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Al-Jazeera Sport gets identity
Former XTV executive producer Richard Markell's new branding agency, Markell Associates, has just completed its first job - the branding package for Al-Jazeera Sport, a new channel launching this week. The package included logos, bumpers, stings and idents, as well as title sequences for the channel's news programmes and its ...
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Gould moves up BBC
BBC Broadcast has appointed Laura Gould as head of television production. Gould will be in charge of the department, which produces promotions and trails for the BBC and other broadcasters, as well as representing BBC Broadcast directors in the marketplace. She was previously at Pink Films where she worked for ...
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YTV buys Quantel kit
Yorkshire Television has bought a Quantel eQ HD editing system as part of the refurbishment of its Edit One suite. Due to open at the end of the year, the new suite has taken two years to design and build. Yorkshire Television technical supervisor in post-production Andrew Brearley told Broadcast ...
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Indie network day
Following the publication of its recent 'Independents Day' report on the independent sector, investment bank Bridgewell Securities is hosting a networking event for independent producers, where they can meet potential City backers and learn about raising finance to fund development and production. The informal event will take place on 6 ...
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Zound/Shriek deal
Audio production and post house Zound has expanded its services and entered into a partnership with music specialist Shriek. Based north of Oxford Street in central London, Zound has four studios and as well as dubbing and mixing, offers restoration services for DVD and ADR. The partnership will encourage 'cross ...
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Vaughan at Capital sounds good to City
Capital FM's decision to appoint TV presenter Johnny Vaughan as the replacement for veteran breakfast host Chris Tarrant will put the station on a more stable footing, according to City investors , writes Michael Rosser.
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SRH to gain confidence from September results
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) and UBC Media Group said this week they expect to post positive results for the period ending 30 September, bucking a recent trend for poor performance in the radio sector, writes Michael Rosser.
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Snow graduates from Discovery
Producer Sasha Snow has become the first documentary-maker based in the UK to win a commission from the Discovery Campus training initiative, after signing off a deal with Discovery International. Snow will start filming the 60-minute Last Roar of the Taigaon location in Siberia in ...
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Capital Disney poised to take advertising
Kids digital radio station Capital Disney is planning to be the first Disney operation to take commercial advertising, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Carlton/Towers tie
Carlton's US arm has entered into a three-year strategic alliance agreement with US programme-maker Towers Productions to develop documentaries for the US and UK markets. The two companies will pool resources for specific projects across cable, PBS and international co-productions.
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Five footie for S&V
Indie Sunset & Vine has secured an exclusive contract with Five to carry on producing all its live football games for a further two years. The new deal will see the Television Corporation subsidiary, which has overseen Five's live football for the past three years, produce around 20 matches a ...
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Top moves at 3BM
Factual indie 3BM has promoted director Daniel Korn to managing director as part of
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NewsBBC Films aims to build on TV work
BBC Films has poached one of Granada's most respected drama producers to spearhead its television production side as it attempts to build on recent award-winning output such as The Gathering Storm and Conspiracy, writes Leigh ...
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Forever sells off Juice FM to Absolute
Forever Broadcasting has off-loaded award-winning Liverpool station Juice FM to Absolute Radio (AR-UK) for£3.1m in an effort to reduce its debts, writes Michael Rosser.
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Discovery gets go ahead for celeb births
Discovery Health has pulled off a coup after becoming the first TV channel to be allowed to film inside London's Portland Hospital, where many celebrities such as Liz Hurley and Victoria Beckham have given birth, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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CS&W opens London office
Scottish indie Caledonia Sterne & Wyld (CS&W) is expanding its operation into London in a bid to strengthen ties with the commissioning community, writes Michael Rosser.
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OSF doc wins Emmy
Oxford Scientific Films has won an Emmy for best direction for its documentary about insects, Living with Bugs. The award for best direction, at the 24th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, was given to director Anna Finch and series producer/director David Allen. Living with ...
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C4 shows MTV bash
Channel 4 has been signed up as the terrestrial partner for MTV's 10th annual Europe Music Awards on 6 November in Edinburgh. The event, which will be Scotland's biggest ever televised event reaching up to 1 billion homes worldwide, will be hosted by popstar Christine Aguilera. Acts signed up to ...
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World service move
BBC World Service has appointed Anne Koch as acting senior commissioning editor for news and current affairs. Koch, a former editor of The World Tonighton BBC Radio 4, will be responsible for commissioning Newshour, The ...
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C4 signs Ferguson
Channel 4 has signed up Professor Niall Ferguson to make two history series over the next three years. The first will be a follow-up to Ferguson's series Empirein which the historian looks at the subject of US global power. The second series will be a ...