Most popular and commented – Page 1995
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Presteigne buys kit
Presteigne Broadcast Hire has bought two wireless camera systems from Link Research making it the first hire company to offer the system. The LinkXP system won the IABM Peter Wayne award for design and innovation at this year's International Broadcast Convention and is also up for an RTS Technical Innovation ...
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QVC sells Christmas
Christmas is coming early to QVC which launches its seasonal look this weekend. Produced and directed by Chris Clarkson, the idents feature a range of costumes designed by Marlin Persson, with make-up by Andrew Savage. The images were shot in-house and composited and finished in Flint and Editbox. The QVC ...
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Face-offs promote Freeview
Artem and Clear Post-Production are behind the effects for the commercial launching the BBC's digital service Freeview, writes Barbara Marshall
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RatingsViewers desert Wild West
Viewers deserted the second episode of BBC 1's new comedy series Wild Westbut ITV 1 failed to capitalise on the corporation's weakness, writes Jon Rogers
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Mixdown and Arena unveil new audio suites
London-based Arena Digital and Mixdown Audio have both opened new audio suites in the past few weeks, writes Barbara Marshall
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'Soho-style' facility to drive LPC growth
RTL-owned London Playout Centre (LPC) plans to add a 'Soho-style' post-production facility to its Stephen Street base as part of a bid to become a full-service facility house, writes Barbara Marshall
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Grierson documentary awards air on BBC 4
BBC 4 is to screen the Grierson British Documentary Awards - the first time the event, which celebrates excellence in documentary film-making, has been broadcast on television. BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a 90-minute special to be produced and directed by Mark Bell and executive produced by David ...
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12 Yard Productions wins lottery run
BBC 1 has commissioned 12 Yard Productions to produce a further 10 x 45-minute series of lottery show In It To Win It, presented by Dale Winton. The show was recommissioned by BBC controller of entertainment Jane Lush and BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey. It ...
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Flame signs square deal with Discovery
The Flame Group is to produce a 2 x 60-minute series for Discovery Europe looking at the history and future of television. Commissioned by Discovery UK programme editor Louise Bolch, Square Planetexamines how TV has shaped our culture and attempts to predict the next big ...
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ITV'S Elliott orders Kevin Whateley drama
ITV 1 controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Thames TV to produce Promoted to Glory, a 120-minute drama starring Ken Stott and Kevin Whateley. The story follows Mike, a helpless, homeless drunk whose life changes when he meets Salvation Army officer Annie who takes ...
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Fact or fiction makes return for Channel 4
Channel 4 head of features Ben Frow has commissioned Oxford-based indie Spire Films to produce a second series of Fact or Fiction. The series will again be presented by Tony Robinson and will investigate the truth behind Julius Caesar, Richard III, Robert the Bruce and ...
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BBC magazine show to take on This Morning
BBC 1 is to attempt to put the boot into ITV 1's troubled This Morningby launching a new live magazine show fronted by Pop Idol judge Nicki Chapman and BBC entertainment correspondent Robert Nesbitt. The 6 x 60-minute The Morning ...
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Peter Williams lands Meridian WW2 series
Meridian programme executive Simon Walton has commissioned a series from Peter Williams Television based on the second world war. The 8 x 30-minute The Secret Armywill look at the resistance fighters who would have continued the war if Hitler's planned invasion of the UK had ...
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ITV 1 brings Miracle to life
Indie Grasshopper Films is to produce a family animation for ITV 1's Christmas season, writes Steve Aston
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RDF snares FHM tie-ins for BSkyB
RDF Media has joined forces with Emap to produce two linked shows for Sky One based on men's magazine brand FHM, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Kelly team charts estate life
The film-maker behind Carlton's Bafta-winning documentary on poverty in modern-day Britain, Kelly and her Sisters, is making a similar film based on a council estate in south London, writes Steve Aston
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Bravo to explore sci-fi sex
Flextech-owned men's channel Bravo has announced a raft of new commissions including a 15-part series exploring what sex will be like in the future, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Dating show to top Lush line-up
BBC 1 is to launch a dating show that will see parents choosing potential dates for their son or daughter as part of a raft of new shows from controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Granada rejig targets drama
Granada is to launch a concerted push to grab ITV's extra drama cash after restructuring its programming business, writes Steve Aston
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Rise clings on but Richard and Judy flounder
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has broken his silence over the broadcaster's beleaguered breakfast show Rise, writes Georgina Lipscomb