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Granada Factual's Sasha Jeffrey dies
Granada Factual series producer and editor Sasha Jeffrey has died suddenly after a battle against illness. The 35-year-old most recently worked on the casting of the next run of I'm a Celebrity? Get me out of Here!- a role she held on the last ...
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Discreet updates
Discreet has announced new versions of its Inferno, Flint and Flame effects systems. The releases will be available at no extra cost to clients with valid Level 1, 2, or 3 Discreet support service contracts when the versions are shipped early next year. The company has also entered a partnership ...
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Dutch reformat Granada shows
Former Granada controller of factual sales and acquisitions Malcolm Allsop, who recently joined Amsterdam-based TeVe Media Group, is to adapt a range of Granada formats for the Dutch and Belgian markets.
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Short films for festive Eastenders
UK Gold has commissioned BBC Fictionlab to make 18 x 5-minute films to air in its EastEnders at Christmas themed weekend on 20 and 21 December, which will screen the best of the BBC1 soap's festive editions. Each short will set the scene for the year of the Christmas EastEnders ...
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Prime Suspect heads for eastern europe
Granada International has made a hat-trick of new sales of hit Helen Mirren drama Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness. The two-part miniseries, which pulled in 9.4 million viewers when it aired on ITV1 a fortnight ago, has been sold to Prava I Provedi in ...
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Oasis editor moves
Editbox editor Richard Lawrence has left Oasis Television and moved over to Molinare as senior compositor/editor. Lawrence, who will be working with Avid DS HD as well as Editbox, already has work lined up with Discovery and MTV. Lawrence was at M2 Television before joining Oasis.
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Emap radio move
Emap has conducted a top-level reshuffle across its Big City radio network following Sean Marley's defection to Mersey Television from Radio City and Magic in Liverpool. Marley will be replaced by Tom Hunter, currently managing director of Key 103 and Magic in Manchester, while Hallam FM and Magic AM managing ...
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NTL to entice subscribers with TCM
Digital channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is going free to air on NTL for a trial period from 22 to 28 December in a bid to boost subscribers to NTL's family pack. TCM is also kicking off its first TV advertising campaign on 6 December across Sci Fi, Bravo and ...
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Princess makes superflirt for Five
Indie Princess Productions has been commissioned to make a one-off factual entertainment show for Five based on the book Superflirt. The 60-minute programme, commissioned by Five controller of youth and music Sham Sandhu, will explore ways that body language can be used to snare a potential partner. It will be ...
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Radio groups show healthy forecasts
Three of Britain's biggest radio groups have unveiled healthy financial predictions, bucking a recent trend of poor performances in the sector.
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RTL to produce German My Hero
BBC comedy My Herois set to be made for viewers in Germany after the corporation's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, tied up a deal with RTL, writes Michael Rosser.
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Sony picks judges
Five members have been added to the committee that will decide the 2004 Sony Radio Academy Awards. These include BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden, R1 head of mainstream programming Ben Cooper and BBC Northern Ireland controller Anna Carragher as well as BBC World Service commissioning editor of programmes Harriet ...
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Liquid news Staff to be redeployed
BBC News has said it aims to redeploy all the 40 staff who currently work on BBC3's flagship entertainment news programme Liquid Newsafter it was axed last week by controller Stuart Murphy. The four-year-old show will end in the spring after Murphy said it had ...
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Ricochet scores with Super Nanny
Indie Ricochet has been commissioned to make a formatted documentary series looking at parents and their struggle to balance work and childcare as part of a slate of new commissions, writes Glen Mutel.
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Sanctuary recruits
Sanctuary Post has hired four staff members this week. Simon O'Connor and Simon Kotowicz both join as senior Avid DS and Flame operators, with backgrounds in all genres of TV. In the graphics department, Peter Dunphy will be doing 2D and 3D DVD design. His credits include menus for ...
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NewsMeridian move to threaten 170 jobs
Granada is poised to axe up to 170 people at Meridian Television - half the franchise's staff - as part of a dramatic consolidation tied in with the broadcaster's move to new headquarters.
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NewsBBC chiefs look at making a move up north
The BBC is considering moving one of its national channels to Manchester in a bid to head off accusations that it is too London-centric.
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NewsMark Sharman makes sudden exit from Sky
Sky Networks deputy managing director Mark Sharman has suddenly quit after four years to return to programme-making.
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NewsChannel 4 Christmas line-up
Channel 4 is to air a live broadcast from Mars and three animated Oscar Wilde children's stories as part of its 2004 Christmas schedule.
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Capital builds clout with Choice FM deal
Capital Radio has struck a deal worth up to£14m to buy the remaining stake in Choice FM it does not own.