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    Lion sets up in LA

    21 August 2003

    Lion television is extending its US presence with the opening of offices in Los Angeles on the back of a major commission, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Nucoda set for IBC

    21 August 2003

    Soho-based Nucoda is all set to debut its resolution-independent film mastering system for digital intermediate finishing and a data play system, both based on its Postcode frame-indexing technology, at next month's IBC. Harnessing standard PC RAM memory, data play is claimed to allow users to view 2K 10-bit log sequences ...

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    Third time lucky for faith & music

    21 August 2003

    ITV controller of news, current affairs, arts and religion Steve Anderson has ordered a third series of Faith & Music, the Sunday evening show from indie Chameleon which looks at the religious and spiritual inspiration behind music acts. The 8 x 45-minute series will air ...

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    Resolution expands

    21 August 2003

    Post facility Resolution has expanded its high-end short-form team by poaching editor Jonathan Myers from Frontline to do online and Editbox work. It is hoped that the appointment of Myers will increase the amount of work that the company gets from existing music channel clients MTV and VH1. Stuart Fyvie, ...

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    Shine series to stop men eating junk food

    21 August 2003

    UKTV head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood has commissioned indie Shine Entertainment to produce a 15 x 30-minute series, Beauty and the Feast, for UK Food. Executive produced by Sally-Ann Howard and series produced by Jezz Wright, the show, which kicks off on 13 October in ...

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    Discovery gets more image-conscious

    21 August 2003

    Discovery Health is widening its slate of serious health shows with a range of image and lifestyle series due to air later this year, writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    ITV commissions double helping of drama series from Granada

    21 August 2003

    ITV has commissioned a 6 x 60-minute drama series from Granada starring Peter Davison as a top plastic surgeon who abandons London to live in a remote island off the north coast of England, writes Paul Revoir.

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    One-off extreme sports specials to come

    21 August 2003

    The Extreme Sports Channel has commissioned indies Friday and Chilli Media to produce one-off specials for its Legends of the Extremestrand. Friday is producing a 30-minute piece on five-time world champion snowboarder Terje Haakonsen to be broadcast on 30 September. Meanwhile, Chilli is making the ...

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    Electric Sky gets rights to cloning series

    21 August 2003

    Electric Sky has signed up to a deal to distribute a new three-part series for Channel 4 called The First Human Clone. The programme, produced by Peter Williams Television, follows the controversial attempts to clone a human being. The programme has unprecedented and exclusive access ...

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    Rift opens up at Chrysalis

    21 August 2003

    A rift has emerged between some of Chrysalis TV group's senior executives and its new owners led by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Rolf Harris series paints celebrities

    21 August 2003

    Rolf Harris will put four mystery celebrities in front of a team of artists for a new BBC1 challenge show from indie Hotbed Media, writes Michael Rosser.

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    ITV hands Carlton Saturday kids slot

    21 August 2003

    ITV has axed Saturday morning kids show SM:TV Liveand handed Carlton a year-long commission for a replacement show, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Link camera launch

    21 August 2003

    Link Research is launching its latest digital wireless camera at IBC next month, along with a digital Triax system solution to carry digital signals to outside broadcast vehicles. The LinkXP camera has reverse camera control and is fitted with a Sony interface making it compatible with all broadcast cameras. An ...

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    CBBC to make Simon Callow co-pro drama

    21 August 2003

    CBBC Scotland has teamed up with Canadian producer Blueprint Entertainment for a co-production children's drama, Shoebox Zoo, about an American girl in Scotland. The 26 x 30-minute series, which also involves input from BBC Canada, features a big-name cast including Simon Callow. The BBC started ...

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    Box TV sets up comedy division

    21 August 2003

    Box TV, the drama indie set up by former Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal, is expanding into comedy after inking a deal with a number of comedians and writers, including Smack the Ponystar Sally Phillips, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Pink House buyout may boost Bristol scene

    21 August 2003

    Bristol-based Pink House Post Production has been bought for an undisclosed fee by fellow Avon facility Films at 59, in an attempt to stabilise the post industry in the city, writes Sam Espensen.

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    BBC's Vine to front rock interview show

    21 August 2003

    Political pundit Jeremy Vine will host a new series of BBC1 rock star interviews as part of a batch of commissions for indie Ten Alps, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Inquiry email revelation puts heat back on Gilligan

    21 August 2003

    Pressure mounted on BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan this week after it emerged he had 'outed' government scientist Dr David Kelly as the source of his colleague Susan Watts' story on the Iraq dossier at the same time the BBC was still publicly refusing to name him, ...

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    Crow TV buys Avids

    21 August 2003

    Crow TV has bought 18 Avid Media Composer Adrenaline editing systems and an Avid Unity storage system in a deal worth around£500,000. The London-based editing company is also to upgrade two of its Avid Symphony systems. Head of editing Mark Manning said that the decision was down to the increased ...

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    St Anne's piles money into HD

    21 August 2003

    post house St Anne's has purchased the UK's first HD disk recorder as part of its ongoing investment in HD and telecine technology.