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Soundtrack launch
The Soundtrack Channel, a 24-hour multichannel service dedicated to TV and film soundtracks, is to be rolled out in the UK. The Los Angeles-based channel, which is already available in 40 countries, has teamed up with UK mobile phone and interactive TV company Amplefuture to launch a British version on ...
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Living TV tries magic
Living TV has acquired a new entertainment show fronted by Irish magician Keith Barry from distributor All3Media. The 10 x 30-minute Close Encounters? with Keith Barry , produced by Midas for RTE in Ireland, sees the 26-year-old magician performing tricks on the public. Bought by ...
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Sky takes on MOTD
BSkyB is taking on the BBC's soon-to-launch Match of the Day with a new interactive service that will give Sky Sports subscribers access to highlights for every Premiership match played that day. Football First , which launches on Saturday 14 ...
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MPC to siggraph
The Moving Picture Company (MPC) is to spearhead the UK trade and investment's presence at this year's Siggraph exhibition. The initiative, which has been funded by the UK government, aims to showcase the expertise of the British visual effects business at the annual graphics event. MPC has worked on ...
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Paramount to showcase new stand-ups
The Paramount Comedy Channel is to air a stand-up event which will feature four of the country's hottest comedians. The show, which will be recorded at the Bloomsbury Theatre on 29 October, is part of the Edinburgh and Beyond comedy tour and will feature Chris Addison, Dan Antopolski, Craig Campbell ...
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Sixfootsix's Olympian task
Sixfootsix and North One have designed and produced the Olympic Games' official title sequence for the International Olympic Committee. The sequence follows a timeline looking back over 2,000 years of Greek sporting history, taking the viewer on a journey from ancient Greece to the modern age. Creative Director Jan Hallet ...
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Polecam to Olympics
Camera Core is taking six Polecam rigs to the Olympics, all of which will be fitted with a new 'dive bag'. The bag houses the camera and is covered with a chemical film that prevents water droplets from gathering, allowing a smooth transition between above and below the water surface ...
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Pembrokeshire reach
Radio Pembrokeshire has claimed the greatest weekly audience share of any commercial or BBC radio station. The station, which covers Pembrokeshire and West Carmarthenshire, attracted only 57,000 listeners but it picked up a weekly reach of 66% meaning that two-thirds of the county's residents listen to the station every week.
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Real radio is top
Real Radio has become the number one commercial station in Scotland for the first time, overtaking SRH-owned Clyde 1. The GMG-owned station reported 688,000 weekly listeners in the second quarter of the year, topping the 680,000 that tune in to Clyde 1. But Clyde still maintained the largest share of ...
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World reorganises
World Productions, the indie behind dramas such as No Angels and This Life , has promoted Roderick Seligman to the new role of managing director as part of a succession plan by company founders Tony Garnett and John Heyman. Seligman, ...
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NewsDisney plans ad-free start for new channel
Disney's long-awaited Freeview channel ABC1 will be free of advertising for up to six months when it launches on 27 September.
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NewsTop BBC staff steer clear of C4 Hutton doc
BBC executives and governors involved in the Hutton affair are closing the door on Greg Dyke's request for them to take part in his documentary for Channel 4.
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This Life indie airs law drama
World Productions, Tony Garnett's indie that made the iconic twentysomething drama This Life , is to once again turn its sights on lawyers for a new BBC series.
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BBC1 to overhaul Holiday show
BBC1 is revamping its long-running Holiday strand that will see it move away from its reliance on celebrities and include more travel journalism.
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C4's channel surfing show
Channel 4 has commissioned a show from its former director of strategy David Brook in which a series of familiar faces are filmed flipping between TV channels and discussing what's on.
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C4 close to Hit 40 UK deal
Channel 4 is on the verge of signing a deal that will see commercial radio chart Hit 40 UK adapted for TV.
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NewsITV3 to launch by November
ITV's new digital channel for the over-35s, ITV3, is set to launch on 1 November as a free-to-air venture across all platforms, including Freeview.
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NTL reaches 2 million subscribers
Cable operator NTL picked up 60,500 new subscribers in the three months to 30 June, according to its second quarter results. The firm now has 2 million pay-TV subscribers and a further 1 million telecoms customers. Chief executive Simon Duffy now has a target of 4 million customers by 2008. ...
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ITV Sport renews Coca-cola league deal
ITV Sport has renewed its deal to screen Coca-Cola Football League action for a further two years. The network will screen an extended 45-minute programme called The Championship on Sunday mornings from 7 August. The show will feature highlights of two games from the ...
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Blaze's Mount moves to Initial to head music
Fame Academy producer Initial has appointed Blaze TV's Phil Mount as its first head of music, in preparation for the launch of a host of music-based projects.