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Twofourtv to give kids taste of life as a star
Plymouth-based indie Twofourtv is moving away from its reliance on factual and leisure commissions after scoring an 8 x 30-minute order from children's channel Nickelodeon, writes Georgina LipscombCommissioned by Nickelodeon head
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Titchmarsh to look at science of gardening
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned BBC Bristol to make 6 x 30-minute series How to be a Gardener, in which Alan Titchmarsh explains the science behind gardening.The series,
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Ecosse wins fourth Monarch of the Glen
BBC Scotland has commissioned indie Ecosse Films to produce a fourth series of Monarch of the Glen.Shooting on the new series will begin in March in Scotland. It was commissioned
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Discovery slate focuses on diets
Discovery Health has unveiled its first batch of commissions for this year with two new series and a second run of United Productions' Dietbusters, writes Simon Ellery.Discovery director of programmes for
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Carlton makes sale to new Oz kids channel
Carlton International has struck a content deal with new Australian kids digital channel ABC Kids. The deal includes 52 x 10-minute award-winning animation Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids and two live-action
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Brook Lapping to make Thatcher doc
ITV has commissioned a major three-part profile series on former prime minister Margaret Thatcher from the company that produced Diana: Story of a Princess, writes Penny HughesBrook Lapping's 3 x 60-minute
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MTV to broadcast new three-day festival
MTV is to produce more than three and a half hours of programming for its new three-day music festival MTV Winterjam 2002 which takes place in Austria.Overseen by MTV Europe
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BBC buys children's comedy lizzie McGuire
The BBC has bought children's comedy series Lizzie McGuire from format distributor Egmont Imagination.The 21 x 30-minute series, produced by Stan Rogow Productions, debuted on the Disney Channel and has
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BBC fixes date for SAS factual survival show
The BBC is set to screen a series about the SAS that was postponed from its original transmission date because of the events of 11 September.SAS - Are You Tough
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Extreme to make Lourdes of Love for C4
Northern Ireland-based indie Extreme Production has scored three new commissions, including a 4 x 5-minute series for Channel 4 about a major European event for single people.Lisdoonvarna - Lourdes of
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Ian Wright makes BBC 1 variety show pilot
Former footballer Ian Wright, who has a£1m deal with the BBC, has recorded a pilot for a new BBC 1 Saturday evening variety show.The show, Right Here, Wright Now,
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Egg speakers launched
Japanese in-car communications specialist Fujitsu Ten has set up a UK operation, Eclipse TD, to market its unique egg-shaped speaker monitors aimed at the recording and broadcast market. Eclipse TD UK
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Ealing Studios redevelopment gets underway
Demolition work has begun at Ealing Studios as the famous site enters its centenary year, writesBarbara MarshallThe film studios' future was secured last year when a consortium led by Fragile
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Video conference
The International Academy of Broadcasting (IAB) is hosting a conference on behalf of the Digital Video Broadcasting project (DVB).DVB World 2002 will take place in Dublin on 6 and 7
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Complete and Peach merge
Big Finish has bought a 50 per cent stake in post house Peach and has merged its own commercials facility, Complete, into the business to form a new outfit, writes Barbara Marshall
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Disc studio ups channel output
Digital Interactive Studio Centre (Disc) is looking to recruit 40 people ahead of the launch of three new channels at its Wapping studio and playout base, writes Barbara MarshallThe expansion comes
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Bruce Dunlop takes over Drum
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) has taken over Soho-based 3D and effects company Drum, writes Barbara MarshallThe addition of Drum founder Ian MacFadyen and senior animator Rebekah King-Britton to BDA's eight-strong
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BBC to provide mobile content
The BBC has beaten commercial rivals to a five-year contract to provide audiovisual 3G phone content for mobile phone outfit Hutchison, writes David Wood.The multimillion pound deal marks BBC commercial subsidiary
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Golden Sq in 3D tie-up
Golden Square Post Production has launched a 3D department in partnership with visual effects specialist Double Negative.A dedicated team of animators and 3D producers from Double Negative is now based
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3D-imaging innovation
Belgian 3D system developer Eyetronics has launched a hand-held 3D scanning system that can capture information about an object from all angles.Featuring a digital camera and a specially designed flash