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18 ITN staff set to be axed from Five News
The Five News team will lose 18 ITN staffers when BSkyB takes over production of the programme at the end of the year.
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C4 in radio venture plan
Channel 4 stars such as Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan and Avid Merrion could land their own radio shows as part of the broadcaster's plans to launch a digital speech station.
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Liverpool FC TV deal
Liverpool FC has signed a deal with TWI to distribute the club's newly created official programming block overseas. Liverpool FC TV will feature a minimum of three hours of soccer action and other features, including a round-up of the week's news, analysis and pre-match build-up. The programming block will be ...
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Living TV tries magic
Living TV has acquired a new entertainment show fronted by Irish magician Keith Barry from distributor All3Media. The 10 x 30-minute Close Encounters? with Keith Barry , produced by Midas for RTE in Ireland, sees the 26-year-old magician performing tricks on the public. Bought by ...
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New faces at Saga
New Glasgow FM licensee Saga 105.2 has confirmed some of its new presenters ahead of its 7 September launch. Scottish Television's Angus Simpson will present On the Move from 4pm until 7pm daily, while Radio Clyde veteran Dave Marshall will present the Monday to Friday mid-morning show. Bill Black also ...
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TV Set merges P3 with Arena Digital
Post-production group The Television Set has bought post facility P3 for an undisclosed sum. The broadcast and corporate post-production company will be merged with Arena Digital at TV Set's five-storey Newman Street site to create a new company, Arena P3.
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422 Manchester invests in HD to stop client drain
422 Manchester has invested around£400,000 on high-definition products to stop big-budget local clients from heading south for post-production work.
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Resolution opens nine-suite facility
Resolution has opened its second new facility in as many weeks by taking over the building previously occupied by facilities company Head First.
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3 Mills sold to LDA
East London's 3 Mills Studios has been sold to the London Development Agency (LDA). The deal, worth a reputed£22.54m, was signed last week with completion expected within a month. 3
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MPC to siggraph
The Moving Picture Company (MPC) is to spearhead the UK trade and investment's presence at this year's Siggraph exhibition. The initiative, which has been funded by the UK government, aims to showcase the expertise of the British visual effects business at the annual graphics event. MPC has worked on ...
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DB wins contract
Broadcast systems integrator DB Broadcast has won the contract to build two transmission survey vehicles for BBC strategy & distribution. The specialist vehicles will be used to measure terrestrial TV and radio reception throughout the UK, including DTT and DAB.
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Machine Room Hiring
David Wilson has joined the Machine Room as VT duplication sales manager to further the VTR plc-owned duplication operations and strengthen its bookings department. Wilson, previously of Dubbs, joined before Dubbs' recent redundancies. Wilson said: 'I was keen to pursue other options and moving to The Machine Room will allow ...
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Polecam to Olympics
Camera Core is taking six Polecam rigs to the Olympics, all of which will be fitted with a new 'dive bag'. The bag houses the camera and is covered with a chemical film that prevents water droplets from gathering, allowing a smooth transition between above and below the water surface ...
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Cut and Run kicks off new MOTD
Cut and Run and Wave have contributed to Match of the Day's return to the BBC. The BBC Broadcast-produced trail recreates the Match of the Day signature theme tune using football-related sounds: burgers frying, the swish of the ball hitting ...
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Sixfootsix's Olympian task
Sixfootsix and North One have designed and produced the Olympic Games' official title sequence for the International Olympic Committee. The sequence follows a timeline looking back over 2,000 years of Greek sporting history, taking the viewer on a journey from ancient Greece to the modern age. Creative Director Jan Hallet ...
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A victory for the indies
The BBC's arrogance toward the indie sector has aided Pact's demand for a level playing field.
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XFM gets in with university radio
Xfm is to broadcast on university radio frequencies when student shows are not being aired after it struck a deal with the Student Broadcast Network. In return for the airtime, Xfm will give the body money, marketing and production support. The Xfm Student Radio Partnership Programme will also give student-run ...
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Endemol board takes home more pay
Big Brother maker Endemol UK's boardroom pay jumped from£1.74m to£5.69m last year, the company's annual results have shown. The indie's entire wage bill rose by almost£9m in 2003 from£6.4m to£15.3m. The company's highest paid director, thought to be chairman Peter Bazalgette, took home£1.49m, nearly£1.3m ...
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NewsBBC unveils trade terms
The BBC this week finally un-veiled its new terms of trade for indies that will see external producers own all the rights, including copyright, to the programmes they make in the future for the corporation.
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Where next for Big Bro?
This year's Big Brother has delivered tabloid coverage and ratings by the barrel-load, but there are many who argue that the format is no longer innovative. Is the onus now on Channel 4 to move on?