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MC2 INSTALLS FIRST CYCLOPS MOTION RIG IN LONDON
Motion control facility MC2 has installed a Mark Roberts Cyclops motion control rig at Black Island Studios in west London. The rig is the first in London and one of only
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Geraint to leave BBC Wales after 22 years
Award-winning documentary maker and BBC Wales head of production John Geraint is to leave the BBC after 22 years following the abolition of his post in May's restructure of BBC Wales,
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PINNACLE TO REPURCHASE UP TO 3 MILLION OF OWN STOCK
Video equipment manufacturer Pinnacle Systems has announced a stock repurchase scheme in which it may buy up to 3 million shares of its common stock. According to president and chief executive
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SOFTIMAGE PREVIEWS NEW 3D ANIMATION PACKAGE
Softimage previewed version 1.5 of XSI, its 3D animation package at Siggraph.Due in late November, only six months after the original product's debut, v1.5 looks like an attempt to make up
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BBC and GTV link up as 3sixtymedia
Granada Television and the BBC have announced a new joint-venture this week combining their Manchester production facilities. The company, 3sixtymedia, is expected to launch in the autumn, subject to the approval
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C4 AND C5 AUDIENCE SHARE UP WHILE BBC AND ITV LOSE OUT
The Independent Television Commission's latest quarterly audience figures shows that both BBC 1 and BBC 2 along with ITV lost audience share year on year, but Channel 4 and Channel 5
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Swing lifts lid on home shopping for Channel 4
Channel 4 is preparing a fly-on-the-wall documentary that will go behind the scenes of the UK's home shopping channels, writes Ashley Davies.C4 commissioning editor, features Ben Frow has commissioned the 1
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Anglia wins daily chat show on C5
Anglia TV has landed a multi-million pound contract to produce a new morning chat show for Channel 5, fronted by ex-Mirror gossip columnist Matthew Wright.The Wright Stuff will air five days
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C5 MOVES TO INDEPENDENT MEDIA SUPPORT FOR SUBTITLES
Channel 5 is set to switch its multi-million pound subtitling contract from its current supplier ITFC to Independent Media Support after a bid involving a number of different organisations. Initially for
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Exit Studios has created the titles for Suicide in the Air, a new Zig Zag Productions mini-series for Channel 5 that takes a close look at pilot suicides. In a bid
Exit Studios has created the titles for Suicide in the Air, a new Zig Zag Productions mini-series for Channel 5 that takes a close look at pilot suicides. In a bid
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CINAR FACES ACTION OVER ACQUISITION LOSSES
Canadian-based producer Cinar Corporation has had an action filed against it by the former owners of its subsidiary, Carsol-Dellosa Publishing.The move is to recover alleged losses related to a stock purchase
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Orchestrated by Paramount director of programming Sally Habbershaw, the deal represents the channel's biggest investment to date in US acquisitions. From MTV, Paramount has bought animated comedy Dari
Paramount Comedy Channel has unveiled a raft of new acquisitions, including the rights to two series of US comedy Everybody Loves Raymond, writes Simon Ellery.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - And divided they fall
As Granada moves to take over United's TV franchises, Colin Robertson asks what consolidation means for the future of the new ITV behemoth's production activities.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Growing audiences
The popularity of garden makeover series is showing no signs of wilting, with the muscular Charlie Dimmock proving the biggest draw. Katy Elliott reports.
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ELLIS ANNOUNCES BBC SOUTH EAST MANAGEMENT TEAM
BBC head of regional and local programmes Laura Ellis has unveiled her senior management team for the new BBC South East service. South East Music Live co-ordinator David Farwig becomes newsgathering
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SCORE IS ONLY APPLICANT FOR NORTHERN IRISH MULTIPLEX
Scottish Radio Holdings wholly owned subsidiary Score Digital was the only company to lodge an application for the local digital multiplex licence for Northern Ireland before the deadline last week. Score
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BBC WALES APPOINTS HEAD OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING
BBC Wales commissioning editor, education Eleri Wyn Lewis has been made the new head of education and learning as a result of controller Menna Richard's recent restructure. Freelance director Paul Islwyn
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CHOICE APPOINTS KAVANAGH AS FULL-TIME SCHEDULER
BBC Choice acting scheduler Damian Kavanagh has been given the role full time. Kavanagh, the channel's deputy scheduler until he was given the acting role in January, starts his new job
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SKY ONE TO SHOW TV HITS AWARDS FROM WEMBLEY ARENA
Sky One is to broadcast this year's TV Hits awards show, which will feature pop acts such as Steps, S Club 7 and Billie Piper. The event takes place at London's
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Pye tipped to head joint GMI/Itel arm
Granada Media's new commercial director and executive vice-president, international production, Chris Pye, is being tipped to oversee a combined Granada Media International (GMI) and Itel.Granada said this week that details of