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Brideshead special leads off ITV3 rerun
Indie Free@Last TV has been commissioned to make an documentary on the classic ITV drama Brideshead Revisitedfor ITV3. Ordered by Daniela Neumann, controller of commissioned programmes for ITV2/ITV3, the hour-long Revisiting Bridesheadwill accompany a repeat of the series in September. Barry Ryan ...
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Princess gains bumper C4 order
Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions to make 75 hours of a new gardening show as part of a strategy to pull in middle-aged adults to the daytime schedule.
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C4 school animation to air in Australia
Australian networks ABC and the Comedy Channel have picked up rights to Channel 4's upcoming animated series Bromwell High. Co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Canada's Decode Entertainment, the 13 x 30-minute series is set in an underfunded London school and was scripted by Richard Osman, ...
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Precursor gives E4 a fresh look
Precursor has redesigned E4's channel idents and menus, winning a five-way pitch. Precusor developed a parallel E4 world which is linked to ours. A conventional purple 'outside' world was designed to contrast with a surreal white 'inside' world while a 3D E4 logo acted as a portal between the two. ...
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Fold7 has designs on Paramount
Fold7 has designed new channel idents across the Paramount Comedy Channels. The series of branding focuses on objects associated with Paramount shows; a Jack Russell dog for Frasieror a martini for MASH, which rotate slowly in locked-off shots on top of a ...
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ASP's software aid
Adaptable Software Products (ASP) has launched accounting software developed specifically for media freelancers and contractors. Accolyte was designed in consultation with industry accountants and current freelancers to produce an all-in-one package that covers invoicing, bills, currency conversion, VAT returns and year-end accounting.
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Five signs Sunset for another three years
Indie Sunset + Vine is to make 1,500 hours of programming for Five after the broadcaster renewed its contract with the company for sports content until 2007.
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Switchco launch set for April
SwitchCo, the independent body that will manage the switch from analogue to digital TV, is to launch officially in April. BBC head of distribution Andy Townend is expected be confirmed as chief executive after working full time on the launch of the organisation for almost a year. Channel 4 deputy ...
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Somethin Else to syndicate Brit awards
Indie Somethin' Else has been appointed as the radio syndication partner for the 2005 Brit Awards. UK stations will be offered pre and post-show interview clips and performance highlights. International stations will be offered build-up shows, live feeds, highlight shows and interview clips. In addition, for three weeks before the ...
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BBC moments vote
Broadcastis asking readers to vote for their favourite BBC moment from the 1930s to the present day for publication in a special supplement entitled My BBC. The readers vote will be featured alongside iconic BBC moments and programmes chosen by leading industry figures. Produced in collaboration ...
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BBC in Hat Trick UK rights deal
BBC Worldwide has signed a three-year output deal with indie Hat Trick Productions, securing UK distribution rights for its BBC-commissioned programming.
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BIBC internet launch
British Internet Broadcasting Company (BIBC) has launched an end-to-end internet broadcasting service called Internet Master. BIBC claimed the service is the first of its kind to allow content owners to sell on-demand across the internet. One strand of the service, Channel Master, enables the use of the internet as an ...
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Sellers biopic win
Company Pictures' biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellerswon two awards at the Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday (16 January). The piece, which was co-produced by BBC Films and American pay-TV channel HBO, took the award for best miniseries or motion picture ...
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Bravo to screen two FHM ventures
Bravo has teamed up with men's magazine FHMfor two new projects. The 60-minute Giant/Emap co-production The World Poker Exchange London Open, to air later this year, will follow 10 FHM readers as they play for£1m. It will also be broadcast on Flextech-owned ...
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Initial builds team
Endemol-owned indie Initial has strengthened its senior management team with three new appointments to handle its expanding production slate.
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ITV is a buyer too
Rather than letting itself be a target, would ITV do better making acquisitions of its own.
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MTV on series buying spree
MTV has commissioned a slate of new series, including a British version of car makeover show Pimp My Ride.
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Lipsync buys DI kit
Soho's Lipsync Post has bought a second Quantel iQ digital intermediate grading suite, totalling£3.5m of investment in digital intermediate over the past year. The new suite includes Truelight Calibration, 5.1 surround sound and a 12-foot screen, which is supported by Northlight film scanners and Arri-laser film recorders. Lipsync has recently ...
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Scot Sky News call
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called for Sky News to launch a separate operation in Scotland, similar to that of its Sky News Ireland service which launched in May last year. SNP MSP Kenny MacAskill said that while Sky News has offices in Dublin and Limerick enabling two Irish ...
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Sky pushes set-top loyalty card
Sky subscribers will be able to shop, bet and earn loyalty points through a new credit card designed for use on their digital set-top boxes. BSkyB, which has been developing the technology with IT management consultancy Consult Hyperion, has informed all broadcasters who use its platform that the interactive card ...