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Condor recruits Inferno artist Lesage
Condor Post Production in London has recruited French-Canadian Inferno artist Patrick Lesage. Formerly based in Paris as a freelancer, Lesage has worked for a number of high-profile commercials clients including Renault,
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BBC APPOINTS DUFF
BBC Scotland has appointed Jim Duff as editor of its flagship daily news programme, Reporting Scotland. Duff was a producer on the programme prior to his appointment. Duff began his career
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Liquid Television Graphics has created the title sequence of new series Le Show for Rapido TV. Taking inspiration from art deco, the titles feature Antoine De Caunes as a Gene Kelly-type
Liquid Television Graphics has created the title sequence of new series Le Show for Rapido TV. Taking inspiration from art deco, the titles feature Antoine De Caunes as a Gene Kelly-type
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STE links up with Antelope and NHK for Golf Doc
Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) has teamed up with Antelope and Japanese public service broadcaster NHK to make a high-definition TV-formatted 60-minute documentary on the history of golf. Called The Old Course,
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Cosgrove Hall's Animal Shelf wins Fox showing
Award-winning animation company Cosgrove Hall Films has struck a three-year deal with the Fox Family Channel for its pre-school animation, The Animal Shelf (right).In a deal secured in Cannes this week
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Smart Alex
Talented, glamorous, hungry and extremely ambitious - is Alex Connock a media mogul in the making? Hilary Curtis meets the man behind 10 Alps.
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ANGEL EYE TO RUN AGAIN WITH EDINBURGH FLY-ON-WALL
Angel Eye Film & TV Productions has been commissioned by Cheryl Taylor of Channel 4 to produce a second helping of festival documentary series Edinburgh or Bust. The fly-on-the-wall 6 x
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Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Countryfile series editor David Barber to rebrand the flagship rural affairs show. Designers John Durrant and Carys Hull created a new brand identity using th
Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Countryfile series editor David Barber to rebrand the flagship rural affairs show. Designers John Durrant and Carys Hull created a new brand identity using the
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FLEXTECH MULLS OVER LIVE TV ACQUISITION
Flextech Television has confirmed reports that it has been in talks to buy Live TV from the Mirror Group. It is thought the pay-TV operator is considering folding the cable channel
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BSkyB to increase PPV stations to 72
BSkyB is set to increase its digital pay-per-view (PPV) offering from 48 to 72 channels from the autumn in an effort to increase customer choice.The expansion, which is set to coincide
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Ecosse to film£7m Faulks adaptation
FilmFour has commissioned independent Ecosse Films to produce a£7 million feature film adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' novel, Charlotte Gray.The commission follows the independent's success with the Bafta award-winning Mrs Brown,
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Fox buys Initial's Miami 7 from Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has sold Initial Kids' 13 x 30-minute musical comedy series, Miami 7, to the Fox Family Channel in the US, for transmission this autumn, writes David Wood.The UK distributor
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BBC seeks standardisation of 6mm DVD formats
The BBC is working with a number of video manufacturers, including Sony, in an attempt to bring greater standardisation between rival 6mm DV-based video formats. BBC Resources director of technology Keith
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Chameleon wins C5 orders
Channel 5 has commissioned three new one-off crime documentaries, including two from independent Chameleon Television, writes John Plunkett.The Leeds-based independent will produce a 60-minute special on Dr Harold Shipman, the Manchester
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Worldwide sale to C4 blocked
The BBC Corporate Centre has blocked the sale of UK Horizons series Supernatural Science to Channel 4 in a move that is understood to have cost BBC Worldwide more than£200,000.Worldwide
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BBC and C4 share RTS spoils
The BBC and Channel 4 shared the honours at the Royal Television Society's annual Educational Television Awards last Thursday (15 April), writes John Plunkett.The BBC picked up seven awards and C4
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C4 TOPS EURO MEDIA PROFITABILITY PER EMPLOYEE LIST
Channel 4 generates the highest operating profit per employee of all the top European media owners, according to a new Zenith Media report. The broadcaster made $315,000 (£195,360) operating profit per
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P3 in first batch to commit to Unity
London facility P3 is one of the world's first facilities to commit to Unity, Avid's new shared storage and networking system unveiled at NAB this week.It is designed to connect workstations
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Hit records 20% rise in profits
Producer/distributor Hit Entertainment has posted a 20 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to£1.4 million in the six months to 31 January 1999.Hit, whose new model animation series Bob the
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Cable to gain 20 per cent of digital market by next year
Digital cable TV (DCT) services are set to attract more than 500,000 subscribers in the next 12 months, according to a survey published this week by leading market research company BMRB