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ITN analyses Iraqi handover for C4 news
Channel 4 has commissioned ITN to make a quick-turnaround two-hour news special devoted to the 30 June handover of sovereignty in Iraq. Iraq: Counting the Cost , presented by Jon Snow, will be broadcast between 19.00 and 21.00 on 28 June. C4 claims the show ...
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TV Corp seeks base for Paradise Hotel
The Television Corporation is set to create a new long-term tropical production base to film international versions of its US reality show Paradise Hotel after sealing a deal to create a Swedish version.
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Sky editor in at Five News
Sky News has appointed Mark Calvert, the executive producer of its flagship show Live at Five , to become editor of Five News when the satellite broadcaster takes over the contract in January.
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Linsey takes job at Talent
Mark Linsey, the former managing director of indie Zeal, has taken a new job at Talent Television.
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C4 airs view on BBC
Channel 4 chiefs have told MPs that Ofcom should consider taking over regulation of the BBC when it conducts its five-year review. In evidence to the all-party media select committee this week head of corporate relations John Newbigin said, in the meantime, the BBC should have a management board and ...
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Allen goes to Tiger
Foz Allen, producer of BBC soap Casualty , has quit the corporation to join indie Tiger Aspect. He will join in August as an executive producer working alongside Teachers executive producer Jane Fallon and report to Tiger Aspect head of drama Greg Brenman. He will ...
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TCI deal with Flame
Television Corporation International (TCI) has won a deal to distribute UK indie Flame's Great Pretenders format, which it will premiere at the upcoming Monte Carlo and Discop markets. The format - which aired as Gender Swap on Five in the ...
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BBC promotions
BBC controller of continuing drama series Mal Young has promoted two of his Birmingham-based team as it boosts its output and prepares to move to a new base. Grease Monkeys producer Will Trotter will become executive producer with special responsibility for Birmingham drama series while ...
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Skillset av survey
Skillset will next week undertake its annual census of the audio-visual industries. Company chief executives and human resources manager will have the forms on Wednesday 30 June. Forms can also be downloaded from www.skillset.org/census.
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Parsons for BBC3
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has appointed his first channel executive, with a remit to manage output issues such as compliance and editorial matters. Katherine Parsons, who previously headed development in the BBC lifeskills department, will also help manage long-term strategy as well as providing editorial support.
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Rowland takes helm at Red Fig
Mark Rowland, the former managing director of Television Corporation International, has joined I'm a Celebrity's interactive service provider Red Fig to spearhead a strategy of global expansion.
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Kit upgrade boosts Oasis expansion plan
Oasis is continuing its strategy of diversifying into arts, drama and long-form with a kit investment of£250,000, supported by recent commissions for the BBC and ITV, writes Rick Dacey.
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Satellites are nearly full up, warns NTL
NTL Broadcast believes that satellite platforms may run out of capacity in the next three years and has secured the last available transponder lease on Eurobird to maintain its growth.
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Red trio win claim
An industrial tribunal has found Red Post Production guilty of unfair dismissal in the case of three senior creatives with a combined total of 17 years' service. DS operator Alex Pickering, Flame operator Paul Dixon and Fire operator Dave Kiddie were among 12 redundancies that were made last October. ...
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Map time rolls out
French developer Allegorithmic has designed Map Time, a plug-in for Adobe After Effects and Discreet Combustion. Map Time is a fully editable heterogeneous video filer designer that allows artists to create and manipulate complex animated patterns, effects and transitions. It features more than 350 preset visual effects.
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More help for blind
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are to join Five in providing audio description on services broadcast by satellite. This will make audio description available to several million additional households, in addition to those households with suitable digital terrestrial receivers. Ofcom had proposed in a draft code - to be ...
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G-Pixx flies high
In its first month of operation TV helicopter G-Pixx has answered BBC news calls for the Heathrow heist, the Momart warehouse fire and Abu Hamza's transfer to Belmarsh, as well as a number of sports-related commissions. Owned by former TV and radio presenter Mike Smith, G-Pixx aims to become ...
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VTR role for fish
Richard Fish has joined VTR plc's The Machine Room from Ascent Media to head business development for its restoration, film mastering, high-definition and duplication businesses. Fish spent two years at Ascent Media securing archive, telecine, HD and feature film work across the group and was previously at BBC Worldwide. The ...
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Mackenzie rails at Rajar scaremongering
The Wireless Group (TWG) chairman Kelvin MacKenzie has attacked radio audience board Rajar for 'scaremongering' after managing director Sally de la Bedoyere told Broadcast last week introducing electronic measurement would cost up to£25m a year. MacKenzie, who is currently involved in a legal battle with Rajar over the issue, claimed ...
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GMTV gives disney 90 days to decide
GMTV will next week send out a sale prospectus to shareholders Disney, SMG and ITV outlining SMG's proposal to sell its 25% stake to ITV for£31m. The move effectively gives Disney 90 days to decide whether it wants to raise its stake by exercising a right to buy a quarter ...