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Locomotion in£5m managers' buyout
Storyboards Harpers, which includes Soho facility Locomotion, has been acquired in a management buyout backed by venture capitalist 3i.The deal, which values the presentation to facilities group at£5 million, sees
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Pinnacle second quarter profits up by 50 per cent
Pinnacle Systems has bucked the industry trend for flatter revenues but bigger margins by more than doubling profits for its second quarter 1998-99 on revenues up by more than 40 per
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Jim Henson's Creature Shop is putting the finishes touches to its first primetime science fiction drama co-production, Farscape. The 22 x 60-minute series, a co-production with Australia's Nine Networ
Jim Henson's Creature Shop is putting the finishes touches to its first primetime science fiction drama co-production, Farscape. The 22 x 60-minute series, a co-production with Australia's Nine Network in association
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BTM denies House will move
Barnes Trust Media (BTM) group managing director Roger Morris has acted to quash industry speculation that BTM plans to close or move post-production facility The House, following the departure of managing
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MENTORN AIMS TO PUT EXPLOITICA BACK TO THE US
Mentorn is attempting to sell an original US format back to American broadcasters via its youth entertainment division, TV21. The Mentorn subsidiary first produced the show, Exploitica, for a late-night slot
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SVC SNAPS UP 10-YEAR DEAL FOR CHRISTMAS GLORY
BBC Worldwide has signed a 10-year deal with independent SVC Screen Entertainment for global television rights to Christmas Glory, a concert commissioned and transmitted by ITV over the recent festive season.
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GOLDBERG PLAYS ANIMAL MATCH-MAKER FOR TIGRESS
Tiger Aspect wildlife subsidiary Tigress Productions is making a 60-minute special, with Whoopi Goldberg playing an animal match-maker at San Diego Zoo, for US public service broadcaster PBS. The programme, featuring
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ENDEMOL SETS UP ARM FOR AD-FUNDED PROGRAMMING
Dutch producer Endemol Entertainment is setting up AFP, a division dedicated to advertiser-funded programming. Serving the international advertising industry, AFP is a similar outfit to Gem, the commercial subsidiary of Endemol/Guardian
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PARK SERVES UP SECOND HELPINGS OF THE HUNGER
UK producer/distributor Park Entertainment is marketing the second series of drama The Hunger (left), which is presented by singer David Bowie, at Natpe this year.The 22 x 30-minute series is produced
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APRIL FILMING FOR PILOT'S TREKS IN WILD AMERICA
Pilot Productions is to start shooting a new 13 x 30-minute series, Treks in Wild America, in April for Discovery Networks' Travel Channel in the US. UK indie Pilot, which makes
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RDF UNVEILS NEW SLATE OF DOCUMENTARIES
Independent UK producer/distributor RDF Television is taking a series of documentaries to Natpe, including Omagh - One Year On. Others in the line-up include The Bounty Hunters, produced for Channel 4,
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SEACHANGE HEADS MAYFAIR NATPE DRAMA RAFT
Mayfair Television Entertainment has a number of new drama and documentary programmes for sale at Natpe. The drama line-up includes Seachange, a 26 x 60-minute series produced by Artist Services for
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Carlton buys ITC library for£90m
Carlton Communications has completed its long-anticipated acquisition of the Independent Television Corporation library of film and TV titles from Universal Studios for $150 million (£90.5 million).The library, formerly owned by PolyGram
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Kirch puts ceiling on investors
The Kirch Group is planning to limit the stakes potential investors or strategic partners will be able to take in its core TV business to around 10 per cent, writes Martin
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Comedy Central to roll out its format
US cable service Comedy Central, which commissioned hit animation South Park, is considering a plan to roll out its channel format around the globe in 1999, writes Claire Atkinson.Comedy Central's international
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Granada Media's TV movie, Murder in a Small Town, has become the third highest rating show ever on US cable network A&E. The drama, starring Gene Wilder, drew a 4.7 rating
Granada Media's TV movie, Murder in a Small Town, has become the third highest rating show ever on US cable network A&E. The drama, starring Gene Wilder, drew a 4.7 rating
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THE COMMENT PAGE - Can Byford become World champion?
John Birt's attitude to the World Service has always been odd to fathom. From the beginning of his reign until the corporate restructuring unveiled in June 1996, Birt's attitude to the
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COMMENT - Quality will bring back BBC 1's audience
Years and years ago, in a time when we all believed in fairies, there was a broadcaster called Jeremy Isaacs, said to be a giant of his time. The BBC, then
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Carry on Kelvin
From Norwegian weather reports to topless darts, Live TV made the industry blush. Now a new book reveals the goings-on at Britain's most notorious station.
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The race is on to shock the voyeur
When was the last time a television programme became a national obsession?Just as TV executives were lamenting the death of the gameshow, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? rises like a