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Ian Wright makes BBC 1 variety show pilot
Former footballer Ian Wright, who has a£1m deal with the BBC, has recorded a pilot for a new BBC 1 Saturday evening variety show.The show, Right Here, Wright Now,
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Brook Lapping to make Thatcher doc
ITV has commissioned a major three-part profile series on former prime minister Margaret Thatcher from the company that produced Diana: Story of a Princess, writes Penny HughesBrook Lapping's 3 x 60-minute
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BBC to provide mobile content
The BBC has beaten commercial rivals to a five-year contract to provide audiovisual 3G phone content for mobile phone outfit Hutchison, writes David Wood.The multimillion pound deal marks BBC commercial subsidiary
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Complete and Peach merge
Big Finish has bought a 50 per cent stake in post house Peach and has merged its own commercials facility, Complete, into the business to form a new outfit, writes Barbara Marshall
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Disc studio ups channel output
Digital Interactive Studio Centre (Disc) is looking to recruit 40 people ahead of the launch of three new channels at its Wapping studio and playout base, writes Barbara MarshallThe expansion comes
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Bruce Dunlop takes over Drum
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) has taken over Soho-based 3D and effects company Drum, writes Barbara MarshallThe addition of Drum founder Ian MacFadyen and senior animator Rebekah King-Britton to BDA's eight-strong
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Video conference
The International Academy of Broadcasting (IAB) is hosting a conference on behalf of the Digital Video Broadcasting project (DVB).DVB World 2002 will take place in Dublin on 6 and 7
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Egg speakers launched
Japanese in-car communications specialist Fujitsu Ten has set up a UK operation, Eclipse TD, to market its unique egg-shaped speaker monitors aimed at the recording and broadcast market. Eclipse TD UK
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Golden Sq in 3D tie-up
Golden Square Post Production has launched a 3D department in partnership with visual effects specialist Double Negative.A dedicated team of animators and 3D producers from Double Negative is now based
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Ealing Studios redevelopment gets underway
Demolition work has begun at Ealing Studios as the famous site enters its centenary year, writesBarbara MarshallThe film studios' future was secured last year when a consortium led by Fragile
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3D-imaging innovation
Belgian 3D system developer Eyetronics has launched a hand-held 3D scanning system that can capture information about an object from all angles.Featuring a digital camera and a specially designed flash
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BBC1's Best Inventions fails to inspire on debut
ITV1 storms ahead as BBC1's Wednesday night line-up struggles
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Bazal name to go in Endemol restructure
Indie brand ceases to be as founder Peter Bazalgette becomes first chairman of Endemol UK
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BBC unveils plans for Format Factory
Seven-strong unit charged with devising successful formats for both the UK and abroad and with adapting international formats for the domestic market
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Shareholders agree on C5 budget boost
Available programming funds jump to£149m despite 10 per cent drop in ad revenues
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ITV daytime chief leaves the stage
Controller blamed for loss of Richard and Judy departs after just 18 months in the job
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Yeo has 'open mind' on BBC privatisation
Shadow media secretary says Conservatives are considering whether other areas of the corporation besides R1 and R2 could have licence-fee funding withdrawn
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Video Networks to take on cable
VOD provider eyes NTL and Telewest as it prepares to offer broadcast TV from July
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Lockerbie appeal to be aired live
BBC becomes only broadcaster in the world granted permission to screen proceedings from the Netherlands
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UK set to miss 2010 analogue switch-off deadline
New study from Strategy Analytics says only chance of switch-off this decade is to find a 'multi-billion pound investor'