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NewsLet battle commence
In the interests of pursuing the government's digital switchover plans, the BBC is calling for a FreeSat service to rival Sky. So would the creation of ?FreeSat' lead to a new satellite war.
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The Protectors (BBC1) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'The Protectors was an exemplary documentary about the public protection team charged with taking care of Adrian, o...
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The Protectors (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The Protectors raised an extremely difficult question: how should a civilised society treat paedophiles once they'...
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The Protectors (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Even the most wishy-washy liberal do-gooder must have squirmed uncomfortably during The Protectors.' ...
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New Servants (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'New Servants proved to be a painfully tedious documentary whose true purpose might almost have been to stoke up cl...
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New Servants (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'It was another documentary, treading in the fresh footprints left by last week's Domestic Army on ITV1.' ...
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VTR plc results herald recovery
VTR plc has announced its interim results with a cautious belief that the post-production market is on the cusp of a recovery.
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Tractor Tom heads for france
Contender Entertainment Group, the multimedia firm, has shifted its flagship kids property Tractor Tom to French terrestrial TV channel France 5. The broadcaster has picked up 52 x 10-minute editions of the show, voiced by Liza Tarbuck and Cold Feet star James Nesbitt, which it will air next year. France ...
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Report slams five for onscreen violence
Five has been branded the country's most violent terrestrial channel in a new report from Mediawatch UK. The survey, Promoting a Culture of Violence, found that Five screened almost half of all violent incidents shown in movies on terrestrial TV in 2003. Nearly 2,300 scenes shown across the five channels ...
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forever eden in fresh global roll-out
Forever Eden, Mentorn's 'never-ending reality show', which airs on Fox in the US, has been sold to South Africa's MNET and Foxtel Australia. Television Corporation International is also in talks to sell the 25 x 60-minute series, which features 11 members of the public competing to remain at a specially ...
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Five to examine do-it-yourself surgery
Zig Zag Productions has been commissioned to make a one-hour documentary for Five about people who perform surgery on themselves in extreme circumstances. DIY Surgery, which will be broadcast later this year, has been commissioned by Five commissioning editor for factual entertainment Liam Humphreys. It will be executive produced by ...
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Festival deadline
The closing date for submissions to the sixth Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival is Friday 7 May. Bafta winner and Love Actually star Bill Nighy will be the festival spokesperson. Visit www.sohoshorts.com for details of how to enter. The festival runs from 31 July to 6 August.
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World Cup restored
The Machine Room has restored footage from the first ever World Cup final to be shown on a giant screen on 20 May, to kick off Fifa's 100th anniversary. The footage of the 1930 final between Uruguay and Argentina was 'in a terrible state when it was found', according to ...
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One hires colourist
One Post has added colourist Simone Grattarola to its telecine team. One managing director Paul Jones said: 'Simone is the hottest young colourist in town, with a stunning showreel.' Grattarola joins from Red Post and his credits include Channel 4's Ancient Egyptians.
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Crews website closes down
Online crew-finding service NewsCrews.co.uk has been forced to close down because of reluctance from broadcasters to pay for the service and the unwillingness of crews to pay to register.
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Granada to peer into China's mind
Granada is making a four-part, multimillion-pound documentary for BBC2 about the state of modern China, after gaining unprecedented official access from the communist government.
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swedish channel latest to sign pop idol
Pop Idol is to continue its global roll-out with a new sale of the format to Swedish broadcaster TV4. The Swedish version of the format, jointly owned by 19 Entertainment and Fremantle Media, has yet to be titled but will air in primetime on Friday nights this autumn. In Scandinavia, ...
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Living orders show by celebrity hairdresser
Celebrity hairdresser Simon Forbes has set up an independent production company and bagged his first commission from Living TV, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Lightworks buyer
Gee Broadcast Systems has purchased editing product developer Lightworks and its subsidiary Lightworks UK Ltd. Lightworks editing systems are regularly used on major film releases, recent examples being Moulin Rouge and Gangs of New York, on commercials and on television productions, such as Cold Feet. Lightworks will remain based at ...
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Cash boost sees IMD rebrand as The Facility
Soho facility Image Makers Digital (IMD) is using a kit investment of£300,000 as the springboard to rebrand, writes Rick Dacey.