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NewsClarification
Last week's Broadcaststated that Strongroom Post and the Air Studios were rebranding as Breathe Post Production. Breathe would like to clarify that it consists of only the audio and video post facilities within the Strongroom and Air buildings. The music side of the business at ...
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Gearhouse new role
Broadcast kit hire and sales company Gearhouse Broadcast has become a value added reseller for testing and monitoring provider Tektronix, having been selected to sell and support Tektronix's baseband video test and monitoring products to clients within the M25. Tektronix product lines provided include WFM7100 multiformat waveform monitors and the ...
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Vividas in HD 'first'
Video streaming technology specialist Vividas has added HD output to its Vivcast encoding suite, which it claims allows live and pre-recorded HD video content to be streamed over the internet for the first time.
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Board role for Doshi
VTR has appointed Anshul Doshi to the board as non-executive director. Doshi is also vice-president, strategy and business development, of the company's majority shareholder, Prime Focus. Before joining Prime Focus, he worked in the corporate finance division of KPMG
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Clear finalises BBC HD ident
Clear has completed the post for the BBC's newly launched HD trial ident, created by Red Bee Media. The ident opens on the channel's new 'diamond' logo, which the camera shoots through to reveal visuals including explosions and ice textures.
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BBC to test interactive technology
The trial, which starts on 26 June on Hull city centre's Big Screen, will work via a web application server, Millicent, from interactive content specialist Best Before Media.
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London Post rebrands as Concrete
Soho-based facility London Post is to rebrand as Concrete in a bid to reposition itself in the market.
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ITV Wales pumps£2.6m into refurb
ITV Wales is to plough£2.6m into the infrastructure of its studios and office complex at Culverhouse Cross.
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Talkback takes on troublesome teens
Five has commissioned Talkback Thames to follow up its factual series Families Behaving Badlywith a series called The Teen Tamer. The 6 x 60-minute series will see teen behaviour expert Lorrine Marer tackle unruly youngsters whose problems include truancy, bullying, ...
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New channel makes gun crime shorts
The soon-to-launch Crime & Investigation Network is making a series of two-minute shorts to highlight the impact of gun crime in Leeds . Set to coincide with the channel's launch on 10 July, between 10 and 15 interstitials are being made in partnership with the Royal Armouries in Leeds . ...
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Wright and Marsh appeal to adults on Five
Dan Wright and Steve Marsh, the presenters of Big Cook, Little Cook, are to venture into the world of adult programmes, hosting a broadcast pilot for Five. Viral Visionis a programme dedicated to homemade short films and 'viral advertising' - ...
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Commissioner's Q & A :Jonathan Webb
The director of programming of lads channel Bravo is looking for returnable series, especially on domestic crime, and is looking at a number of co-productions
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Caledonia TV wins Five order about Orkney kids
Caledonia TV has been commissioned to make a documentary series about a group of children from the Orkney Islands who are forced to leave their homes to go to school on the mainland.
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Liddle to look at the Bible for C4
Former Todayeditor Rod Liddle is to front a Channel 4 religious special investigating how the Bible first came to be translated into English - one of two feature-length documentaries greenlit by the broadcaster.
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RDF USA poaches Fox TV exec Coelen
RDF USA has continued its rapid recruitment drive under new chief executive Chris Coelen, poaching a Fox TV Studios executive as its new president and general counsel overseeing strategic planning, business, legal and commercial affairs. Kirk Schenck, who will report directly to Coelen, will be responsible for the US production ...
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Five returns to Animal Planet hit
Five is to reversion a further six episodes of the popular Animal Planet US series Austin Stevens Adventuresto air later this summer. The order was made by Five's wildlife and factual acquisitions editor Bethan Corney. It follows the success of the first six episodes, which ...
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Bush approves hike in indecency fines
President George Bush has signed off legislation for a tenfold increase in US broadcasting decency fines and warned broadcasters to take more care, leading to speculation that US programming will be marked by an increased conservatism. The legislation means that the maximum fine for indecency that the Federal Communications Commission ...
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BBC arm sells Five's Suburban Shootout
BBC Worldwide has sold Five comedy Suburban Shootoutto nine international broadcasters. Worldwide's indie unit has inked deals with NOS Holland, DR TV Denmark, YLE Finland, RUV Iceland, Canal Jimmy Italy, Kanal 5 Sweden, TV3 Norway, Comedy Network Canada and VRT Belgium. The comedy, produced by ...
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Format Focus: Black White
A controversial US reality format challenging racial stereotypes is likely to be made in the UK
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Wall Street meets The Office for Storyville
The BBC's Storyvillestrand has co-funded its first series, a documentary billed as a cross between Wall Streetand The Office.