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Politics hit Eyre C5 plan
Pearson TV chief executive Richard Eyre's ambition to become chairman of Channel 5 could hit a political hurdle, writes Lucy Rouse.His intention was announced last Friday (7 April) when Pearson revealed
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Exit Studio's Andy Cole designed and directed the titles for new Zig Zag Productions documentary for Channel 5, Streakers. The titles are designed to give a quirky introduction to the show
Exit Studio's Andy Cole designed and directed the titles for new Zig Zag Productions documentary for Channel 5, Streakers. The titles are designed to give a quirky introduction to the show
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CHRYSALIS MAKES GOVERNMENT SHOW FOR C4
Chrysalis Television has been commissioned by Channel 4 to make a 25 x 5-minute government-backed glossy education series called My Brilliant Career. The programmes, ordered by C4 commissioning editor, schools John
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Oldroyd gets new C4 schedule brief
Channel 4 has chosen an executive with an advertising sales background to become its new scheduler in an attempt to ensure the channel's schedules maximise programmes' revenue generating potential.Jules Oldroyd, until
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C4 orders United All Saints doc
Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, entertainment Jo Wallace has ordered a 30-minute one-off documentary from United Productions about the launch of the All Saints film Honest at the Cannes Film Festival,
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DROMGOOLE TO HEAD E4 ACQUISITIONS WITH KANDOLA
Channel 4 has announced that controller of programme acquisitions June Dromgoole will extend her role to include E4, the broadcaster's planned digital entertainment channel. Meanwhile, senior editor, series acquisition Jay Kandola
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C4 CHIEF JACKSON TO GIVE RTS' ANNUAL FLEMING LECTURE
Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson will deliver this year's Royal Television Society Fleming Memorial Lecture. Entitled South Fork to South Park, his talk will explore the effect of convergence on
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C4's Barker readies slate of new docs
Channel 4 commissioning editor independent film and video (IFV) Adam Barker has ordered a slate of new programmes, including a Nick Danziger-fronted documentary about Aids, writes Ashley Davies.Made by Soul Purpose,
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C4I signs US Queer deal
Channel 4 International has finally signed a deal with Showtime in the US to create an American version of Red Productions' Queer as Folk, writes Ashley Davies.Under the $21 million (£13.3
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Baraka Post Productions has just completed work on the 3D computer-animated opening sequence for new Playstation game Gekido. The minute-long CGI film was created using Alias Wavefront Maya software a
Baraka Post Productions has just completed work on the 3D computer-animated opening sequence for new Playstation game Gekido. The minute-long CGI film was created using Alias Wavefront Maya software and gives
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ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS BECOMES BTDA'S 23RD SIGNING
Entertainment Rights, formerly SKD Media, has become the 23rd company to join the British Television Distributors Association (BTDA), currently chaired by Andrew Macbean. Entertainment Rights distribution managing director Jane Smith said:
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Chyron in $20m placement
Chyron Corporation has secured $20 million (£12.6 million) funding in a private placement that it intends to spend on developing a range of products to meet the advancing convergence of traditional
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BIRMINGHAM MOSQUE IS FOCUS OF NEW BBC 2 PRODUCTION
Production has just begun on one-off special The Mosque for BBC 2. Produced by the BBC current affairs department, the 90-minute film will be an intimate look at life in Birmingham
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Women who wrestle in BBC 2 doc
Kim Longinotto, who made acclaimed documentary Divorce Iranian Style for Channel 4, is making a new film about female wrestlers in Japan for BBC 2, writes Ashley Davies.Commissioned by former BBC
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FIRST CROSS MEDIA CENSUS TO KICK OFF ON 19 MAY
Skillset has announced that 19 May will see the launch of the industry's first census. The cross-media survey is one of the first major initiatives by the Audio Visual Industries Training
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£22m GMG factual deal with Discovery
Granada Media has signed its most significant factual production deal, agreeing a $35 million (£22 million) co-production strategy with Discovery Communications Inc (DCI) for more than 100 hours of original programming
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Diverse wins 1st OU order
Diverse Production has won the Open University's (OU) first external commission since the process was opened up to independent producers last year (Broadcast, 29.5.98), writes Ashley Davies.Diverse has made two versions
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Pearson gameshows go interactive
Digital viewers get interactive versions of Fifteen to One and Family Fortunes
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Capital agrees takeover bid with Border
Mansfield unveils deal valuing Border at£5 million more than Scottish Radio Holdings offer