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Zone Vision takes Reality TV to US
Zone Vision, the UK-based broadcaster and distributor, is poised to launch its Reality TV channel in the US and plans to commission a raft of original programmes to localise the schedule, writes Michael Rosser.
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Boost for Chrysalis as NZ plans Idol series
Chrsalis Television's New Zealand production company, South Pacific Pictures, has been commissioned to make a local version of hit TV format Pop Idol, writes Paul Revoir.
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Ukraine buys 100 hours of Granada
Granada International has sold 100 hours of programming, including all four series of At Home with the Braithwaites, to a Ukrainian broadcaster. The package, which also includes a selection of PD James mysteries and the GEUSA/Showtime co-produced comedy Beggars and ...
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Raft of sales for the Koala Brothers
Spellbound Entertainment has made several new sales of its debut pre-school series The Koala Brothers. The 52 x 10-minute series, made by UK animation studio Famous Flying Films, will be shown on kids channel TiJi in France, TVP in Poland, TV3 in New Zealand and ...
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PBS buys another history detectives
US network PBS has ordered a second run of History Detectivesfrom UK indie Lion Television. Lion will begin production on a 10 x 60-minute series later this year. The show unveils the true stories behind historic sites, artefacts and tall tales told in cities across ...
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New bosses throw£1.5m at Molinare
Only days after completing a deal to purchase post facility Molinare, new joint owners and managing directors Mark Foligno and Steve Milne are already ploughing money into the struggling facility, writes Sam Espensen.
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M2 will target market for HD
M2 Television has invested in a batch of new Panasonic and Snell & Wilcox kit in order to set up a duplication arm. The kit, which is HD and HD cross-conversion equipment, includes two Panasonic VTRs - an HD D5 and a DVC Pro HD with variable frame rate converter.
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New flame facility
Flame artist Jason Watts has left The Mill to set up a new facility. Opening next year in Soho, the company will be called Finish and will specialise in Flame compositing. Watts is starting Finish with business partner Justine White, formerly of One Post. Based in Poland Street, the facility ...
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Animation lessons
Legendary animation producer Bob Godfrey is to give a masterclass on how he makes a film at the forthcoming Bradford Animation Festival. His talk will include animatics from his latest production. Godfrey's credits include Henry's Catand Roobarb and Custard. Also ...
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Furnace develops
Software developer The Foundry, which specialises in plug-in visual effects, has announced that its Furnace software is now available on Discreet editing and compositing products. 'We have re-engineered it to make more sense in the Discreet environment but, for the most part, have not needed to modify the core technology ...
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Nat Geo embarks on pilgrimage
Director and producer Anisa Mehdi has made a documentary about the Islamic city of Mecca for National Geographic. Inside Mecca is a one-hour show which airs on 26 October. It follows three pilgrims, including Irish-born mother of two Fidlma O'Leary, as they complete the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the ...
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Superpowers in clash over Tetris
A ricochet digital production for BBC4, The History of Tetris looks at the history of the highly compelling computer game that ended up on Game-boys everywhere during the 1980s. Originally thought up by a Russian mathematician, the game spread via disk until a war broke out between the Russians, Robert ...
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TT races look for the green light
Greenlight television is using its eight years' experience covering the Isle of Man TT race to make a revealing behind-the-scenes documentary. Greenlight covers the races for US and UK channels such as BBC NI and Men & Motors and owns the rights for all the footage. Among the characters featured ...
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Teen Big Bro gets peak slot on C4
A teenage version of Big Brother, which captured two contestants having sex during recording, will be screened in a peaktime Channel 4 slot next month, writes Michael Rosser
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ITV seeks 22.30 slot for 'News at When?'
ITV is back in discussions with the Independent Television Commission (ITC) in a bid to move its News at Tenprogramme to 22.30, writes Paul Revoir.
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Bolt quits BSC in favour of Olympics role
Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) director Paul Bolt is leaving the watchdog two months before it is officially absorbed into Ofcom, to spearhead the government unit responsible for the 2012 Olympic Games bid, writes Michael Rosser
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XFM next in queue for Eire
XFM has become the latest UK radio company to set its sights on the Irish market with plans to launch an FM station in Dublin, writes Michael Rosser.
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TV violence warning
Broadcasting watchdogs are calling for more warnings before soaps and news bulletins before the watershed to protect young viewers from violence. A new report from the BBC, Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission and British Board of Film Classification has found that even when violence is suggested in programmes, children ...
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C4 wins prix Italia
Channel 4 scooped two awards at the prestigious Prix Italia awards in recognition of its artistic output. The channel found success with controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer, produced by indie Blast! Films, and reality TV series Operatunity from Diverse Productions. The BBC walked away ...