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BBC Resources graphic designers Sue Moyes and Gregory Millar have joined forces to create the new title sequence and content graphics for BBC Sport's Football Focus. The brief was to create
BBC Resources graphic designers Sue Moyes and Gregory Millar have joined forces to create the new title sequence and content graphics for BBC Sport's Football Focus. The brief was to create
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BBC WINS 'SMART' PLACE
The BBC has secured a place on the UK's first 'smart' personal video recorder (PVR), which is due to be launched by BSkyB and TiVo this autumn. The corporation said this
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BBC DROPS EXCLUSIVE FELTZ
The BBC has confirmed that it will not renew its exclusive two-year contract with presenter Vanessa Feltz at the end of the year.A corporation spokeswoman told Broadcast: 'The BBC has no
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GRANADA POACHES BAGSHAW TO PRODUCE THIS MORNING
Granada Television has signed up the first of its new This Morning team poaching Rob Bagshaw from Mentorn Barraclough Carey to become producer of the ITV weekday magazine show.Bagshaw, who currently
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Baker leaves BBC for Avid
BBC Broadcast head of technology strategy Ian Baker is leaving the BBC to join Avid Technology at the beginning of September, writes Nick Radlo.
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BBC poaches Geater from Avalon TV
The BBC has poached Avalon Television's head of television and film Sara Geater to take on the newly created role of director of rights and business affairs, writes Ashley Davies.
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CARLTON GIVES BREAKS TO BLACK AND ASIAN COMEDIANS
Carlton Television has developed a new regional multicultural strand that gives each of four black and Asian comedians a 30-minute programme to develop individual characters. Single Voices, produced by Parminder Vir
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SULLIVAN ENTERTAINMENT APPOINTS BARLOW UK MD
Sullivan Entertainment has signed up former Jane Balfour Films director of international sales and acquisitions Mary Barlow to be its first UK managing director. The company announced its plans to shift
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Artsworld appoints Thomas as deputy director
New channel Artsworld has hired NVC Arts sales and co-productions director Kim Thomas as its deputy channel director, writes Simon Ellery.
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BTDA ANNOUNCES LONDON CONFERENCE LINE-UP
The British Television Distributors Association (BTDA) has revealed the line-up for its forthcoming conference with a host high-profile industry names due to appear including former Channel 4 chief Michael Grade. He
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Reaching a junction
Job losses, disgruntled stars, low morale, major series being decommissioned ... Can BBC Birmingham get out of the slow lane in production terms? Tara Conlan investigates.
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Lookalikes - driven by ambition
Be aroused by the testosterone-fuelled resemblance between telly chieftain Baz and racing ace Michael Schumacher. While one has risen to the top of his field with the use of aggressive tactics
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ALBERT FINNEY NAMED AS NEW UNCLE SILAS IN ITV DRAMA
Yorkshire Television and Excelsior have revealed that Albert Finney is the replacement for Oliver Reed in its television version of My Uncle Silas. Production has just started on the comedy drama
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AIRBORNE TV WINS NEW RUN OF EUROPEAN BLUE REVIEW
UK distributor and producer Airborne TV has been re-commissioned by Channel 5 for a second series of European Blue Review, which looks behind the scenes of adult entertainment across Europe. C5
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Liberty confirms Soho acquisition
Liberty Livewire has confirmed its purchase of the Soho Group of companies, ending six months of speculation. The deal, which values the group at£17m, includes Soho Images, Soho 601 and
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C5 launches autumn line-up
Channel 5 unveiled a£51m autumn schedule last Thursday (10 August) in a drive to shift the spotlight away from its late-night adult output to family entertainment, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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CHANNEL 5 ORDERS MORE PRE-SCHOOL HAVAKAZOO
Channel 5 controller of children's and religious programmes Nick Wilson has recommissioned a further 65 episodes of United Productions pre-school comedy Havakazoo. The 65 x 30-minute order is currently being filmed
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Sky One has bought two new drama series from CanWest Entertainment distributor Fireworks International, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Due for broadcast later this year, the first is 44 x 60-minute series
Sky One has bought two new drama series from CanWest Entertainment distributor Fireworks International, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Due for broadcast later this year, the first is 44 x 60-minute series Andromeda
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C4 seeks proposals for Alt.tv
Channel 4 is looking for proposals for a second and third series of documentary strand Alt.tv, formerly working-titled Future TV, writes Ashley Davies.
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FEWELL BECOMES SENIOR PROGRAMME EDITOR AT C4 NEWS
Martin Fewell, one of four Channel 4 News programme editors, has been promoted to senior programme editor, the first time the operation has had this role in three years. The elevation