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Exit puts the titles on BBC2's smartass
Nobody Likes a Smartass is a new early evening comedy quiz show due to broadcast in the middle of June on BBC2. Presented by Jo Brand, the show pits an audience of viewers against a panel of experts. The graphics and titles were done at ...
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Lambie Nairn offshoot
Three Lambie Nairn staff have quit the design company to form their own agency. The new company, Dunning Eley Jones, will offer advertising, web development, internal communications and identity services and aims to be an 'independent alternative to the global media giants currently dominating the marketplace'. Brian Eley and Marcus ...
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Editing pair join Farm
The Farm Dublin has hired two new editors, Morten Winther and Vinny Beirne. Former Condor and Laughing Buddha sound effects editor Winther, whose credits include the MTV Europe Music Awards and a Nescafe commercial, will be responsible for operating The Farm's standard and HD online Quantel IQ and eQ systems. ...
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Rushes wins CGI pitch
Soho facility Rushes has won the pitch to do CGI work on London - A City in Time, a two-part documentary for Diverse which will air on Discovery and Channel 4. The 3D department will be recreating London over a period of 2,000 years from ...
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Leaf call for 3d entries
The London Effects and Animation Festival (Leaf) is calling for entries from 3D artists and companies for the 2003 awards. With a new structure this year designed to recognise skills, techniques and technology applications, the awards take place on 28 October and the submissions deadline is 5 September.
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Five show nicks petty criminals
Investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre has unveiled his first series for Five after signing an exclusive deal with the broadcaster in January, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC3 gives The Bachelor another date
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has recommissioned dating format The Bachelordespite the show playing a large part in the channel's worst ever ratings night, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five highlights travel trauma
Five has commissioned a one-off film from Wark Clements which promises to 'put you off travelling', writes Penny Hughes.
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Diverse goes to extremes for C4
Diverse is making a three-part series on extreme sports for Channel 4, which will spotlight a range of risky pursuits including the American penchant for 'train surfing'. The Extremists, shot around
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Talkback goes along for the ride with C4
Talkback Productions is set to be commissioned to make Other People's Holidaysfor Channel 4. The series - the length of which has yet to be agreed - follows C4's Other People's Houses, also made by Talkback, in which host Naomi ...
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Dimbley gears up for Harley celebration
Dimbley Partners Ltd has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to help celebrate the centenary of the Harley-Davidson motorbike. Journalist Bel Mooney will present The Beautiful and the Bad: Harley-Davidson, an American Iconwhich will air on 12 July. Featuring interviews with British and US enthusiasts ...
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Carlton to produce junior Eurovision 2004
Carlton will be the host producer for next year's Junior Eurovision Song Contestand will also produce this year's national final on ITV1. The hunt for the young musical act to represent the UK in November's final, held in Denmark, will be broadcast on ITV1 on ...
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BBC2 orders second batch of masterworks
BBC2 has ordered a further 10 x 50-minute episodes of The Private Life of a Masterpiecestrand which looks at major works of art. The new run, which is due to air next year, was commissioned from indie Fulmar Productions through BBC Wales by BBC2 controller ...
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BBC4 doc takes European view of Dunkirk
Acting BBC4 controller Nicola Moody has commissioned a 60-minute documentary telling the story of the second world war Dunkirk landings from a German and French perspective. The programme, which will be made in-house and executive produced by Mike Poole, will complement other BBC programming devoted to the landings next year, ...
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Llewelyn-Bowen hosts BBC2 lifestyle hour
Changing Rooms -star Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is to front a new block of lifestyle shows on BBC2 at Sunday lunchtimes. BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman has ordered a 36 x 60-minute run of Sunday Home and Garden, which will see ...
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Immigration is BBC1's next special topic
BBC1 is to look at the controversial issue of immigration and asylum in the next instalment of its day-long current affairs specials. BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and head of current affairs Peter Horrocks have greenlit the project, which will aim to look at all angles of asylum. Programme details are ...
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BBC prepares to up Iraq presence
The BBC is preparing to send London-based Iraqi reporters into Baghdad and Basra for the first time, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITC penalises Shop America
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has fined teleshopping channel Shop America a hefty£60,000 for repeated breaches of its advertising code, just days after its sister station You TV was fined£40,000 for similar transgressions, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Sirius TV bought back for pound
The founders of shopping channel operator Sirius TV (SRTV) have bought the entire company for just£1 only three months after they sold it to Pacific Media, writes Paul Revoir.
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Global spread of C4 Sars film
The threat of the Sars virus may have receded in the UK, but the virus is still of great interest to overseas TV broadcasters, 13 of which have picked up Channel 4's Sars: Killer Bugfilm, writes Penny Hughes.