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Hadlow plans changes for C4 history
Channel 4's new commissioning editor for history religion and features, Janice Hadlow, is planning to experiment with new formats for history shows when she starts in the autumn, writes Ashley Davies.Hadlow,
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ITV takes sperm donor drama from Talisman
Independent Talisman has been commissioned by ITV drama controller Nick Elliott to produce a one-off contemporary thriller adapted by Mark Burt, writes Colin Grimshaw.Where There's Smoke is a 2 x 90-minute
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SALES SPECULATION FUELS SURGE IN SGI SHARES
Shares in SGI (formerly known as Silicon Graphics) rose by nearly 12 per cent in late trading on the Nasdaq on Monday (24 May), fuelled largely by speculation that senior management
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GSP POACHES VANDER FOR ITS LAUNCH TEAM
New commercials facility Golden Square Post (GSP) has poached former Complete producer Beth Vander for its launch team. Vander had been with Complete for a year and prior to that worked
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JALEO NORTH AMERICA FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Jaleo North America, the US distributor for Jaleo Software, has filed for bankruptcy. The hearing, due to take place on 14 June, effectively brings to an end the distributor's licensing and
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AGENDA GOES ALL-DIGITAL WITH D-9 FORMAT
Agenda, one of the UK's largest regional production companies, has converted almost entirely to JVC's D-9 tape format. The company, one of the key programme-makers for S4C, recently moved to new
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O'DONNELL JOINS AVID AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Avid Technology has appointed Rose O'Donnell as its new chief technology officer (CTO). O'Donnell, who joined Avid in 1994 from computer manufacturer Hewlett Packard, replaces former CTO Eric Peters, who has
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KINGSTON TLI INSTALLS SONY SUITE AT TV FACILITIES ARM
Kingston TLI's TV Facilities division has installed a new Sony digital linear editing suite. Based around the DVS-7200 video switcher, DME-7000 effects and BE-9100P edit controller, it is understood to be
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MOLINARE ADDS WORTMAN TO SALES TEAM
Molinare has poached former Magmasters sales executive Nic Wortman to join its new sales team. Molinare sales director Richard Jones said Wortman would bring a large portfolio of clients along with
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Fountain shuts Malden site
Fountain Studios is closing its New Malden site and moving its post-production and graphic design and productions arm to its main studio at Wembley.Fountain Studios managing director Julian Kossick denied the
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VTR seeks partner to boost Portman
Facilities-to-production group VTR is considering options to 'partner' its film production division, Portman Entertainment, with a third-party distributor or rights owner.VTR chief executive John Banks said the group was looking at
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Tektronix keeps hold of loss-making VND
Tektronix is understood to have shelved plans to sell off its loss-making Video & Networking Division (VND) despite calls from some shareholders for its disposal.Sources within the company said VND, which
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Resources signs Novocom's Poole
Novocom Europe managing director Martin Poole has been poached by BBC Resources Ltd to become account director for its post-production and graphic design business.Poole, who is expected to arrive at Resources
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Share plummet leads to Gearhouse review
Gearhouse Group is implementing a strategic review of its operations following last week's share price collapse, which wiped more than 50 per cent off the value of the company and claimed
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Miramax to co-pro Austen adaptation
LWT and Granada Film have joined forces with Miramax Films to co-produce a feature film adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.Pride and Prejudice and Vanity Fair adaptor Andrew Davies was originally
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BBC tamed in tiger park
A BBC crew has been forced to stop filming in a restricted area of the Ranthambor Tiger Project in India after complaints that park users were being denied access, writes Bhuvan
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UK distributor Itel has sold high-profile ITV costume drama Hornblower to Japan's public service broadcaster NHK, writes Annie Dare. The 4 x 120-minute nautical epic, produced by United Productions in
UK distributor Itel has sold high-profile ITV costume drama Hornblower to Japan's public service broadcaster NHK, writes Annie Dare. The 4 x 120-minute nautical epic, produced by United Productions in association
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France to get extra terrestrial station
France's right-wing opposition has surprisingly given its blessing to the creation of a fifth terrestrial channel, which would be formed by merging daytime educational station La Cinquieme with primetime cultural channel
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Three's Company to air on Nick
The creators of Man About the House are set to reap additional royalties from the US version of the sitcom, Three's Company, in a new deal to air re-runs on Nickelodeon.US
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BERTELSMANN CONFIRMS MICROSOFT TALKS OVER DT
German media group Bertelsmann has confirmed that it is in talks with Microsoft about buying a joint stake in Deutsche Telekom's (DT) cable TV network. Up to 20 potential investors have