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Fox Kids to show Japanese hamster toon
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has secured the TV rights to the Japanese animation series Hamtarofrom Shogakukan Productions. The 52 x 30-minute series is based on the children's books by Ritsuko Kawai and features the adventures of a curious hamster and his friends. The animation was ...
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Sport is winner for OB business
The UK's outside broadcast companies are reporting last weekend as the high point of a bumper British summer for business, all thanks to an influx of major sporting events, writes Will Strauss
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The Mill grows 3D departments
Visual effects giant The Mill has expanded its 3D departments in both London and New York with the appointment of new staff, writes Will Strauss
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Tyrell takes on Games challenge
Reseller Tyrell has supplied BBC Host Broadcast with editing and networking systems to provide highlight coverage of the Commonwealth Games to 72 countries, reaching an estimated 1 billion viewers worldwide
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Discreet FX upgrades set facilities alight
A host of facilities have snapped up Discreet upgrades and pre-purchased new versions of the company's flammable product line Inferno, Flame and Fire
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Blue nabs top designer
Blue Post Production has poached award-winning sound designer Ian Hargest from Triangle. Hargest, known to most of his clients as 'Arg', leaves Triangle after six years. His credits include NSPCC 'Full Stop' (for which he received D&AD pencils) and the monster.co.uk 'Growl' and 'Football' campaigns. Meanwhile, Soho Editors has added ...
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Enders studio refitted
ATG Broadcast has re-equipped the BBC's Elstree Studios A, B and C, which are now being used to originate four weekly episodes of EastEnders. The contract also includes enhancements to Studio D where EastEnderswas formerly produced. The refurbishment includes a ...
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Pepper upgrades HD
Covent Garden facility Pepper has become the first facility in the UK to install two AvidDS HD v6 systems. Pepper, a Beta test site for DS, upgraded both its existing DS HD system and its standard definition DS to HD. Pepper was the first company in the world to purchase ...
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BBC ups radio training
BBC training and development has set up two new radio training areas at its Wood Norton centre, in response to a 100 per cent increase in demand. The extra facilities mirror the growing trend towards computerised recording and editing and are part of a major investment programme, which includes new ...
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NewsPact chair Gallagher applauds Puttnam report
Independent producers 'could not have asked for more' from Lord Puttnam's report on the communications bill, Pact chairman Eileen Gallagher said on Wednesday (31 July), writes Lucy Rouse
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NewsRoger Cook beats forgery claims
Veteran investigative reporter Roger Cook has dropped his libel case against the News of the World, after the paper acknowledged its accusations of forgery in four editions of the Cook Report were inaccurate, writes Katy Elliot
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Pop Idol's going global
Pop idol creator Simon Fuller has hatched an amazing plan to create a 'World Idol' contest. ...
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DJ goes Charlotte too far
Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has been rapped for making suggestive sexual comments on air about teenage singing sensatio...
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Rap for BBC on drugs
BBC children's show Newsround was yesterday blasted by TV watchdogs for encouraging youngsters to do drugs. ...
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Corrie Street Les: I'm Gay
Corrie fans are in for a big shock - when bruiser Les Battersby comes out as gay. ...
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It's tara to Toyah
Street star Georgia Taylor is quitting after five years of playing Toyah Battersby. ...
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TV charmer who won the hearts of soap fans
Tony Anholt was an actor best known for his role as the smooth-talking millionaire Charles Frere in the hit BBC ser...
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Sissons cleared over Queen Mum
Protests over BBC TV news presenter Peter Sissons' 'insensitive' handling of the Queen Mother's death have been rej...