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NewsITV1 plans sci-fi rival to Doctor Who
ITV is looking to launch its own£6 million sci-fi rival to the BBC's Doctor Who with a new series, which will follow a group of time-travelling scientists who go back to pre-historic times.
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NewsLumsden heads BBC comedy
The BBC has appointed Lucy Lumsden, the producer of The Catherine Tate Show, as comedy commissioner, in a move which sees comedy and entertainment commissioning separated for the first time.
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Independent Image to make mobile content
Surrey-based indie Independent Image has launched a dedicated production arm to create content for mobile phones.
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Surgery show for ITV1 day
Endemol UK-owned Brighter Pictures has been commissioned to produce a major new daytime series for ITV1 following the transformation of 15 women who have suffered emotional trauma as a result of their looks.
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NewsRome conquers the opposition
BBC2 scored a monster hit with the start of its big budget drama series Rome, which got the highest ratings on the channel for five years.
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News looks bad for Sky relaunch
You could say it has been a bad couple of weeks for the commercial news channels in the UK.
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Radio 2 ties up with Sirius for Lennon Night
BBC Radio 2 is to partner US satellite radio broadcaster Sirius for the first time to commemorate the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death on 8 December.
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Plans for filming in Parliament rejected
Broadcasters have lost their battle to place cameras in the Westminster corridors outside the chamber of the House of Commons. Despite a campaign led by the former film producer and Labour peer David Puttnam to allow cameras into the corridors of power the plans have been scuppered. Nigel Griffiths, deputy ...
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Radio rivals unite to test DRM quality
BBC World Service, Kiss 100, TalkSport and Virgin Radio have joined forces in a six-week DRM digital broadcast trial in London. In partnership with broadcast infrastructure provider National Grid Wireless (NGW), formerly known as Crown Castle, the trial, which started on 31 October, will examine whether the new digital standard ...
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Homechoice to expand to 10m homes
Video Networks, the operator of video-on-demand service Homechoice, has announced plans to quadruple its coverage to over 10 million homes. Starting next year, the service will extend its reach across London and other UK cities, expanding the platform's current customer base, which is now 34,000. Credit Suisse First Boston has ...
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UKTV gets its digits on Sudoku obsession
UKTV G2 has made its first-ever commission - a quiz series based on the Sudoku craze. Street Cred Sudoku has been commissioned by UKTV head of commissioning Jo Clinton-Davis from indie Hanrahan Media. The 5 x 23-minute series, hosted by Radio One DJ Colin Murray, will be stripped across the ...
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Grade to spell out TV fortunes in Vegas
BBC chair Michael Grade will deliver the keynote address at the National Association of Television Program Executives in Las Vegas on 25 January. Meanwhile, organisers of Mipcom have announced that the marketplace in Cannes last month attracted 11,704 delegates, a 7% increase on 2004.
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Tough trading hits VTR results
VTR Plc has reported pre-tax losses of£780,000 this year, with sales falling from£25.3m last year to£21.5m.
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Broadcast Live to launch in June
Broadcast Live - a new event which focuses on all stages of content creation, management and delivery - will launch in the summer, replacing the Broadcast Production Show.
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Evolutions sets up design and branding arm
Post-production house Evolutions is unveiling its new dedicated design and branding arm which will focus on titles, motion graphics and idents.
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Farm heads RTS list
The Farm Group has two nominations for this year's RTS Craft & Design Awards. Senior colourist Aidan Farrell, who has already won two RTS awards, is aiming for a hat trick, in the visual effects - picture enhancement category with Murder Prevention (World Productions for Five). Head of audio Nigel ...
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Rushes hires Kiddie
Rushes post-production has recruited visual effects artist Dave Kiddie to join its visual effects team. Kiddie, previously a freelancer, has worked on high-end commercials including a commercial for BBC Radio 2, Shout. He joins Rushes' 15-strong VFX team and will work as senior VFX artist on high-end commercials, using Fire ...
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London hires execs
The London Studios has boosted its post-production facility with three new management recruits, as part of an investment in improving its services. London Post's head of post-production, Soraya Robinson, joins as facilities manager, while Chris Downes comes on board as head of post-production sound, after eight years at Lynx Digital ...
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Dudley goes to Blue
Editworks has lost its general manager, Rachael Dudley, to Blue Post Production, where she has been appointed head of business development. Dudley spent 18 months at Editworks, working with clients at production companies such as Celador and Avalon. She had previously worked at Alliance Atlantis and Granada International. Dudley will ...
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Teletrex FCo deal
Broadcast monitoring services company Teletrex has signed a three-year deal to monitor British Satellite News, the news service for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Teletrax will monitor usage of the service, a daily news feed reporting UK events to broadcasters across the world. Channels monitored include al-Jazeera in the Middle ...