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New class for Teachers
Channel 4's hit drama series Teachers will return this autumn minus its two lead characters following the latest in a series of cast overhauls.
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NewsTiger lifts lid on murky world of pet surgery
Five is to spotlight the bizarre world of plastic surgery for pets with a documentary from indie Tiger Aspect.
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NewsLygo & Bazalgette out of race for C4 job
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo and Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette - two frontrunners for the vacant C4 chief executive role - have ruled themselves out of the race.
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NewsMorrison close to pouncing on Lion
All3Media, the indie formed by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, is poised to acquire Lion Television.
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The Hive and VTR merge operations
VTR PLC-owned Soho facilities The Hive and VTR have merged operations to form a 100-plus strong company in response to the growing demand for the 'one-stop shop', writes Rick Dacey.
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Cheerful Scout doubles DVD capacity
Cheerful Scout has doubled the capacity of its DVD department with the installation of two Sonic Scenarists and the appointment of three authors and designers, writes Rick Dacey.
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New posts at London Studios
The London Studios has created two management positions in an effort to increase efficiency at the ITV facility.
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Director's cut buys
Director's Cut, the facilities arm of arts producer Third Eye, has doubled its editing facilities with a second Symphony and four further offline suites. Managing director Peter West hopes that Roly Keating's appointment as controller of BBC2 will increase the BBC's arts output. Editor Ann Dummett has been added to ...
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BBC books C4's 124
Channel 4's studio facility 124 has been booked by the BBC to film The Cram. It goes into the studio from 7 June to 18 June. 124 has previously worked with the BBC, doing post on Clive Anderson's The Sharp End. Meanwhile, TWI's Mediahouse has been chosen by At ...
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Pepper in expansion
Pepper has appointed ex-Digital Film Lab features sales manager Zahida Bacchus to spearhead the company's expansion into the digital intermediate market. Bacchus will be responsible for raising international awareness of Pepper's DI HD capabilities and will oversee the features production process. Pepper bought a high-definition Spirit DataCine at the ...
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M-channel bans tape
New multichannel broadcaster Musicians Channel is aiming to be a fully tape-free environment within its first three months. Broadcasting director Kenton Oxley said that following start-up costs of around£500,000, a further£150,000 has been earmarked for the purchase of tapeless XDCam cameras. The aim is to be running a 24-hour service ...
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Charter MD leaves
The managing director of broadcast rental company Charter Broadcast, David Carr, is set to leave the company after three years in control. He claims to have fulfilled his objectives of developing Charter's presence both nationally and internationally and is ready to pass the reins on to a successor. He will ...
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Eden lost from Fox schedule
US network Fox is continuing to pay indie Mentorn around $500,000 a week for new episodes of reality show Forever Eden despite saying it has no plans to screen them, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 swoops on 50 episodes of US reality hit about teenagers
Channel 4 has picked up 50 episodes of US cable reality hit Switched! to broadcast in its T4 youth slot, writes Glen Mutel.
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MacIntyre's millions makes first sales
Fremantle International Distribution has made its first sales of investigative documentary series MacIntyre's Millions. The 3 x 60-minute series, originally shown on Five last year and made by Shine and Extreme Productions, has been picked up by 13 broadcasters including Korea's Q Channel, Kabel 1 in Germany and National TV ...
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C4I strikes deals for Derren Brown
Channel 4 International has sold two series featuring psychological illusionist Derren Brown to Finland. Brown's new series Trick of the Mind and Derren Brown Mind Control have been picked up by Finnish station YLE. South Africa's SABC has also picked up Trick of the Mind, which finished its 6 x ...
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TV-Loonland Appoints head of studio
Animation house TV-Loonland has appointed Beth Parker to the role of head of studio for its Telemagination studios. Parker, who joined the firm as head of production in 2001, will be responsible for overseeing all TV-Loonland shows such as The Cramp Twins, Pongwiffy and Little Ghosts. Parker will also continue ...
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Fremantle pushes more hit uk comedies
Fremantle International Distribution has made further sales of hit comedies Men Behaving Badly and Benny Hill. Classic shows from the late comedian Benny Hill are to be seen on BBC America, Hungary's Humor TV and Bulgaria's National TV, adding to the 137 counties that already screen his programmes. Men Behaving ...
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Cloud 9's the tribe sells to Sweden
Cumulus, the distribution arm of Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment, has inked a new deal for its hit series The Tribe. Swedish children's channel, the SVT-owned Barnkanalen, has picked up the third season of the show, which follows a group of youngsters who have to fend for themselves in a society ...