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NewsPreditors plans stereo 3D finishing suite
Newman Street post facility Preditors is turning its lower groundfloor offices into a convertible audio and video finishing suite capable of grading stereoscopic 3D projects.
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NewsITV tries out new Blind Date
ITV has tasked The X Factor producer Talkback Thames with making the successor to Blind Date - speed-dating format Take Me Out.
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NewsGoldcrest invests in Avid HD kit
Goldcrest Post has put its head above the recession parapet by adding four HD Avid editing systems to its London facility and increasing its central storage capabilities.
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NewsC4 says Big Brother cash up for grabs
Channel 4 has launched a rallying cry for producers to pitch for up to 200 hours of peaktime shows for 2011 after axing Big Brother.
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2nd Sense links with Ace for dubbing suite
Audio post house 2nd Sense has come to an agreement to operate a newly equipped surround sound dubbing suite in conjunction with Ace Post Production in North West London.
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NewsFive signs Justin Lee Collins to boost viewers
Five has stepped up its talent-led drive to boost audiences by signing an exclusive two-year deal with Justin Lee Collins, thought to be worth more than £1m.
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NewsTaylor takes over the comedy reins at BBC
Cheryl Taylor has landed the role of BBC controller of comedy commissioning, and will remain in Manchester where she currently works as executive editor, out of London comedy commissioning.
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NewsMirren to star in Brighton Rock remake
Helen Mirren is to star in a 1960s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel Brighton Rock, produced by Kudos Pictures.
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NewsSTV report 84% pre-tax profit drop
ITV’s Scottish licence holder STV has reported an 84% fall in pre-tax profit year-on-year for the first six months of 2009, but chief execuitve Rob Woodward told Broadcast that the broadcaster’s underlying business model was well placed to ride out the recession.
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NewsFellowes pens ITV1 drama series
Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning writer of Gosford Park, is writing a seven-part Edwardian country house drama for ITV1.
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NewsTen Alps targets Asian buys
Ten Alps is to embark on an aggressive acquisition spree in South East Asia, in a bid to roll out the company’s multiplatform content model across the region.
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NewsIzzard to star in feelgood CBBC Christmas drama
CBBC has ordered a flagship Christmas family drama starring Eddie Izzard as a mysterious man with the ability to “recover the lost”.
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NewsNBCU hires O’Donoghue for international growth
NBC Universal has hired Hat Trick co-founder Denise O’Donoghue to spearhead its international production strategy and forge fresh partnerships with the indie sector.
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NewsPassion sells fat teen doc to US cabler
BBC1 documentary Too Fat For 15 is to be served to viewers on US cable channel The Style Network, following a deal with Passion Distribution.
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NewsTiger Aspect links with Muppet Show creator for CBBC comedy
Tiger Aspect Productions has teamed up with The Muppet Show creator The Jim Henson Company for a new drama about a group of friendly monsters.
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NewsDeloitte Edinburgh survey finds more economic woe to come
The government may be predicting the recession will end in 40 days, but the broadcasting sector is still in the midst of seismic changes, according to a Deloitte report for this weekend’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsC4 trials Frankie Boyle pilot from RDF Scotland
RDF Scotland has won a raft of new commissions, including a 30-minute Channel 4 pilot fronted by Mock The Week comedian Frankie Boyle.
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NewsMurphy opens up 8pm Sky 1 slot as Simpsons moves
Sky 1 will stop airing The Simpsons at 8pm from January as director of programmes Stuart Murphy opens up the slot for indie pitches.
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Technology and Facilities briefs 28 August
News in brief from Broadcast magazine dated 28 August featuring Molinare, Films at 59, Red Bee Media and Arena Television
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NewsAvalon snaps up Flame Television to boost portfolio
Flame Television, the London-based indie behind the BBC’s Saints And Scroungers, has been bought by the Avalon Group.