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ITV role for Gimme Gimme's Dreyfus
James Dreyfus, star of Gimme Gimme Gimme, is to play the part of two characters in his first lead role in an ITV1 comedy. Inside Out(working title), a 90-minute comedy from Tiger Aspect, revolves around a career criminal and an actor who ...
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Outhwaite to star in BBC1 hotel drama
The world of sex and seduction in the luxury hotel industry is being filmed for a new BBC1 drama by indie Carnival Films. Hotel Babylon- inspired by author Imogen Edwards-Jones' book of the same name - stars Tamzin Outhwaite as an ambitious hotel manager and Max Beesley ...
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BBC1 looks at international adoption
BBC1 is planning a two-part documentary looking at the international adoption trade. The series, called Baby Be Mine, follows several would-be parents as they explore the different options for adopting children abroad, in countries from Romania to Cambodia. The 2 x 60-minute programmes are in production, ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Geoff Daniels
The senior vice-president of development & production for National Geographic Channels International hopes to stir things up again with a provocative new format and find a breakout science series
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Unclear future for Celador sales arm
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?producer Celador this week said it would be prepared to allow a management buyout of its international sales arm - but said talks about a possible sale had now been put on hold.
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Living TV buys UK rights to Teen Awards
Living TV has bought UK exclusive rights to 20th Century Fox's Teen Choice Awards(pictured). The annual live event in which American teenagers vote for their favourite movies, actors, sports icons and singers via an online ballot will air on Living on 21 August, a week after ...
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Sit-Up TV licenses formats in Asia
TV retailer Sit-Up TV has licensed its channel formats across Asia in a 20-year deal worth upwards of $20m. Asian TV shopping specialist Pacific Media is to make an initial payment of $14m to Sit-Up allowing it to adapt Price-Drop TV and Bid TV channels for its own market. The ...
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Chorion gobbles up Hungry Caterpillar
Chorion, the rights company that owns Noddyand Mr Men, has bought up the rights to classic kids book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It has paid an undisclosed sum for New York firm Silver Lining Productions, which owns the ...
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Fremantle media appoints new US head
Fremantle Media has promoted Cecile Frot-Coutaz to chief executive of its North American arm, filling the role left vacant by Tom Gutteridge's exit. Frot-Coutaz, currently chief operating officer of Fremantle Media North America (FMNA), will report to Fremantle Media chief executive Tony Cohen. She said one of her priorities was ...
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Format Focus: red/blue
A format which pitches liberals against conservatives has yet to find the backing of a broadcaster.
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London Studios offers HD editing
The London Studios is investing£1.5m in its post-production facilities as it adds an additional 11 suites and makes its first step into high-definition editing.
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Mobile phone TVs set for rapid growth
Mobile phone sales will hit 1 billion in 2009 with smartphones the fastest growing area of the market.
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Melt in£1m grant initiative
A new South Yorkshire-based initiative called Melt, whose backers include the BBC, Channel 4 and Pact, will be handing out£1m to producers using new technology.
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Men and Motors puts programming online
Men and Motors is launching a broadband service this August, putting over 100 hours of programming online.
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Digidesign move
ProTools developer Digidesign has appointed Martin Bennett as its new European marketing and strategic business manager. Bennett, who has been with Digidesign for over eight years, has latterly been responsible for selling the ICON system into high-end post, music and broadcast studios and facilities. He is now charged with overseeing ...
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Lola up for Emmy
Special effects facility Lola is up for an Emmy award for outstanding special visual effects for a miniseries, movie or a special for its work on the HD BBC/Discovery co-production Supervolcano. MPC is also up for an Emmy for outstanding individual achievement for its work on ...
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BBC goes on demand
BBC Broadcast has signed a three-year deal with Telewest Broadband to provide encoding and navigational services for its new TV-on-demand service, Teleport. BBC Broadcast will encode programmes, making them ready for broadcast on the digital platform and provide information which allows digital viewers to search for programmes which interest them. ...
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Zone/Two Way deal
Interactive TV specialist Two Way TV has signed up with broadcaster and channel distributor Zone Vision Networks to provide software which could boost mobile revenues for MTV and Discovery across Europe. Zone Vision last week signed a deal to become Two Way TV's agent for its Simcast technology across the ...
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Blue completes Naked Us work
Blue has completed post-production on the BBC's three-part series Naked Us. The show follows a number of couples as they not only strip themselves bare physically, but also of everything they own to pursue their dreams, such as one pair who head off to Spain to ...
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Golden Square finishes Sky job
Soho post-production house Golden Square has just completed work on the first two instalments of the new campaign for Sky. The spots focus on a dog that is confused by the services offered by Sky. His housemate, a duck, explains what is available. Split-screen composites and 3D CGI photo-realistic body ...