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Elstree tendering
The tender process for Elstree Film Studios - home of Big Brotherand Celebrity Wrestlinghas been opened
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Pope hits BBC site
The Pope's funeral has given the BBC's news website its second highest ever number of hits. More than 2 million people visited the site for news of the funeral arrangements for Pope John Paul II last week, with hundreds of thousands more hits for news of the royal wedding. Total ...
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Adding value with interactivity
Producers are increasingly getting to get to grips with what interactivity can offer, from boosting revenues to pro...
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NewsDyke in bidding for BBC Broadcast
The sale of BBC Broadcast has excited plenty of interest with a total of 18 bidders including Apax Partners, the venture capital group that is advised by former director general Greg Dyke, lining up to buy the business.
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NewsBBC moves closer to online clip archive
The BBC has taken another step towards making its massive archive of TV clips available online for free.
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BBC OB covers funeral and royal wedding
BBC outside broadcast will be covering both the funeral of Pope John Paul II and the royal wedding in what has turned into of one the busiest OB weeks of the year.
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C4 drama up for seven awards
Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.
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Clear branches into telecine
Vfx house Clear is opening a telecine department and has poached VTR colourist Mick Vincent to drive the£2.5m set-up.
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Ascent's Farm girl
Rachel Joseph has left the Farm Group to join Ascent Media Group as director of sales for the UK. Joseph joined Ascent Media at the end of March and left The Farm at the end of February. She will be responsible for leading the sales team covering areas including features, ...
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Crow TV ops head
West London facility Crow TV has appointed former Endemol and RDF production manager David Waterman as head of operations. Waterman's credits include The Gamesand Scrapheap Challenge. He joins on 18 April. Also, Piera Cuttica joined Crow TV last month in the new ...
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Broadband boom
BT has said this week that it is due to connect its 5 millionth broadband customer, which sets the telecom company three years ahead of its own schedule. The take-up marks broadband as one of the fastest-growing consumer products ever. According to research by Point Topic, broadband connectivity grew worldwide ...
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Teachers' TV edit
Systems integrator Boxer has set up the on-site edit facilities for the newly launched education and community channel Teachers' TV. Boxer supplied and installed three Final Cut Pro editing systems, connected to an Omneon video server. Teachers' TV started broadcasting across digital platforms in February. The cost was not disclosed.
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Blue Room talks
Third Eye and Orion TV are in confidential talks with a number of companies, including a major US media outfit, over their immersive reality television studio set, Blue Room. Blue Room gives participants a 360-degree experience without the need for additional aids, such as headsets or goggles, and aims to ...
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Hive idents for BBC News 24
The Hive has created graphics for BBC News 24's new Top of the Hour idents.
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Pepper seasons ITV1 drama
Covent Garden facility house Pepper has completed the grade and online edit of Malice Aforethought.
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Evolutions brands Motors TV
Evolutions has produced the new idents for inter-national satellite TV channel Motors TV. The sports channel wanted to build on a freshly created brand identity and logo reflecting the dynamic aspects of motorsport. The Evolutions design team, led by senior graphic designer Mark McKenna, used Discreet Flame and Smoke to ...
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Can home-editing be made to pay?
Apparently it's never been simpler or cheaper to make TV, but as Leo Carlyon discovers, the costs of editing from h...
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NewsSex Traffic leads Bafta craft award nominations
Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.
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Pinewood buys Teddington for£2.6m
Pinewood Shepperton plc has bought Teddington Studios for over£2.6m, rescuing the west London studios from administration.
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BBC plays down tapeless trials concern
The BBC has rejected claims that the corporation's upcoming tapeless production trials will benefit only a privileged minority of facilities, writes Rick Dacey.