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NewsSambrook to head World Service
BBC director of news Richard Sambrook - one of the few key protagonists from the Dr David Kelly affair still in his job - is to make a side-ways move to run the BBC World Service in September.
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RDFI picks up rights to Ricochet shows
RDF International has bolstered its programming portfolio after snapping up a package of shows from lifestyle specialist Ricochet.
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Tackling a taxing issue
When Michael Grade was recently asked whether he was prepared to become unpopular with BBC staff by pushing through real, radical and painful reform, his answer was succinct: 'We have to be popular with the licence fee payer.'
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TSI hires Waller
TSI Post has appointed Martin Waller as compositing editor. His last job was working on Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur. Waller, who had previously been employed at Blue for four years, has worked with MTV, Discovery and Channel 4. He has moved to TSI to ...
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Red minorities help
Red Production Company has launched a training scheme aimed at developing more jobs for black and Asian people. Working in partnership with Media Training North West, the indie has taken on five trainees for the filming of its drama Blue Blood. All are on ...
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Metro invests in HD
Metro Broadcast has invested£250,000 to continue its HD commitment, including upgrading its Sony XPRI non-linear suite to version 7 and buying Panasonic's HDD5, Sony's HDW M2000 VTRs and Sony's latest HD camcorder - the HDW-730. The expansion will also include a new voiceover and audio restoration studio which is on ...
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Victrolux rotoscopes Greek gods
The BBC has used Victrolux Productions to rotoscope on the upcoming BBC3 two-part documentary series Gory Greek Gods. The Greek pantheon is presented like a fantasy family firm of mobsters who deal in the divine protection racket. Rotoscope animation is used to bring to ...
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Five lures Sky One's Razaq
Five has poached Sky One commissioning editor Amina Razaq to join its factual entertainment department.
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Music therapy to fill gap left by Simpsons
BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman has begun the task of replacing The Simpsons , by ordering a 20-part series featuring Fame Academy judges Carrie and David Grant.
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New face at rushes
Rushes has brought Charles Darby on board as vfx designer and digital matte artist. Darby founded Digital Firepower in Hollywood six years ago following stints with Cinesite LA and Digital Domain and has worked on Academy Award-winning work such as Titanic, The Matrix and ...
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Wife Swap prompts Resolution expansion
Resolution has opened another facility in the former Barracuda Media building, following the closure of the Final Cut Pro specialist, to cope with an influx of work from the Wife Swap franchise.
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Evolutions' reign of terror
Evolutions Television has worked with Scream Films on docu-drama Terror Alert - Could You Survive?. Ex-SAS hard man Chris Ryan looks at what civilians should do if disaster strikes. Reconstruction, archive footage and expert analysis were used to create a fast-paced documentary series. Graeme ...
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Nat geo picks DMC
The Digital Media Centre has been selected by the National Geographic Channel to perform playout for their Scandinavian services. This brings the total count of the National Geographic Channel's local feeds originating from the Digital Media Centre to five and language services provided by the centre to 16.
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Mirren in frame to play queen in Diana film
Prime Suspect star Helen Mirren is being lined up by Granada to play the Queen in an ambitious new cinema film charting the death of Princess Diana from the view of the royal family and Tony Blair. The film is due to go into ...
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NewsWhy Gavin decided it was time to go
Rupert Gavin's decision to quit as chief executive of BBC Worldwide is closely linked to the increased likelihood of the privatisation of the company
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Format focus: PA for a day
In PA For a Day, the presenter acts as personal assistant in order to explore office life from the inside
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ER creates international director role
Entertainment Rights, the owner of Postman Pat and Basil Brush , has promoted Chloe van den Berg to director of international. In the newly created role, van den Berg will develop the international business strategy for all the company's brands ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Richard Woolfe
Bravo's director of programmes wants the channel to become the alternative home of sports in a bid to hold the attention of young men for more than three minutes
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EYE to make children's eel island drama
Norwich-based indie Eye Film and Television has been commissioned to make a children's drama for Five as part of a clutch of new commissions. The 13 x 12-minute The Secret of Eel Island , ordered by Five controller of children's Nick Wilson, focuses on the ...
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Reality TV channel launched in Portugal
London-based Zone Vision is to launch its Reality TV channel in Portugal. The three-year deal with cable operator Cabovisao will see the 24-hour channel broadcast in English to 230,000 homes throughout the country. Worldwide, the channel is available to around 120 million subscribers and is broadcast in 18 different languages. ...