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PROGRAMMING - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SHOW TO AIR GLOBALLY.
National Geographic Channel is joining up with its sister stations internationally to show landmark series Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost Empire. The 60-minute programme, which promises new revelations about the
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PROGRAMMING - INFONATION GOES TO THE EDGE FOR DISCOVERY.
Indie Infonation has sold its award-winning science series The Edge to Discovery Networks Europe (DNE). DNE has picked up the second 12 x 30-minute series and will air it on Discovery
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PROGRAMMING - FOX CAPTURES COCKROACH WITH SUPERPOWERS.
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has bought the television rights to the animated series RoboRoach (pictured). The 26 x 30-minute co-production between Germany's RTV Family Entertainment and Canada's Portfolio Entertainment features Rube,
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PROGRAMMING - GREEN WILL APPEAR IN BOX TV DRAMA FOR BBC.
Actor Robson Green, who Broadcast revealed last week has ended his exclusive contract with ITV, is set to appear in indie Box TV's six-part BBC drama Trust, which begins shooting this
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PROGRAMMING - CITV TO SERVE UP ANIMATED TOFU FAMILY.
ITV has bought 52 x 11-minute episodes of French kid's animated series Tofu Family from Saban International Paris. The series, which follows the adventures of two children and their environmentally aware
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Production Show is first with new kit.
MEDIA 100 will showcase its new editing and effects system 844/x at next month's Production Show, writes Barbara Marshall
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Cheerful Scout to float on AIM.
Multimedia and animation specialist Cheerful Scout is set to raise£850,000 when it floats on the alternative investment market (AIM) next week.In a complicated reverse takeover, Cheerful Scout, which was set
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Clear rejigs after founder quits.
Clear Post Production has rejigged its board of directors following the departure of co-founder Simon Fallon, writes Barbara Marshall
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - AT THE RACES GETS A TITLE.
Chrysalis Creative and XTV have created the titles and bumpers for digital interactive racing channel At The Races, which launches on 1 May, writes Barbara Marshall
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - HITACHI IN PATENT ROW.
Japanese electronics giant Hitachi has dismissed as 'without merit' allegations of patent infringement brought against its data storage products by loss-making rival EMC. EMC filed against Hitachi in the US on
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - KAYDARA FX TRAINING.
Canadian digital media specialist Kaydara has appointed Shepperton-based Centroid Motion Capture as its first European authorised training centre.Centroid will be holding a series of seminars from 30 April to 3 May
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - MANAGER FOR PINNACLE.
Pinnacle Systems has appointed Discreet business development manager Gary Lewis as regional sales manager to the northern Europe broadcast and professional sales team. Lewis, who takes responsibility for the UK and
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - RUSHES TAKES ON THREE.
Rushes has made a further three additions to its 3D department. Former Aldis Animation/The Refinery chief Louise Hussey has joined as 3D production manager, Rick Leary comes from the BBC as
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BOOST FOR HD KIT HIRE.
Hire companies Arri Media and Gearbox are stepping up their high-definition product lines. Arri Media ordered two Thomson Viper Filmstream cameras at NAB earlier this month and Gearbox has added a
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LEADER - The last few moves for ITV Digital.
Could it be that those administering ITV Digital are finally reaching an endgame? It seems almost unreasonable to hope so, because the future of digital terrestrial TV is being played out
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FREE TO AIR - Brassed off with Bafta.
It is time to 'prendre un page du livre des Francais' and I don't mean electing a fascist government. Rather the rioting in the streets in defence of 'quality television' post
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TRADE TALK - Sex education
At Optomen Television, Simon Andreae explored some outre themes, so what does he have in store for science and education at Channel 4?
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ON THE BOX - Journey of discovery.
UK Style commissioning exec Chantal Rutherford Browne thought The Real Eve was pukka but that Life Doctor was a quack
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News Analysis - An end to class TV?
The Budget contained a nasty shock for indies: the end of the sale and leaseback tax break for non-theatrical productions, which could lead to current productions being halted and quality drama budgets being cut back
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Older Audiences - Why old habits die hard in TV and radio.
Older viewers are richer and watch more TV than anyone else. So why does the industry persist in seeing them as a burden instead of an opportunity?