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    Five orders eighth series of Rad

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Five has commissioned an eighth series of its youth sports series Rad from indie Sunset and Vine. Ordered by Five controller of children's Nick Wilson , Rad - The Groms Tour America will feature six of the ...

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    Moore to make another it's my life

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    ITV has commissioned Manchester-based indie Moore Television to make a fourth series of its Terry Christian-fronted ethics series, It's My Life. The 8 x 45-minute run will again look at the moral dilemmas faced by young people and air next year. Geoff Moore is ...

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    Apax move links Dyke with ITV bid

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has joined private equity firm Apax Partners, increasing speculation that he plans to head a bid for ITV.

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    Scott to quit C4 after 24 years

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 deputy chief executive David Scott, the channel's longest serving board member, has become the first senior executive to quit since the arrival of new chief executive Andy Duncan.

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    TCM cuts universal film deal

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Turner Classic Movies has struck its first content deal with a non-AOL Time Warner company, buying a series of films from Universal Studios. The deal gives TCM access to a range

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    Support falls for licence fee

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    The number of people supporting the licence fee has dropped by 9% over the past 14 years, a new BBC survey has found.

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    BBC Japan goes ahead

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    BBC worldwide is to launch an entertainment channel in Japan.

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    Ant & Dec form indie

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    ITV entertainment stars Ant and Dec have set up their own production company called Gallowgate Productions and are developing a new entertainment format. The newly formed operation, named after an area of Newcastle, is also looking at comedy drama and the pair are also keen on doing a sitcom.

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    BBC Reeve tribute

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is to broadcast its latest documentary on Superman actor Christopher Reeve as a tribute to the star, following his sudden death this week. Christopher Reeve: Keeping Hope in Motion was commissioned from indie TWI last year to chronicle his struggle to walk ...

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    Capital merger

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Capital Radio has been given the green light by Ofcom to merge its two London Choice FM urban music stations. Choice currently broadcasts on two frequencies, serving the north and south of London, but a new schedule will launch on 18 October that synchronises the pair. Four of the stations' ...

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    BBC reporters set to go mobile

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    BBC News is to equip its roving reporters with third generation (3G) video mobile phones to give them a new way of gathering breaking news stories.

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    MTV boosts in-house post capabilities

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    MTV Broadcast Services has spent more than£1m boosting its in-house post capabilities and has taken on an additional 12 staff in the process, writes Rick Dacey.

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    Edit Store completes HD expansion

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    The Edit Store has completed a major HD expansion costing over£500,000.

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    Outpost director

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Outpost Digital has appointed Jonathan Davies as director of production at its newly launched Noho facility. Davies joins the company following four years at Rushes, where he set up their music video department, Adrenalin. Davies will set up Outpost's visual effects division and will be responsible for long-form work, commercials ...

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    Sanctuary mixer

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Audio facility Sanctuary Post has signed up dubbing mixer Mark Restuccia to run the company's second dubbing suite at its Frith Street site. Restuccia joins from Silverglade and will work on a number of projects at Sanctuary, including work for Tiger Aspect and the BBC. Previous credits include ...

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    Pheonix7 selected

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Software provider Phoenix7 has been selected by Education Digital, managers of Teachers' TV, to supply its channel management software. Education Digital - comprising Brook Lapping, ITV plc and the Institute of Education - was chosen by the government last year to manage the channel. Zeus, provided by Phoenix7, provides channel ...

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    OB truck on order

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    dB Broadcast has won an order from BBC Resources, Radio & Music to fit-out a radio OB vehicle, Sound Four. The new sound OB truck will cover sports meetings, concerts and large public events. It will be completed early next year.

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    Boxers train to win in Five series

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Component Graphics has completed design and graphics for Boxing Academy. Talkback Thames produced the 5 x 60 minute series, which puts amateur boxers through intensive training before pitting the champions against each other at a Bethnal Green gym. Designers Steve Wilkes and Simon Pyke ...

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    BBC Broadcast creates drama

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    BBC Broadcast has created the television trail for new drama, Conviction , one of three upcoming dramas commissioned for BBC3. The trail tracks one of the characters back from killer to drug dealer to reveal he started out as a police officer. Johnny Bongo editor ...

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    History series kicks off on Four

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    Burrell Durrant Hifle (BDH) has designed titles and graphics for Granada Television series Monarchy. The series examines the relationship between the monarchy, its people and the forging of the British nation. The David Starkey-fronted programme kicks off with a sequence using bold colour and ...