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    Disney channel picks up sleepover club

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Scottish indie IWC Media's children's comedy series The Sleepover Club is to be screened on Disney Channel Italy following a deal with distributor Southern Star International. The 26 x 30-minute series, which features a secret society run by a group of teenage girls, has been ...

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    Zeal TV buys Chatterbox

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Producer-distributor Zeal Television has bought The Chatterbox Partnership in a deal worth more than£1m.

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    Management buyout at MPC ?doubtful'

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    The rumoured£50m price tag for the Moving Picture Company (MPC) has silenced industry talk of a management buyout.

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    Mouthy Moyles is breakfast king

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Chris Moyles, the self-proclaimed 'saviour of Radio 1', has finally delivered on his promise and has struck a blow to the commercial sector with a three-year high for the BBC youth station's breakfast show.

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    Comment: how Moyles had commercial rivals for breakfast

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    After nearly a year in the job, Chris Moyles' boast to 'kick anyone's arse at breakfast' is indeed coming to pass for Radio 1, much to the consternation of commercial rivals - now kicking themselves for dropping their guard.

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    Sanctuary posts Bomber Crew

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Sanctuary post has post-produced RDF Media's Bomber Crew for Channel 4. The series gives five grandchildren of second world war bomber crews the same training undertaken by their grandfathers, culminating in flights on the same planes. It combines the training with archive footage and interviews. ...

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    Bluw delivers Classic FM idents

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Bluw has completed production on idents for Classic FM TV. The series of promos bring the channel's television and radio offerings closer by promoting the radio shows to the brand's TV audience. The idents attempt to mirror the channel's sense of calm by using filmic images and languid camera movements. ...

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    Easy starts blaze

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Software developer Easy Effects has launched its first vfx plug-ins, following beta testing at Nats Post Production. The plug-in, Blaze, is the first in a line called The Look which is designed specifically for offline and online editors using Avid systems. It aims to fulfil the demands that are put ...

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    TWG plans bid for Belfast FM licence

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    The Wireless Group has joined forces with the Belfast Telegraph in its bid for a new FM licence in Belfast. TWG, which owns the national TalkSport station, will submit a music format titled Delicious FM. SMG has also thrown its hat into the ring and ...

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    Format focus: Celebrity Spelling Bee

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Who's showing it?

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    BBC billing protest

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    UK Post has registered concerns with the BBC and electronic billing company Open Business Exchange (OBE) over the implementation of a new billing system called OB10. Fifteen members of the post sector's industry body have approached UK Post chief executive Gaynor Davenport over the system, as they had not been ...

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    BBC returns to dinosaur world

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has teamed up with a range of international partners to create a£2m landmark CGI series that will again delve into the world of dinosaurs.

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    BBC promotes Patel

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    BBC head of revenue management Zarin Patel will take on the role of group finance director from 1 December, replacing John Smith who was promoted to chief operating officer in June. She will be charged with leading the BBC's financial strategy, planning, control and corporate reporting activities as well as ...

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    TV sweeps board at National TV awards

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Coronation Street prodigy Sam Aston (above) was the most popular winner at last night's National Television Awards, which saw ITV pick up nearly all the prizes. Aston, who plays Chesney Brown

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    Living TV buys Australian medical duo

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Living TV has acquired a brace of new Australian medical series. Medical Rookies will focus on the lives of young doctors as they perform their first operations and learn life-saving techniques. The Body Specialists explores cosmetic surgery and the people ...

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    Asian launch planned for BBC Prime

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    BBC Worldwide's entertainment channel, BBC Prime, is to launch across Asia from 1 December. The channel, which screens programmes such as Top of the Pops , Weakest Link and Doctors , will initially begin ...

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    Ancient weapons on Discovery

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Darlow Smithson, the indie behind Touching the Void , is making a series about ancient weaponry for Discovery.

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    Ascent reveals Euro ambitions

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Ascent Media Group (AMG) UK managing director Brenda Smith has set out a blueprint for the group's expansion in 2005 that includes plans for an attack on business in mainland Europe.

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    Fusion rides high after stabilising debts

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Fusion Post Production has successfully secured a company voluntary agreement (CVA) and has recorded its two most successful months ever.

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    Commissioner's Q&A: Adam Kemp

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    The BBC head of commissioning, independents and nations for specialist factual, arts and current affairs programming can command budgets of up to£4m for 'super landmark' productions