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Leopard leaps into US market
Indie Leopard Films is preparing to open an office in Washington after receiving two commissions from networks in the US.
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UK History orders war series
UK History has commissioned its first original series, which will look at the role of women in war.
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Sergeant ordered to lead OSF growth
Oxford Scientific Films, the natural history-focused indie, has hired Leopard Films producer Will Sergeant in an ongoing effort to expand its output, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Insight films in 'extended' school doc
Indie Insight Films is set to produce a film about Quintin Kynaston School, the first school in London to be given 'extended' status by the government. Ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey, the 60-minute piece will follow a year in the life of the school, which is open between 07.00 ...
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Mentorn sets up drama division
Television Corporation subsidiary Mentorn is launching a drama division on the back of a number of factually based projects, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Vitec profits dive
The Vitec Group has announced a halving in interim pre-tax profits for this year. The company, which makes camera and lighting equipment, blamed the ongoing squeeze in ad spend, a strong Euro and reduced capital expenditure by clients for the loss. Its broadcasting services division was the worst hit in ...
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Reuters touts digital news
Reuters will be the first global news agency to deliver video, scripts and story information to broadcasters in a single integrated digital file when it debuts a new service at the
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Debbie Harry fronts rock doc for Discovery
Debbie Harry, the princess of new wave, has been recruited by the Discovery Channel to present a series on rock and roll for the autumn, writes Gavin Stamp.
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TWG does UBC deal
The Wireless Group has signed a 12-month deal with UBC Media to take a daily showbiz news package in exchange for airtime. Entertainment Newswill broadcast the two-minute bulletin throughout the day across 11 local stations owned by TWG. UBC will then sell advertisers airtime immediately ...
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Wood set to step in as Corrie producer
ITV head of continuing series Tony Wood is poised to take the helm as Coronation Street's new producer after Kieran Roberts announced he would be stepping down after two years in the job, writes Paul Revoir.
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Script-writers start company
Two veteran British television comedy writers have set up a shop to develop script ideas and advise companies on TV promotion, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Three orders go to Tiger comedy unit
Tiger Aspect's comedy unit has secured three commissions from the BBC, writes Gavin Stamp.The indie is to produce a 6 x 30-minute sketch series for BBC2, showcasing the work of comedian
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The comedy unit scoops raft of shows
Scottish indie The Comedy Unit has secured a raft of recommissions from the BBC. Digital channel CBBC has ordered a second 13 x 25-minute series of Yo!Diary for November and BBC Scotland commissioner Ewan Angus has given the go-ahead for a second 6 x 30-minute ...
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TV's top chiefs share RTS stage
Carlton chairman Michael Green is to take a rare step into the limelight after agreeing to sit on a panel alongside his Granada counterpart Charles Allen at this month's Royal Television Society (RTS) Cambridge Convention, writes Colin Robertson.
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NewsFox rivals Sky One with new channel
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Television is planning to launch a UK entertainment channel on Sky Digital in January next year - putting it in direct competition with Sky One, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsChambers lands Five job
Dan chambers, Five's factual programming head, took over from former director of programmes Kevin Lygo this week and pledged to focus the six-year-old channel on contemporary factual entertainment and science, writes Michael Rosser.
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Sunrise to buy Mean
Sunrise Radio's£1.5m bid to acquire the Mean Country station has been given the green light by the Radio Authority. A public interest test into the acquisition had to be taken as a merger of the two would contain overlapping local services on the same waveband (AM). But the authority has ...
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Brainy georgian to win UK education
Celador International has licensed its Brainiestformat, which aims to uncover a nation's most intellectual individuals, to two further territories. MediaCorp TV Channel 5 in Singapore has recorded 13 programmes, while Georgia's Rustavi 2 has also committed to 13 episodes, including a kids version which will ...
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Bowie at pictures
As part of the first event of its kind, a David Bowie concert will be broadcast live from Riverside Studios to cinemas across Europe next week. The show will be broadcast in 5.1 surround sound to the Odeon West End in London and theatres in Paris, Munich and Zurich. The ...
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Edinburgh festival role for Boland
E4 head of programmes Murray Boland is to chair the advisory committee for next year's Edinburgh International Televi-sion Festival, writes Gavin Stamp.