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    A touch of Pepper for Five Days

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Pepper has post-produced BBC1's crime thriller Five Days. The 5 x 60-minute drama, a BBC drama production in association with HBO, was written by Gwyneth Hughes and features such names as Edward Woodward, Patrick Malahide and Penelope Wilton. Pepper's Chris Beeton captured the ...

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    BSkyB slams iPlayer test

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BSkyB has hit out at the new BBC Trust, claiming that its public value test (PVT) for the iPlayer is inadequate.

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    Clear gives grit to new The Bill

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

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    Setanta gets a facelift by BDA

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BDA designed the new on-air branding for Setanta Sports, which has ditched its old red and grey graphics for a striking yellow and black. BDA's package includes 18 idents and 16 bumpers, plus in-match graphics for football, rugby and golf and a complete continuity kit. The agency's design team, headed ...

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    Arris merger to boost Tandberg

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Tandberg Television has been acquired for£618m by US technology firm Arris, creating one of the world's largest next-generation TV companies.

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    Nat Geo expands HD systems after smooth transition

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    The kit is part of the channel's ongoing investment in HD and tapeless production. The investment, thought to total around£250,000, began early last year with the installation of a Phase 1 HD post-production and playout system.

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    Clear Cut adds four FCP suites

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    The suites were designed and built by sister company Clear Cut Pro and will be installed over the next few months at Clear Cut's west London facility. Each suite is connected to a high-capacity storage system to enable easy sharing of data.

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    1 vs 100 moves

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    has moved to the newly built 12,000 sq ft Studio 5 at the Maidstone Studios for its second series. ...

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    BBC moves to sell-off BBC Resources

    2007-01-17T14:40:00Z

    The BBC has hired a project director to prepare the sell-off of BBC Resources, in the face of opposition from staff.

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    Skins - Getting teenage kicks

    2007-01-17T08:00:00Z

    The show's creator hired young scriptwriters and unknown actors to add real-life grit.

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    Venice Project rebranded as Joost

    2007-01-16T14:35:00Z

    The Venice Project, the free web TV service that offers broadcast-quality full-screen content and full copyright guarantees, has unveiled its official name. The peer-to-peer service has been branded Joost.

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    BSkyB takes on NTL with See, Speak, Surf service

    2007-01-15T10:00:00Z

    BSkyB is launching a multi-million pound triple play campaign, throwing down the gauntlet to NTL ahead of its re-branding as Virgin Media.

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    A tale for our times

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Five Daysis an intense crime drama for BBC1 takes US shows such as Murder Oneas its inspiration.

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    Molinare shortlisted

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Two films post-produced by Molinare have been short-listed for documentary awards at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

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    On location - Following the herd

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Producer/director John Downer and his team have pioneered techniques for filming animals, but getting close to 1.5 mlllion nervous wildebeest meant they had to devise some new tricks.

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    Moov creates Fortune graphics

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Moov has created the title sequence, branding and in-programme graphics for new ITV1 primetime show Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway.

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    The Farm completes Shameless

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    The Farm has completed post-production on the fourth series of Company Television's award-winning drama Shameless, which returned to Channel 4 this week.

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    Microsoft stakes its claim as IPTV provider

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has hailed IPTV as the future of broadcasting, and announced that the company's Xbox 360 games console is to double as an IPTV set-top box.

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    IMD buys Optimad

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Digital distributor Independent Media Distribution (IMD) has acquired technology company Optimad Media Systems for£3m.

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    Jelly TV titles Bill Oddie series

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Jelly Television has created the graphics and title sequence for BBC2's new natural history series, Bill Oddie Back in the USA.