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C5's Newman boosts indies with first slate
New controller of entertainment puts faith in independents with commissions for Radar TV, Princess and Monkey Productions
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Farm ups non-linear
The Farm group is doubling the size of non-linear facility The Shed with the addition of six rooms.Due to open at the beginning of April, the new rooms will include
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McMillan expands
Broadcast equipment supplier McMillan is expanding its London operation with a move to a new Soho site. As part of the move, the firm is recruiting four extra staff and has
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Discreet staff moves
Jeremy Lutterloch has been promoted to Discreet UK regional manager, replacing Patrick Jocelyn who became director of Europe, Middle East and Africa last month (Broadcast, 8.2.02).
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MCR directorships
The Machine Room has made four of its senior managers directors. David Clarke, Wendy Field, Simon Brigg and Darryl Huxley have been with the company for between two and five years
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World Wide covers satellite launch
The launch of Envisat - Europe's largest satellite - last Friday (1 March) was the climax of a year's work by indie World Wide Pictures for the European Space Agency (ESA)
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Blue hires three
Blue has made three appointments this month. Andy Brown joins from Soho 601 to head the Flame department, Lucy Cotter has left Rushes to take a senior bookings role and Tracey
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Turner awards major facility contract
Snell & Wilcox has won a multimillion pound deal to equip the world's largest broadcast centre at Turner Entertainment Group's new Atlanta headquarters , writes Barbara MarshallThe 193,000 square foot facility, due
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Regulators approve GVG sale to Thomson
Thomson Multimedia has this week confirmed its purchase of the Grass Valley Group (GVG) and, through its Technicolor subsidiary, has added two more companies to its list of acquisitions, writes Barabara Marshall
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Radio mics could be hit by analogue switch-off
The Institute of Broadcast Sound (IBS) is pressing the government to consider the impact of analogue switch-off on the use of radio microphones, writes Barbara MarshallAt a seminar held on Wednesday
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422 boosts animation
422 has taken on Gary Noden who is heading north from London's Eye Animation to become senior 3D animator at 422's Manchester site. Noden's credits include idents for Cartoon Network, Fox
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4mc in£2.5m hd push
4MC has just taken delivery of the Sony HD Cam and Panasonic HD D5 VTRs as part of a£2.5m investment in high- definition equipment across the Liberty Livewire group.In
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Westcountry reveals upcoming shows
Carlton Westcountry director of programmes Jane McCloskey has unveiled a series of commissions for the region's spring/summer schedule.Highlights include 10 x 30-minute in-house series Buried Treasures, which looks at how
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Nickelodeon orders spaceship talkshow
Nickelodeon UK has commissioned a Letterman-style talkshow that is expected to lead to a series.Called The Big Giraffe Spacestation Castaway Show, the 6 x 30-second run of interstitials was ordered
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MTV's live five nights
MTV is to screen its annual Five Night Stand event live for the first time, when it kicks off next month, writes Simon ElleryThe concerts, which run from 8 to
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Breakdown guys to get Granada series
Granada Men and Motors has commissioned Granada Sport to produce a new 13 x 30-minute series on breakdown mechanics called Breakdown Buddies.Granada Sky Broadcasting head of production Lesley Johnson ordered
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Boot sale challenge to open nationwide
LNN Factuals' antiques hunt series Boot Sale Challenge is to shift from the Carlton region to a national run on ITV 1.ITV controller of daytime Liam Hamilton has commissioned 10
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Cold Feet star goes to Vegas for BBC Choice
James Nesbitt, star of ITV 1's Cold Feet, is to present a one-off documentary for BBC Choice on the glitz and glamour of US gambling capital Las Vegas, writes Leigh HolmwoodThe
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Ruby gets full run after successful pilots
BBC daytime controller Fenia Vardanis has commissioned a full series of comedian Ruby Wax's BBC 1 daytime show Ruby after the initial outings of the show were judged a success.The
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Addicts formats for Challenge TV
Noel Edmonds' indie, Unique Television, is to resurrect his Telly Addicts format for two new spin-off series for Challenge TV, writes Leigh HolmwoodChallenge TV controller Jonathan Webb has ordered 28 x