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Industry hints at recovery
Clear Cut Pictures has recruited four staff following the completion of a£300m expansion programme, while other facilities are also expanding, writes Barbara Marshall.
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NDS NET INCOME STABLE
NDS has reported first quarter net income of£7.6m to 30 September, almost unchanged from the same period last year. However, this is on revenue of£60m, up 10 per cent
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OFF THE RECORD - Jet set for sale
Most people are keeping very, very schtum about what went on at last month's Granada management briefing (although one insider said it was 'profoundly depressing' to hear about the company's latest
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Street lands new producer
Granada has drafted in former Emmerdale producer Kieran Roberts in a bid to refresh flagship show Coronation Street, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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LEAF SPEAKERS
The London Effects & Animation Festival will be held at Olympia from 13 to 15 November. Conference speakers include Oscar-winning animator and director Michael Dudok de Wit, Warner Brothers Studios animation
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WILD TRACKS REWARD
Wild Tracks Audio Studios has promoted studio manager Liz Evans to its board of directors. Evans joined the company as a receptionist in 1996 and has been studio manager for the
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SHINE AND WPP TIE UP
Elisabeth Murdoch's new indie Shine Entertainment is to launch a joint-venture company with the WPP advertising group to create tailored television programmes for companies and brands. The new firm, Shine:M, will
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BBC plays down job cuts
Corporation defends position and says it aims to re-deploy redundant staff
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BBC1 Wales to look at Lions Oz rugby tour
BBC 1 Wales is to screen a 60-minute warts-and-all documentary on the recent British Lions rugby tour of Australia.The Lions Raw, filmed by Rob Finighan for Aspect Productions, will focus
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BBC1 puts faith in Jonathan Ross
Open Mike Productions has been asked to produce a second series of its Jonathan Ross-fronted chat show before the first series has even aired, writes Simon ElleryCommissioned by BBC 1 controller
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Andy Pandy to return after 25-year absence
Having successfully revived kids' favourites Bill and Ben and Noddy, the BBC is set to bring back Andy Pandy.Animation house Cosgrove Hall has been commissioned to make the 26 x
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Fox to air 52-part spy series for girls
Fox Kids Europe has launched a new 52 x 30-minute animated adventure series Totally Spies as part of its new line-up of programming for girls.The series was bought by Fox
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MTV to show top acts at Frankfurt awards
Travis, Mary J Blige and Jay-Z are among the acts set to perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2001 in Frankfurt next month.The 1 x 150-minute MTV Networks Europe
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Airhead to make Donnaworld for Choice
Television presenter Donna Air's fledgling indie, Airhead & Money, has scored its second commission after bagging a 20 x 12-minute series for satellite channel Play UK, writes Leigh HolmwoodDonnaworld, ordered by
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Heggessey asks Cold Feet producer for new rom-com
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has ordered a new romantic comedy series to be made by the original producer of ITV's hit Cold Feet, writes Leigh HolmwoodProduced by Christine Langan at
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Passion and Glassworks share BTAA spoils
Glassworks and Passion Pictures scooped two of the gongs at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards, held in association with AFM Lighting, writes Barbara Marshall.Glassworks' Alastair Hearsum and Passion Pictures' Alyson
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ITV's Elliot orders three new dramas
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has ordered a trio of major dramas for next year's schedule, in spite of recent concerns over future budget levels.Monogram has received its first commission
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Nat Geo to recreate prehistoric supercroc
The National Geographic Channel is to stage a second 'global programming event', with a two-hour special, Supercroc.Set to be aired across all 133 National Geographic channels worldwide in December, the
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Artem branches out with motion capture
Special Effects firm Artem has launched motion capture division Artem Digital, writes Barbara Marshall.Based in west London, the new division offers two motion capture studios: one based on Vicon's optical system,
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5D and ITK join forces
Effects Developer 5D and telecine manufacturer Innovation TK (ITK) have formed an alliance to integrate their technology, writes Barbara Marshall.The first project will see the integration of real-time film and video