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BBC reassures stadff as it reveals£1bn pension black hole
The BBC will reveal a£1billion hole in its staff pension fund when its annual report is issued next week. ...
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Weapons expert is named as BBC mole
The suspected mole at the centre of a row between the government and the BBC was named last night as moicrobiologis...
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BBC tells its staff of£1bn pension shortfall
The BBC is writing to its 27,000 employees warning that new accounts, published next week, will show a deficit of m...
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Channel Four lures director from Five
Channel Four, the free-to-air broadcaster, has headhunted Kevin Lygo, director of programmes at arch rival Channel ...
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BBC accuses No 10 of manipulation as it names source of dossier claim
The identity of a Whitehall official who admitted attending an unauthorised meeting with the BBC journalist Andrew ...
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Church leaders discuss gay bishops on ITV1
CTVC has received a quick-turnaround commission from ITV1 with a 45-minute discussion programme examining the issue of gay bishops within the Church of England. Fiona Foster has been lined up to
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Shriek makes ITV2 idents sing out
Music production outfit Shriek has produced all the music for ITV2's nine new channel idents. Each spot had to be both stylistically and melodically different and signalled the first time the company has taken on a job from storyboard to audio master with no visual intervention as the music was ...
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BBC2 to look at Britain's railway heritage
Leeds-based factual indie True North has secured two commissions from the BBC looking at the nation's railway heritage. The first is a 30-minute documentary for BBC2's England on Filmstrand using archive and testimony to assess the golden age of the train. The second is another ...
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BBC3 gives parents reality check
The craze for reality shows exploring the family dynamic has reached BBC3, which has commissioned a series in which working parents and grandparents have to stay at home and look after kids, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Teenage kicks turn nasty on Channel 4
London-based indie Firecracker Films has received its first order, a film called Backyard Fightingfor Channel 4. The 50-minute piece, ordered by C4 editor, independent film and video Jess Search, looks at the growing phenomenon of backyard wrestling in the UK. The 'sport', which has already ...
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Ad producer starts Soho HD business
A renowned commercials producer has opened an HD facility in Soho after demand for his self-bought kit went through the roof, writes Sam Espensen.
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Render-it addition
Computer graphics and animation render farm Render-it has added Mental Ray software to the list of its capabilities. The support will allow animators working for small to medium-sized CGI companies - those with limited processing power - to make the most of the software as they can outsource the rendering ...
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Bentley in 'lifecasting' advance
Worcestershire-based Bentley Chemicals has developed a new method of producing facial and body 'lifecasts' that could save special effects artists both time and money, writes Sam Espensen.
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Two quit ascent media
Two of Ascent Media's four-strong sales team have left the company. Director of group sales Ray Adams has retired after 40 years in the industry while Group sales manager Caroline Duncan, who joined six months ago, has left to join Fusion Post as sales and marketing manager. Adams' career included ...
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TCM gets close to award-winning stuntman
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is producing a five-part close-up interview series with Oscar and Bafta-winning stuntman Vic Armstrong to introduce its Fall Guysseries of action films. Armstrong, who has worked on around 250 films, including Gangs of New York and ...
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Five Live goes backstage at British grand prix
BBC Radio Five Live is to offer listeners exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary from the British Grand Prix later this month after gaining access to the Williams team. Chief engineer Sam Michael will give a blow-by-blow account of each pit-stop during the race on 20 July and listeners will also be able ...
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TSL scoops BBC contract
Television Systems Limited (TSL) has won a lucrative contract with BBC Broadcast to design, install, commission and integrate the playout and broadcast automation systems for the new Broadcast Centre currently being built in White City.
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Brighter sends contestants on cruel holiday
Brighter Pictures has created another version of its Cruel?format for Flextech channel Trouble. Cruel Holiday, a 20 x 30-minute series, will run over four weeks with 10 contestants battling to stay in the camp by undertaking a series of bizarre ...
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Chairman for PMA
The PMA (Production Managers Association) has picked Ian D Tootle as it's new chairman. He replaces Justin Johnson who steps down after three years. Tootle brings more than 20 years of television experience to the chair. His most recent credits include Reborn in the USAand ...
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Softimage courses
Software manufacturer Softimage has appointed Soho Editors to provide professional training courses for its 3D package XSI. The courses will be held at various locations in central London and taught by accredited Softimage trainer Nikki Bridgman. Starting at the end of July 2003, the courses offered are for a range ...