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    Another dream holiday home for Five

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    Indie RDF Media has been commissioned to make a second series of Carole Smillie's Dream Holiday Homefor Five. The 20 x 30-minute series, to air in a first block of 10 episodes in October with the rest following early next year, will again allow viewers ...

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    Rushes hands out this year's Soho shorts awards

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    The Rushes Soho Shorts awards took place last week, with an impressive line-up of talent. Among those starring in the entries were David Thewlis, Sue Johnston and Alison Steadman. Presenting the awards were Nick Moran, Sean Pertwee, directors Roger Spottiswoode ( Tomorrow Never Dies) and ...

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    ITV looks at UK's best gardens

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    ITV controller of daytime Liam Hamilton has ordered a 15 x 30-minutes series, Britain's Best Back Gardens, from Anglia looking at the UK's most interesting gardens, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Worst celebrity drivers on Five

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    A host of celebrities are to be put to the test to find out which one of them is the country's worst driver in one of the highlights of Five's autumn line-up, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Collins to play the Illustrated Mum

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    Granada Kids has been commissioned by Channel 4 to make an adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's award-winning children's book The Illustrated Mum, and has lined up Michelle Collins to star in it, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Golden Square design move

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    Golden Square Post has followed up its hiring of Flame artist Rachel Mills from Glassworks two weeks ago by signing up Richard Morrison as head of design. Morrison has worked as a designer, art director and typographer, and has a strong reputation in feature film and TV title design, with ...

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    E&P parts from US owner IPG

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    E&P parts from US owner IPG

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    Mosaic new facilities

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    Facilities house Mosaic Pictures has added a digital sound-mixing studio with a voiceover booth to its Soho branch. Joining Mosaic is Peter Hodges, previously at The Sound Designers, who will be in charge of the sound suite. He has over 30 years' experience as a re-recording mixer, post supervisor and ...

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    Morgan takes second look at the famous

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    Piers Morgan, the ubiquitous editor of the Daily Mirror, has snared another TV gig, with a series on the cult of celebrity for Channel 4, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Garland to pavement

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    DVD outfit The Pavement has poached DVD and post-producer Kristy Garland from Stream Digital Media (part of Ascent Media). Garland has worked with several large clients while at Stream, including Entertainment Rights, Buena Vista and Universal and, according to Pavement director Kristen O'Sullivan, she 'understands the intricacies of post, so ...

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    Men & Motors goes for military vehicles

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    Men & Motors commissioning editor Lesley Johnson has ordered a trio of new shows for November. Military Vehicles, from Chilli Pepper Films, is a 12 x 30-minute series uncovering military treasures hidden away in barns and garages across the country. Produced by Clive Simmons it ...

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    HD suite for on sight

    2003-08-07T08:30:00Z

    Hire company On Sight is opening a£2m HD dubbing and duplication facility at its Soho office, On Sight Upstairs. The division will offer transfer to and from all formats and up/down and cross-conversion using Snell & Wilcox's Ukon HD platform. The facility uses a Pro-Bel Sirius router and offers standards ...

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    Mordue leaves Sky music channels

    2003-08-06T11:40:57Z

    Lester Mordue, the head of Sky's newly-launched music channels - The Amp, Scuzz and Flaunt - has left the company after only six months, writes Rosemary Gallagher

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    Leslie: Half of TV is taking cocaine

    2003-08-06T09:59:39Z

    Drug and sex scandal star John Leslie last night claimed that half the people in TV take cocaine. ...

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    Tarrant in bid to cut Millionaire

    2003-08-06T09:58:12Z

    Chris Tarrant wants to slash the number of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? shows because he says it is losing its ap...

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    It's a rap as radio stars take the mic

    2003-08-06T09:56:08Z

    Radio Five Live's top commentating trio are to prove their street cred this week with a hip-hop preview to the Prem...

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    Hutton inquiry television ban

    2003-08-06T09:52:16Z

    Television cameras will not be allowed to film the inquiry into the death of the Government weapons expert David Ke...

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    Mangold to make TV film on death of his friend

    2003-08-06T09:49:15Z

    Tom Mangold, an investigative journalist and friend of David Kelly, is making a Channel 4 documentary about the eve...