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Tully moves to Tele-Cine colourist
Tele-Cine has lured Alan Tully to become its new senior telecine colourist.Tully, currently senior colourist at Soho Images, is expected to arrive at Tele-Cine at the end of May. He replaces
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Cinesite moves for Effects firm
Cinesite has made its long-expected move into physical effects and model-making by acquiring Pinewood-based effects company Effects Associates for an undisclosed sum.It will operate as a subsidiary of Cinesite Europe with
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Only Fools ... optioned to US
Castle Rock, part of the Time Warner group, is pitching Only Fools and Horses to US writers after optioning US rights to the series from creator John Sullivan.The company is thought
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Carlton backs bid for Spanish digital
Carlton Communications has joined a consortium led by Spanish telecommunications company Retevision to bid for a digital terrestrial television licence in Spain.The consortium, Onda Digital, applied for the licence last week
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Cafe makes mummies for US Learning
UK independent Cafe Productions has begun work on two new international commissions including a three-part special on Egyptian mummies for The Learning Channel (TLC) in the US.The 3 x 60-minute series,
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MISSION SEES CHINA CD RELEASE OF PEOPLE'S CENTURY
BBC Worldwide has cut its first ever video deal in China, as a result of the trade mission led by Media Secretary Chris Smith (Broadcast, 30.4.99). The three-way agreement between BBC
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PEARSON TV SELLS THE BILL TO BEIJING
Pearson Television International has sold The Bill to a local commercial channel in Beijing, following another British promotion in China. British Law Week in China, promoting policing, led to the sale
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NEWS CORP SEEKS STAKE IN GEOGRAPHIC JOINT-VENTURE
News Corp is reportedly negotiating to buy into the joint-venture between National Geographic TV and NBC to allow the partners to launch a National Geographic channel in the US. National Geographic
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CME SUES CZECH CHANNEL HEAD FOR£14 MILLION
Central European Media Enterprises, the owner of several TV channels in eastern Europe which recently announced plans to merge with SBS, is suing the president of its Czech channel for more
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KARABELL TO HEAD NEW CNBC BUREAU IN PARIS
CNBC, owned by Dow Jones and NBC, has opened a Paris bureau to focus on business news in France and southern Europe. It will be headed by Shellie Karabell, formerly bureau
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MTV REVAMPS ITS EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
MTV Networks has reorganised its European operations, creating a new managing director role for its feeds targeted at northern and eastern Europe and grouping its services in Spain, Portugal, Greece and
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LEHMAN BROTHERS TAKES STAKE IN KIRCH MEDIA
The Kirch Group has sold a 3.1 per cent stake in its Kirch Media subsidiary to Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partnership for a capital injection of DM375 million (£130 million). This
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Birt under attack for sitcom criticism
Resentment of Sir John Birt's recent criticism of BBC sitcoms erupted in a series of scathing attacks on the director general during the Golden Rose of Montreux awards ceremony.Jimmy Mulville, joint
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News Corp execs in frame at BSkyB
Mark Booth's successor as BSkyB chief executive is likely to come from another outpost of the satellite broadcaster's largest shareholder, News Corporation, according to company sources.The front-runner for the position, heading
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Company looks back for C4 drama
Channel 4 has commissioned Company Pictures to produce a comedy drama taking a light-hearted look at the major events of the last 100 years, writes Liz Shackleton.Massive Landmarks of the Twentieth
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Pearson TV buys Regent
Pearson Television has bought UK independent Regent Productions in a deal believed to be worth around£1 million, writes John Plunkett.The indie has recently been recommissioned by Channel 4 for another
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Trade body backs Resources complaint
A trade body representing commercials producers has made a submission to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) accusing BBC Resources of undercutting independents in a bid to attract commercials work, writes
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C5 TO SCREEN SECOND SERIES OF SEX AND SHOPPING
Douglas Churnside Productions is developing a second run of its controversial Channel 5 documentary series about the porn industry, Sex and Shopping.The new series is due to air next year. The
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VAN OUTEN JOINS CLARY FOR SECOND RUN OF PRICKLY HEAT
Sky One head of commissioned programming Jamie Roberts has ordered a second series of gameshow Prickly Heat (left) from LWT. The new 10 x 60-minute series sees Denise Van Outen join
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ON DIGITAL SCORES WITH WEEK OF GULLIT PROGRAMMING
On Digital director of programmes Ashley Faull has secured Newcastle United manager Ruud Gullit to present a week of exclusive programming celebrating the Uefa Champions League in the run-up to the