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Brighton opening
Brighton post house We Should Be Editing has opened its doors at the former recording studios of the Brighton School of Journalism. Founded by Richard Daws, We Should Be is based around Avid Media Composer for both offline and online work and will focus on broadcast TV series. The facility ...
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Anglefish gets real
Angelfish, the new programme promo arm of creative agency Devilfish, has opened its doors with a contract from UK channel Reality TV. Angelfish has created the US launch promo package - including channel generics and series promotion for Reality TV - and under the new contract will make all on-air ...
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Media 100 saved
The acquisition of Media 100 by Optibase is now set to go ahead (Broadcast, 5.3.04). Optibase has executed a definitive loan agreement through which it will provide around $1m (£540,000) of secured debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. Optibase has also executed an asset-purchase agreement which, subject to court approval, will allow it ...
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Flight facility move
In-flight entertainment provider IFE Services is set to relocate to the former Picardy Television studio in Cheshire at the end of the week as a result of outgrowing its offices at Manchester Airport. The site houses a fully digital online post facility, three non-linear Avid offline suites, three Maya 3D ...
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Two more indies open sales arms
Two more UK independents have set up sales operations to represent their own programmes at this year's MipTV programme market, writes Leigh Holmwood and Paul Revoir.
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Fox kids bags cult korean cartoon
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has picked up the rights to cult Korean cartoon Pucca (above) and has inked a deal to develop a 78 x 7-minute series with creator Vooz. FKE has also acquired rights to an earlier 24 x 2.5-minute series and will launch Pucca at MipTV. Meanwhile, Fox ...
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How clean is your house? goes to states
The two stars of Channel 4's How Clean Is Your House? are to pull on their marigolds for a US version of the show. Aggie Mackenzie and Kim Woodburn will shine the spotlight on messy American homes for cable channel Lifetime Television. The format, created by Talkback Productions, will be ...
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September to make US wedding special
September Films has been commissioned to make a one-hour special called America's Trashiest Weddings for Fox in the US, which will go out in early summer. Sky One has picked up the UK rights from September International, which launches the title at MipTV next week. The executive producers for September ...
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Carlton formats arm loses identity
Action Time, the former Carlton formats brand whose hits include ITV's Catchphrase, has been scrapped by new owner Granada. The division will now be merged with the sales arm of Granada International and all future projects will be branded Granada. Laura Burrell will be promoted from head of sales at ...
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TV corp extends twins format into europe
Television Corporation International is rolling out factual entertainment show Most Identical into Germany, Italy and Belgium. The format, created by Mentorn, looks for a nation's most identical set of twins. The deals will see primetime specials for RTL in Germany and Italia Uno as well as a seven-part series on ...
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All3media shifts fifth gear to America
All3Media International has sold Five car magazine show Fifth Gear to Fox-owned US motoring network Speed Channel. The 8 x 30-minute series, fronted by Quentin Willson and now in its fifth series on Five, has also been picked up by HMG Holland, XYZ Australia, Ananey Israel and Sun Media in ...
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Root takes axe to BBC2 reality shows
BBC2 controller Jane Root has axed two of her channel's key programme brands.
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NewsC4 orders second No Angels
Channel 4 head of drama John Yorke has secured another returning series for the broadcaster by ordering a second run of World Productions' controversial No Angels.
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Hit eyes up America
Hit Entertainment is looking at launching a TV channel in the US aimed at pre-school children. Rob Lawes, chief executive of the company which owns Bob the Builder said: 'We would like to leverage our content into an equity ownership of a dedicated [TV] venture.' Hit this week reported that ...
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Fox buys FX drama
Fox International Channels UK has bought two drama shows from Warner Bros International Television Distribution for its FX channel on Sky. Carnivale , a 13 x 60-minute series about a travelling carnival, and cop show The Wire will premiere on ...
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BBC Asian soap
The BBC is spending over£1m on its first radio soap for the Asian community. Silver Street will launch on 24 May on digital station BBC Asian Network and a 10-minute episode will be broadcast every weekday morning with an afternoon repeat and a weekend omnibus. ...
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Napster nabs Smith
Former Capital FM executive Jeff Smith has been hired as programming director of music download website Napster. Smith, who has been consulting for various radio groups since stepping down as Capital FM programming controller in January last year, will join the company before its launch in the UK this summer. ...
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ITV brings back Real Life series
ITV has cemented a commitment to documentaries with an order for six films for its Real Life strand.
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Murphy orders street gang doc
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a major foreign language documentary series about street gangs in El Salvador, in the style of the award-winning Brazilian film City of God.
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BBC4 revisits art and culture of the 1960s
The 1960s will be put under the microscope in a major season of programmes on BBC4 this summer, including a landmark collaboration with Tate Britain about the decade's art.