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CLEAR CUT PICKS AVID SYMPHONY FOR EXPANSION PLAN
West London facility Clear Cut Pictures has placed an order for Avid Symphony. Clear Cut general manager Jo Beighton said the purchase was part of a planned expansion of the Shepherd's
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ELITE ORDERS DISCREET SMOKE ONLINE EDITOR
Leeds facility Elite Television has ordered a Discreet Smoke online editor from Soho reseller Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. The new system will be run by editor Chris Timson. Elite chairman and
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LIPSYNC HIRES HENDERSON FOR THIRD-PARTY ROLE
LipSync has appointed former Molinare bookings co-ordinator Zoe Henderson to help drive the company's recent move to opening its facilities to third parties. She joins recent LipSync appointees Jason Elliot, who
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MCDONALD JOINS UP WITH SMOKE + MIRRORS 3D
Former Amg/Film Factory animator Jason McDonald has joined Smoke + Mirrors 3D. McDonald, who spent the last three years at the VTR subsidiary, said he hoped to specialise in 3D character
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BKSTS TO FOCUS ON DIGITAL CINEMA AT DIGITAL WEEKEND
The BKSTS' forthcoming Digital Weekend will include a look at the latest developments in digital cinema and projection when it opens on 27 November.THX Lucas Film pioneers Kurt Schwenk and Dave
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Quantel considers buyout from Carlton
Senior management at Carlton Communications subsidiary Quantel are understood to be considering plans for a management buyout of the company.While no formal proposals are thought to have been put forward, insiders
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Sony merges B&P and DNS arms
Sony Corporation's decision to merge its Broadcast & Professional and Digital Network Solutions business in Japan will have no 'immediate' effect in Europe or the UK, according to Broadcast & Professional
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Tagholm to head new BDP low-cost division
BDP Media Solutions is setting up a new broadcast programming division that will target low-cost, high-volume programming. The new unit will join the three established divisions at BDP, which include promotions
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Partially sighted gain from BBC/DTI web deal
The BBC has given the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) web technology to enhance internet access for the partially sighted free of charge, enabling it to meet requirements set out
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Sinclair plans telecast to push DVB
US broadcaster Sinclair Broadcasting is mounting a pan-American telecast to highlight the results of its three-month comparative trials of the rival DVB and ATSC transmission systems.Expected to be picked up by
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SBS puts focus on developed regions
Pan-European broadcaster SBS is reverting its attention to developed markets and to aggressive expansion in radio, following the collapse of its $650 million (£395 million) acquisition of Central European Media Enterprises.SBS
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Wall to Wall scoops Euro order
UK indie Wall to Wall Television has secured its first major direct commission from a European broadcaster, with a£1 million deal for a major factual series for Franco-German cultural station Arte, writes Jason Deans.
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Carlton International sells 220 films to UPCtv
Carlton International sold more than 220 films from its movie collection to cable broadcaster UPCtv at Mipcom this week, writes Lucy Rouse.Films from the Rank and Rohauer collections, including the Carry
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IGEL Media nets wildlife programming from Itel
UK distributor Itel has sold a package of wildlife programming to German documentary and family entertainment producer/distributor IGEL Media.The deal - for 16 hours of programming from Itel's United Broadcasting &
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PBS NAMES NEVILLE AS UK REPRESENTATIVE
US public service TV network PBS has named Stephanie Neville, formerly of Granada Media, as its UK representative. Based in London, Neville will work with broadcasters, distributors and independent producers to
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BRAVO TAKES THIRD RUN OF THEROUX'S WEIRD WEEKENDS
The BBC Sales Company, the BBC/Discovery joint-venture that sells the corporation's programmes into the US and Canada, has licensed the third series of BBC 2 show Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends to
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REPORT HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF UK FICTION CO-PRODUCTIONS
The UK co-produces 10 per cent of its first-run fiction, making it a country hostile to co-productions, according to Eurofiction Television fiction in Europe, a report by Strasbourg-based European Audiovisual Observatory
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TWEENIES BAGS FIRST INTERNATIONAL LICENCES
BBC Worldwide has sold the first international licences for the Tweenies less than a month after the series was launched in the UK. South African E-TV and STV12 in Singapore will
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ARDENT TEAMS UP WITH E! FOR DEVELOPMENT DEAL
Independent Ardent Productions has signed a development deal with US cable broadcaster E! Entertainment for a 13 x 60-minute documentary series.The deal was brokered by the William Morris Agency and announced
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WORLDWIDE EXTENDS OZ FIRST OPTION AGREEMENT
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has renewed a first option deal with BBC Worldwide for a further five years. The agreement covers series such as The Human Body, The Planets, Teletubbies, The