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  • Prime Focus Juan Pablo Brockhaus
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    Brockhaus joins Prime Focus

    2012-05-16T12:52:00Z

    Prime Focus has recruited Juan Pablo Brockhaus to head up the CG studio in the firm’s UK commercials division.

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    Flying TV boss attacks Olympic flight ban

    2012-05-16T15:07:00Z

    The managing director of Flying TV has hit out at government plans for a month-long no-fly zone over London during the Olympic games.

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    Lord Patten's DQF email to staff

    2012-05-16T13:32:00Z

    BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten’s email to BBC staff regarding the corporation’s Delivering Quality First plans.

  • Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
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    Playalong helps Millionaire to tweak format

    2012-05-17T08:30:00Z

    Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’s ‘Ask the Audience’ lifeline will become ‘Ask the Nation’ as part of a ground-breaking playalong game for the ITV1 quiz.

  • Usain Bolt
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    BBC docs to follow Olympians

    2012-05-17T08:30:00Z

    Big-name Olympians Usain Bolt and Tom Daley and a host of up-and-coming British athletes will feature in a range of documentaries across the BBC this summer.

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    Pathé chief fears ‘serious damage’ from Hargreaves

    2012-05-16T15:27:00Z

    Archive companies could be forced out of the UK if the government pushes ahead with changes to copy right legislation, according to the chief executive of British Pathé.

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    BBC probes insect world in Science US co-pro

    2012-05-17T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is making a documentary investigating the miniature world of insects, uncovering the biological blueprint that enables them to survive and flourish a wide range of environments.

  • A Queen is Crowned
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    JCA remasters Queen’s coronation for HD

    2012-05-16T15:31:00Z

    JCA has digitally remastered A Queen Is Crowned in HD for ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

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    Parthenon wins US order for Forensic Firsts

    2012-05-17T08:30:00Z

    Parthenon Entertainment has secured a commission with US broadcaster Smithsonian Channel for a new six-part series about forensic investigations.

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    BGT week sends UK barking

    2012-05-17T08:29:00Z

    Channels make tactical moves as Britain’s Got Talent dominates through to Saturday final.

  • The Hoarder Next Door
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    Got Talent takes on all-comers

    2012-05-17T08:29:00Z

    With Britain showing off its eclectic talents across an entire week on ITV1, other channels had to brace themselves.

  • The Two Thousand Year Old Computer
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    Viewers tune in for history

    2012-05-17T08:29:00Z

    These days, it is alarmingly easy to feel like some kind of ante-diluvian figure merely by having a laptop that’s three years old. BBC4 could have been referring to 2010 with its 2,000-year-old computer. 

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    Pinewood to revisit expansion plans

    2012-05-16T17:55:00Z

    Pinewood Shepperton is revisiting plans to expand its Buckinghamshire base in a bid to keep pace with rival facilities and attract more international content.

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    Sky signs Steve Coogan deal

    2012-05-18T10:13:00Z

    Alan Partridge is heading to Sky Atlantic as part of a new output deal with Steve Coogan indie Baby Cow Productions.

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    Abraham defends C4 News decline

    2012-05-16T17:56:00Z

    Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has defended Channel 4 News’ ratings decline pointing to the broader trend of news audiences falling the new methods C4 is using to engage audiences with the programme.

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    Chris Moyles sheds 400k listeners

    2012-05-17T00:01:00Z

    RAJARs: BBC Radio 1 breakfast host Chris Moyles has lost 400,000 listeners over the past 12 months - but Radio 2’s Chris Evans has reported an upswing.

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    6 Music audience up 12%

    2012-05-17T00:01:00Z

    RAJARs: BBC 6 Music, the digital station honoured at this week’s Sony Awards, has reported a 12% increase in listeners and hit a record high.

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    BBC local radio hits four-year high

    2012-05-17T00:01:00Z

    RAJARs: BBC local radio, which has seen planned cuts reduced from £18m to £6m this week, recorded its biggest audience share since 2008.

  • Generation Kill: Emmy award-winning VFX work on HBO show by Cinesite
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    Cinesite expands horizons into production after MBO

    2012-05-16T18:35:00Z

    VFX firm Cinesite is moving into production and gearing up for expansion outside the UK as part of its wider diversification plans.

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    Milne nears Molinare takeover

    2012-05-17T09:00:00Z

    Steve Milne has recruited some of his former Molinare colleagues to assist with his takeover of the Soho post facility.