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ITV1 docs tackle coastal security
ITV1 is lining up two factual series following the specialist crime teams protecting Britain’s shores.
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NewsSumners opts for Unity Isis
Manchester post-production facility Sumners is starting the process of consolidating its central storage with the installation of a 32 terabyte Avid Unity Isis Storage Area Network (SAN).
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NewsESPN unveils Premier League channel
Sky will carry ESPN’s Premier League coverage from 3 August on a dedicated premium channel costing from £9 a month.
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NewsNice Biscuits recruits Flame artist Young
Nice Biscuits Post Production is adding a fourth Smoke/Flame suite to its Soho facility and has recruited a new Flame artist to drive it.
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NewsFun Run returns to Soho
The Vision Charity Soho Fun Run, re-launched last year, hits the streets of Soho this Thursday (9 July 2009) and there is still time to enter a team.
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NewsEnvy and Weta plump for Nuke
The Foundry has had a double success with its Nuke compositor, selling licences to London’s Envy and New Zealand’s Weta Digital.
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NewsBlue-Zoo calls for animation industry support
Animator Blue-Zoo wants the government to step in and counteract a ‘crisis’ currently engulfing England’s animation industry.
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NewsAltered Images goes Wild
Reseller Altered Images has appointed Andy Wild to the role of pre-sales consultant and senior support engineer.
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NewsRoot6 adds to training programme
Reseller Root6 is to expand the range of external training courses it offers for runners and edit assistants.
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Motive names digital CEO
Motive Television has appointed Leonard Fertig as an executive director and founding CEO of its DTT technology acquisitions arm Motive Digital with immediate effect.
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NewsChannels prepare for Michael Jackson memorial
The BBC and Sky are preparing live coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial, due to take place in Los Angeles today.
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NewsBBC3 eyes character-based sketch show
Comedian Simon Brodkin, who starred in BBC3 show The Wall, is recording his own sketch show pilot for the channel.
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NewsKidsCo: let digital channels at PSB funds
KidsCo managing director Paul Robinson has called for a contestable fund for younger children’s programming to be made open to both digital and terrestrial channels.
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NewsAtalla wins hypnotism comedy pilot
Ash Atalla’s indie Rough Cut TV has secured the final slot in Channel 4’s Comedy Showcase season of broadcast pilots.
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NewsGreenaway to run MediaCity
Salford MediaCity has ended its eight-month wait to recruit a top executive by appointing Virgin Media TV’s Sinead Greenaway.
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RTÉ looking for kids business shows
Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ is looking for business shows to help its children cope with the country’s economic crisis.
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NewsOrigin strikes deal for Boyd drama
Origin Pictures, the production company of acclaimed film producer David Thompson, and BBC Films have secured the rights to William Boyd’s next thriller before its September publication.
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NewsJackson to head NHU, Smithson to take over at Tigress
Tigress managing director Andrew Jackson is stepping down to head up the BBC Natural History Unit, with Darlow Smithson’s John Smithson taking over responsibility for Tigress’ creative output.
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NewsOpie joins Twofour as consultant
Twofour has recruited former Five exec Lisa Opie as a consultant for its online television service, Mediafreedom, and is trialing online channels for “major” broadcasters.
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NewsLost creators promise definite ending
The creators of Lost have ruled out any spin-offs into movies or comic books once the genre-bending show comes to an end next year.