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NEWS IN BRIEF - CHANNEL 5'S ANIMAL ER GOES TO INDIA.
Channel 5 has commissioned United Productions to produce an international version of its Animal ER strand for transmission in the summer. Commissioned by deputy controller of features and arts Kim Peat,
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NEWS IN BRIEF - CARTOON NETWORK GETS HOME MOVIES RIGHTS.
Cartoon Network has bought all UK rights to a new animated series, Home Movies. Aimed at both children and adults, the 26 x 30-minute series follows eight year-old film-maker Brendon Small
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NEWS IN BRIEF - CHILDREN'S HOUR RETURNS TO RADIO 4.
BBC Radio 4 is to bring back its Children's Hour strand - 37 years after it was dropped. The revamped show, to be called Go 4 It, will feature reviews and
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RAY WINSTONE TO PLAY HENRY VIII ON ITV
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a major new series from Granada based on the life of Henry VIII. Ray Winstone is to star as the licentious monarch and
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Somethin' Else wins jazz docs.
Independent producer Somethin' Else has beefed up its production slate after securing two further television commissions from cable channel Artsworld, as well as a raft of orders from BBC Radio.Artsworld channel
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Lion scores CBS commission.
Factual Indie Lion TV, producer of the award-winning Castaway 2000, has won its first direct commission from a US network, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Party in the Park goes back to ITV.
ITV and ITV2 have snatched back the exclusive television rights to radio station Capital FM's Party in the Park event from Channel 4, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C5 to air Prince Andrew profile.
Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell has ordered two profile documentaries from September Films, one looking at the life of Prince Andrew and the other at country music star Tammy Wynette, writes Colin Robertson.
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XS Hire rescues TVE.
Walton-on-Thames based XS Hire has rescued failed hire outfit TVE Group and has bought some of the HD assets from the BFV Group in two separate deals, it emerged last week, writes Barbara Marshall.
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PGP makes its mark on CITV.
Pepper's Ghost Productions' (PGP) first project to air on television is the computer animation for Pagoda Film & Television's Little Big Mouth on CITV, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BT makes move into UK satellite homes.
BT Broadcast Services is targeting niche channels by offering space on its own transponder to broadcast to the UK direct-to-home (DTH) satellite audience.BT has bought a transponder on Eutelsat's Eurobird satellite,
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NEWS IN BRIEF - PRODUCTION SHOW NEWS.
Dolby Laboratories' is stepping up its presence in the broadcast community after exhibiting at the show for the first time. Marketing manager Peter Cole said: 'We were pleased with the attendance
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Smoke & Mirrors funds Cardiff doc.
Post-production facility Smoke & Mirrors helped finance the Modus Operandi Films documentary about Jack Cardiff, the British cinematographer and director who will receive an Oscar on Sunday for his lifetime achievement in motion pictures, writes Barbara M
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NEWS IN BRIEF - FUTUREBRAND HIRING.
FutureBrand English & Pockett has appointed Piers Pearson-Lund to the new role of technical director. Responsible for liaising between clients, creatives and technology, he will translate client's communication needs across different
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NEWS IN BRIEF - BULL TO COMPONENT.
Component has added former Planet 24 and Sky Sports editor Jamie Bull to its team. Bull replaces Paul Haines, who is emigrating to Japan, and will work in both the Avid
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NEWS IN BRIEF - CNBC VIDEO SERVER.
CNBC Europe has installed a video server system from Sea-Change International for its advertising and long-form video delivery. Broadcasting from its London studios, CNBC Europe will use the MPEG-2 multi-channel Broadcast
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iTV enthusiasm is misplaced.
The industry is in danger of overdosing on interactivity, which is surprising at the very moment that the scale of the economic downturn in many internet properties is becoming apparent.Nevertheless, the
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FREE TO AIR - A blow for the switch-off.
That slot-squatter Prof Stephen Barnett wrote a rather intriguing piece in last Sunday's Observer, which attempted, very successfully, to demonstrate that there was a link between the shooting of EastEnders' Phil
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TRADE TALK - A brain for radio.
Speculation is rife about why Richard Park - who was seen as one of Capital's greatest assets - has resigned his job as director of programmes.
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IN MY VIEW - The DCMS should consult Ofcom before using 'back-stop powers' against the BBC.
One of the fiercest criticisms of the communications white paper has been its failure to give Ofcom much of a say over the BBC. This criticism has not just come from