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Re:covered axed for TOTP spin-off
BBC3 is to axe its music show Re:coveredafter just two series and replace it with a Top of the Pops spin-off for BBC3.
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Clear buys Avid set
West London post house Clear Cut Pictures has purchased seven Avid Media Composer Adrenaline systems and an Avid Unity LAN share storage and network system. The equipment was purchased directly from Avid and will be supported by the manufacturer. The systems will be added to the facility's three Symphony systems, ...
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DGP invests in DVD with three appointments
Soho facility house DGP has expanded its DVD department with the recruitment of three new staff, writes Will Strauss.
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TWI takes race to the altar to Europe
TWI Entertainment has sealed a brace of deals that will see dating format Race to the Altarscreened across Europe. Endemol Holland has licensed rights to produce the format in the Netherlands, where it is pitching to local networks, while Banana Productions has picked up local ...
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TV and radio ads may fall under ASA
ITV has welcomed proposals for new super-regulator Ofcom to hand over responsibility for television and radio advertising to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
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RDFI acquires ideal world programmes
RDF International has acquired the distribution rights to a trio of documentaries from Glasgow-based indie Ideal World. RDFI will distribute human-interest titles Siamese Survivorsand Surrogate Mother: The Baby Makeras well as current affairs documentary Hunting the Washington Sniper, which all ...
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C4 recreates Egyptian lives
Red Post Production has completed post work on Channel 4's documentary Ancient Egyptians, a four-part series based on the lives of four real Egyptians. Colourist Simone Grattarola, who worked closely with director Tony Mitchell, said he wanted to
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3G phones could have a radio role
A production team from BBC Bristol, which produced a programme package featuring footage captured using a video mobile phone instead of a camera, has admitted that while the pictures aren't yet good enough for broadcast programmes, the technology could be a breakthrough for radio reports.
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Tyrell teaches 3D
Reseller Tyrell has opened a training centre at its Soho office to offer operational and technical courses in Discreet, 2D, 3D and video/audio editing products. The centre will run monthly three-day courses in Discreet Smoke and Flame. Other courses in 3D, video and audio editing, from beginner to advanced and ...
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ITV2 to screen comedy awards party
Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Mark Durden Smith have been lined up to present ITV2's post-awards show from The British Comedy Awards. The Fun Goes Onwill go behind the scenes to talk to the winners at the after-show party once the awards, hosted by Jonathan Ross, ...
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R2's popularity on wane
BBC Radio 2's meteoric rise has finally come a halt after its audience fell by over half a million listeners in the past three months.
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ITV1 wales tunes up pop award special
ITV1 Wales is to screen a 60-minute special based on The Coca Cola Pop Factory Music Awards 2003, which took place last week. Commissioned by HTV director of programmes Elis Owen, the Pop Factory production will feature acts such as Irish band The Revs and appearances from The Darkness and ...
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NewsLighting to tell C4: no more poaching
Five's chief executive, Jane Lighting, is to hold talks with her Channel 4 counterpart, Mark Thompson, this week over claims that Kevin Lygo has broken the 'no poaching' agreement he signed with Five.
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NewsIs this the cruellest reality TV show yet?
Sky One is set to spark controversy with a reality show that will see a group of men woo and kiss a gorgeous woman, only to be told at the end of the show that the object of their desire is actually a transsexual.
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NewsC4 unveils winter shows
Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps Broadcasting is to make a nightly topical debate show for Channel 4 as one of the highlights of the channel's winter schedule.
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NewsBBC3 turns to orient for new comedy show
BBC3 is to launch the UK's first comedy show entirely written by and starring British oriental talent with a new show to be made by Steve Coogan's indie, Baby Cow.
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Pilkington quits Sky for Monkey
Sky One's senior commissioning executive for factual entertainment, Jo Pilkington, is leaving to join independent production company Monkey.
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UKTV channel launch targets youth
UKTV is to drop its time-shift channel UK Gold 2, which shows UK Gold programmes 12 hours later, and replace it with a new channel with a target audience of younger, more contemporary viewers.
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ITV1 drama reveals Hitler invasion plan
Nazi troops are to be shown marching up The Mall while Adolf Hitler will be seen waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in a major new ITV drama that reconstructs Hitler's plans for the invasion of Britain.
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ITV takes ad spots on terrestrial rival
ITV has begun promoting its programmes on a rival terrestrial channel for the first time in a bid to pull in new audiences.