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Chrysalis TV reborn as North One
Chrysalis Television, the former Chrysalis TV Group division specialising in factual entertainment and sport, is to be renamed North One Television
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NewsBBC: no scapegoating after Hutton
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies and director general Greg Dyke this week acted to pre-empt the Hutton report, claiming any criticism of the BBC would not result in reforms to the corporation's governance or 'scapegoat' job losses.
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NewsC4 moves to rolling commissions
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has opened up the broadcaster's commissioning process by scrapping its twice-yearly budget rounds in favour of a rolling system.
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NewsIndies could get£100m
The new codes of practice for how broadcasters and indies do business could see the indie sector receive a boost of more than£100m over the next year, it was claimed this week.
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NewsSky close to deal with men to air Miriam
Sky One is making plans to show its controversial reality show, in which a transsexual man 'tricks' a group of single men into thinking he is female.
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NewsHewlett falls victim to ITV merger
Carlton's two most senior content executives - director of programmes Steve Hewlett and international chief Rupert Dilnott-Cooper - are leaving ITV after failing to find jobs in the merger.
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NewsPact claims victory in fight for rights
The biggest shake-up in the UK's independent sector was heralded this week after Ofcom agreed new codes of practice for broadcasters in their dealings with indies.
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This Morning revamp
ITV is launching an interactive element to long-running daytime show This Morning next week. From 14 January digital viewers will be able to access extra information such as featured recipes and celebrity information. They will also be able to enter the show's quiz and win ...
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Optex unveils kit
Optex, which manufactures broadcast equipment, has launched two products. The Digidolly, which is a portable tripod dolly and track kit, and the Silverskin, an all-weather protective cover for use with Sony DSR-PD-170 and 150 camcorders. The camera cover is made from military-grade fabric and costs£150. The Digidolly is constructed from ...
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RDFI sells Holiday Showdown to Oz
RDF International (RDFI) has sold its ITV1 format Holiday Showdown to Network 9 in Australia as part of a host of deals.
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Mentorn hires science head
Mentorn is looking to broaden its factual offering with the appointment of former BBC Horizon producer Malcolm Clark as its first head of science.
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Most Haunted spins off two
Living TV is set to build on the success of its ratings banker Most Haunted by launching a brace of spin-off shows.
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Pinnacle of freebies
Pinnacle Systems is giving away free audio-editing software from 15 January. Anyone who buys a full version of its non-linear editing application Liquid Edition or Liquid Edition Pro will get a copy of Steinberg's Wavelab Essential Audio Editor, worth£179, free.
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Format focus: Harem
Will the British public fall for a Swedish dating show where women call the shots, asks Michael Rosser
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Flyingscreen to project into new locations
Flyingscreen is a new tool for the TV industry which enables high-quality large-format projections in previously inaccessible areas.
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Fireworks shows get UK showings
Fireworks International has secured a range of deals with broadcasters in the UK for action, adventure, drama and kids live-action series. Sky One has committed to the third season of Mutant X while Granada Sky Broadcasting has acquired all 52 episodes of crime drama series ...
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Pixel farm in tie-up
Digital post-producer the Pixel Farm has announced a partnership with chromakey specialist Reflecmedia. The two companies hope to create products that solve keying and tracking problems during post.
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ITV dramatises life of Hurricane Higgins
Carlton is set to make a two-hour ITV drama based on the career of snooker wild man Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. Producers are currently choosing a writer for the drama, which will be based on the Irishman's life as described in the unauthorised biography of him by Bill Borrows. Carlton's James ...
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Softimage contest
Softimage has launched its Student Animation Contest 2004. Top prizes include a production licence of Softimage XSI with one year's maintenance, plus academic versions of the software for the winner's college. The deadline for entries is 1 June, and pieces must include a coherent narrative and run for between 10 ...
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MPC conjures up surreality TV
Inseparable Bonds is the latest short film from Lars Magnus Holmgren, who won a Turner nomination for his work with artist Liam Gillick, AnLee You Propose.