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    Clerkenwell wins second ITV order

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    ITV has commissioned Clerkenwell Films, the indie co-owned by actor John Hannah and producer Murray Ferguson, to make a four-part supernatural drama starring Andrew Lincoln and Lesley Sharp.

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    Objective conjures up magic shows for Sky

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Sky one has commissioned two magic series from indie Objective Productions for broadcast early next year.

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    Guys get sex tips from lesbians in UKTV show

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    UKTV is to give straight men the key to a better love life in a series where a lesbian and a bisexual woman offer tips on sex.

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    Open Mike moves to radio

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Open Mike Productions, the indie behind Friday Night with Jonathan Ross , is to make its first foray into radio with a show for BBC Radio 2.

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    Christian Slater to appear on Radio 2

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Indie Celador Productions has signed Hollywood actor Christian Slater to voice a 8 x 15-minute serialisation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for BBC Radio 2 as part of a raft of commissions. It is due to air later this autumn. R2 controller Lesley ...

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    Sweeney makes BBC2 investigative series

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Award-winning reporter John Sweeney is to front a series of investigations for BBC2. The series, working-titled Sweeney Investigates , will air as two or three 60-minute programmes from early next year and see Sweeney investigating issues in the world of politics, sport and social affairs. ...

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    Channel 4 has winter sports covered

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered around 100 hours of programming from Hot House Productions to cover the FIS Winter Sports season, which C4 has bagged exclusive UK terrestrial rights for. The first show will air on 21 November and run through to the World Cup finals in March. The commentary will ...

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    Channel 4's 30 minutes gets second run

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Mentorn and RAW have been commissioned to make a second series of current affairs strand 30 Minutes for Channel 4. The 7 x 30-minute run, to air next year, will be executive produced by Dimitri Doganis and Sam Collyns.

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    BBC NI orders three series from Waddell

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    BBC Northern Ireland has ordered three factual series from Brian Waddell Productions. The six-part House Traders looks at the life of a local estate agent, while two-parter Farmers Wanted (working title) chronicles two Ulster farming families moving from the UK ...

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    Commissioners Q&A: Clare Laycock

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Discovery Health vice-president and channel director takes the cues for her programming from women's magazines and believes there's a lot more life in the cosmetic surgery genre yet

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    Soho raises fears over tapeless BBC

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Facilities trade associations Cheff and UK Post have voiced concerns over the BBC's plans to adopt tapeless production.

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    New channel threatens Sky over its EPG ranking

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    The Move Channel has registered complaints with Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading over its placing on BSkyB's electronic programme guide (EPG).

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    Clear Cut adds Final Cut, Avid and Lightworks

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Clear Cut Pictures has invested£170,000 in five new suites as it field tests Final Cut Pro's capabilities.

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    FCP facility opens

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    The BHP Group has opened a post-production facility in north London called Final Cut Post, based around Apple editing system Final Cut Pro. The facility has been equipped to edit either standard or high-definition video footage in its FCP suites. Final Cut Post will aim to provide the finishing services ...

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    New name for BBCT

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    BBC Technology was sold to German engineering firm Siemens last Friday and will be renamed Siemens Business Services Media Holdings Ltd. Siemens Business Services will work closely with the BBC Technology Direction group, which is responsible for developing the BBC's technology strategy across the corporation for the duration of the£2bn, ...

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    New hiring at bluw

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Creative agency Bluw has hired illustrator and animator Matt Borle. Borle's credits include work on BBC3's dark animation series Monkey Dust and he has been employed to work across broadcast projects. Bluw has dealt with design applications for Michael Hurll Television on the British Comedy ...

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    Cimelli to be CTV MD

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Corinthian Television Facilities (CTV) has appointed Maurizio Cimelli as its new managing director. Cimelli joins Corinthian after three years as managing director of the London Playout Centre. Chief executive Mike Silverman will step to one side to focus on developing new business while Cimelli focuses on current customers. Also joining ...

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    Beard for Ascent

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Ascent Media Network Services Europe (AMNSE) has appointed former BBC sales manager for media communications Mark Beard as vice-president, sales. Beard joins senior vice-president Bob Gentry, another Ascent man who came directly from the BBC.

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    Up Creative gives Kerrang! edge

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Up Creative through Emap Performance TV has created the idents for the Kerrang! music channel. Thirty ident spots have been created using archive footage of B-movies, adult movies and bizarre images such as female bodybuilder competitions. Creative director Jamie Balliu used crude graphic overlays in After Effects combined with looped ...

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    Video Networks puts kids to bed

    2004-10-07T08:30:00Z

    Video Networks has designed and produced a new section, Time for Bed, for the Scamp channel. Time for Bed uses animated sequences to package Scamp's pre-school programmes. A sunset is played before the packaged programme with a moonrise sequence at the end of the section to show it's bedtime. Creative ...