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Centurfax enhances camera navigation
A UK printing company has developed an innovative new studio camera navigation system that it claims is more accurate than any current set-ups and will retail for a 10th of the price of its competitors, writes Sam Espensen.
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Branson fronts show for Five
Colourful tycoon Richard Branson is set to augment his already considerable media presence by taking on a TV presenting role in a new series for Five about ill-fated adventures, writes Paul Revoir.
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Bright light for Blitz
AV specialist Blitz has spent£500,000 on a new facility and 50 high-res LED panels from Lighthouse Technologies. The new LVP0630 panels are for television studio hire. Studio lights mean that images on LEDs can sometimes lack clarity. Lighthouse LEDs were chosen because they 'provide high-resolution image at incredible levels of ...
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BBC Resources on pathway to profit
The BBC's production services subsidiary BBC Resources has posted a year-on-year profit for the first time in its short history, writes Will Strauss.
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BB housemate is hook for extreme fishing on H&L
Former Big Brothercontestant Spencer Smith has become the latest ex-housemate to land a presenting role with an 'extreme' fishing series for Discovery Home & Leisure, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Five pays visit to V&A gothic art exhibition
Five has ordered a 30-minute programme for the autumn about the forthcoming gothic exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington, London. The film from indie Illuminations, producer of last year's Five arts series The Aztecsand Art Now, ...
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BBC starts on another Anthony Trollope
The BBC has gone into production on its new 4 x 90-minute Andrew Davies-scripted adaptation of Anthony Trollope's He Knew He Was Right. The 12-week shoot will take place in London, Italy and the west country with Nigel Stafford-Clark producing. Made by BBC Wales in ...
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Angus Deayton to star in baby cow comedy
Indie Baby Cow has lined up Angus Deayton to star in its new Julia Davies-scripted comedy, Nighty Night, for BBC3 and BBC2. Deayton, who was sacked from BBC1's Have I Got News for Youfollowing sex and drugs revelations, will play ...
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NEC aims for DTT phone
Mobile telecoms company NEC is developing a phone that will receive DTT broadcast signals. Designed initially for the Japanese market, the 3G handsets need a portable antenna and LSI (chipsets) to receive specially targeted programmes. Current moving video for mobile phones is either streamed or downloaded as packets of information.
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LWT ups current affairs output
LWT is beefing up its current affairs coverage this autumn by turning The London Programmeinto a series and ordering 40 editions of political show The Week, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 to air Manchester finale of Kay's tour
Channel 4 is to air a recording of award-winning comedian Peter Kay's stand-up show at the Manchester News Arena. The final gig of his 180-date tour on Tuesday 1 July - the eve of Kay's 30th birthday - took place in the arena where Kay once worked as a steward. ...
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NME to launch TV chart show with MTV2
MTV2 is teaming up with music newspaper NMEto launch a daily alternative chart show, which will be compiled by viewers voting for their favourite tunes. Kicking off on 3 August in a 19.00 slot - which will see it go head to head with both ...
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Living orders 100 Loose Lips
Living TV's first original talkshow, Loose Lips, has been recommissioned, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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The Office spearheads record year for profits
He may not be much of a manager but David Brent, the fictional boss in the sitcom The Office, has proved to be one ...
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Saturday nights are week, admits TV chief
The BBC admitted yesterday that the Saturday night schedule on BBC1 was lacklustre and that it was struggling to fi...
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BBC protests at Enron jibe
Simmering tensions between the BBC and Labour exploded yesterday after an MP accused the corporation of being as co...
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Cut TV filth
Modern movies contain so much foul language that watchdogs are demanding a massive reduction in its use. ...
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Saturday is a weak night for TV shows
BBC bosses have admitted that Saturday night Tv is in crisis. ...
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BBS paid£167,000 of YOUR money for this woman to move home
Licence fee payers have been forced to stump up almost£170,000 to fund a top BBC executive's move from US to Brita...