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NewsCTMS acquires 422 Manchester
A new production resources company set up to exploit the opening of MediaCityUK and the establishment of BBC North has acquired post-production house 422 Manchester.
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NewsLocke: Time to end ‘disconnect’
Channel 4 education commissioning editor Matt Locke has urged broadcasters, including his own employer, to end the “disconnect” between TV commissioners and cross-platform teams.
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NewsC4 to stage plane crash
Channel 4 is broadcast the crash-landing of a 300-seat passenger jet for a new documentary.
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NewsBBC's Hadlow and Cohen earn equal wage
BBC SALARIES: BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow earns exactly the same as BBC3’s Danny Cohen, despite the fact that she presides over a 24-hour terrestrial channel.
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NewsAscent 142 adds new dimension
Ascent 142 has increased its digital intermediate grading capabilities after becoming the first UK post-production house to install the new Dolby 3D Stereoscopic Projection System.
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NewsEstill in cross-platform talent move
James Estill, a former senior producer at Channel 4’s 4Talent Networks, has set up a company specialising in bringing new cross-platform talent to the attention of commissioners.
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NewsBebo axes staff and original web shows
Bebo is cutting almost all of its UK staff as it looks to close its original productions business.
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NewsTop BBC execs tighten purse strings
Senior BBC execs reigned in their spending habits in the three months to July – signalling that the harsh light of public scrutiny is affecting their ability to schmooze talent.
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NewsITV Studios brands set to become iPhone apps
Flagship ITV Studios brands including Dancing On Ice, This Morning, Coronation Street and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! will be turned into ‘freemium’ iPhone applications as part of ITV’s push to adopt new technologies.
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NewsGearhouse set to brave ITV’s Celebrity jungle
Gearhouse Broadcast will once again be forced to brave the difficult weather conditions of the Australian outback when it provides flyaway production facilities for the ninth series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
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NewsHadlow on hunt for ‘smart’ drama series
BBC2 plans to air regular 30-minute dramas at 10pm and is on the hunt for more “smart” returning series to stop the channel’s drama output feeling too bitty.
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NewsITV, STV: business partners only
The war of words between STV and ITV has entered a new phase, with both sides declaring the current networking arrangements should be torn up to make way for a strictly commercial partnership.
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NewsZodiak moves into comedy with Corner Shop
Zodiak Entertainment UK has secured a foothold in the UK comedy market with a majority share in a new Bristol-based indie set up by former BBC head of new comedy Mobashir Dar.
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NewsTouchpaper opens in Wales as Scottish drama head joins Shed
Being Human will move to Wales if a third series gets the greenlight, in line with plans by Touchpaper Television to open a new office in Cardiff.
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NewsITV Studios staff fear further cuts are on the way
Fears are mounting among ITV Studios staff that more cuts are imminent, with a meeting to announce a restructure of the production unit expected to take place next Tuesday (17 November).
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NewsBravo to follow Katie’s boyfriend in ultimate fight
Bravo will follow Katie Price’s cage-fighting boyfriend Alex Reid as he prepares to take on the current Middleweight Ultimate Challenge World Champion.
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NewsGoogle new writers, Guild tells TV execs
The Writers’ Guild has advised TV execs to “Google” writers they have not worked with before, give feedback within eight weeks and to leave their “internal politics” out of script editing, in a new ‘good practice guide’ to working with TV writers.
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NewsDad’s the word for BBC4 with documentary slate
BBC4 is to investigate the truth behind the cliché “every child needs a father” in a slate of films about fatherhood.
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NewsBBC science head bows out after landmark series
BBC head of science John Lynch is to step down at the end of this year, and will leave the BBC altogether in 2010 after delivering a major landmark series about the history of science.
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NewsScripps set to cook up UK shows for Food Network
US cable broadcaster Scripps Networks Interactive is on the hunt for a raft of UK programming, including reality shows, travelogues and documentaries, to stock the schedules of the new UK version of its Food Network channel.