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Production - Rough Cut - Jack is no master.
Gary McDonagh argues increasing requirements for production staff to multi-skill puts them at risk of being jacks-of-all-trades.
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Production - Discreet updates.
Discreet has announced new versions of its Inferno, Flint and Flame effects systems. The releases will
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Production - On Location - Doctor in the house.
Not a boyhood fan of the Doctor, Barry Ryan was on a learning curve as executive producer of UK Gold's Doctor Who @ 40 Weekend. But it didn't take him long to get the Timelord bug.
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Production - Oasis editor moves.
Editbox editor Richard Lawrence has left Oasis Television and moved over to Molinare as senior compositor/editor.
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Interview - The moving target.
The relationship between the independent production sector and the BBC has never been easy. Last year, Elaine Bedell was appointed the BBC's 'indie champion', and tells Jane Marlow how she is delivering.
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PRODUCTION - SANCTUARY RECRUITS.
Sanctuary Post has hired four staff members this week. Simon O'Connor and Simon Kotowicz both join
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FORMAT FOCUS: THE NEXT ACTION STAR.
Sixteen contestants are given acting classes, weapons training and dance classes in the hope of turning one of them into a big star, writes Michael Rosser.
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FORMATS & DEALS - ACTION TIME QUIZ SHOWS TO MIDDLE EAST.
Action Time has sold a number of quiz show formats to indies across Europe and the
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BLAST! TO ANALYSE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES.
Blast! Films has been commissioned by BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy to make a factual entertainment series
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Analysis - On The Box - Swapping that emotion.
Wife Swap and Pop Idol Extra are shows that buck the trend and provide their respective audiences with 'that rush of emotion', according to William van Rest.
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Analysis - Power to the people.
The BBC is creating a department of audience advocates who will represent the viewer in programme-making decisions. But Jessica Hodgson wonders whether there's more spin than substance behind the initiative.
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Analysis - Profile - Frow's relocation, relocation.
Ben Frow has been responsible for commissioning some of Channel 4's most successful shows - but can he retain his Midas touch with a move to Five?
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FORMATS & DEALS - EC AWARDS CHATSWORTH CARTOON SUBSIDY.
The European Commission has granted television company Chatsworth a subsidy of more than£240,000 for a
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FORMATS & DEALS - US LOOKS TO BBC LIBRARY FOR JFK FOOTAGE.
BBC Library Sales has clinched several new licensing deals as broadcasters prepare to commemorate the 40th
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Comment - Are you being served?
New research reveals that most unsolicited ideas are chucked in the bin by commissioning editors in favour of their own ideas. No wonder TV has become so samey, says Alan Hurndall.
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Opinion - ITV's identity crisis.
The newly emergent 'one ITV' could give rise to the biggest culture clash in British television. Granada needs to address it now.
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FORMATS & DEALS - PRIME SUSPECT HEADS FOR EASTERN EUROPE.
Granada International has made a hat-trick of new sales of hit Helen Mirren drama Prime Suspect
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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
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How hit shows happen - Eureka!
Although most breakthrough shows start with a moment of inspiration, putting them on screen usually needs years of trial and error, rewriting and unflagging passion.
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Opinion - In my view - 'Good game, good game'.
With a face that in one expression can unify a nation, Bruce Forsyth has enjoyed a career that has come full circle, writes Wayne Garvie.