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GEARHOUSE ISSUES NEW PROFIT WARNING
Gearhouse Group has announced its second profit warning in less than four months. The audio visual to equipment hire company said it would make a 'small pre-tax loss' when its figures
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JOHNSTONE HIRED AS CAPITAL STUDIOS' GENERAL MANAGER
Capital Studios has appointed former Fountain Television general manager Bobbi Johnstone as its new general manager. Johnstone, who spent the last five years at Fountain's New Malden Studios, replaces former Capital
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BLOOMBERG TO ADDRESS NEWSWORLD CONFERENCE
Bloomberg founder and chief executive Michael Bloomberg will address this year's Newsworld Conference. Bloomberg joins leading Russian media specialist Boris Berezovsky, UN director of communications Shashi Tharoor, design consultant Martin Lambie-Nairn
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THE MILL SEALS CONTRACT WITH FRENCH COLOURIST NEBOT
The Mill has signed a contract with French telecine colourist Jean-Rene Nebot, who will use the commercials facility exclusively for his London clients. He comes to the The Mill after 10
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MANSER JOINS THOMPSON AT SD POST
SD Post has appointed former Touch Animation producer Jo Manser as head of bookings and production. Manser, who spent the last two years at Touch, joins fellow new signing Jayne Thompson,
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FRAMESTORE ADDS COREN TO ANIMATOR TEAM
FrameStore has appointed Stephen Coren as senior animator. Coren joins Helen Mackenzie, both founding members of animation outfit Drum, who joined the commercials facility last month. FrameStore has also taken on
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DAL SCOOPS MULTI-CHANNEL DEAL WITH VIASAT
Drake Automation (DAL) has won a multi-million pound contract to install a new multi-channel station for Viasat. The deal, unveiled at last week's IBC exhibition, will transform the Modern Times Group-owned
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CELCO LAUNCHES HIGH-DEFINITION FILM RECORDER AT IBC
Celco unveiled its new high-definition film recorder at IBC last week. The Extreme HDR records high-defintion video onto negative or intermediate film stock. Celco said it would target the recorder at
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DISCREET TOOLS UP RAVENSBOURNE DESIGN COLLEGE
Discreet has supplied Ravensbourne College of Design & Communications with a range of editing and effects systems. Ravensbourne, which is one of the UK's leading centres for graphics training, will get
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EUROSPORT NAMES PAOLI AS MANAGING DIRECTOR
Eurosport has appointed Jean-Pierre Paoli as its new managing director following the departure of Emmanuel Florent, who has left to join French terrestrial broadcaster TF1. Paoli joins from TF1, where he
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GEM PLANS MORE LOCALISED PEPSI CHART SHOWS
Gem, the distribution arm of GMG Endemol Entertainment, is understood to be close to signing deals to launch localised versions of the Pepsi Chart Show in four new territories: Thailand, the
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WHOSE LINE? MAKES SOLID DEBUT IN SECOND US RUN
The second series of the US version of Hat Trick Productions' panel show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, made a creditable debut on ABC last week, in a tough slot against
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NBC AND GMI TO UNVEIL US COLD FEET AT MIPCOM
NBC Enterprises and Granada Media International (GMI) will be launching the US version of Granada TV's ITV comedy drama, Cold Feet (left), at Mipcom. GMI is distributing the 13 x 60-minute
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CHRYSALIS TO UNLEASH 92 HOURS OF NEW PROGRAMMING
Chrysalis Distribution will be taking 92 hours of new programming to Cannes next month. Among the Chrysalis titles making their international debut will be new contemporary drama series Jackson's Wharf (52
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DAYLIGHT ROBBERY STEALS LIMELIGHT FOR HEWLAND
Hewland International's ITV drama, Daylight Robbery (4 x 60-minutes), will be among the new material launched by Target Distribution at Mipcom. Target will also give international debuts to long-running Australian drama
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SOUTHERN STAR LAUNCHES RAFT OF DRAMA COMMISSIONS
Southern Star will launching new Paula Milne-scripted BBC 1 drama Second Sight (2 x 90-minutes pilot and 6 x 60/3 x 100-minutes) in Cannes under its Primetime label. Other new Primetime
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CTIT POACHES LE GOY FROM WALT DISNEY
Columbia TriStar International Television (CTIT) has hired Keith Le Goy from Walt Disney Television International (WDTI) to head its distribution operation for Europe, Africa, the middle east and the territories of
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Drury joins GMI as factual controller
Granada Media International (GMI) managing director Nadine Nohr has hired BBC Manchester commercial director John Drury to take on the newly created role of head of factual programming.Drury's GMI brief will
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Gormenghast spearheads BBC Worldwide drama slate
The BBC in-house adaptation of Mervyn Peake's fantasy classic, Gormenghast, will lead the new drama line-up launched by BBC Worldwide in Cannes next month, writes Jason Deans.The 4 x 60-minute serial,
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Life joins C4I for non-C4 projects role
Channel 4 International (C4I) has appointed Richard Life to the post of programme executive to co-ordinate programme development on non-C4 projects, writes Wale Azeez.Life, group editor of Broadcasting & Cable's (B&C)