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TWI shows struggles of 'superman'
Former Superman star Christopher Reeve's continuing struggle to walk again is to be chronicled in a second film for BBC1 by indie TWI. The first film pulled in 5.1 million viewers, and TWI is now also working on a separate show about Reeve for US network ABC.
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New role for Henry
Hallmark Channel chief executive Jeff Henry has joined brand exposure experts Margaux Matrix as non-executive chairman. The company, which was set up by former Cap Gemini consultants Steve Burgess and Joe Sweeney, specialises in optical recognition technology to measure brand exposure in TV adverts.
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BBC to look at kids in care
The BBC is launching a season of programmes about children in care. The season - to air in February - will be headlined by a BBC2 drama from film-maker Brian Hill, director of the 'docu-musical' Feltham Sings.
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ITV's The vault returns for third series
ITV has recommissioned Carlton gameshow The Vaultafter it recovered from a shaky start as a Saturday night show. The show is set to return for a third series next spring - although it is likely to be given a midweek berth. Meanwhile, ITV controller of ...
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Granada takes a look at extreme dieters
Discovery Health channel director Clare Laycock has commissioned Granada to make a show about extreme dieting techniques and asked GMTV to make a series on life coaching. Desperate Dietersis a 15 x 30-minute series which looks at people who turn to radical approaches like jaw ...
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Discovery orders model town from oval
Discovery Home & Leisure channel director Paul Welling has commissioned indie Oval to make a 15 x 30-minute series reconstructing a coastal town in miniature. Model Town, to be aired from July, is being executive produced for Oval by Dave Hatter and for Discovery by ...
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Miners strike drama to air on radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is set to dramatise the 1984 miners strike battle between Margaret Thatcher and union boss Arthur Scargill. The Duel will reconstruct the backroom dealings, Cabinet meetings, press conferences and rallies of the time. The 60-minute drama will be produced by Jeremy Howe and aired in April as ...
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Sixth sense to test kids' business sense
A reality show testing the business acumen of a group of schoolchildren has been commissioned by Five. Make It Bigis being made by indie Sixth Sense Productions and will feature 12 children aged 11 to 14 as they attempt to organise a profit-making charity event ...
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Resources denies kit cost Rally title
BBC Resources and Chrysalis Television have admitted that there were technical problems with on-board car equipment during this month's World Rally Championship race in Wales. But both companies are strongly denying that they caused Spanish driver Carlos Sainz to miss out on a World Championship title, ...
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Digital Film Lab closes London office
Post-production house The Digital Film Lab (DFL) is closing its London office with the possible loss of eight jobs, writes Sam Espensen.
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Sound Monsters adds offline and track-lay suites
Sound Monsters adds offline and track-lay suites
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15 seconds of fame
Freelance storyboard artist Rob Glenny has won the first Nokia Shorts competition. Entrants had to make an original 15-second film for mobile phones for the competition run by Nokia in partnership with Raindance, the organisation dedicated to promoting independent film. Glenny won with The Final ...
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Rainbow wins deals
Rainbow Post has won the post work for three new productions, including two first-time contracts. Friendly Fire is a one-hour special for 3BM TV and Channel 4 about how soldiers come to be shot at by their own side. Shergar, from Mint Productions, examines the kidnap of the famous race ...
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First to smoke
Golden Square Post Production is the first facility in the UK to take delivery of Discreet's Smoke 6 non-linear editing system. Managing director Phil Gillies said that he needed a 'multi-format editing suite, and we can throw just about everything at Smoke'. The system means Golden Square can offer its ...
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Shazam goes to air
Shazam Entertainment is moving into the broadcast sector and claimed it can improve methods for measuring royalties. The audio technology company has become famous for its consumer service which allows music fans to use mobile phones to identify tracks. The firm is to use its technology to integrate into existing ...
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Twins with a difference
The Boy who Gave Birth to his Twin follows the heartrending story of the seven-year-old Kazakhstan boy who was admitted to hospital with a cyst, only for medics to discover he was actually carrying a parasitic foetus that had started life as his twin.
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Disney turns to Jellyfish again
The Disney Channel has used Jellyfish Pictures for the third year running to do its Christmas idents and bumpers, which roll out from 22 December.
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Something old, something new
The 50th BBC Sports Personality of the Year is getting closer. All previous winners can be nominated for the anniversary special, and all are featured in a promo from BBC Broadcast, directed by Jon Dennis. Executive producer Ollie Harnett, BBC creative producer Marcus Jones and Dennis came up with the ...
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Vodafone awards ITN mobile news deal
ITN has been appointed as the strategic news content partner to the Vodafone Live mobile phone service. ITN will provide a video news service covering international, business and showbiz news. The news provider has recently appointed Nicholas Wheeler as ITN managing director of multimedia content, to work on this and ...
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Full Monty writer to pen muslim movie
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale and Parallax are developing a film scripted by The Full Montywriter Simon Beaufoy that looks at the experiences of Muslims living in the north of England. Spark, which is being directed by Kenny ...