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Wall to Wall bags commissions
Wall to Wall, the independent linked to a potential equity deal with Channel 4, has secured a number of new commissions including a C4 series fronted by comedian Lee Hurst, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Bolton Wanderers installs in-house production facility
Bolton Wanderers is setting a precedent for other football clubs by installing an in-house production facility to provide live coverage of home games, writes Barbara MarshallRather than hiring in independent outside
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STLD campaigns for broadcaster accountability on epilepsy
The society of television lighting directors (STLD) is calling on broadcasters to take more responsibility for managing the risks of photosensitive epilepsy (PSE), writes Barbara MarshallFollowing a meeting with Independent Television
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Apple's Final Cut Pro sets Shining example
Shining Productions used Apple's desktop editing system Final Cut Pro to edit a documentary for Channel 4 music strand 4 Music, writes Barbara MarshallProduced by Monkey Maker, the documentary is about
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Sony wins APTN contract to replace analogue kit
Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe (BPE) has won a contract with Associated Press Television News (APTN) to replace its analogue production equipment writes Barbara MarshallThe deal, which APTN director of technology
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NewsLeader - The ugly side of reality
Celeb BB's travails only serve to emphasise that the format is no longer a surefire hit, writes Lisa Campbell, Broadcast's acting editor
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Arri suspends flotation but promotes new head
Camera and lighting specialist Arri has promoted general manager Renos Louka to group managing director of its UK companies but has put its plans for a stock market flotation on hold,
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Hewitt refers Ladbrokes/BSkyB joint venture
Secretary of state for trade and industry says interactive TV betting proposal raises 'competition concerns'
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Newsworld schedule overhauled
Event for international news broadcasters re-writes sessions to focus on coverage of recent events in Afghanistan and New York
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BBC and Arte join up
The BBC has agreed a two-year collaboration with French culture channel Arte to develop cultural, social, historical, political and artistic documentaries. The films will air on BBC channels including BBC 4
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Charles Brand chosen for TV festival role
Tiger Aspect joint managing director Brand becomes first independent producer for seven years to fill advisory chair role at Edinburgh TV festival
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Panorama gets much-needed boost
Sidelined factual strand gets best-yet ratings since move to graveyard slot
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Hit and Discovery sign co-production deal
Wildlife arm of Hit Entertainment agrees three-year partnership with Discovery Networks International to make natural history shows for broadcast on either Animal Planet or Discovery Channel
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NewsC4 warns indies of tough times ahead
Channel 4 has warned indies to expect tougher and more selective decisions on future commissions at a meeting of its top suppliers last week.
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BBC confirms fourth commercial division
Launch expected in January for new department combining creative services with broadcast and presentation
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BBC appoints head of imagineering
Matt Locke joins department set up to combine programme-making and 'technologist talent'
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BSkyB presses on with interactive strategy
'Pay-to-play' interactive football to kick off next weekend offering cash prizes for viewer predictions
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Pepper's Ghost teams up with Beckett Entertainment
Companies to develop animation properties as first production Gene-fusion looks set to spread to other formats
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Day moves to At It
At It Productions has poached the former Brighter Pictures head of productions Paul Day as its new head of production.Day will oversee a team of 10 working on ongoing productions,
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ECM wins Streetmate
UK indie ECM has struck a deal to distribute Tiger Aspect Channel 4 dating show Streetmate to the US and eastern Europe.ECM has also landed the central and eastern Europe