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021 mulls cuts after ITV OB loss
021 Television is considering making redundancies after an OB contract it had with ITV for live Champions League football coverage was awarded to SIS LIVE.
Scottish post houses team up
Two of Scotland’s largest independent post-production facilities have formed a new joint company after working together on a BBC3 drama series.
Ilab-Rocket office closure leads to job losses
Ilab-Rocket will close its Frith Street operation this month, resulting in a round of redundancies.
Facilities briefs 3 July
Facilities news in brief from Broadcast magazine dated 3 July 2009 including 422 South, Molinare, Tide UK and Sequence Post.
Ascent provides tennis stream for ESPN
Ascent Media’s Network Services division is streaming the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championship live for ESPN’s on-demand internet service ESPN360.com.
Richard Taylor 1945-2009
Richard Taylor, the former managing director of Quantel and one of the industry’s most influential engineers, has died.
CREATIVE REVIEW
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Iconic graphics packages that celebrate the career of Michael Jackson, focusing on his music
My Breasts Could Kill Me
Grade, online and full audio for a Dawn Porter-fronted doc about breast cancer
Life Class: Today’s Nude
Online and grade for a 5 x 30-minute interactive documentary about life drawing
Hope Springs
Before they could hijack primetime with their Highland caper, the team had to turn a sleepy village into a setting fit for glamorous bandits and (not too) dark plotlines, says Brian Park.
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PRODUCTION FEATURE
Children's TV: The problem with kids...
Reduced funding by broadcasters and a fall in licensing revenue are taking their toll on kids TV production. What’s needed to keep innovation and quality coming? David Wood reports
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Skate Nation
Skate Nation will roll out with a Saturday night approach to a kids format, says Elaine Bancroft
HOW WE...
…made 25 kids shows in just three days
Exec Jessica Symons explains how the team found their dancing feet on a shoestring budget.
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Lions iPhone Tour
Pulse Films’ iPhone application for the British & Irish Lions, part of a cross-platform package the indie is producing for the rugby team, has hit the ground running.
