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Gorillaz play live thanks to Passion Pictures
Cult virtual band Gorillaz played live at the Brit Awards this week thanks to Passion Pictures, whose team was behind the band's pop videos, writes Barbara MarshallThe Gorillaz characters were animated
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Nothing Real deal
US visual effects software firm Nothing Real has been bought by Apple.Details of the deal were unavailable as Broadcast went to press but in a statement Apple said it 'plans to
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Major Cotswolds facility opens
Kevin Godley of 10cc fame is behind Cotswolds-based TV facility Blue Egg Studios which launches next week, writes Barbara MarshallGodley is one of the non-executive directors of the complex which has
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Clockwork hiring
Broadcast equipment and finance provider Clockwork Capital has appointed former BBC MediaArc interactive account manager Nick Looby as broadcast account manager.Before joining BBC Media-Arc, Looby was business development manager with
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Sportal chief to DITG
Former Sportal chief executive Neil MacDonald has joined the Digital Interactive Television Group (DITG) as sales and marketing director.MacDonald will lead the commercial development of the group's interactive TV interests,
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Molinare builds Strange atmosphere
Molinare's drama dubbing team were responsible for building the supernatural audio atmosphere of Strange, a murder mystery with a devilish twist, produced by BBC entertainment with Big Bear films for BBC
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Animation festival
The third annual International Animation Festival will be held in Bristol from 25 to 28 April. Highlights include The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, who will choose his favourite animations in Desert
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TFG relaunches ad arm
The Facilities Group (TFG) has relaunched commercials production company Winkle Films as Vermilion and repositioned it as a full-service production company.Vermilion will provide agency production, TV administration, commercials and corporate
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Go Interact TV raises£5.5m funding
Sony subsidiary Go Interact TV has raised£5.5m of investment from a private equity fund manager in its first round of external financing, writes Barbara MarshallA spokeswoman said the money was
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Channel 4 bags The Simpsons
Bidding war for hugely popular animated series ends in defeat for Channel 5
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Point of View on weather and island life
New indie Point of View (POV) has received its first commissions, securing an order from Carlton Westcountry for series on weather forecasting and life on the Isles of Scilly.POV's husband
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Just TV to make Top Ten Hoaxes for UK Horizons
UK Horizons channel editor Liam Keelan has ordered a brace of hour-long programmes from Just TV to anchor two upcoming theme nights, writes Simon ElleryTop Ten Hoaxes will air on 1
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RDF gives Paul O'Grady a one-to-one
ITV has ordered a one-off programme from indie RDF, which takes its inspiration from the recent advertisements from mobile phone operator One 2 One, writes Penny HughesLive Forever, ordered by
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LNN factuals studies sex and drugs for LWT
LNN Factuals has scored a raft of commissions for the London regions and the US.The 6 x 30-minute history series Sin City will look at how vices such as sex
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BBC 4 to launch with Landy
The BBC's new digital culture channel BBC 4 will launch on 2 March, simulcasting on BBC 2, with a programme about artist Michael Landy, who destroyed his possessions in the name
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Channel 4 sends World to prison
The maker of Channel 4's controversial drama Men Only, World Productions, has secured an eight-part commission from the channel about life in a northern men's prison.The 8 x 50-minute series, Buried,
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BBC 4 Commissions Green Bay music doc
Cardiff-based indie Green Bay has been commissioned to make two programmes for BBC 4, including a 90-minute special on music in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.Playing Elizabeth's Tune will
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Endemol to make second chained for E4
Endemol UK Productions has been commissioned to produce a second series of Chained for E4. The 16 x 30-minute series, presented by former Big Brother contestant Melanie Hill, follows a group
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Parkie to host top TV moments of 2001
Chat show host Michael Parkinson is to host a special Saturday night primetime show on BBC 1 marking the best television moments from last year.The live 90-minute show, 2001 TV
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New national longwave radio station greenlit
£12m service from IMIB given the go-ahead by Isle of Man Communications Commission