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DG in church talks
BBC director general Mark Thompson is to offer an olive branch to religious groups by making a speech at the Churches' Media Conference in Derbyshire. Thompson will talk to 300 delegates at the June event, outlining the BBC's commitment to religious broadcasting. His attendance comes in the wake of a ...
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Digital volunteers
The Community Channel is launching an interactive service to mark the Year of the Volunteer. Viewers will be able to source information about local volunteering opportunities by pressing the remote control red button and entering their postcode. Originally built by Sky Interactive, the service has been redeveloped and expanded by ...
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UK Post warns of BBC 'sweeteners'
BBC Resources should be prevented from being given lucrative contracts to make its sale more attractive, UK Post is to tell the government next week.
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Pact weighs terms of trade with facilities
UK Post is working with trade association Pact to create terms of trade between producers and facility houses.
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Rainbow Post adds HD capability as US deals roll in
Rainbow Post is spending£350,000 to add high-definition pictures to its growing audio department after winning a raft of HD projects from the US.
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Kemistry hire
Design and branding company Kemistry has appointed Nahida Zaman as its new market development manager. Zaman, previously a marketing executive for BBC Broadcast, has been charged with developing Kemistry's involvement in the channel branding and digital interactive markets. Kemistry was recently awarded the Queen's Awards for Enterprise for its success ...
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Free HDV training
Broadcast Freelancer is giving away two free copies of a new training DVD for the Sony Z1 and FX1 HDV cameras. 'HandsOn HDV Training' is an in-depth guide that features tips, explanations and tutorials written in plain English. It's worth£52 + VAT and is available to buy from equipment distributor ...
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Sci fi playout move
The Sci Fi Channel has moved its playout and transmission operations to its sister company, CNBC Europe. The move is expected to make the Sci Fi Channel significant cost savings as it brings its business in-house within the NBC Universal group. CNBC has installed a Pebble Beach multi-channel Neptune automation ...
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Jacobs goes to Blue
Jim Jacobs has joined VTR Media Services broadcast company Blue as studio manager. Jacobs, who joined last month, is now responsible for Blue's three sound studios, which have recently dealt with the audio on shows such as Footballers' Wives Extra Time.He has previously worked at companies ...
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Root6 new manager
Dan Germain has joined Root6 Technology as inter-national channel manager for ContentAgent-XR, the company's new encoding platform which was launched with Microsoft at NAB last month. Germain has previously worked for UK manufacturer Quantel and in product manager roles for Avid products in Europe.
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Directors cut
Directors Cut has confirmed that the company will con--tinue unchanged following managing director Peter West's untimely death earlier this month. West shared ownership of the company with fellow company directors Andrew Elliott and Fred Hart.
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Skaramoosh holds cake election
Skaramoosh has designed 45 10-second links and a 40-second promo for Nickelodeon based on the general election. The 2005 Cake Elections take place at the so-called 'Houses of Partiment' beneath chiming 'Big Bun' where viewers will be asked to vote one of three cakes, referring to Nick toons shows such ...
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Five's new Home and Away spot
Five Creative Services has produced a 60-second image spot for Home and Away. The promo features cast members from the Australian soap playing beach volleyball with the sun, who were framed by director of photography Paul Barton to look as if they were giants. Directed by ...
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Pogo does M&M launch idents
Pogo Films has completed idents for Men and Motors for the channel's launch on Freeview. Photographer Marcus Tate shot black and white images which were superimposed with evocative words and the double M logo, which was created by 3D animator Andy Day of Tank. Pogo Films creative director Philip Richardson ...
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Tragedy strikes at reality show
The History Channel has pulled reality TV show The Colonyfrom its summer schedule after one of its participants was found dead last weekend.
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Charity do Rocks on
Indie Initial is to reprise its charity fashion and musical extravaganza, Fashion Rocks.
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Format focus: Project Runway
Aspiring designers compete to get their designs on the catwalk, as wannabe models slug it out to wear them.
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Five buys UK rights to house from NBC
Five's new director of acquisitions, Jay Kandola, has made her first purchase, buying the UK terrestrial rights to US medical drama Housefrom NBC Universal International Distribution. The show features Hugh Laurie in the lead role as Dr Gregory House, a maverick anti-social doctor who specialises in ...
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BBC sells The Greatest Show on Earth
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold football documentary The Greatest Show on Earthto broadcasters SVT in Sweden and SBS in Australia. The 6 x 50-minute series ' a collaboration between BBC Worldwide and Fifa ' traces the World Cup story from the 1930s to the present day, reconstructing ...
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Wunjo examines hidden evidence on Di
Wunjo Entertainment and film development company VIP have teamed up to make Hidden Evidence, a two-hour drama about Diana, Princess of Wales and the conspiracy theories surrounding her death. Based on Tom King's novel of the same name, Wunjo and VIP bought the worldwide rights directly ...