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Tapeless BBC will save cash on transfers
The BBC spends£8.5m a year transferring footage to and from tape.
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BBC post moves
BBC Post Production has granted greater autonomy to its Bristol and Birmingham sites with the appointment of facilities managers at the two operations. Stephen Reilly will join staff at the Mailbox in Birmingham, having performed a similar role at a large post house in New Zealand for the past five ...
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Saint's BBC job
Newly formed agency Saint has produced promos for BBC Broadcast, designing a package for BBC series Hard Spell. They were designed and art directed by Nicky Thompson from Saint and the 3D and compositing was done at The Hive. The promo's director was BBC Broadcast's Mark Chaudior and the producer ...
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Celador scores two BBC series
Celador Productions, the indie behind Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, has scored its first commissions for BBC2 and 3.
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Hindi commentary for BBC Bhopal doc
The BBC is to provide an alternative commentary in Hindi to its landmark docu-drama on the Bhopal disaster, which viewers will be able to access by pressing the red button. Made by the in-house current affairs department, the 60-minute piece will air in a 9pm slot on BBC1 on
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Big Bang begins
Big Bang Post Production has been opened in Bristol by Mastertracks owner Neil Hipkiss and online editor Tim Bolt. Dubbing mixer Hipkiss and Bolt have based the new company in the same building as Mastertracks. Bolt, who left Pinkhouse Post in July, will offer an online post-production capability with a ...
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Ofcom slaps fine on auction channel
Ofcom has ordered teleshopping channel Auctionworld to cough up£450,000 in the largest fine ever handed out by the media watchdog. The channel has also been told that steps to revoke its licence have begun. Action was taken after Auctionworld repeatedly failed to suspend price guides that were branded 'misleading and ...
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BBC America snaps up holiday showdown
RDFI has sold both series of ITV1 show Holiday Showdown to US entertainment channel BBC America. The series, which totals 17 x 60 minutes, take two families on contrasting holidays with each other and films the explosive results. In addition, RDFI has sold 3 x 60-minute series ...
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BBC airs stem cell drama-doc
The BBC is to join the controversial debate on stem cell research by screening a drama-documentary in which viewers will be asked to decide the outcome, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Flipside TV to air on Comedy Central
Nation 217's channel-hopping format Flipside TV is heading for Comedy Central in the US. It is hoped that Richard Bacon, who fronted the UK version for Nation 217 and then Channel 4, will be one of the US presenting team. The format has also been picked up by German producer ...
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Screentime agrees crime format sales
Screentime Partners has made six new format sales of Lion TV's crime makeover reality show To Catch a Thief. Series commissions have been signed with New Zealand's TVNZ, Nederland 1/KRO in the Netherlands, Belgium's VTM and Russia's NTV. Further options have been signed with ...
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No junk food ad ban - yet
The government has backed away from banning junk food ads before 9pm, a move that could have cost broadcasters up to£30m in lost revenue, writes Susan Thompson.
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Target sells footballers' wives to M6
Target Entertainment has sold Shed Productions' sex and soccer drama Footballers' Wives to French broadcaster M6. The terrestrial channel has picked up the first two series of the drama, screened in the UK on ITV. In addition, Target has sold all four series of ...
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Redmond: Mersey can run C4 as PSB
At last week's Nations and Regions conference, Mersey Television's Phil Redmond revealed why he wants to buy Channel 4 and unveiled his plans for a new public service channel.
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C4 upgrades broadcast servers
Channel 4 has spent more than£300,000 upgrading its broadcast servers.
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C4 to test relevance of Ten Commandments
Channel 4 is to test the relevance of the Ten Commandments to British society in a Saturday night special from Optomen Television.
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R4 show starts chain reaction
BBC Radio 4 is to launch an ever-changing talk show in which the guest chooses who to invite on next and then turns interviewer.
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ITV bids to save£15m on satellite deal
ITV has told Sky it is looking for massive savings in the charges it pays for encrypted services. At the moment ITV is forking out about£17m per year to Sky for encryption and additional regional feeds. But that deal ends on Saturday (20 November) and ITV could choose to bypass ...
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Outpost puts£100k into HD
Outpost Facilities at Pinewood Studios has invested more than£100,000 on HD equipment.
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BBC1 series to help divorced dads
Divorced dads will be given tips on what to do with their kids on access days in a new BBC1 series.