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    Pulling to be main theme of Trouble

    2002-10-02T15:50:55Z

    Flextech's teen offering Trouble has ordered three 15 x 30-minute commissions. Sex Bomb, from Mentorn, is a gameshow based on the art of pulling on the UK club scene. Executive producer is Steve Carsey and producer is Sam Rogerson. It will air in October. Separately, ...

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    C5 to reveal rundown of top 50 sex tips

    2002-10-02T15:50:00Z

    Channel 5 controller of youth, music and interactive Sham Sandhu has commissioned Initial to produce a 2 x 90-minute factual entertainment documentary, Cosmopolitan's 50 Ways to Please...The programme, which ties in with a sex survey being carried out by Cosmopolitanmagazine, ...

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    Artem Digital gains Doff as stakeholder

    2002-10-02T15:48:04Z

    TSI founder Nick Doff has taken a stake in motion-capture specialist Artem Digital and has joined the firm as commercial director, writes Barbara Marshall

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    TSI ditches Quantel for a Smoke

    2002-10-02T15:46:47Z

    Soho post facility TSI has dumped its Quantel Editbox in favour of a brand new editing/finishing system from Discreet, writes Will Strauss

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    Middx Uni offers TV studio to boost revenue

    2002-10-02T15:45:44Z

    Middlesex University is hoping to attract television producers to its refurbished TV studio in north London in a bid to boost revenues, writes Barbara Marshall

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    The Mill sheds 25 jobs

    2002-10-02T15:44:28Z

    Top Soho facility The Mill has cut around 25 permanent jobs but denies it is in financial difficulties, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Bailey Promax speech

    2002-10-02T15:43:46Z

    Photography icon David Bailey is the latest name to be added to the roster of speakers at next month's Promax UK event. He will be interviewed by Vogue creative director Robin Derrick at the inaugural Promax UK Presents?session to be ...

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    Red poaches SVC FX man

    2002-10-02T15:43:15Z

    Post facility Red has taken on Chris Mortimer as head of visual effects. He joins from SVC where he was senior digital effects artist for five years. Before that, he spent seven years at Framestore CFC as senior editor/Henry artist. Mortimer's recent credits include the commercials BMW 'Luge' for WCRS ...

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    Omnibus expands in US

    2002-10-02T15:42:20Z

    British automation specialist OmniBus Systems has opened a second US office and created three new senior management positions. Former CBS executive Ashley Barretto has joined as group executive, products and will head the new office in Stamford, Connecticut. ICL technical strategy manager Ian Hardacre has joined as group executive, services ...

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    Red Vision buys Flame

    2002-10-02T15:41:33Z

    Graphics and post facility Red Vision has bought a high definition Flame for its Manchester base, making it the first to be installed outside London. The system was sold and will be supported by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. Red Vision will use the system initially on broadcast projects but has ...

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    Motorola threat to digital radio

    2002-10-02T11:59:29Z

    Communications giant Motorola claims it has developed new technology that will allow analogue radio listeners to achieve near-digital quality sound, writes Luke Satchell

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    Cilla: Blind Date is mine forever

    2002-10-02T10:07:00Z

    Slimline Cilla Black vowed yesterday she will never quit hosting Blind Date ' declaring: 'It's my show.' ...

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    USA KOs UK TV

    2002-10-02T10:04:19Z

    American TV dominated homegrown shows in a survey yesterday of Britain's favourite programmes. ...

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    Office rules for BBC 2

    2002-10-02T10:02:35Z

    Offbeat sitcom The Office is a TV smash hit for BBC2, it was revealed yesterday. ...

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    Cilla host of£10m pop show

    2002-10-02T10:00:23Z

    Cilla Black is to front a talent show that will pair pop wannabes with their music idols. ...

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    I'm irreplaceable, says Cilla

    2002-10-02T09:57:55Z

    Cilla Black last night firmly dismissed pretenders to her Blind Date crown, saying: 'It's my show and no-one else c...

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    News Corp to buy Telepiu pay-TV

    2002-10-02T09:56:25Z

    News Corporation has agreed to pay Eu 900m (£550m) for Telepiu, Vivendi Universal's loss-making Italian pay-TV arm....

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    Noddy leads Five's attack on profits of Channel 4

    2002-10-02T09:56:01Z

    Channel 5 has declared its aim to become the main commercial competitor to ITV after a week in which Channel 4 suff...

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    Oh, Mrs Merton!

    2002-10-02T09:55:46Z

    They've played husband and wife and even mother and son but now it seems Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash'spartnershi...

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    Murdoch achieves Italy goal with Telepiu takover deal

    2002-10-02T09:55:28Z

    Rupert Murdoch yesterday celebrated his long-awaited takeover of Telepiu, the Italian satellite television group by...