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TX - THIS IS MODERN ART
Producer: Oxford TelevisionBroadcaster: Channel 4Start: 21.00, 6 JuneLength: 6 x 60-minutesCommissioning editor: Janey WalkerExecutive producers: Nicolas Kent, Anand TuckerIn the best modernist tradition, Channel 4's latest art series This is Modern
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EYE APPOINTS THREE NEW ANIMATORS
Animation house Eye has appointed three new animators following the departure of Alan Basset and John Wake earlier this year. Duncan Varley, who has over 14 years experience in 2D animation
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ANIMATION CODE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY WRITERS' GUILD
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain plans to develop a code of practice covering the work of animation writers. As a first step the guild has produced a set of policies,
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Planet Design has revamped the title sequence for the return of long-running art series Watercolour Challenge. Designed and directed by Andy Cole and Jon Shore, the sequence follows the theme of
Planet Design has revamped the title sequence for the return of long-running art series Watercolour Challenge. Designed and directed by Andy Cole and Jon Shore, the sequence follows the theme of
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NEWS ANALYSIS - ITV's food for thought
A study from the Campaign for Quality Television argues that ITV's factual output is getting harder to stomach - but is the network really bringing less quality to the table? David Wood reports.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - No kidding for ITV
There has been a swing towards the BBC in children's ratings. Kids are also rejecting cheap US toons and gorging themselves on a nourishing menu of British-made series.
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World view - Mary Flanagan in Amsterdam
United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) will announce further acquisitions in Europe over the next few months.But what do we know about this aggressive broadband communications company with its headquarters in Amsterdam?Among the
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Smith leaves Carlton after just a year
Graham Smith, who has been Carlton Television head of development, entertainment for less than a year, has left as part of an ongoing reorganisation of the department.According to Carlton, his departure
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INDIE TAKES ON BBC WALES CURRENT AFFAIRS SLOT
BBC Wales has commissioned an indie to produce current affairs output for the first time. The Welsh-language documentary, Dathliad Gwag? (Empty Celebration?), will look at the work of human rights organisation
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EX-GSKYB MAN ADEY SETS UP CONSULTANCY
Former Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) head of presentation Dave Adey has launched a new consultancy specialising in digital and analogue broadcasting. Broadcast Solutions aims to advise exisiting and new entrants to
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Cable operators face 50% hike in BSkyB's charges for Sky One
BSkyB has upped the amount it charges the cable industry for its Sky One channel by more than 50 per cent, writes Alice Macandrew.
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OSMONDS HEAD SLATE OF DOCS COMMISSIONED BY C5
Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell has ordered a raft of commissions and recommissions. Indie Antelope is making a 30-minute documentary on the Osmonds to coincide with their
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Talk and R5 share football rights
Talk Radio has secured live coverage of matches in the FA Cup and England internationals played at home for the next three years in its first joint rights deal with the BBC, writes John Plunkett.
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C4 appoints first drama serials chief
Channel 4 has poached BBC Casualty and Holby City producer Jonathan Young with a brief to get Brookside back on track and to find a new returnable drama series for the station, writes Tim Dams.
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C4 celebrates end of the world
Channel 4 has lined up a themed evening to mark the date on which Nostradamus predicted the world would end, writes Alice Macandrew.The mainstay of C4's Nostradamus Night on 3 July
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Motion signed up for R4 study of the muse
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 for a 60-minute documentary charting 75 years of poetry on BBC Radio, writes John Plunkett.
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C4 under fire over millennium tender
Channel 4 has come under fire over its millennium programming from independent producers who are unhappy about the tender process for the project.Indies are saying the C4 millennium project, called On
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Watchmaker bags R4 orders
Independent Watchmaker Productions has secured a raft of commissions from BBC Radio 4 including a new 6 x 30-minute sitcom set in Ireland, writes John Plunkett.
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News Corp takes 35% Stream stake
Rupert Murdoch has entered the Italian pay-TV market in a deal giving News Corp Europe 35 per cent of Telecom Italia subsidiary Stream, writes Lucy Rouse.
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XTV has completed the title sequence for Zenith North's new six-part series Do You Fancy Me?. Designed by Michael Berthon, the credits feature a choreographed series of 3D hearts and question
XTV has completed the title sequence for Zenith North's new six-part series Do You Fancy Me?. Designed by Michael Berthon, the credits feature a choreographed series of 3D hearts and question