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Hylton joins 422 South
422 South has appointed a new creative director following the departure of Simon Clarke to set up his own company. Terry Hylton joins the London-based creative team from Audio Motion's motion-capture facility. He previously worked at SVC and Lego Media. 422 chief creative officer Andy Davies-Coward revealed that 422 will ...
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Big Bro 4 gets titles from Skaramoosh
Endemol's fourth series of Big Brother has got a new title sequence from Skaramoosh. Directed by Chris Howe, the titles are made up of several camera passes layered together to give the impression of a house bustling with people. John Cryer graded and comped the ...
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C4 gives voice to refugees
Channel 4 has ordered three projects from indie Glasshead, for its educational arm 4 Learning, including a series following the lives of young asylum seekers in the UK, writes Penny Hughes.
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Schama to front BBC2 history till 2007
Historian Professor Simon Schama has signed an exclusive four-year deal with the BBC, thought to be worth around£3m, to present two new landmark factual series, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV buys Giuliani biopic for 9/11 anniversary
ITV1 has bought Carlton International's critically acclaimed biopic of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani which will be screened to coincide with this year's anniversary of the events of September 11.
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CCM funds Media 100
Editing and effects systems manufacturer Media 100 is to receive $2.5m (£1.5m) investment from Coghill Capital Management (CCM) to help fuel the company's growth. CCM president Clint Coghill said he was convinced that Media 100 was both 'unique and of value to the digital media industry.' Media 100 is currently ...
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Brighter puts new bent on dating show for ITV1
ITV1 has commissioned a controversial new dating show format in which contestants have to guess the sexual orientation and status of potential partners with a view to bagging a date, writes Penny Hughes.
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Leopard runs off from Lion
Leopard Films has become a fully independent company after managing director James Burstall bought out his original backer, Lion TV.
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Root plugs vital schedule hole
BBC2 controller Jane Root has commissioned two new shows expected to play in the key 18.00 slot in preparation for the departure of The Simpsons to Channel 4, which headline a slate of new comedy and entertainment for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Five re-orders King of Sports
Five has commissioned a second series of Endemol UK's International King of Sports, which won a bronze award in the gameshow category at the Montreux Television Festival last weekend, writes Penny Hughes
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Endemol regains indie status
The government this week finally passed its proposed amendment to allow production companies owned by broadcasters not transmitting in the UK to regain their independent status, writes David Rose
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NewsITV mulls sixth outing for Emmerdale
ITV is looking to take evening soap Emmerdale to six nights a week on a permanent basis according to sources close to the show, writes Jane Marlow
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War deaths fuel INSI's UN lobby
The International News Safety Institute (INSI), the newly formed pressure group whose president is CNN international president Chris Cramer, has called for the Geneva Convention to be amended to make the deliberate or negligent killing of journalists a war crime, writes Nick Radlo
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Tell-Tale branches out into drama
Tell-Tale Productions, the indie behind the BBC's successful kids show Tweenies, is moving into drama and feature films, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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Radio chiefs stay cool about GWR merger ruling
Radio bosses have scotched suggestions that the Competition Commission's block on GWR's£12.5m merger of Bristol-based Vibe and Galaxy 101 will harm forthcoming consolidation, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsITV2 to play ad-funded guinea pig
ITV1 is offering up sister channel ITV2 as a test-bed for advertiser-funded programming, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsITV weighs up sixth outing for Emmerdale
ITV is looking to take evening soap Emmerdale to six nights a week on a permanent basis according to sources close to the show, writes Jane Marlow
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Management buyout bid to secure Pepper
The ongoing saga surrounding the future of Soho broadcast facility Pepper took another twist this week as management attempted to put together an assisted buyout of the company, writes Sam Espensen.
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News at 10 axed again
ITV's News At Ten will be axed - again - after failing to win over viewers. ...
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Granada puts faith in fruits of the forest
Granada, the ITV company, has placed great hope on the hit television programme I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Her...