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BBC 2 dominates RTS awards nominations
BBC 2 is the front-runner in the nominations for this year's Royal Television Society (RTS) programme awards, picking up 27 of the 64 shortlisted entries.BBC 1 and Channel 4 have 14
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Digital One London set to resume transmission
Commercial digital radio consortium Digital One is set to resume its digital broadcasts in the London area, four months after it was ordered off air by the Radio Authority (RA).The GWR-controlled
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Swing gets first commission in style
New indie Swing Productions has landed its first commission since its launch last summer in the form of a six-part series on style for Channel 4, writes Alice Macandrew.
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MPs query education channel
MPs have questioned whether the Government should pay£100 million to launch an interactive digital TV channel for GCSEs when the BBC is already covering much of the same ground, writes John Lewis.
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Griffin Bacal Advertising commissioned animation studio amgFX to produce a new 10-second commercial for Boots
Griffin Bacal Advertising commissioned animation studio amgFX to produce a new 10-second commercial for Boots' Schwartzkopf range of hair colour products.It features a model talking to the camera while her hair
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Tinderbox produced the title sequences for Channel 4's Smack the Pony - a new comedy sketch series produced by TalkBack Productions and featuring a predominantly female cast. Swifty Typografix designe
Tinderbox produced the title sequences for Channel 4's Smack the Pony - a new comedy sketch series produced by TalkBack Productions and featuring a predominantly female cast. Swifty Typografix designed the
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Steve Burrell of BDH has designed and produced a 10-second season sting for the BBC independent commissioning group's (ICG) short season of films called Fear and Loathing. The dark and intense
Steve Burrell of BDH has designed and produced a 10-second season sting for the BBC independent commissioning group's (ICG) short season of films called Fear and Loathing. The dark and intense
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Sky Pictures looks at life of Irish journalist
BSkyB's new film production unit, Sky Pictures, is planning to invest in a film about the life of investigative journalist Veronica Guerin, who was murdered by the Irish underworld in 1996, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Anderson eyes move into new territories
ITV controller of news and current affairs Steve Anderson is looking for programme ideas in the areas of fashion, beauty and personal finance, writes Nicola Methven.
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Root seeks to break the mould
BBC 2 controller Jane Root called on producers to break the mould of traditional programme-making and 'switch off their default settings', writes John Plunkett.
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NewsVirgin 1 makes slow start
Virgin 1 had a tough six months following its launch in October, picking up an average all hours share of just 0.46%.
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FRAMESTORE PROMOTES IN-HOUSE TALENT
FrameStore has taken on a number of new staff and promoted internally. Jason Bartholomew moves from bookings to production as producer, Kirsty Cleminson-Edwards, previously a production accountant, takes over as head
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CLEAN SWEEP FOR LEVI'S FLAT ERIC AT BTA AWARDS
The Levi's Sta-Prest television commercials scooped a number of accolades at last week's British Television Advertising Awards. The commercials (left) - ID, Fly and Dancing - star Flat Eric, a streetwise
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CAMBRIDGE ANIMATION TO SHOWCASE SOFTWARE AT NAB
NAB, taking place in Las Vegas from 19-22 April, sees the preview of Cambridge Animation Systems' latest software, which will implement a 3D backbone into the current 2D Animo system allowing
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TERACOM AND NTL MERGE NEWSGATHERING FORCES
NTL is teaming up with Swedish broadcasting and transmission company Teracom AB to form one of Europe's largest independent satellite newsgathering operations. The alliance will offer news and sports broadcasters a
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FIRST EURO DVD AWARDS TO BE HELD AT DUBLIN SUMMIT
The inaugural European DVD Awards are launched at this year's DVD Summit 2 in Dublin on 31 March. Nine awards will be presented covering categories such as most creative use of
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UNI-LOC LAUNCHES DUOPOD MOBILE CAMERA IN THE UK
A new, highly mobile camera mount is being introduced to the UK market by Uni-loc. Originally developed in Sweden, the DuoPod is specifically tailored for ENG shoots and awkward OB locations
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IMPROVED VERSION 3 LARUS COMES ONTO THE MARKET
RT-SET will introduce significant improvements to its virtual set systems at NAB. In version 3, Larus features HDTV production capabilities and also the new Pica Virtual Board, which allows actors in
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PUKKA FILMS APPOINTS VOLK AND CROSS
Pukka Films has taken on a new facilities manager and senior editor.Julie Volk was previously facilities manager at Tinderbox, before a period of freelancing at 124 Facilities, while John Cross comes