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NewsLygo to join C4 in November
Kevin Lygo will replace Tim Gardam as director of television from 3 November.
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NewsLeslie tells all on Sky
John Leslie, the TV presenter who found himself at the centre of rape allegations earlier this year, is to give his first TV interview to Sky One, writes Jon Rogers.
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Roger Mosey - speech in Bonn, 11.09.2003
Thank you for the invitation to address this conference. Richard Sambrook is, I know, sorry not to have made it to Bonn, but I'm delighted to have been invited to take his place. He and I and the rest of the BBC are also not able, I'm afraid, to comment ...
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Chelsea Tales (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Chelsea Tales (BBC2) is a thinly-disguised version of those pauper-gawper programmes you get on ITV1 (Britain's Ri...
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Chelsea Tales (BBC2) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'The makers of Chelsea Tales (BBC2) have crafted a series that allows you to feel just as relieved that you haven't...
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Chelsea Tales (BBC2) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'As with ITV's Young, Posh and Loaded, we're witnessing a cruel but thoroughly enjoyable new sport, in which thick ...
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Homeground (BBC2) - Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph
'Throughout this very nicely observed film Norman was quietly restrained, evincing the kind of horrified amusement ...
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Homeground (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Homeground has produced some remarkable stories over the years, and this was one of the best. But then, so was the...
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ITV rebuilds the Titanic
ITV has signed off one of its biggest ever factual commissions, with a£1.75m 'blue-chip' documentary about the building of the Titanic using state-of-the-art computer-generated images, writes Paul Revoir.
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Inspector Lynley to make a return
Detective series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries has been recommissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey for a 4 x 90-minute run. The third series, which will again star Nathaniel Parker as Inspector Lynley, will include two adaptations of the Elizabeth George novels and two original scripts. The writers are Kevin Clarke ...
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Filmlight ups scanner range
UK manufacturer Filmlight has developed a new dual-gauge version of its successful Northlight film scanner that will now scan 16mm as well as 35mm film.Originally introduced in February last year as a 35mm scanner for feature films, the Northlight has proved so popular that the company decided to introduce a ...
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SMG 'optimistic' in face of sharp slide in profits
SMG this week reported a 50% drop in profits for the first half of the year, but pledged to
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French exclusive
French 3D digital animators Florian Perrett and Martine Delage-Vanderhaegen have signed an exclusive contract with Soho Editors to head the company's Softimage XSI team. Soho Editors head of animation Sarah Cloutier said: ?With projects such as The Matrix, Titanic and Dante's Peak to their credit, Florian and Martine will add ...
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Evolutions expands
Evolutions Television has hired former Technicolor DVD and video streaming specialist, Daniel Hurley, to run a new digital media division. With broadcasters looking to encourage more audience participation and add value to their programmes, the new department will help to re-purpose content for digital delivery via inter-active TV, DVD, ...
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PBS picks up Five's Two Towers Doc
Michael Attwell Productions' Bafta-nominated documentary featuring survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center has been sold to the American PBS network. 9/11: A Tale of Two Towers was produced for Five and has been sold by UK distributor Electric Sky.
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Discreet IBC launch
Discreet will reveal a new version of its non-linear editing and finishing system Smoke at this week's IBC in Amsterdam. Smoke 6 will feature a new flexible software design for multi-resolution post-production, including the ability to work at any resolution at any time, and to mix resolutions within projects ...
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Zeal nets Wall to Wall distribution deal
Wall to Wall has appointed Zeal Television to distribute three of its programmes - Secret Admirer, Five Things I Hate About Youand The History House. Secret Admireris set to debut ...
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GMTV and E! strike deal
GMTV has agreed a deal with entertainment news broadcaster E! Networks to provide content for the US broadcaster's new UK channel. GMTV's Entertainment Today showbiz programme will air from now until December on E! Entertainment Monday to Thursday at 11.00 after its original broadcast on the previous Friday on GMTV.
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Silicon cuts jobs
High-end US computer manufacturer Silicon Graphics is to make a further 600 of its staff redundant. According to the company: ?The steps will bring costs in line with revenue targets for fiscal year 2004.? Together with the elimination of approximately 400 positions announced in May this year, the company's headcount ...
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Granada International takes Comfort
Granada International has secured worldwide TV rights to the new series of Creature Comfortsfrom Oscar-winning model animation studio Aardman, in a deal which also ties up the original Academy Award winning short film.