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CITV blasts kids into outer space
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned an ambitious multimedia series that will offer kids the chance to fly a 'spacecraft', writes Steve Aston
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Capital Xmas for Five
Five has signed a deal with Endemol production arm Initial for Capital Radio's Capital Christmas Live, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Ruby Wax to play at being pope for BBC 3
Comedian Ruby Wax and actress Jerry Hall are to provide the leading voices for a controversial new BBC 3 animation about the pope and the Catholic church. The 10 x 30-minute Popetown, to be made by indie CHX Productions in association with French outfit Moi ...
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Living TV builds links with the paranormal
Flextech channel Living TV has commissioned indie IPM to produce two one-hour paranormal specials for the Christmas period. Ordered by Living TV channel controller Richard Woolfe and commissioning editor Jane Millichip, The Three Mediumsbrings together Living TV's three psychics - Colin Fry, Derek Acorah and ...
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Superhero roach to entertain Fox Kids
Fox Kids has bought two new animated programmes from Germany and France to join its winter line-up. Roboroach, a 52 x 11-minute series from Germany's RTV Family Entertainment, follows the adventures of a superhero cockroach and will air from 6 January. ...
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Wall to Wall wins couples commission
Wall to Wall has been commissioned to make a 6 x 30-minute series for BBC 2 about the little things that drive couples mad. Five Things I Hate About You, based on a 50-minute non-broadcast pilot made by the outfit last year, was commissioned by ...
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CBeebies gives storymakers second run
Outgoing CBBC controller Nigel Pickard has commissioned a second 65 x 15-minute run of pre-school strand The Storymakersfor the CBeebies channel. The series, which features a variety of storytelling puppets who live in a library, will be produced by Claire Bradley and executive produced by ...
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NewsGovernment unveils communications bill
In a surprise clause in the final draft of its communications bill, the government has today made provisions for BSkyB to be forced to carry all public service channels, writes Luke Satchell
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Glassworks chiefs consider buy-out
Managers at Soho post-production facility Glassworks are considering a management buy-out after parent company Das Werk filed for insolvency, writes John Oates
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The Mill shuts down its film operations
One of London's leading visual effects facilities is closing its film unit, writes John Oates
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Avid direct sales to 'benefit all'
Avid Technology Europe vice-president Graham Sharp has reassured the company's clients and resellers that the decision to take some sales in-house ( Broadcast, 15 November) will be of benefit to everyone involved, writes Will Strauss
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Top RTS gong for BBC OB
The BBC OB department has won the prestigious judges' award at this week's RTS Craft and Design Awards, being praised for 'an outstanding year in event coverage'. The judges said: 'Rarely has there been a unanimous decision by the jury. The coverage, with such a diversity of content, from so ...
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Producers on move
Two of the UK's biggest 3D and visual effects companies have appointed new producers. Rushes has hired Vittorio Giannini from The Mill, while Sarah Irwin, who's background is in Henry and Inferno-based projects, has left SVC after five years to join Framestore as a senior producer
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Rapid pictures expands
Post facility Rapid Pictures has expanded its Shepherd's Bush home with the introduction of a new dubbing suite and voice-over area, as well as two further Avid suites, bringing the total number of offline suites at the facility to 12. Also, Darren Ali has joined the company as a senior ...
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First UK render farm
A British-based 'render farm' called Render-it, which launches next month, is promising to cut the time needed to post-produce graphics and animation by up to 90 per cent. The 82-processor network, currently being tested, supports programmes including Maya and 3ds max and gives producers and animators the option to outsource ...
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Broadcast winners
Dubbing editor Lee Philpot, sculptor Oswaldo Macia and student Rowan Porteous are the lucky winners in this month's Broadcastreader audio training giveaway. All three will receive£1,000 worth of digidesign training with an accredited Soho Editors tutor
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SEC to deepen its investigation into Vivendi
The US securities and Exchange Commission has intensified its probe into Vivendi Universal, the French water and me...
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Downbeat advertising forecast hits GWR
GWR shares fell 10 per cent after the Classic FM owner became the latest radio group to shy away from predicting an...
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Davies vs Davies in the big fight
Graham McCann hopes that the two blockbuster period dramas starting this weekend will not detract from each other....
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Ecclestone rethink on pay TV
Bernie Ecclestone is to turn his $100 million -a-year outside broadcast unit into a one-stop television studio for ...