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ITV and GMTV tie for Ragdoll deal
Ragdoll Productions, producer of the BBC's internationally successful Teletubbies, has unveiled what it hopes will be its next big global hit
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Children's indie Hit Entertainment moved closer to acquiring Thomas the Tank Engine creator Gullane after a reduced offer of£139m was this week accepted by co-founders Brit Allcroft and Angus Wright, writes Steve Aston
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Primal scream lets loose HELL
The Moving Picture Company (MPC) posted the effects-heavy promo for Primal Scream's forthcoming release, Miss Lucifer. Directed by Dawn Shadforth at Black Dog, the promo features a pair of demonic-looking girls, their ringleader, Miss Lucifer, and a good guy/angel in a tale of good versus evil. The girls, after emerging ...
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Transmitter aims to boost DTT signal
Harris hopes that last week's launch at Broadcast Asia of a second low-power digital repeater will give a boost to uniform coverage for digital terrestrial television (DTT), writesBarbara Marshall
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BBC in the swim with high-tech Commonwealth cam coverage
One of the highlights of the BBC's coverage of next month's Commonwealth Games in Manchester will be the number of unusual shots obtained courtesy of almost 70 specialist cameras, writes Barbara Marshall
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Artem unveils motion-capture kit
Physical effects specialist Artem has exclusively revealed to Broadcastdetails of its latest product developments, which include a two and three-axis motion-control camera head and a hybrid motion-capture system, writesBarbara Marshall
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Digital camera test a success
The Thomson Multimedia Viper Filmstream camera, capable of recording at nearly 2,000-line resolution, has undergone extensive tests working with Quantel IQ editing systems
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You cannot be serious?
26mins action in 1-hour TV highlights...tennis was sidelined in favour of chat in the BBC highlights. ...
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What a shower!
(Or why all you need now to be a TV weather forecaster is good teeth, a warm front - and a complete ignorance of me...
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Peak Practice is axed - for a medical drama
ITV has axed its long-running media drama Peak Practice. Bosses decided the ten-year-old show about rural GPs was ...
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Bob bids£139m to link with Thomas
Bob the Builder merchandiser HIT Entertainment made its formal£139 million cash and shares offer for Thomas the Ta...
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Arnault abandons Messier in Vivendi boardroom split
Jean-Marie Messier, beleaguered chairman of French media giant Vivendi Universal, yesterday lost a key ally in his ...
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Death of Peak Practice
The rural medical drama Peak Practice has been axed after 10 years despite attracting a healthy 6.7 million viewers...
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Messier loses ally but keeps his job
Jean-Marie Messier last night emerged from a Vivendi Universal board meeting with his job as chief executive intact...
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BBC accused of set-up over stormy Kournikova interview
The BBC's Wimbledon operation was accused yesterday of staging 'a major set-up' after the decision to broadcast as ...
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Messier still on the bridge as Vivendi sinks beneath the waves
Jean-Marie Messier, chairman of Vivendi, is accused by many of his countrymen, including President Chirac, no less,...
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Bob the Builder trims estimate for takeover of Thomas to£139m
HIT Entertainment, the owner of Bob the Builder, officially launched a fresh bid for rival Gullane Entertainment ye...
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Hit bounces back with lower offer for Gullane
HIT Entertainment, which owns Bob the Builder, yesterday posted a reduced offer for rival children's character comp...
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Messier survives as Vivendi director Arnault quits
Jean-Marie Messier, the beleaguered chairman of troubled French media giant Vivendi Universal, survived a critical ...
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ITV chief axe 'over the hill' Peak Practice
ITV is scrapping the long-running medical drama series Peak Practice because it is looking tired, the network said ...