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Skaramoosh has designed the title sequence for Channel 5 documentary Science of Lying. Produced by Lion Television, the programme looks at the nature of lying and what prompts people to do
Skaramoosh has designed the title sequence for Channel 5 documentary Science of Lying. Produced by Lion Television, the programme looks at the nature of lying and what prompts people to do
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ITN promotes for Channel 5 news
ITN has made a number of promotions in the C5 news team, with assistant programme editor of 5 News at Breakfast Nick Rabin becoming programme editor, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C5 International joins Distributors' Association
Channel 5 International has become a member of The British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA), the industry body which promotes and protects TV exports and the interests of UK-based distributors. C5 International
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C4 chasing Branagh to star in film
Channel 4 is in talks with Kenneth Branagh about starring in a major television drama about the life of British Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, writes Ashley Davies.
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Ricky Gervais signs up for C4 chat show
11 O'Clock Show regular Ricky Gervais is to present his own chat show on Channel 4 from September. The 6 x 30-minute Meet Ricky Gervais is being made by TalkBack for
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C4 orders more True Stories
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has made a new slate of commissions for True Stories, the channel's ongoing documentary strand with an international flavour, writes Ashley Davies.
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Weitz wins R4 show
Radio and TV indie Martin Weitz Associates is currently in production on a number of commissions from BBC Radio 4, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C4 Brooke is promoted to pay-TV deputy
Channel 4 head of marketing and development, pay-TV Dan Brooke has been promoted to the new position of deputy managing director of digital and pay-TV, writes Ashley Davies.
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E4 hires scheduler
Channel 4 has hired UK Horizons schedule manager Frank Lampen to plan E4, its digital entertainment channel set for launch at the end of the year. He reports to E4 head
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C4 races bid in dispute
Channel 4 has denied reports that it has raised its offer for the broadcasting rights for the Racecourse Association to£350m, together with the BBC, BSkyB and NTL subsidiary Premium TV.C4
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Kershaw is back in Radio 3 summer line-up
BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright's summer programming line-up sees the return of former R1 DJ Andy Kershaw, as tipped in Broadcast (7.7.00).Kershaw will be a regular guest on World Routes,
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ITV is tipped to take on Planet 24 hit Survive
ITV is poised to sign up UK terrestrial rights to Planet 24's worldwide hit Survive! (Survivor! in the US), writes Colin Robertson.
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The Jim Henson Company is in talks with various broadcasters about producing a new version of 1970s puppet classic The Muppets, writes Georgina Lipscomb. A Jim Henson spokesman told Broadcast: 'We're
The Jim Henson Company is in talks with various broadcasters about producing a new version of 1970s puppet classic The Muppets, writes Georgina Lipscomb. A Jim Henson spokesman told Broadcast: 'We're
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£64M for World Service
The BBC World Service was boosted this week by what it said was a 'good settlement' in the public spending round announced by chancellor Gordon Brown. It is to receive an
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Wet gate C-Reality system for super 16 goes online
The world's first fully operational film wet gate system fitted to a C-Reality went online at Big Finish's Pepper earlier this month. Group chief engineer Colin Smith said of the system,
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Framestore scoops the monitor awards with 11 wins
FrameStore stole the show at this year's International Monitor Awards in Los Angeles - staggering away with 11 trophies. In an unprecedented achievement, the facility tied equal first with itself in
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BBC 1 gears up for Olympic coverage
BBC 1 is to air a 60-minute daily primetime show about stories off the track and field called Day Down Under as part of its Olympic Games' coverage between 15 September
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GMG Endemol buys into web producer
TV indie takes 25 per cent stake in online comedy content developer Zeppotron
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Skillset to set up shop in the north-west
National media training organisation Skillset is expanding into the north-west of England after being awarded£50,000 by the North West Regional Development Agency to set up a media training consortium partner
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Jim Henson to revive Muppets
The Jim Henson Company is in talks with various broadcasters about producing a new version of 1970s puppet classic The Muppets, writes Georgina Lipscomb. A Jim Henson spokesman: 'We're looking to