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Hit and Discovery tie up
Hit Wildlife, a division of animation company Hit Entertainment, has signed a three-year co-production deal with Discovery Networks International, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Elizabeth team revisits Escape
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has ordered a one-off exploration of the Great Escape from the team behind Channel 4's high-rating series Elizabeth.The 60-minute documentary drama, produced by
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Raft of orders for Wall to Wall
Wall to wall, the independent linked to a potential equity deal with Channel 4, has secured a number of new commissions including a C4 series fronted by comedian Lee Hurst, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ANNE FRANK TO AIR ON C4
Channel 4 has bought US series The Story of Anne Frank from Walt Disney Television International, writes Simon Ellery.
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Wark profiles great Scots for BBC
Glasgow-based Indie Wark Clements has secured two factual commissions from BBC Scotland commissioning editor for television Ewan Angus, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 science orders human cloning series
Maidstone-based Indie Peter Williams Television has secured a raft of new commissions including a series for Channel 4 on human cloning, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsShine gains Kudos in£35m buyout
Shine has completed its acquisition of Life on Marsindie Kudos Film and Television for around£35m.
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NICKELODEON LINES UP SINGLE-PARENT SITCOM
Nickelodeon has bought a new live-action comedy series Raising Dad, which first aired on the Warner Brothers network in the US. The 13 x 30-minute show follows a single parent father
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SKY TAKES SCI-FI MUTANTS PRIMETIME
Sky One has bought a 22 x 60-minute sci-fi series Mutant X for its primetime line-up from US producer Tribune Entertainment. Sky One deputy head of broadcast and production Kate Marsh
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CANAL J GETS ANIMATED OVER NICK LINK UP
Nickelodeon UK has joined forces with French channel Canal J and sister Nickelodeon services in Spain, Australia and Latin America to create 48 x 26-minute animated series Yu-Gi-Oh. It is the
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PARANORMAL SPECIAL BROADENS UK HORIZONS UK
Horizons channel editor Dominic Vallely has commissioned two new programmes for a special themed weekend called Haunted. Secrets of the Paranormal, produced by BBC Worldwide's interactive arm, will be a 60-minute
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - News service goes digital with Sony
Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe (BPE) has won a contract with Associated Press Television News (APTN) to replace its analogue production equipment.The deal, which APTN director of technology Nick Evansky said
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - STLD gives epilepsy warning
The Society of television lighting directors (STLD) is calling on broadcasters to take more responsibility for managing the risks of photosensitive epilepsy (PSE), writes Barbara Marshall.
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NewsHazlitt sets sights on turning round Capital
Fru Hazlitt has vowed to make turning round Capital Radio her core objective after she was appointed managing director of GCap's London brands.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Arri promotes Louka and delays float
Camera and lighting specialist Arri has promoted general manager Renos Louka to group managing director of its UK companies but has put its plans for a stock market flotation on hold, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - THE FINAL CUT
Shining Productions used Apple's desktop editing system Final Cut Pro to edit a documentary for Channel 4 music strand 4 Music, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Bolton wanders into television production
BOLTON WANDERERS is setting a precedent for other football clubs by installing an in-house production facility to provide live coverage of home games, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - HIVE REPLACES TEAM
The Hive has made three appointments and is planning two internal promotions to its DVD department. Senior designer David Earls, junior designer Faye Greenwood and quality controller Jackie Constandine have joined
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - CROW IN AVID EXPANSION
Post-production facility Crow TV, based in west London, has expanded with the addition of five Avid suites, making a total of 14, and a second Symphony. The company has taken on
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - WELSH ARCHIVE MERGER
The National Library of Wales' sound and moving image collection is to merge with the Welsh Film and Television Archive to form the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales. The