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NewsSchoonmaker joins Credit Suisse
Former Emap radio boss Tim Schoonmaker and Barb chairman Nigel Walmsley are joining the private equity arm of Credit Suisse to head up a European media investment team.
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NewsITV1's Murder City snatches 4.6m
The return of Amanda Donohoe as detective inspector Susan Alembic in ITV1's Murder Cityfound a modest 4.6 million (20.4%).
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NewsUBC bucks the commercial radio trend
Radio group UBC has escaped unharmed from the commercial radio recession, announcing a 21% increase in advertising revenue in the last year.
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NewsTen Alps purchase
Indie Ten Alps has bought specialist magazine publisherMcMillan-Scott in a deal worth up to£12.25m. Ten Alpswill pay an initial£10.2m in cash for the specialist contractpublisher which produces publications for the not-for-profit sector, with afurther£1.75m payable if McMillan-Scott achieves a profit target.
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Sky and AETN gear up to launch UK crime channel
BSkyB and cable broadcaster A&E Television Networks (AETN) are staffing up for thelaunch of a crime channel in the UK, writesSusan Thompson. The pair areplotting the launch
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Teachers' TV in talks to go global
Teachers' TV is in talks to roll out international versionsof the channel, after inquiries from 30 different countries.
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The Mill makes Doctor Who SFX
Visual effects outfit Mill TV has once again provided the special effects for the forthcoming series of Doctor Who, which kicks off on Easter Saturday (15 April). The company used Maya, Shake 4 and Flame to create the effects for characters such as the Werewolf and the Krillitanes - bat-like ...
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Ruby Films signs C4 first-look deal
Channel 4 and FilmFour have secured an exclusive first-lookdeal with Alison Owen's Ruby Films. Owen is creating a new TV division underthe terms of the deal and currently has several feature
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Investor flotations add to City broadcast frenzy
Two further media investment funds are set to debut on the stock market this week, with another set for next week, as the rush of money into the broadcasting sector continues.
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Lightmill titles Bragg's books
Lightmill has created the titles and content graphics for ITV's new South Bank Show series 12 Books that Changed the World, written and presented by Melvyn Bragg. The 4 x 60-minute series looks at 12 books which have had a great influence on society, from ...
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Jordanian Price is Right fronts ATV launch
New pan-Arabic network ATV is believed to be producing aJordanian version of Fremantle Media's ThePrice is Right, which will be part of the channel's launch schedule laterin the year. The gameshow is currently in pre-production after an agreement wassigned late last year. Major prizes for ...
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Lipsync in Alien Autopsy making
Lipsync Post has produced the titles for Target Entertainment's The Making of Ant and Dec's Alien Autopsy, a 45-minute documentary about the making of the forthcoming feature film. The titles show familiar alien imagery with nods to the sci-fi movies of the 1950s, but treated ...
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S4C sells pre-school pair to Al Jazeera
S4C International has sold pre-school series Sali Mali and The Baaasto Al Jazeera's children's channel. The distributor hassold 52 x 5-minute episodes of Sali Mali,an animated series from indie Calon, and ...
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Pepper recruits
Post house Pepper has recruited Combustion and Flame artist Stuart Wilson from VFX company Pogo Films. Wilson has worked on commercial campaigns for clients including Motorola and BMW, as well as screen image work for ITV, and will now focus on long-form projects including Tightrope Pictures' forthcoming drama ...
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Storm expands
West London-based dubbing suite Storm HD has expanded to HD grading and editing, installing two extra suites within the premises of Covent Garden post house IBF (International Broadcast Facilities). Storm at IBF, a joint-venture between the two companies, includes a DS Nitris and Symphony Nitris suite and Protool dubbing theatre, ...
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VTR investor
VTR plc has confirmed that it has secured a strategic investment by Indian post house Prime Focus for£4.7m. An extraordinary general meeting has been arranged for 24 April, where shareholders will be consulted to consider the resolutions to implement the placing. VTR plc non-executive chairman Philip Lovegrove will resign from ...
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Outsource to India
One of India's largest media and broadcasting companies, NDTV (New Delhi Television) is joining forces with outsourcing specialist Genpact to offer media outsourcing services - including post-production such as editing and archiving - to companies worldwide and would also target UK broadcasters such as the BBC and ITV. The joint-venture ...
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Pharos NAB launch
Broadcast software specialist Pharos Communications is launching its Mediator Enterprise application at this year's NAB. The system is designed to combine media asset management and workflow management, by automatically tracking content from acquisition to playout and storage.
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Superman on mobile TV
Warner Bros is to launch a tailor-made mobile TV channelspecifically to coincide with the release of its forthcoming blockbuster, Superman Returns. The Superman Returns TV channel (working title) is set
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NewsMuted response to Green Wing return
Channel 4's hospital comedy Green Wingfound the going tough on its return, despite being heavily promoted by the broadcaster.