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CHANNEL 4 DOES MULTIMILLION SIMPSONS DEAL.
Channel 4 last week beat off Channel 5 to secure a reported #15m deal for animated series The Simpsons from 2006. The agreement with Twentieth Century Fox covers the UK terrestrial
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BIG BEAR TO MAKE THIRD SERIES OF MY HERO.
Big Bear Films has been commissioned by BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and former head of comedy Geoffrey Perkins to produce a third series of family comedy My Hero. The new
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SEVENTH ART MAKES HISTORY FOR DISCOVERY.
Seventh Art has been commissioned by Discovery Networks Europe to produce a 50-minute documentary entitled Why Did Rome Fall? exploring ideas about why the Roman Empire ended. Commissioned by Bettina Hatami,
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MERSEY TV TO RELOCATE GRANGE HILL UP NORTH.
Mersey TV, which has secured a contract to produce long-running BBC children's drama series Grange Hill for three series from next year, has announced plans to shift the programme's location to
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THREE BBC NI COMMISSIONS FOR BRIAN WADDELL.
BBC Northern Ireland head of programmes Tim Cooke has commissioned indie Brian Waddell Productions to produce three 60-minute single documentaries.The first focuses on the impending 40th anniversary of the Shorts Skyvan
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OMNIVISION LOOKS AT FOOD IN THE MILITARY.
Pinewood Studios-based indie Omnivision is in post-production with a new 'chefs in the forces' series for Carlton Westcountry called Only Food and Forces. Carlton Westcountry controller of features Caroline Righton commissioned
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PALADIN TO EXPLORE NELSON'S LIFE AND LOVES.
Paladin Invision is producing a 90-minute biography on Admiral Horatio Nelson for Channel 4. The documentary, Nelson's Trafalgar, was ordered by C4 commissioning editor, history Tim Kirby and is expected to
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Rushes diversifies with 3D expansion.
Rushes Post-production is expanding with the creation of a dedicated 3D department and the creation of 15 jobs.The head of the department will be Jonathan Privett who joins next month after
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Media 100 unveils 844/x and new identity.
After four years and $30m (#21m) investment, Media 100 took the wraps off its new 844/x 10-bit editing and effects system in New York on Monday (25 February), writes Andy Stout.
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Megahertz Comms faces liquidation.
Broadcast products manufacturer Megahertz Communications faces liquidation next week, less than six months after spinning off its systems business to a management buyout, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Moving Picture Company scores first with DSX.
London-based the Moving Picture Company (MPC) is the first facility worldwide to install Cintel's next-generation film scanner, the DSX, writes Barbara Marshall.
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FREE SOFTIMAGE TECH.
Softimage is introducing a free version of its 3D and effects technology, complete with training modules to help improve the software's reach. The Softimage XSI Experience CD runs on Windows XP,
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DOLBY E FOR LONDON DUO.
London's International Broadcast Facilities and Vidfilm are the UK's first two post-production facilities to adopt Dolby E technology to deliver Dolby Digital 5.1 surround-sound programming to broadcasters such as BSkyB. Dolby
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BBC ANIMATION DAY.
The BBC hopes to help push animation into the mainstream by holding an 'animation day' on Monday (4 March) for producers and commissioners. Featuring speakers such as Star Wars producer Gary
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NEW VENUE FOR PROMAX.
The Promax UK annual conference is moving to a new venue this year. Taking place on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 November, the conference will be held at the Queen Elizabeth
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LEADER - Davies buys time for governors.
Five months ago, when Gavyn Davies was appointed BBC chairman, Broadcast urged him reappraise the way the governors could work with Ofcom. This week, Davies revealed he had come up with
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FREE TO AIR - Will art work for BBC 4?
So BBC 4, launched this Saturday with a simulcast on BBC 2, is 'the biggest innovation in cultural broadcasting for a generation'. The speaker is BBC 4 controller Roly Keating. He
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TRADE TALK - World champion.
Tony Garnett has built up an enviable drama portfolio, including This Life and Between the Lines, but what's next for the maverick producer?
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ON THE BOX - A Nazi piece of work.
Between the Lines and My Uncle Silas producer Peter Norris thought Hitler lacked something but had a ball watching Choice.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Professional foul.
The BBC is guilty of abusing its own terms of trade when dealing with independent production companies, says producers' alliance Pact, but is there a way for the BBC to satisfy both its own needs and those of indies?