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Elstree seeks new bids after rent deal
The dispute between Elstree Film and Television Studios (EF&TVS) and the local council over rent payments has been settled, paving the way for fresh bids for the famous studios.
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Sanctuary helps Band Aid single
Sanctuary Post has finished the HD post-production on the Band Aid 20 promo and documentary for Initial. Director Geoff Wonfor, Initial managing director Malcolm Gerrie and Sanctuary Post offline editor Andy Matthews, who collaborated on the original in 1984, were reunited to work on the ...
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Aird Joins Neame at Carnival Films
Carnival Films' incoming managing director Gareth Neame has made his first appointment. Former BBC development executive Christopher Aird, who worked with Neame on BBC1 hits Spooks and Redcap , is to join the indie as a drama producer. He is ...
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BBC to answer Barwise and Gardam
The BBC is due to publish its response to the government-backed Barwise and Gardam reports into its digital television and radio services on Friday (3 December). The document is expected to be an initial response to media secretary Tessa Jowell, and not include major detail about overhauls of the services, ...
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The axe man cometh
As the BBC's review process draws to an end and staff wait to hear if 6,000 of them will be out of a job, Broadcast looks at where the axe is likely to fall, with news, factual and back-office staff expected to be among the worst hit.
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Five psychic talks to babies
Mentorn is to begin work on a factual series for Five in which a psychic communicates with children to help solve their problems.
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BBC bags kids Baftas
The BBC dominated this week's Bafta Kids awards, taking six prizes. Dick and Dom, presenters of BBC1 Saturday morning strand Dick and Dom in da Bungalow, bagged two awards. CiTV's animation Yoko! Jakamoto! Toto! from Collingwood O'Hare also took two awards. A full list of winners can be viewed at: ...
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Barwick exits in Jan
ITV Sport chief Brian Barwick will leave the network at the end of January to take up his new job as chief executive of the Football Association. Among those tipped to replace him are former Sky Networks deputy managing director Mark Sharman, Granada sport chief Rick Waumsley, North One Television ...
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BBC's Batten-Foster moves to Flashback
Andy Batten-Foster is leaving the BBC to join indie Flashback Television, producer of Superhomes. A senior creative editor at BBC Factual, Batten-Foster will work at Flashback's London and Bristol offices with a brief to create programming opportunities at BBC1 and BBC2. His programme credits ...
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BBC focuses on missing persons
Leopard Films is to make a real-life version of US drama Without a Trace for the BBC, which will focus on the biggest missing persons unit in the country.
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Fungus grows on BBC
BBC1's new Sunday drama Fungus the Bogeyman , starring Martin Clunes, peaked with 5.3 million (23%) at 6.35pm on Sunday (28 November), beating Channel 4's The Simpsons. The adaptation of Raymond Briggs' cult book about filth-loving creatures whose future ...
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Five lets out secrets of the Beatles
Five controller of history Alex Sutherland has commissioned 90-minute documentary The Beatles' Biggest Secrets from indie Fulcrum TV for later this year. Friends, colleagues and relatives lift the lid on incidents such as Paul McCartney's split with Jane Asher. The executive producer is Richard Belfield.
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Bottletop freezes Bernard's time
Bottletop, the Nottingham-based design company, has created titles and special effects for Granada's Bernard. The children's show focuses on Bernard , a boy who is able to freeze time with an antique pocket watch. Bottletop designers John Hunt, Dave ...
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Bidders circle NTL
The future of NTL Broadcast is still unknown with a number of firms poised to buy the£1.2bn company. Companies bel...
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China Blue MD takes control
China Blue managing director David Hamilton-Smith, who is also the chairman of audio association APRS, has regained a controlling share of the audio company after his sleeping partner, The Sound Company managing director Geoff Oliver, returned 41% of China Blue's shares.
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Sci-Fi boss joins BT
Sci-Fi Channel head Dan Marks has quit to join BT's newly formed content division, BT Entertainment. He will join in the new year to oversee video-over-broadband services. BT is seeking to provide music, gaming, television and films over broadband into UK homes. New AC Nielsen figures show that more than ...
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Little Britain wins
The team behind hit BBC comedy Little Britain picked up three Royal Television Society craft and design awards this week for costume designer Annie Hardinge, make-up artist Lisa Cavalli-Green and composer David Arnold. For a full list of winners see www.broadcastnow.co.uk.
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Wall to Wall builds on A Life in? series
Wall to Wall is to follow up its Emmy award-winning arts programme George Orwell - A Life in Pictures with a special on James Bond author Ian Fleming.
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Canter in venture
Andrew Canter, former head of broadcast at media agency Media Planning Group, has set up his own company, Contentworx, to work on advertiser-funded content. He said he had already secured three advertisers in the entertainment, music and household goods markets looking to back new TV shows.
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Handle with care
The cuts in ITV's regional hours need to be managed more sensitively by Ofcom.