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MATV ON AIR IN LEICESTER
The UK's first Asian terrestrial TV channel, MATV, launches on Thursday (27 May) on a Restricted Service Licence in Leicester. The free-to-air service will have a potential audience of 1.2 million
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SKILLSET HIRES FT2
Film & Television Freelance Training (FT2) has been chosen to research and develop new training models for freelance PA/gallery, vision mixers and production managers on behalf of the Skillset London Forum.
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On Digital raises stakes with free set-top boxes
Digital terrestrial (DTT) outfit On Digital has unveiled an aggressive new offer of free set-top boxes in a bid to keep up with digital satellite rival BSkyB.The initiative was announced by
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Granada picks Evans to build up comedy
Granada Television has appointed Kate Evans to the newly created role of head of development for the comedy department, writes Claire Handley.Working directly to comedy controller Andy Harries, Evans, 28, has
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Sky One lines up Futurama
Sky One has lined up the UK premiere of Futurama, the new animated series from Simpsons creator Matt Groening, for a September debut, writes Alice Macandrew. Sky One head of acquisitions
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LWT to feature pickpockets in next instalment of Beware ..
Grant Mansfield, ITV Network Centre controller of documentaries and features, has commissioned LWT to produce four more programmes to follow Beware: Shoplifters at Work, writes Ashley Davies.The next instalment is Beware:
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Allen to give first Dunn interview at Edinburgh
The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is to launch The Richard Dunn Memorial Interview this year in memory of the former Thames Television chief executive who died last August, writes Tim
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Michael Hewett-Hicks has developed a new political spot for the Green Party. The writer/director used the language and techniques of promos and commercials, rather than the staid and formulaic approac
Michael Hewett-Hicks has developed a new political spot for the Green Party. The writer/director used the language and techniques of promos and commercials, rather than the staid and formulaic approach of
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Planet Design has created the titles for a new chat show with a twist, Richard Whitely Unbriefed. Echoing the show's interrogative nature, director/designers Andy Cole and Jon Shore put the host
Planet Design has created the titles for a new chat show with a twist, Richard Whitely Unbriefed. Echoing the show's interrogative nature, director/designers Andy Cole and Jon Shore put the host
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Diverse Design has created the title sequence for new documentary series Soldier Town. The six-part series follows life in the garrison town of Colchester. Designed and directed by Steve Picard, the
Diverse Design has created the title sequence for new documentary series Soldier Town. The six-part series follows life in the garrison town of Colchester. Designed and directed by Steve Picard, the
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Dickens leads R4 new drama slate
BBC Radio drama has been commissioned to make a slate of new productions for BBC Radio 4, including a 30 x 15-minute adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby and a dramatisation of the
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Wildscreen widens search
Entries to the children's wildlife category at the next Wildscreen festival are to be sought from children's and educational departments as well as natural history and wildlife units, writes Colin Grimshaw.Following
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Hadlow plans changes for C4 history
Channel 4's new commissioning editor for history religion and features, Janice Hadlow, is planning to experiment with new formats for history shows when she starts in the autumn, writes Ashley Davies.Hadlow,
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ITV takes sperm donor drama from Talisman
Independent Talisman has been commissioned by ITV drama controller Nick Elliott to produce a one-off contemporary thriller adapted by Mark Burt, writes Colin Grimshaw.Where There's Smoke is a 2 x 90-minute
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UK Screen has added six members to its board of directors for 2007-08.
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SALES SPECULATION FUELS SURGE IN SGI SHARES
Shares in SGI (formerly known as Silicon Graphics) rose by nearly 12 per cent in late trading on the Nasdaq on Monday (24 May), fuelled largely by speculation that senior management
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GSP POACHES VANDER FOR ITS LAUNCH TEAM
New commercials facility Golden Square Post (GSP) has poached former Complete producer Beth Vander for its launch team. Vander had been with Complete for a year and prior to that worked
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JALEO NORTH AMERICA FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Jaleo North America, the US distributor for Jaleo Software, has filed for bankruptcy. The hearing, due to take place on 14 June, effectively brings to an end the distributor's licensing and
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AGENDA GOES ALL-DIGITAL WITH D-9 FORMAT
Agenda, one of the UK's largest regional production companies, has converted almost entirely to JVC's D-9 tape format. The company, one of the key programme-makers for S4C, recently moved to new
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O'DONNELL JOINS AVID AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Avid Technology has appointed Rose O'Donnell as its new chief technology officer (CTO). O'Donnell, who joined Avid in 1994 from computer manufacturer Hewlett Packard, replaces former CTO Eric Peters, who has