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    Locomotion buys four Final Cut systems

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Locomotion Creative Production Services is installing Final Cut Pro editing facilities at three further production companies.

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    RDF boosts portfolio

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    RDF Rights has added more than 400 hours of programming to

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    Bernard Hayes titles Himalaya

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Bernard Hayes Design has created the opening sequence for Himalaya with Michael Palin. Palin's 2,000-mile journey takes him through the Himalayan states, from the Khyber Pass to the Bay of Bengal. Within the titles, the camera follows Palin through temples and over mountains. Digibeta footage ...

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    Murder prevention sold on before debut

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    World Productions' new crime show Murder Prevention is being adapted for a US network before it has even aired in the UK. The show, which centres around an elite police unit that monitors and arrests potential murderers before they commit a crime, is being scripted ...

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    BDH gives Mobos Caribbean theme

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Burrell Durrant Hifle (BDH) has designed and directed the titles and packaging for the Mobo Awards 2004 for Scarlet Productions. The sequence is based on a pool party theme with artists and presenters enjoying a Caribbean sunset from the roof of the Royal Albert Hall as the dome opens skywards. ...

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    Porter moves to BBC World

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    The editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Porter, is to take over the running of BBC World.

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    Future slicing the BBC?

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    The debate about the future of public service broadcasting is set to call into question the credibility of Ofcom

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    BBC indie champ commissions survey

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    BBC independents executive Elaine Bedell has commissioned a major external study on the corporation's relationship with indies. Consultancy Opinion Leader Research is currently interviewing over 200 indies across the country about their relationship with the BBC on issues such as commissioning and business affairs. The results are due in early ...

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    Atom titles Manilow special

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Atom Pictures has produced the opening titles for the BBC's One Night with Barry Manilow. The sequence features BBC Television Centre at twilight being strafed by spotlights in a way that's reminiscent of a Hollywood gala. Images of Barry Manilow were composited onto the ...

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    ITN's hi-res archive

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    ITN has launched a new service offering previously unseen images from its archives. ITN Archives/Stills will use digital technology to generate high-resolution stills from moving footage at 300dpi - approximately four times the resolution of conventional screen-grabs.

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    Jowell approves Technology sale

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    The sale of BBC Technology is to go ahead this week despite broadcasting union Bectu's continuing campaign to stop media secretary Tessa Jowell from granting approval.

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    ITV ties in Ant & Dec

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    ITV has locked in its star presenters Ant and Dec (Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly), after tying down exclusive deals with the Geordie duo. The pair will now continue to front some of ITV's biggest shows, including the next I'm a Celebrity? Get Me out ...

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    Animation project

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Hewlett Packard and software developer Alias are set to offer British animators the chance to test HP Labs' experimental Maya Rendering Service. The project, called SE3D, is offering 10 groups of UK animators free access to HP Labs' render farms, which utilise the power of hundreds of processors. The participants ...

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    Animal Planet lines up new shows

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Animal Planet has commissioned a raft of new series, including two from indie Oxford Scientific Films (OSF). Lyndal's Lifeline sees presenter Lyndal Davies travel to an animal sanctuary with over£5,000 to help the project. OSF will also produce Meerkat Manor ...

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    Holly's Helpline gains ADF as partner

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    German broadcaster ZDF is the latest partner to invest in a new animated series for Welsh channel S4C. Holly's Helpline , a 26 x 10-minute stop-motion animation series, was launched at MipTV earlier this year and S4C hopes to complete the financing of the series ...

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    Radio merger will save£7.5m a year

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    The boards of GWR and Capital Radio this week said they had agreed terms for their proposed£711m merger, which they estimate will save them£7.5m a year, and had secured the backing of key shareholder Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT).

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    Channel 4 targets grey market for daytime

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is pushing ahead with plans to cash in on the grey market in its daytime schedule, ordering a long-running series about middle-aged people undergoing major life changes.

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    C4 to air health treatment doc

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is continuing the quest for self-improvement with a documentary series in which a series of celebrities try extreme health treatments around the world.

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    Channel 4 rebooks Green Wing

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a second series of hospital comedy Green Wing from indie Talkback before the first run has even finished.

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    C4 orders second Shariah TV series

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4's commissioning editor for religion, Aaquil Ahmed, has ordered a second series of Shariah TV. The 8 x 60-minute show explores what it means to be British and Muslim in the current political climate. Produced by CTVC, the series will feature Islamic scholars ...