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TV must not exploit world's remote tribes
We are concerned by Tom Beard's comments about the future of “anthropological” TV series (Broadcast, 04.04.08).He disagrees with the assertion that there are “supposedly a wealth of traditional communities that have little or no contact with the rest of the world,” claims that “a lot of these groups do ...
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Optomen names Hoppe to head US subsidiary
Optomen Television, the indie behind The Naked Chef and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares , has appointed a new head of its US subsidiary, Optomen Productions.
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Sky may allow content share
Sky+ customers could soon be able to send recorded TV programmes to each other over the internet and download content onto devices such as laptop computers.
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LRC expands in Lancashire
The Local Radio Company (LRC), the group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has further expanded its portfolio with the£2.26m acquisition of a Lancashire radio operator.
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C4 overtakes BBC2 in ratings
Channel 4 has reasserted its ratings dominance over BBC2 after a decade of playing second fiddle.
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BBC farms out history show to regions
The BBC's new landmark primetime history show, British Isles: A Natural History , fronted by Alan Titchmarsh, is to break with convention by handing over chunks of the series to the nations and regions.
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Baxendale in return to ITV
Actress Helen Baxendale is to star in her first role on ITV since the end of hit series Cold Feet , with a romantic comedy about a single mum.
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Attheraces end prompts action
Arena Leisure and BSkyB this week filed a£51m legal action against the Racecourse Holding Trust (RHT), in an effort to recoup some of the losses made from the demise of the Attheraces TV channel.
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Channels compete
Living TV, Sky One, ITV2, BBC3, BBC4 and Sky News will this year battle it out for the title of non-terrestrial channel of the year at this month's Edinburgh Television Festival. MTV won last year. All five terrestrial channels are automatically up for the terrestrial channel of the year, which ...
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Changes for Rome
The BBC and US network HBO have drafted in the producer of the award-winning The Gathering Storm to take control of their $75m (£41m) co-production about ancient Rome. Frank Doelger will replace Michael Apted for the remaining nine episodes of the 12-part series, Rome. The ...
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UK docs under fire
Veteran documentary-maker Edward Mirzoeff has slammed the lack of quality documentaries on mainstream terrestrial channels, blaming the rise of
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Turner to bring playout in-house
Turner Broadcasting System Europe is bringing its playout services in-house as it moves towards a tapeless environment.
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Aardman takes two awards at Rushes Shorts Festival
Aardman Animation picked up two awards at the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival last week.
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Fusion seeks new investors
The management of Fusion Post is restructuring the company's finances to pay off old debts while it negotiates with potential new investors.
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Alias to buy Kaydara
3D graphics company Alias is set to buy fellow Canadian company Kaydara, a developer of real-time 3D character animation and motion-editing solutions. Kaydara provides services across film, video game and interactive mediums with products such as Motionbuilder and FBX. FBX allows animators to transfer assets between tools. Alias has pledged ...
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Hi-def festival debut
The first Sweet high-definition festival is due to debut at the end of August in Edinburgh to coincide with the Television Festival. The four-day event will promote and demystify HD and discuss its place in the future of television and cinema. As well as panel discussions there will be specialist ...
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NewsBBC rapped over Live Earth swearing
Ofcom has ordered the BBC to formally apologise to viewers after it repeatedly broadcast the word “fuck” during its coverage of the Live Earth concerts.
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Bectu studies skills
Bectu is currently studying the training needs of post-production workers in the capital and looking at whether a learning centre in the area is a viable proposition. The study, which will look at a variety of companies, is being carried out on behalf of the London Central Learning and Skills ...
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MPC fx appointment
The Moving Picture Company has brought Bill McNamara on board as a senior visual effects artist. Recent work includes Basement Jaxx promo Good Luck. McNamara arrived in the UK in 1997 from New Zealand. McNamara worked his way through the ranks at Rushes before freelancing at The Mill.
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TV set sales hiring
The TV Set Group has appointed Martin Rogers as film and VT sales manager. TV Set has recently expanded with the purchase of P3, which was then merged with Arena Digital to create Arena P3. Rogers had previously worked at Dubbs, Evolutions, The Machine Room and Visnews.