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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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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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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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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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Talkback wins raft of orders
Talkback Productions has bagged its widest ever range of commissions, including a number of factual series for the BBC and a quiz show for Channel 4, writes Penny HughesHeadlining the BBC
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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BBC1's Best Inventions fails to inspire on debut
ITV1 storms ahead as BBC1's Wednesday night line-up struggles
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Bazal name to go in Endemol restructure
Indie brand ceases to be as founder Peter Bazalgette becomes first chairman of Endemol UK
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Shareholders agree on C5 budget boost
Available programming funds jump to£149m despite 10 per cent drop in ad revenues
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Lockerbie appeal to be aired live
BBC becomes only broadcaster in the world granted permission to screen proceedings from the Netherlands
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BBC unveils plans for Format Factory
Seven-strong unit charged with devising successful formats for both the UK and abroad and with adapting international formats for the domestic market
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Yeo has 'open mind' on BBC privatisation
Shadow media secretary says Conservatives are considering whether other areas of the corporation besides R1 and R2 could have licence-fee funding withdrawn