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High Point goes into production
Drama distributor High Point Films and Television is to move into original production for the first time with the creation of an in-house division.
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Molinare hiring
Compositor Stuart Highsted has joined Molinare from M2. Highsted, who has previously worked on rebranding for MTV and Discovery, joins the Fouberts Place facility to drive its new HD Nitris. Managing director Mark Foligno said: 'Stuart's been brought in to bolster our high-end visual effects and CGI team as we ...
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Parkinson snares Hollywood stars
Titanic star Kate Winslet, Denzel Washington and The Office creator Ricky Gervais have been added to the list of guests for Michael Parkinson's new Saturday night ITV1 chat-show, which kicks off in September. The show has already confirmed Tom ...
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The Mill upgrades
Visual effects company The Mill is centralising its workflow by upgrading its 26 Flame, Smoke, Inferno and Backdraft systems and is purchasing a new Smoke. The new versions give the systems multi-resolution capabilities, which make it easier to deal with projects that have been shot across a range of formats. ...
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Wright picks Skin
Max Wright has turned down the role of creative manager at Discovery Networks to join design agency Skin as copywriter/director. Wright joins from Bruce Dunlop Associates where he was a creative manager for the Hallmark Channel's promo output. He also worked across projects for Simple, Ford and Land Rover. Wright ...
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NewsLygo handed£20m for C4 content push
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has been handed an extra£20m to plough into drama, comedy and current affairs.
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NewsTV crews call on US military
News broadcasters this week called on the US military to protect their correspondents in the Iraqi city of Najaf.
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NewsRadio chiefs top 2004 Rich List
Radio chiefs have scored well on this year's Broadcast Rich List, with the fast growth of Saga Radio helping the De Haan brothers secure the number one slot.
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NewsGranada drops junior Eurovision
Granada has pulled out of a deal to produce this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest , causing the competition to be moved from the UK to Norway.
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NewsCelador ordered to pay out£1m
Celador has been ordered to pay $1.75m (£1m) to the former Indonesian producer of its Who Wants to be a Millionaire? following a court case earlier this year.
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Talkback streets ahead with Beeny
Channel 4 will make over an entire street as part of an ambitious new series from Talkback.
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BBC1 buys new lesbian novel
The new lesbian-themed novel from the author of Tipping the Velvet , which was made into a controversial and top-rating BBC2 series, is to be adapted for BBC1.
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NewsInquiry date put back
The BBC has prolonged its investigation into alleged expenses abuses by creative director Alan Yentob, which is now not expected to conclude the inquiry until September.
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C4 strengthens comedy
Channel 4 has filled two holes in its commissioning team with appointments to the comedy and entertainment departments.
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C4 tracks plight of wannabe mums
Channel 4 is to follow the attempts of 35 women to get pregnant in an ambitious documentary project about late motherhood.
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OK! and Granada in tie-up
Granada has revived its relationship with OK! magazine with a new celebrity awards show for ITV.
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NewsITV knocks The Block off peak slot
ITV has decided to pull its ailing DIY reality show The Block out of peaktime.
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NewsC4 returns to River Cottage
Channel 4 is to revisit organic expert Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on his farm in rural Dorset with a new series of reality hit River Cottage.
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NewsRajar considers earlier reports
Rajar is to look into releasing its quarterly radio ratings report earlier in a bid to stem possible leaks into the market.
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NewsFive bulks up makeover output
Five has commissioned a new series from indie RDF Media, in which a series of Brits are sent to Los Angeles for the mother of all makeovers.