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Des and Mel to chat for ITV daytime show
ITV is to launch a new 70 x 60-minute chat show fronted by network perennial Des O'Connor and former Big Breakfast presenter Melanie Sykes. Today with Des and Melwill run on ITV 1 in a lunchtime/early afternoon slot from the autumn. The series is to ...
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Green Umbrella journeys to centre of earth
Bristol-based indie Green Umbrella has been commissioned by the Discovery Channel to make a series based on the Jules Verne novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth. The 2 x 60-minute series of the same name will explore geology and 'what happens beneath our ...
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National Geographic to air Egypt special
The National Geographic Channel is to join with its sister stations around the world to air the 120-minute live special Egypt - Secret Chambers Revealedwhich aims to take viewers inside the great pyramids. The show, which goes out on 16 September, will see leading Egyptologist ...
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Flashback returns to battle stations
Flashback TV has been commissioned to produce another 6 x 60-minute episodes of history series Battle Stationsfor A & E Television Networks' History Channel. The series, which began as a 4 x 60-minute run when it was first commissioned by the US broadcaster in November ...
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Mixmasters gets second spin on ITV 1
Indie Addictive TV is to produce a second series of its dance music show Mixmastersfor ITV 1. The 13 x 30 minute series, which features DJ mixes from popular artists fused with visuals, will air in a night-time slot from 5 September. It will be ...
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Monkey to make my day once again for C4
Indie Monkey has been commissioned by Channel 4 head of entertainment John McHugh to make a second series of hidden camera show Make my Day. The 8 x 30-minute show will debut on E4 in the autumn before airing on C4 in January. It will ...
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Jobs go as UPC pulls Maidstone centre
Forty-five jobs will go when the former United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) and Wizja TV broadcast centre at Maidstone Studios closes later this year, writes Barbara Marshall
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Davey leaves Go Interact TV
Go Interact TV managing director Paul Davey has quit ahead of the launch of the firm's longest running interactive TV project for the BBC, writes Barbara Marshall
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New set-up at Technicolor
Technicolor is to combine its West Drayton Imaging Group with Vidfilm's operations in Denham to form Technicolor Creative Services UK, writes Barbara Marshall
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Football and Ford team up
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BD & A) recently completed two major football sponsorship projects as part of its ongoing relationship with Ford. The firm created both the Uefa Champions' League pan-European credits as well as the title sequences for the Ford-sponsored Premier League matches for Sky. This is the third ...
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RTL promotes cooper
RTL Group's London Playout Centre, formerly Pearson Television, has promoted head of creative services John Cooper to the board of directors. Cooper joined the firm in January this year and is responsible for the post-production, marketing and branding functions. He reports to managing director Maurizio Cimelli who was promoted from ...
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Triangle hires Powell
London's Triangle Post Production has lured sound engineer Michael Powell from Scotland where he has worked with all the major agencies as well as indies such as Wark Clements, Blackwatch and Lion Television. Powell replaces Ian Hargest who recently joined Blue Post Production ( Broadcast, ...
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Escape to be Maya hub
Alias Wavefront has appointed Escape Studios as the first UK authorised training centre for Maya, the firm's 3D modelling and animation software. Alias Wavefront UK entertainment business manager Mark Cass said it was important to widen the availability of Maya training following the repricing of the product earlier this year ...
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Eutelsat buys Stellat 5
Satellite operator Eutelsat is to buy the Stellat 5 satellite from France Telecom for around 3180m (£115m). The sale is part of France Telecom's policy of focusing on its core business of telecommunications services. Stellat 5 was launched on 5 July and will take over the distribution of French TV ...
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NewsWorking Title makes Ready When You Are, Mr McGill feature
Working Title TV is currently producing a new 120-minute film of Jack Rosenthal's comedy drama Ready When You Are, Mr McGill, writes Jon Rogers
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Going going gong
Walford's Mr Nasty is set to leave EastEnders with a bang...and possibly a gong. ...
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Sophie invades her own privacy
Sophie Wessex has broken her promise to avoid controversy by giving an interview about the Royal Family. ...
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Fury over Fergie TV free-load
The Duchess of York is sending costs of a ne telly show soaring by insisting on stayoing in a posh hotel called The...
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Telewest action may mean SMG break up
SMG is ripe for a break-up after Telewest said it may may soon sell its 16.9pc stake in the media group. ...
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Debt-laden Telewest puts SMG on sale
Debt-laden cable TV and phone company Telewest Communications is planning to sell its stake in Scotland's biggest m...