Small MPU – Page 227
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Perry quits C5 for World of Wonder
Controller of special events to take on role of creative director at Adam and Joe producer
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BOX TV wins US drama orders
Indies set up by former C4 head of drama Gub Neal wins US commissions worth $11m
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Static launches adult sex quiz
Interactive TV developer plans to spice up games channel PlayJam with quiz based on The Lover's Guide
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Commercial facilities turn to broadcast
Two high-end commercials facilities, effects house Smoke & Mirrors (S&M) and Triangle Television, part of Saatchi & Saatchi-owned The Facility Group, are targeting the broadcast market as part of plans to
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Dunlop heads back down-under
On-air promotions specialist Bruce Dunlop is to set up a creative services company in his homeland, Australia, writes Barbara Marshall.Dunlop set up Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) in London in 1999
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Telemagination expands
Telemagination has expanded its ink and paint studio with the addition of three compositors, writes Barbara Marshall.Senior compositor John McManus has joined along with compositors Alistair Beckett and Neil Harris.
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Keating and Root unveil new arts series
BBC controller of arts commissioning Roly Keating and controller of BBC 2 Jane Root have unveiled a raft of new programmes, including a series fronted by opera diva Lesley Garrett, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Meg and Mog to make TV debut
Children's book series Meg and Mog is being turned into an ITV animation following a co-production deal between TV Loonland and Stressed Eric creator Absolutely Productions, writes Simon Ellery.Commissioned
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Surfs up for Boomerang
Cardiff-based indie Boomerang Productions has scooped commissions for Channel 5, Extreme Sports Channel and S4C, writes Penny HughesCommissioned by former C5 senior controller of features and arts Michael Attwell, Surfing Summer
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NewsIndies to make Gay Week for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned five indies to make a raft of programmes looking at issues affecting gay teenagers in the UK.
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Yorkshire Tyne Tees lands ITV and C4 commissions
Yorkshire Tyne Tees TV Productions (YTTTP) features department has secured a string of commissions from ITV and Channel 4 including a brace of profile shows for two of ITV's biggest drama
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Endemol plans interactive Miss World
UK commercial arm Gem bids to revamp beauty contest as interactive event Miss World-You Decide
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Heggessey orders second series of Murder in Mind
Paul Knight Productions to mastermind 8X60 minute series alongside BBC controller of drama series Mal Young
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ITV satellite plan may hit regional choice
Plans to press ahead with satellite launch without Sky's conditional access system could lead to viewers deserting regional option in favour of London feed
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Miles quits Fox Kids
Fox Kids UK managing director Annie Miles leaves channel ahead of Disney takeover
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Battle on for war access
News broadcasters hold crunch talks with military to ensure frontline access
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ITV defends regional cut-back plans
Broadcaster says leaked document which discussed plans to cut back regional programming was a draft of a response to previous ITC suggestions
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Channel 4 in talks to buy stakes in indies
Channel 4 is plotting to move away from its role as a dedicated programme commissioner with an ambitious plan to buy stakes in a number of independent production companies.C4, which was
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BERGG TO ITV 1
Former ITV director of planning and strategy David Bergg has made a dramatic comeback as scheduler for ITV 1, writes Steve Aston. The move is part of a major reshuffle at
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4 Learning cuts budgets and puts orders on hold
Channel 4 Learning is understood to be slashing its budget by up to 50 per cent the week after its managing director, Karen Brown, left the channel, writes Penny Hughes.