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Promax awards
Changes to the way the Promax UK Awards are judged have brought an end to the BBC's dominance of the design and branding category. Amendments were made to both the make-up of the judging panels and the awards categories and the result saw this year's Gold awards being shared out ...
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BBC takes flak for war stance
Coverage of the war in Iraq by UK broadcasters - including the BBC - was frequently one-sided, with newscasters often taking government information as fact regardless of its accuracy, according to a major new study on the media's coverage of the conflict.
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Management finalises deal to buy Red Post Production
The management of Soho's Red Post Production has completed a deal to buy the company, writes Will Strauss.
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Talpa buys in to Fox
Talpa Capital BV, the Dutch company owned by Endemol founder John de Mol, has taken a 5.1% stake in Fox Kids Europe, the kids channel and content business in which Disney holds a 76% stake.
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Carlton to make soldier, soldier for US
Carlton America has joined up with the team behind The West Wingto recreate army drama Soldier, Soldierfor the US. The ITV series, which ran for 82 episodes over six years, will be adapted by West Wing writer, producer and director ...
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UKTV launches NZ channel on sky digital
UKTV is launching a sister channel in New Zealand this month to be carried on the country's Sky Digital platform. The joint-venture between BBC Worldwide, Fremantle Media and Foxtel will screen a mix of contemporary, classic and popular British programmes. UKTV, which runs a similar station in Australia, will include ...
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Daly escapes charge
The undercover BBC reporter who exposed racism in the police force will not be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said this week. Greater Manchester Police originally arrested Mark Daly on suspicion of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception and damaging police property. However, following the broadcast of his explosive ...
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Sky is digital choice
More people listen to digital radio through the Sky platform than any other, including DAB digital radio sets, Freeview and cable, according to a new survey by Continental Research. It found that 4.8m people aged 15 or over use Sky to listen to digital radio, compared with 783,860 using Freeview ...
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Foregone conclusions
Sky's appointment of James Murdoch as chief executive doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know.
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Corinthian move
Corinthian TV has hired a new chief technology officer from the BBC. Paul Wilcock began his career at Granada in the 1980s and was head of operations
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My Family cracks German market
Award-winning BBC comedy My Familyis set to be made for viewers in Poland and Germany after producer DLT Entertainment secured format deals with TVP and RTL, writes Michael Rosser.
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Outsource in LA deal
ITV voice production company Outsource Media has entered into a partnership with US audio facility group LA Studios. The deal gives Outsource exclusive use of its West Coast studios, while LA Studios will have access to Outsource's new facility in Sheffield, which it moves into this week. The company does ...
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Distraction sells Dream home to Germans
Distraction Formats has completed its first European sale of reality lifestyle show Dream Home, to German producer Blue Eyes Film and Television. Blue Eyes is now in discussions with local broadcasters. The renovation show, which first aired in 1999 on TV2 in New Zealand, follows two young families over a ...
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Gabriel gig is Done and Dusted
Peter Gabriel's latest concert, Growing up Live, was filmed by Done and Dusted using 26 HD cameras from three main angles - above, below and eye level. This was to give the impression of heaven, hell and earth. The complicated post work was done at The Farm. The offline was ...
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Freeview viewers favour pop
Freeview viewers are tuning into pop and shopping channels rather than news, sport or the more highbrow output of BBC4, according to new Barb figures.
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Ultimate force move
Bentley Productions, producer of Midsomer Murdersand Ultimate Force, has appointed Natalie Collison as head of development and associate producer on the third series of Ultimate Force, following the departure of Emma Kingsman-Lloyd. Kingsman-Lloyd has joined the BBC as a producer ...
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McMillan forced into receivership
McMillan, one of the UK's largest equipment suppliers, was this week forced to call in the receivers. Blair Nimmo and Neil Armour of KPMG Corporate Recovery have been appointed joint receivers at the request of the directors, writes Sam Espensen.
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Twofour hires Gage
Plymouth based indie Twofour productions has appointed former Big Breakfasteditor Emma Gage as development producer with a remit to expand its factual entertainment department. The appointment is part of the 4South West initiative to encourage programme making outside London.
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Horror on Sky
The Horror Channel is to launch on Sky early next year, airing programmes ranging from Hammer House of Horror movies to Hollywood cult and comedy horror movies, series and biographies. It is in discussion with a number of firms which have pitched to produce its weekly magazine programme looking at ...
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Real Life Media scores shows
Leeds-based indie Real Life Media Productions has scored a raft of commissions including a series looking at the impact the birth of twins and triplets have on families, writes Jon Rogers.