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PROGRAMMING - BBC 1 hopes to banish demons.
BBC 1 has ordered a full six-part series of its fantasy drama Strange following a successful 60-minute pilot.The 6 x 60-minute series, a collaboration between the BBC and indie Big Bear
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ITC to pull plug on ITV Digital
ITC to readvertise DTT licence after administrator's reveal that there is insufficient funding to keep going
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ITV 1 scores once again with football coverage
Over 7 million viewers tune-in to see Manchester United's game against Bayer Leverkusen
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Short list for B+'s Young Talent Awards announced
Production staff from the regions have a strong presence in the shortlist for the B+ Young Talent Awards announced today (Friday 27th April), writes Will Strauss.Manchester based editor Neil Haggerty (27),
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Cheerful Scout to float on AIM
Multimedia and animation specialist Cheerful Scout is set to raise£850,000 when it floats on the alternative investment market (AIM) next week, writes Barbara MarshallIn a complicated reverse takeover, Cheerful Scout,
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Clear rejigs after founder quits
Clear Post Production has rejigged its board of directors following the departure of co-founder Simon Fallon, writes Barbara MarshallFellow co-founder Greg Caplan is now chief executive, having taken over the day-to-day
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At The Races gets a title
Chrysalis Creative and XTV have created the titles and bumpers for digital interactive racing channel At The Races, which launches on 1 May, writes Barbara MarshallTo coincide with the launch, At
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Manager for Pinnacle
Pinnacle Systems has appointed Discreet business development manager Gary Lewis as regional sales manager to the northern Europe broadcast and professional sales team. Lewis, who takes responsibility for the UK and
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Hitachi in patent row
Japanese electronics giant Hitachi has dismissed as 'without merit' allegations of patent infringement brought against its data storage products by loss-making rival EMC.EMC filed against Hitachi in the US on
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Kaydara FX training
Canadian digital media specialist Kaydara has appointed Shepperton-based Centroid Motion Capture as its first European authorised training centre.Centroid will be holding a series of seminars from 30 April to 3
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Rushes takes on three
Rushes has made a further three additions to its 3D department.Former Aldis Animation/The Refinery chief Louise Hussey has joined as 3D production manager, Rick Leary comes from the BBC as senior
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Boost for hd kit hire
Hire companies Arri Media and Gearbox are stepping up their high-definition product lines.Arri Media ordered two Thomson Viper Filmstream cameras at NAB earlier this month and Gearbox has added a
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TWI scores Discovery World Cup commission
TWI has secured its first ever commission from Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) with a 2 x 60-minute football documentary series to air as part of a night dedicated to the World
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Animate! winners get C4 slots
The Channel 4-backed digital animation scheme Animate! has awarded funding to six filmmakers whose shorts will now air on C4 later this year, writes Penny HughesThis year's winners are experimental film-makers
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Bragg looks at moral issues
Granada controller of arts Melvyn Bragg is to depart from his role as presenter of ITV 1's The South Bank Show and front a new series exploring moral dilemmas, writes Steve Aston
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Nigella goes al fresco
Self-styled domestic goddess Nigella Lawson is taking her culinary wand out of her kitchen with a new show for Channel 4, writes Penny HughesForever Summer with Nigella (working title), an 8
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Talent to make enhanced Villa for Sky One
Talent Television has been commissioned by Sky One deputy director of broadcasting and production Kate Marsh to make a fourth series of dating show The Villa.The new 8 x 60-minute
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Channel 4 buys MTV's take on Ozzy's family
Channel 4 is finalising a deal to buy MTV's much-vaunted The Osbournes, the fly-on-the-wall US show about heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne and his dysfunctional family.The show, which has already
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National Geographic show to air globally
National Geographic Channel is joining up with its sister stations internationally to show landmark series Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost Empire.The 60-minute programme, which promises new revelations about the
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Infonation goes to the edge for discovery
Indie Infonation has sold its award-winning science series The Edge to Discovery Networks Europe (DNE).DNE has picked up the second 12 x 30-minute series and will air it on Discovery