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Beam wins Cannes deal
UK digital courier and archive service Beam TV has won an exclusive contract with the organisers of the Cannes Lions advertising awards to handle entries and manage data during the festival. MD Matt Cooper told Broadcast that agencies will be able to dispense with Beta ...
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Graphics recreate SAS pitch
The final episode of a six-part BBC series on volunteer SAS soldiers is to feature graphics created by Simon Hooley at London Post, which aim to put the viewer into the minds of the amateur elite combat soldiers. Made by General Factual, the show required graphics to give an overall ...
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Lorry decision wins Tyrell new business
London equipment reseller Tyrell has received a sudden surge in the number of support contracts it has won for Discreet products since competitor Red Lorry Yellow Lorry backed out of broadcast business, writes Sam Espensen.
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Backpack camera captures punters' views
Following hot on the heels of such technological wizardry as 'boulder-cam', 'ant-cam' and 'barnacle-cam', BBC Sport's first 'crowd-cam' debuts this weekend at the RBS Six Nations rugby tournament.
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Jones named new MD of One Post
Ascent Media (formerly Liberty Livewire) has revealed that Paul Jones is to be the managing director of One Post, the facility formed as a result of the merger of Soho 601 and SVC, writes Sam Espensen.
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Picardy battles to save post services
Glasgow-based Picardy Media Group is confident that its production, post-production and corporate arms will remain going concerns despite the company going into receivership at the end of January, writes Sam Espensen.
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Coogan to play Samuel Pepys in BBC2 film
The BBC's drama, arts and entertainment departments are set to come together for the first time in order to dramatise the life of diarist Samuel Pepys for a major new BBC film. Steve Coogan will star as Pepys in the landmark BBC2 film, working titled ...
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Flame brings extreme fisticuffs to screen
Flame TV is making a 6 x 30-minute series, Cage Combat, for Carlton TV about 10 men and two women taking part in an extreme sport - a mixture of boxing, kick-boxing, wrestling and martial arts. Two fighters confront each other over 3 x 5-minute ...
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Brian Waddell chasing time once again
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a second series of fast-moving travel-adventure show Chasing Timefrom Northern Ireland indie Brian Waddell Productions Limited. The 13 x 30-minute series follows contestants as they try to navigate various cities. Trey Farley will once again present the show. Two production ...
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Rock Hammer gets the last word on Carlton
Newly formed indie Rock Hammer Productions has won its first commission with a 16 x 30-minute Friday night talk show for Carlton. The Last Wordwill take a look back on the week's events with a mixture of celebrity and expert guests. Rock Hammer was founded ...
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MMA to make hidden camera cookery show
Multi Media Arts (MMA) is producing a new daytime cookery show for ITV, described as ' Masterchefmeets Candid Camera'. The 10 x 30-minute series, Reality Bites, will follow amateur chefs via hidden cameras as they ...
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Kids go loco in Banzai-style CITV gameshow
Foundation is making a 10 x 30-minute gameshow for CITV featuring Banzai-style challenges such as three elderly women competing to spit their false teeth the furthest. Globo Loco, to be presented by Stephen Mulhern, will feature rival teams aged from 11 to 13 competing in ...
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Third Royal series to start filming in March
ITV1 Heartbeat spin-off The Royalhas been commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott for a third series barely a month into its first run. The Yorkshire TV drama will be produced by Ken Horn and executive produced by Keith Richardson. The second 6 x ...
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Unique goes under the knife
The history of plastic surgery is to be put under the microscope in a new one-off special for Five, the Discovery Channel and TLC from Noel Edmonds' indie, Unique, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Real Life's killer shows
Leeds-based indie Real Life Media has scored a raft of commissions for Five including a 60-minute film on one of Britain's worst killers, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five hopes pig will bring home the bacon
Production has begun on new Five and Nick Jr pre-school animation Peppa Pig, following a finance and co-production deal between Contender Entertainment Group (CEG) and Astley Baker Davies, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Aussie wildlife next for NHU
The BBC is to turn its wildlife focus to Australasia in a major series from the Natural History Unit (NHU), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV lines up rival Simpson drama
The romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson has become the latest drama battleground after ITV1 unveiled a 120-minute film on the relationship - one week after the BBC announced its own project, writes Jon Rogers.
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C4 capitalises on The Salon hit
Channel 4 has extended the run of its weekday reality series The Salonby six weeks after strong ratings, writes Penny Hughes.
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NewsBBC brings back 70s Superstars
Superstars , the show that made a household name of judo master Brian Jacks and saw Kevin Keegan knocked off his bicycle, is returning to BBC1 for a full series, writes Colin Robertson.