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BBC NI beefs up top management
BBC Northern Ireland controller Anna Carragher has instigated a top-level restructure, creating managing editor roles for television and radio and appointing a head of creative development.
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TMF adds original programming
The Music Factory (TMF), MTV's Freeview music video channel, is hoping to boost its performance by screening originated programming.
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BSkyB targets UK Asians with free Star TV
BSkyB is looking to attract more Asians to its service by scrapping charges for Hindi-language entertainment channels Star Plus and Star News.
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ITV commissions Harold Shipman documentary
ITV has ordered a 90-minute documentary that aims to shed light on the motivations of serial killer Dr Harold Shipman. The programme, commissioned by ITV controller of factual Bridget Boseley, will be produced by indie Brook Lapping. It will feature analysis from criminal psychologists and FBI profilers as well as ...
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John Suchet retires
ITV news presenter John Suchet has announced he will retire from ITN in March. Suchet joined ITN in 1972 and has held various reporting and presenting roles. He currently stands in for Trevor McDonald on the ITV1 late bulletin and has a presenting role on the ITV News Channel.
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Pilkington cover
Flextech has appointed Libra Television joint managing director Louise Lynch as commissioning editor for Trouble and Challenge to cover Lucy Pilkington's maternity leave. Lynch is on an initial contract of four months. Libra's other managing director, Madeline Wiltshire, will handle Lynch's indie duties in her absence.
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Talkback Thames
Talkback Thames has appointed Alex Mahon from parent company Fremantle Media to oversee its commercial operation. In the newly created role of commercial director, Mahon will manage licensing of Talkback Thames' programming as well as exploitation of books, DVDs, merchandising and distribution. She was director of commercial development and strategy ...
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Scream promotion
Indie Scream Films has promoted Paul Flexton to head of entertainment. Flexton, who produced Channel 4 strand T4 before stints at Tiger Aspect and 19TV, joined Scream as an entertainment executive in September 2002. He has worked on shows including ...
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European VP for DNE
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has appointed Arthur Bastings to the role of senior vice-president and general manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He joins Discovery from Turner Broadcasting Systems Europe, where he held the post of managing director for northern and central Europe since 2001.
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Corinthian shuts NW8 facilities
Corinthian Television is abandoning its landmark studios in St John's Wood to concentrate business in its facility at Chiswick Park. Eighteen jobs are at risk as a result, writes John Oates.
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Clear Cut moves to fill gap left by McMillan
Post house Clear Cut Pictures has plucked two senior staff from defunct rental and reseller company McMillan to set up a division called Clear Cut Hires, writes John Oates.
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Broadcast '04 post survey
Broadcast is to reveal the results of a major piece of research into the UK post-production sector.
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Component finishes CBBC work
Component Graphics has completed design work on a 10 x 30-minute 'reality' series for the CBBC channel called The Stables. Created and produced by children's and youth specialist Prism Entertainment, the show centres around a charity-run stables in Newcastle and the stories of the ...
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Baraka delivers FX for BBC3
Baraka has created special effects for the second series of the BBC3 comedy series.
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Jump renews hit show credits
Jump Design has put together new opening titles for the latest series of I'm a Celebrity? Get Me out of Here!. Once again the LWT-produced ITV series takes 10 celebrity contestants and puts them to the test in the Australian jungle. The opening titles ...
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Ascent loses staff
Ascent Media UK is losing its finance director and the managing director of its creative and media services divisions. Sam Husain, finance and corporate affairs managing director, is going back to work for his consultancy, HEP Holdings. Simon Kay, the managing director of creative services division, is taking some time ...
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Charter renewal
Equipment rental company Charter Broadcast has announced that it is to spend£3.4m on new equipment this year. With major events coming up, including the Olympics, and a need to widen and update its dry-hire stock, the company will continue to invest in cameras, videotape recorders, microphones and the like. The ...
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Emap renames show
Emap Media has unveiled a name change for The Production Show and details of Broadcast Week. The 2004 event will be called The Broadcast Production Show and will take place from 18 to 20 May at the National Hall, Olympia. It will form an important ...
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BT keeps it real
BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) is teaming up with RealNetworks to offer broadcasters a way to keep track of video content over the internet. BTBS will use Helix DRM 10 which can protect content security and deliver video to PCs and other devices connected to the internet. The system allows broadcasters ...
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Equity hits out at credits squeeze
Actors' union Equity has called on broadcasters to end the 'insulting' squeezing of credits at the end of television programmes.