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C4 school animation to air in Australia
Australian networks ABC and the Comedy Channel have picked up rights to Channel 4's upcoming animated series Bromwell High. Co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Canada's Decode Entertainment, the 13 x 30-minute series is set in an underfunded London school and was scripted by Richard Osman, ...
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Somethin Else to syndicate Brit awards
Indie Somethin' Else has been appointed as the radio syndication partner for the 2005 Brit Awards. UK stations will be offered pre and post-show interview clips and performance highlights. International stations will be offered build-up shows, live feeds, highlight shows and interview clips. In addition, for three weeks before the ...
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New Zealand sticks to the facts
Factual specialist TVF International has sold 26 hours of British documentaries to broadcasters in New Zealand. Foxtel has picked up a slate of 13 titles including Brook Lapping's Playing the China Cardand Diana: Story of a Princess. In addition, TV3 New Zealand ...
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New Diary entries for distraction
Distraction Formats has sold its TV Diariesformat to Ireland, Canada and the Middle East. The format, in which contestants attempt to submit the most interesting video diary to avoid elimination, has been picked up by RTE in the Republic of Ireland, Zone 3 in Canada and ...
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M2 seeks major stake in VTR plc
An M2-led consortium is understood to be close to making a£3m bid for a major stake in facilities group VTR plc.
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Blue spends£1m boosting HD capacity
Blue Post Production is to spend£1m on expanding its HD and sound capacity.
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Filming in London reaches record high
Filming on the streets of London has soared by 10% over the past 12 months according to a study by Film London.
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New kit for 2nd sense
2nd Sense Broadcast has installed two multitrack Pyramix systems. 2nd Sense has provided audio post-production on Later with Jools Holland, which was produced in high-definition for sale to the States, and children's animation series Boo!.Borehamwood-based Total Audio Solutions installed the Pyramix systems.
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Technicolor hiring
Technicolor Creative Services has appointed senior online editor Dominic Thomson to drive its Smoke suite and work within the digital intermediate department, which received a£2.6m investment in 2004. Technicolor recently moved its Denham operations to its new Perivale HQ.Thomson previously worked at Blue and Soho 601.
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ASP's software aid
Adaptable Software Products (ASP) has launched accounting software developed specifically for media freelancers and contractors. Accolyte was designed in consultation with industry accountants and current freelancers to produce an all-in-one package that covers invoicing, bills, currency conversion, VAT returns and year-end accounting.
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BIBC internet launch
British Internet Broadcasting Company (BIBC) has launched an end-to-end internet broadcasting service called Internet Master. BIBC claimed the service is the first of its kind to allow content owners to sell on-demand across the internet. One strand of the service, Channel Master, enables the use of the internet as an ...
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Lipsync buys DI kit
Soho's Lipsync Post has bought a second Quantel iQ digital intermediate grading suite, totalling£3.5m of investment in digital intermediate over the past year. The new suite includes Truelight Calibration, 5.1 surround sound and a 12-foot screen, which is supported by Northlight film scanners and Arri-laser film recorders. Lipsync has recently ...
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Precursor gives E4 a fresh look
Precursor has redesigned E4's channel idents and menus, winning a five-way pitch. Precusor developed a parallel E4 world which is linked to ours. A conventional purple 'outside' world was designed to contrast with a surreal white 'inside' world while a 3D E4 logo acted as a portal between the two. ...
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Lipsync puts images to eulogy
Lipsync Post has produced titles for and onlined Holocaust - A Music Memorial Filmfrom Auschwitzfor the BBC. The graphics had to be evocative yet appropriate to the subject matter. Senior designer Julia Blake and creative director Howard Watkins used After Effects to make the titles appear ...
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Fold7 has designs on Paramount
Fold7 has designed new channel idents across the Paramount Comedy Channels. The series of branding focuses on objects associated with Paramount shows; a Jack Russell dog for Frasieror a martini for MASH, which rotate slowly in locked-off shots on top of a ...
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NewsDead Man Weds falls to 2.3m
ITV1's struggling sitcom Dead Man Wedslost a further 400,000 viewers last night to average just 2.3 million (12%) at 10pm.
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The God-given right
Does the unprecedented campaign against the BBC for showing Jerry Springer: The Operaportend a real threat to free speech on TV and, if so, what is the best way for broadcasters to respond?
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NewsPEER POLL: Dick and Dom
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Are MPs right to question the PSB value of Dick and Dom?
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NewsGrade: BBC should sack under-par controllers
BBC chairman Michael Grade has warned TV and radio channel controllers they will be fired if they don't meet new quality criteria.
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NewsCommunity Channel appeal hits£1m
Charity TV service The Community Channel said today it had has raised over£1m for the tsunami disaster appeal through its interactive donation service.