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Unit boosts VFX team to meet growth target
Unit has added new talent and equipment to its VFX department as part of an ambitious corporate growth plan devised to increase company turnover by 60% this year.
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NewsNutopia bolsters top execs in bid to expand its factual slate
Nutopia, the company set up by former BBC2 controller Jane Root and Laura Franses, has made two senior appointments.
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NewsWalsh helps boost output for women on Sky 1
Sky 1 is upping its female-skewing entertainment output with a documentary fronted by Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh, and a reality-makeover hybrid based on the growing British trend for US-style proms.
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NewsWales first to go digital
Wales has become the UK’s first digital nation with all analogue television signals switched off at midnight.
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NewsHughes named as Sky’s first head of branded content
Sky has appointed its first head of branded content as the commercial broadcaster ramps up its presence in the emerging space.
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NewsNat Geo series honours Britain’s railway heroes
National Geographic Channel is working with historian Dan Cruickshank on an ITN Productions series about Britain’s railway heroes.
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NewsMipTV set for sales boost as buyers look for value
Acquisition levels are expected to rise sharply at MipTV this month, following the slashing of original production budgets around the world - but some fear a shortfall in high-quality content.
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NewsSomethin’ Else goes global with Ronnie Wood radio show
Somethin’ Else has secured Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood to front a radio series it is syndicating around the world, including a UK deal for the show to air on Absolute Radio.
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NewsDiscovery orders transport double bill from indie Isis
Discovery UK has ordered two documentaries from indie Isis dedicated to traditional methods of transport.
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MEG brings back Best Of Friends for global rollout
A BBC tween gameshow could be revived through adaptations of the format around the world following a deal with Media Entertainment Group (MEG).
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NewsRoary races onto iPhone
Children’s shows Roary the Racing Car and Fifi and the Flowertots are to get their own games for the iPhone and Nintendo Wii consoles.
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NewsBBC radio has undergone "cultural change"
BBC Audio and Music has undergone “significant cultural changes” according to an independent report following the measures indentified by the BBC Trust in the wake of Sachsgate.
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NewsBBC unveils FM&T shake-up
The BBC has radically restructured its Future Media and Technology division, creating a powerful new director, digital media post and seeing the departures of Nic Newman and Seetha Kumar.
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NewsMPs call for DG pay cut
The BBC director general’s pay package is seen as “out of step” with the current economic climate and Mark Thompson should lead from the top by cutting the amount he receives from the corporation, MPs have said.
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NewsITV to replace The Bill with medical series
ITV’s promise to invest in more new drama brands with the axing of The Bill includes a dark new medical series from Mammoth Screen penned by Peter Bowker.
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NewsBBC3 orders Blood, Sweat and Luxuries
BBC3 is to follow up factual hit Blood, Sweat And Takeaways with a series investigating how life’s little luxuries make it to the High Street.
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NewsBBC2 re-orders The Thick of It
BBC2 has commissioned a new series of political comedy The Thick of It.
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NewsBBC offers Grand National in HD
The BBC is to broadcast all three days of the Grand National festival in high definition, alongside its normal coverage on BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsRobert Popper joins South Park
Former Peep Show producer and Look Around You co-creator Robert Popper has joined the writing team of US animated comedy South Park.
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