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New blood for Resolution
Post-production facility Resolution has added two editors to its team of staff editors.
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ITV daytime buys into Boot Sale spin-off
ITV controller of daytime Liam Hamilton has commissioned LNN Factuals to make a 20-part series of a new antiques format developed out of the producer's long-running regional show Boot Sale Challenge, writes Paul Revoir.
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Second outing for Booze Cruise cast
Martin Clunes and Neil Pearson are to be re-united along with the rest of the cast from the ratings-winning comedy drama The Booze Cruiseafter ITV commissioned a sequel from Yorkshire Television (YTV), writes Paul Revoir.
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Fired Up Chemical Bros tribute
Fired Up Television has produced an hour-long documentary about the The Chemical Brothers, called Block Rockin' Beats, to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary. To be broadcast on Channel 4, it features interviews with Chemical Brothers collaborators and fans including Noel Gallagher, Fatboy Slim and Bernard ...
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YTV buys Quantel kit
Yorkshire Television has bought a Quantel eQ HD editing system as part of the refurbishment of its Edit One suite. Due to open at the end of the year, the new suite has taken two years to design and build. Yorkshire Television technical supervisor in post-production Andrew Brearley told Broadcast ...
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Vaughan at Capital sounds good to City
Capital FM's decision to appoint TV presenter Johnny Vaughan as the replacement for veteran breakfast host Chris Tarrant will put the station on a more stable footing, according to City investors , writes Michael Rosser.
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Hewitt to rule on Carlton and Granada
Trade secretary Patricia Hewitt is likely to announce her decision on the planned ITV Carlton and Granada merger on Monday or Tuesday next week. A decision had been expected last month but was put back because of the complex nature of the case. Most analysts believe she will pass the ...
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Carlton/Towers tie
Carlton's US arm has entered into a three-year strategic alliance agreement with US programme-maker Towers Productions to develop documentaries for the US and UK markets. The two companies will pool resources for specific projects across cable, PBS and international co-productions.
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SRH to gain confidence from September results
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) and UBC Media Group said this week they expect to post positive results for the period ending 30 September, bucking a recent trend for poor performance in the radio sector, writes Michael Rosser.
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CS&W opens London office
Scottish indie Caledonia Sterne & Wyld (CS&W) is expanding its operation into London in a bid to strengthen ties with the commissioning community, writes Michael Rosser.
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Indie network day
Following the publication of its recent 'Independents Day' report on the independent sector, investment bank Bridgewell Securities is hosting a networking event for independent producers, where they can meet potential City backers and learn about raising finance to fund development and production. The informal event will take place on 6 ...
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Zound/Shriek deal
Audio production and post house Zound has expanded its services and entered into a partnership with music specialist Shriek. Based north of Oxford Street in central London, Zound has four studios and as well as dubbing and mixing, offers restoration services for DVD and ADR. The partnership will encourage 'cross ...
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NewsEC hits out at Sky Premiership deal
BSkyB's exclusive hold on Premiership football until 2008 looked increasingly shaky this week after the European Com-mission (EC) said it still had 'serious concerns' about the deal, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Snow graduates from Discovery
Producer Sasha Snow has become the first documentary-maker based in the UK to win a commission from the Discovery Campus training initiative, after signing off a deal with Discovery International. Snow will start filming the 60-minute Last Roar of the Taigaon location in Siberia in ...
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OSF doc wins Emmy
Oxford Scientific Films has won an Emmy for best direction for its documentary about insects, Living with Bugs. The award for best direction, at the 24th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, was given to director Anna Finch and series producer/director David Allen. Living with ...
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NTL to scrutinise executive salaries
Cable group NTL is being forced by its compensation committee to carry out a study of executive pay levels in the UK before agreeing a salary and benefits package for new chief executive Simon Duffy. Duffy is still on his chief operating officer package. The move follows criticism of the ...
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Fremantle feeds hungarian humor
Fremantle International Distribution has sold more than 200 hours of comedy programming to Hungary, including a raft of series from Men Behaving Badlywriter Simon Nye. The Humor Channel will screen Nye's new series Hardwareand Beastas ...
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Five footie for S&V
Indie Sunset & Vine has secured an exclusive contract with Five to carry on producing all its live football games for a further two years. The new deal will see the Television Corporation subsidiary, which has overseen Five's live football for the past three years, produce around 20 matches a ...
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Granada wins monster order
Granada has picked up a major Channel 4 commission for a UK version of US hit factual entertainment mechanical makeover series, Monster Garage,writes Paul Revoir.
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Moon hoax theory
Five commissioning editor for science Justine Kershaw has asked Zig-Zag Productions to make a 60-minute documentary exploring the hoax theories behind the moon landings . The Truth Behind the Moon Landings(working title) will take a scientific look at different conspiracy theories suggesting the moon landing ...





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