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    Five lures Sky One's Razaq

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    Five has poached Sky One commissioning editor Amina Razaq to join its factual entertainment department.

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    Victrolux rotoscopes Greek gods

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has used Victrolux Productions to rotoscope on the upcoming BBC3 two-part documentary series Gory Greek Gods. The Greek pantheon is presented like a fantasy family firm of mobsters who deal in the divine protection racket. Rotoscope animation is used to bring to ...

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    Metro invests in HD

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    Metro Broadcast has invested£250,000 to continue its HD commitment, including upgrading its Sony XPRI non-linear suite to version 7 and buying Panasonic's HDD5, Sony's HDW M2000 VTRs and Sony's latest HD camcorder - the HDW-730. The expansion will also include a new voiceover and audio restoration studio which is on ...

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    Red minorities help

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    Red Production Company has launched a training scheme aimed at developing more jobs for black and Asian people. Working in partnership with Media Training North West, the indie has taken on five trainees for the filming of its drama Blue Blood. All are on ...

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    TSI hires Waller

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    TSI Post has appointed Martin Waller as compositing editor. His last job was working on Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur. Waller, who had previously been employed at Blue for four years, has worked with MTV, Discovery and Channel 4. He has moved to TSI to ...

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    Tackling a taxing issue

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    When Michael Grade was recently asked whether he was prepared to become unpopular with BBC staff by pushing through real, radical and painful reform, his answer was succinct: 'We have to be popular with the licence fee payer.'

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    RDFI picks up rights to Ricochet shows

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    RDF International has bolstered its programming portfolio after snapping up a package of shows from lifestyle specialist Ricochet.

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    'Make a baby' TV show under fire

    2004-07-22T07:50:50Z

    One thousand men will compete for the opportunity to father a child in a controversial new format that is already provoking outrage among religious and fertility groups.

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    Indie quota has reached 28%, claims BBC

    2004-07-22T07:50:45Z

    BBC director of television Jana Bennett has revealed that the corporation has not only met but will exceed its 25% independent quota for the first time in three years.

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    UK broadcasters vie for Captain Scarlet revamp

    2004-07-22T07:50:40Z

    ITV, the BBC and Sky One are set to bid for the new£20m revamp of Captain Scarlet - the most expensive children's TV programme ever made.

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    Broadcast names TV's 50 most influential shows

    2004-07-22T07:50:27Z

    The BBC has been responsible for 33 of the 50 most influential shows in British broadcasting history, according to a special report published by Broadcast this week.

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    Report finds public critical of the BBC

    2004-07-22T07:50:25Z

    The BBC was confronted with more evidence this week of public concern about the quality of its output and value of the licence fee.

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    Walters to star in Philip Lawrence school drama

    2004-07-22T07:50:20Z

    ITV is lining up Julie Walters to star in a drama about the woman credited with turning around the north London school where head-teacher Philip Lawrence was killed in 1995.

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    RDF looks at family feuds

    2004-07-22T07:50:15Z

    RDF Media has begun work on a potential successor to its Channel 4 hit Wife Swap with a new show that aims to help families resolve long-running rifts.

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    Saturn looks to buy up indies

    2004-07-22T07:50:10Z

    Investment fund Saturn Capital is looking to buy up four or five independent production companies to create a new production entity, with a combined turnover of£20m.

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    BBC2 signs up Whitehouse for comedy series

    2004-07-22T07:50:07Z

    Paul Whitehouse has bagged a new TV series with a BBC2 comedy in which he plays a series of characters in need of psychiatric help.

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    Cowell set to make music biz Apprentice

    2004-07-22T07:50:05Z

    Simon Cowell, the acid-tongued Pop Idol judge, is set to front a music business version of NBC's hit reality show The Apprentice.

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    Xfm on air in Manchester

    2004-07-22T07:50:00Z

    Xfm is to broadcast across Manchester on a restricted service licence (RSL) from next month to lay the groundwork for an FM licence bid.

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    TWI to make US I'd Do Anything

    2004-07-21T15:03:17Z

    Indie TWI has been commissioned to produce a US version of BBC1 Saturday night entertainment show I'd Do Anything for sports network ESPN.

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    Radio Forth top two step down

    2004-07-21T10:15:06Z

    SRH-owned Radio Forth has lost its managing director and programme director within days of each other.