 20 to 22 June at Earl's Court 2. The manufacturer will be promoting its P2 and HD range of products, with the theme of 'Tapeless and HD Production', and will feature new products announced at ...
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New TMR audio suite
VTR Group's video restoration and digital media facility, TMR, has invested£100,000 in a new audio restoration suite. The installation comprises a Sadie series workstation with Cedar restoration plug-ins and Cedar Retouch. TMR also plans to use the new department for 5.1 surround mixes, compressing audio for broadcast and level adjustment, ...
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Love stake sale
The directors of design house Addiction, Jeremy Rainbird and Ivor Kayne, are selling their entire equity stake in commercials production company Love, for an undisclosed six-figure sum. Love's owners, David Hay and Phil Dupee, have arranged a management buyout with immediate effect. Addiction's managing director Rainbird, has resigned as chairman ...
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Love wins history order from Five
Love Productions is on the hunt for international co-production partners to help finance a new 10-part history order from Five.
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King's Cross fire to be restaged by Manic
Indie Manic Television Production & Film has teamed up with Czech-based International Production Company (IPC) to make a 90-minute docu-drama on the King's Cross station fire.
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UK Eureka rights secured by Sky One
Sky One has secured a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the UK basic and free TV rights to sci-fi drama series Eureka. The 13 x 60-minute series is
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Sumo clashes air on Challenge
Challenge is moving into sumo wrestling after buying a package of shows from distributor NBDTV. Set to air from the summer onwards, the Flextech channel has picked up two 90-minute specials and the 26 x 60-minute entertainment series World S.U.M.O. Challenge Tour. It follows heavyweight ...