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BBC takes on US' Arrested Development
The BBC has secured the exclusive UK television rights to the acclaimed US comedy Arrested Development from 20th Century Fox TV.
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Avalon brings up third TV burp with Hill
Off-the-wall comic Harry Hill has been lined up by ITV1 to present a third series of his television review show. Avalon Television has been recommissioned to make an 8 x 30-minute series of Harry Hill's TV Burp, which is due to be screened from mid-February. Richard Allen-Turner and Jon Thoday ...
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Image Makers Digital invests heavily in Avid
Image makers Digital is planning to spend more than£300,000 on Avid kit.
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Lion builds on successful Bad Behaviour
Lion Television is to revisit the subject of badly behaved children for a Channel 4 series.
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BBC nets Reef's Bargain Hunt gameshow
Indie Reef Television has been commissioned by BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman to make a 5 x 60-minute series for BBC2 about buying antiques abroad . Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting , which will be presented by antiques dealer Chris Gower, will mix hunting ...
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Mainframe brands sitcom battle
The 12-week battle to decide on Britain's Best Sitcom begins this weekend and, to help the nation choose, Mainframe has produced the branding package for the series.
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Electric Sky takes shark bay catalogue
Factual distributor Electric Sky has picked up the international rights to Shark Bay Films' catalogue of marine-based films as part of its plans to develop a natural history slate. The deal will see the Brighton-based distributor start with five titles, including Secrets of Southern ...
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BBC hires Stewart
BBC Broadcast has hired Stephen Stewart from the London Playout Centre (LPC) to manage channels in the new Broadcast centre. He previously managed the Five account at LPC and before that he looked after the Flextech channels - including five satellite channels, a live studio and 13 post suites.
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BBC offers fresh take on history
Nick Knowles, the presenter of BBC1's long-running home improvement show DIY SOS , has written a six-part comedy history series for BBC1 in which he travels back in time to meet notorious figures such as Dick Turpin.
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BBC chart in offing as Coke deal pulled
The HBC could launch its own music chart before the end of the year if negotiations with the Official UK Charts Company (OCC) to axe sponsorship plugs for Coca-Cola collapse.
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World Idol finds best share in Norway
World Idol, 19TV's global talent show, proved to be a turkey for ITV1 this Christmas, but achieved some success in overseas markets.
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BFM execs in venture
Two directors of Birmingham-based indie BFM Productions have launched a production company, Your Slice of the Cake. Maggie Fogarty and David Jessel have teamed up with three local entrepreneurs on the venture, which is already developing a gameshow format from TV presenter Richard Bacon.
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Oasis gives Feather Boy wings
Feather Boy is a new kids series from Childsplay TV, which is expected to air on BBC1 this month. Based on the acclaimed novel by Nicky Singer, it explores problems experienced by young people. Oasis TV has done all the fx and titling work ...
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The Lab unveils capital shows
The Lab has landed four commissions for LWT including a history series on the second world war.
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Tiger claws recommission for Teachers
Tiger Aspect has scored recommissions for Channel 4 high-school comedy drama Teachers and BBC crime drama Murphy's Law. Teachers will return for a fourth 9 x 60-minute series. Jane Fallon will executive produce while ...
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Clear cut designer
Clear Cut Pictures has hired a graphics designer from Sky. Pryce Duncalf came second in the new designers award 2002 and was responsible for the recent rebranding of The Biography Channel. It is hoped that Duncalf will allow Clear Cut to take on larger 3D reconstruction series.
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MPC conjures up surreality TV
Inseparable Bonds is the latest short film from Lars Magnus Holmgren, who won a Turner nomination for his work with artist Liam Gillick, AnLee You Propose.
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Softimage contest
Softimage has launched its Student Animation Contest 2004. Top prizes include a production licence of Softimage XSI with one year's maintenance, plus academic versions of the software for the winner's college. The deadline for entries is 1 June, and pieces must include a coherent narrative and run for between 10 ...
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ITV dramatises life of Hurricane Higgins
Carlton is set to make a two-hour ITV drama based on the career of snooker wild man Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. Producers are currently choosing a writer for the drama, which will be based on the Irishman's life as described in the unauthorised biography of him by Bill Borrows. Carlton's James ...
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Pixel farm in tie-up
Digital post-producer the Pixel Farm has announced a partnership with chromakey specialist Reflecmedia. The two companies hope to create products that solve keying and tracking problems during post.