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The King of US reality
Mark Burnett's Emmy Award-winning Survivorpaved the way for the unscripted TV craze in the US. And with an Apprenticespin-off starring Martha Stewart set for autumn, the British-born producer insists it's not over for the reality genre yet. By Melissa Grego.
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BBC top of the agenda
With speakers as varied as John Birt and Ricky Gervais, this year's Edinburgh Festival is sure to spark off debate, writes Dawn Airey.
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TV's gambling addiction
With interactive TV gambling enjoying a time of aggressive growth, hopeful TV operators are betting that the recently created Gambling Commission will opt to loosen the rules governing the industry. By Kate Bulkley.
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Diplomatic mission impossible
His indie producer background and commitment to the BBC gives Krishan Arora the experience to execute what many consider a difficult balancing act.
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Big Bro's paradox
Big Brothermay have been a critical hit but both viewer and voter numbers are down.
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Sky's movies move
It will be interesting to see how the City reacts to Sky's plans to move into the cinema business.
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Shine opens doors to tyrants' homes
Indie Shine is to nose around the extravagant former homes of Saddam Hussein for a documentary for Sky One.
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Singh Kohli fronts Tiger Aspect series
Hardeep Singh Kohli, the writer and star of BBC comedy Meet the Magoons, is fronting a new Channel 4 topical debate show, writesColin Robertson.
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RTE commissions further Afternoon Show run from Green Inc
Belfast indie Green Inc Film and Television has picked up a major order from RTE with a recommission for 230 hours of its daytime programme The Afternoon Show.
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Royal palaces showcased on BBC4
BBC4 is to go behind the scenes at five of the UK's royal palaces for a 10-part series. Tales from the Palacesvisits Kensington (pictured), Hampton Court, Kew, the Banqueting House and the Tower of London, exploring the myths and stories surrounding the buildings and their purpose ...
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RDF develops pilot for C4 dating show
RDF is piloting a dating show for Channel 4, in which a group of friends dominated by couples must find one of their single friends a partner. Friends and Lovers(working title) is seeking groups of friends in their 20s or 30s where one member is the ...
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Count Arthur sitcom for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a 5 x 30-minute sitcom series from Komedia Entertainment and Smooth Operations featuring Edinburgh Fringe Festival regular Count Arthur Strong. Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show, written by Steve Delaney and currently in pre-production, is set for broadcast in January 2006 in ...
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ITV gives go-ahead for more Dial-a-Mum
ITV has ordered a further five episodes of Ludus and Objective Productions' forthcoming ITV daytime show Dial-a-Mum. The ITV1 show, which sends a four-strong team of 'no-nonsense mums' off to sort out people's problems, will now air as a 30 x 45-minute series from 5 September. ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Lucy Willis
C4's commissioning editor, education, is on the lookout for fresh on-screen talent, wants to challenge our ideas on teenage addiction and is impressed by the edgy and exciting style of indie outfit Firefly.
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BBC factual trials in-house editing
The BBC's latest scheme for cutting the cost of programme-making will be tested at the corporation's London-based factual and learning department later this year with the introduction of low-cost desktop editing systems for production teams.
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Pepper Post revamps to grab film business
Pepper Post has restructured its senior management team, creating the new posts of head of operations and head of film as part of a fresh drive to win more film business.
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Avid buys out Pinnacle in£259m deal
Avid is to complete its proposed takeover of California-based video-editing firm Pinnacle Systems this week after the£259m deal was cleared by the European Commission.
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DI kit for Resolution
Resolution has bought a Discreet Smoke DI editing system running on Linux from Autodesk through reseller XTFX. The Smoke DI system will replace Resolution's Quantel Editbox for short-form and long-form work. The facility also expects the system to bring in more HD work.It's the second Discreet system that Resolution has ...
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Sky's HD sat move
Sky has leased three extra transponders from satellite firm SES Astra to transmit its package of HD services, expected to launch in the UK in the first half of next year. Sky chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein said that the HD launches would be a key part of the satellite ...
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Martyr gets Nitris
London post house Martyr has beefed up its HD finishing, spending£250,000 on an Avid DS Nitris editing system, plus HD monitoring and a Sony HDCam VTR. Martyr is already using the HD kit and its Edifis Finaliser HD grading system on Talkback Thames' HDCam series Murder ...