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NewsITV completes Coronation Street HD upgrade
ITV’s Northern Resources has completed the upgrade of Coronation Street from an SD tape based set-up to an HD filed-based system ahead of the 50th anniversary of the flagship soap.
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NewsPrime Focus makes stereo 3D investment
Prime Focus is splashing serious cash on expanding its global stereoscopic 3D production pipeline.
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NewsFormer ATG boss launches sales outsourcing firm
Former ATG Broadcast managing director Guy Elliott has set-up a new sales outsourcing company that aims to help UK and international manufacturers build sales channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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NewsSumners promotes Peppiate
Manchester’s Sumners has promoted Paul Peppiate to general manager as it looks to capitalise on the demand for post-production that is expected to hit the region with the opening of MediaCityUK next year.
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NewsThe Mill adds London MD
The Mill has promoted head of production Darren O’Kelly to the role of London managing director.
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NewsNBC axes Heroes; Scrubs flatlines
The axe has fallen on troubled US sci-fi series Heroes while ABC has decided to call time on Scrubs.
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NewsS4C awards £7m indie contracts
S4C has awarded two indies contracts worth more than £7m to produce children’s content over the next three years.
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NewsHBO shows to stream on 3 mobile
3 subscribers will be able to watch hit US shows on their mobiles including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage and The Sopranos following a deal with US studio HBO.
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NewsEmma Bunton to host Five's 'Glee' show
Five has signed Emma Bunton to host its forthcoming live entertainment show Don’t Stop Believing.
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NewsTarget sends Peak Season to VH1
Distributor Target Entertainment has sealed a raft of sales in the US, including shipping faux Canadian reality show Peak Season to VH1.
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NewsRuth Jones to play Hattie Jacques for BBC4
Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones is to play Carry On legend Hattie Jacques in one of two new projects for BBC4.
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NewsFlashForward and Law & Order cancelled
Five will be hunting a noisy US drama at this week’s LA Screenings following news that ABC has cancelled FlashForward and NBC has canned Law & Order.
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NewsChurch makes appeal on BBC religious coverage
The BBC is in danger of “losing sight of its essence” if it axes any more religious programmes, the Church of England has warned.
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NewsSpence sets up with Tiger Aspect
Patrick Spence, the former head of drama for BBC Northern Ireland, is to launch his own indie under the umbrella of Tiger Aspect Productions.
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NewsSofia's Diary indie launches online series
Sofia’s Diary producer CR Entertainment is launching an online interactive magazine show with the Belfast Telegraph newspaper.
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NewsNorton to replace Ross on Radio 2
Graham Norton will take over Jonathan Ross’s BBC Radio 2 Saturday show from October, the BBC has confirmed.
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News"Media vicar" to counsel Salford movers
The Church of England is to appoint a full time “media vicar” to help BBC staff handle the trauma of moving to Salford Quays.
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NewsBGT iPhone app to tie-in with live show
Talkback Thames Digital’s Britain’s Got Talent iPhone app has gained almost 500,000 downloads ahead of extra interactive features being added in preparation for the live shows.
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NewsBBC mulls meaning of distinctiveness
The BBC and the BBC Trust are working together to define “distinctiveness” – the buzzword which lies at the heart of its strategy overhaul.
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NewsSpooks' Norris heads up BBC sci-fi epic
A new sci-fi epic from the makers of Spooks and Ashes to Ashes that explores “what it is to be human” has been commissioned by the BBC.