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NewsNTL offloads ITV News Channel stake
ITV has finally taken full control of the ITV News Channel after buying NTL Europe's 35% stake.
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Thomson brings super slo-mo to HD cameras
Manufacturer Thomson has developed a camera system that does super slo-mo in HD, writes Will Strauss at NAB.
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Shane (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Express
'The annoying this is that, submerged under a torrent of sexist, homophobic and generally crude laddish jokes, is a...
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Shane (ITV1) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'The whole thing is nicely summed up by the theme song: There Must Be Something Better Than This.'...
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Shane (ITV1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'But this was a promising start and works well for Skinner's writing.'...
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May 33rd (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'David Attwood's direction saw that the most banal landscapes can take on a threatening aspect: his footage of pede...
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May 33rd (BBC1) - Sarah Vine, The Times
'It was a bleak and relentless portrayal of mental illness.'...
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Last Night of Proms to go global with HD
BBC Outside Broadcasts is refurbishing an OB truck so that it can produce an HD version of The Last Night of the Proms for the international market, it was announced at NAB in Las Vegas.
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invests in Avid ProEncode
P3 last week became the first UK post house to purchase Avid's Unity ProEncode product as part of a raft of system upgrades costing£250,000, writes Rick Dacey.
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All shook up at NAB
Apple took the opportunity to announce Shake 3.5, its next step in shape-shifting special effects, among a number of new products and initiatives at NAB this week. Apple has integrated shape-based morphing and warping into Shake 3.5, which Apple's vice-president of application marketing, Rob Schoeben, claimed are 'the most highly ...
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Discreet support
Discreet editing and visual effects systems will support Apple's Final Cut Pro interchange format in upcoming versions, as announced at NAB in Las Vegas this week. The integration will be a boon for editors who use both Final Cut Pro and Discreet's systems - Smoke, Fire and Lustre. Editorial ...
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bow tie orders HD
Bow Tie Television last week commissioned the purchase of a second high definition OB truck owing to increased demand for the format. The truck will cost Bow Tie over£500,000 but managing director John Knopp felt the investment is justified: 'The first four months of this year are going to have ...
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Oaten joins golden
Colin Oaten has left his role as producer at VTR, where he had been for nine years, to take on new duties as senior producer at Golden Square Post. Although his experience is primarily in the commercials and promos industry, Oaten has been taken on due to his involvement in ...
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Outpost in BBC deal
Pinewood-based Outpost Facilities has been commissioned to do online and offline edits on the BBC's new sitcom, Everything I Know About Me. The programme is currently in pre-production and shooting is due to start at Pinewood studios in the coming weeks. The
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More Cash for indies as C4 trebles profits
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson is set to beef up this year's programme budget after unveiling a threefold increase in profits for 2003.
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Saturday Kitchen to move to BBC1
Saturday Kitchen, BBC2's surprise cookery hit, is set to transfer to BBC1 and be revamped with more live material which could see it broadcast from chef Antony Worral Thompson's home, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Baftas bring glamour to Monday
The glamour of the Bafta Television Awards brought a nearly 30% share to ITV1 on Monday night (19 April), writes Sam Matthews.
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Dog trainers to help wives tame hubbies
Five controller of features and entertainment Ben Frow has ordered a lifestyle series from Talkback that will see dog trainers help women tame their husbands, writes Michael Rosser.
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Mastermind puts kids in the chair
The BBC is set to launch Junior Mastermind, putting 11 and 12-year-olds in the black chair for a grilling from John Humphrys, writes Naomi Rovnick.