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SMITH TO SPEAK ON ELECTRONIC CINEMA AT ROADSHOW
Media secretary Chris Smith is to address a roadshow on the future of e-cinema. The event, Celluloid or Silicon?, will demonstrate the flexibility of electronic film technology in the capture, processing
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Kingston Comms adds virtual studio
Kingston Communications' facilities arm, Kingston Mediastream, has added a virtual studio to its portfolio as part of a£2m investment programme. The 600 square foot virtual studio has been fitted with a
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Just Group buys Optical Image post
Intellectual property rights holder Just Group has bought animation and post-production house Optical Image. The deal places an initial value on Optical Image of£1.5m with£650,000 paid in Just Group shares
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De Lane Lea gets md
Simon Mallin is to join sound specialist De Lane Lea as managing director next Monday (9 October), writes Jon Rogers. Mallin joins from Ealing Studios where he was studio manager for five
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Pepper is using the world's first wet gate on a C-Reality to grade the second series of Hornblower. Andrew Benson, who chose the C-Reality over the Ursa Diamond which was used
Pepper is using the world's first wet gate on a C-Reality to grade the second series of Hornblower. Andrew Benson, who chose the C-Reality over the Ursa Diamond which was used
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INTERVIEW - Big game hunter
After a year as the driving force behind United Wildlife, managing director Paul Sowerbutts is fighting against the natural history recession and ensuring it has pole position in the internationalist Granada Media stable.
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OFF THE RECORD - Partying hard with Labour
Channel 4 news politico supremette Elinor Goodman was spotted in a hotel lift one morning at the Labour Party conference in Brighton, wearing what looked like an M&S bathrobe, carrying a
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OFF THE RECORD - Emmerdale idea is pants
Are there no limits to the heart-poundingly imaginative flair of Granada's publicity department? Briefed with promoting the extension of Emmerdale to five nights a week, those marketing geniuses gave out underwear
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OFF THE RECORD - And in Cannes
OTR was tempted to conduct a 'where are they now?' search for former 'Allo 'Allo writers after spotting what looked suspiciously like a bit of their old handywork. The website set up
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OFF THE RECORD - BBC mates not given break
Baby-faced BBC entertainment boss David Young should have taken to heart the title of Give your Mates a Break when organising the wrap party for the second series. The musical entertainment
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OFF THE RECORD - House of Rock rocks on
Tales of comedy creativity getting out of hand, no. 32. Animation indie Fireside Favourites had to make some drastic changes to the House of Rock Awards (above) it was making for
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OFF THE RECORD - C4I's death trap
Every year Channel 4 International tries to outdo itself by creating a sleek, modern design for its Mipcom stand in keeping with the channel's nowness. Last time, there was a mild
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CARLTON SELLS FINAL MORSE AROUND THE WORLD
Carlton International has announced a number of pre-sales for the final, 120-minute, episode of Inspector Morse (left). The Remorseful Day, a co-production between Carlton Television and WGBH/Boston, has been pre-sold to
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SOUTH BANK SHOW PROFILES SOLD BY NVC ARTS
NVC Arts has sold a number of 60-minute South Bank Show episodes. Canal+ has bought profiles of Yugoslavian director Emir Kusturica and artist Chuck Close. The Kusturica documentary has also been
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AUSTRALIA'S SEVEN NETWORK BUYS TARGET PACKAGE
Target Distribution has sold a package of shows to Australia's Seven Network including the third series of ITV drama Bad Girls, made by Shed Productions, and Tiger Aspect Productions' Blackadder the
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(.TV) SIGNS DEAL WITH CANAL DIGITAAL FOR BELGIAN LAUNCH
BSkyB technology channel (.tv) has launched in Belgium after striking a deal with Belgian cable outfit Canal Digitaal. The channel, which covers news, shopping, knowledge, internet and games, was launched last
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UNIVERSAL EVIL TO AIR ON 13TH STREET WORLDWIDE
London-based Universal Studios Networks has completed its first global co-production, Evil, which will air on 13th street channels worldwide. The 13 x 60-minute documentary series deals with evil and how it affects
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CELADOR INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS LIVINGSTONE T
Celador International has appointed Philip Livingstone as head of production. A former Celador producer in the 1980s, Livingstone will be charged with supervising all overseas productions, including Who Wants To Be A
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FRANCE'S M6 FINDS GIRLFRIEND AT ACTION TIME
Action Time International has sold 11 x 30-minute Planet 24 gameshow Girlfriend to French independent producer R&G Productions for broadcast on France's M6. Action time has also sold 30 x 30-minute
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TV-Loonland takes on Sony's Sunbow
German animation giant TV-Loonland is continuing its expansion drive by buying New York-based children's specialist Sony Wonder's production and distribution outfit. The $20.5m (£13.9m) deal includes Sony Wonder subsidiary Sunbow Entertainment and