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NewsAscent restructures ready for expansion
Ascent Media Group has consolidated four of its UK businesses and rebranded them as Ascent 142 while also lining up a “war chest” for further acquisitions.
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Aquarium moves into Worldwide Studios
Audio post house Aquarium has expanded into Worldwide Studios in St Anne's Court and spent£200,000 on the refit of two new studios.
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Twofour ties up Evolutions in post deal
Indie Twofour Broadcast will bring all its London post-production work to Evolutions in a deal worth over£500,000 a year.
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Sumners launches agency
Manchester post-production facility Sumners has launched a freelance talent agency aimed at supplying post and production crews, primarily to sport and children's programming.
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Harris joins Technicolor
Technicolor Creative Services has employed Jethro Harris as director of production.
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Locomotion adds three
Short-form post house Locomotion has appointed Lars Magnus Holmgren to the combined roles of head of 3D and visual effects director.
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NewsMarket wary of indies, warns Tinopolis boss
Tinopolis executive chairman Ron Jones has warned that listed indies' acquisition strategies will be suppressed by a hostile investment market, as the Welsh super-indie prepares to delist from the Stock Exchange.
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Media sector hit by Trinity Mirror results
An unscheduled trading update from Trinity Mirror proved to be the catalyst for a second week of heavy falls for the Broadcast 20.
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NewsFogle and Cracknell to ski Antarctic for BBC2
Adventurers Ben Fogle and James Cracknell are to swap their oars for skis in a new endurance challenge for BBC2.
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Rock School star gets full C4 chat series
Channel 4 has greenlit a full run of a chat show fronted by teen rocker Lil' Chris following a broadcast pilot earlier this year.
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Title Role probes UK crime
Manchester indie Title Role Productions has been commissioned by the Crime & Investigation network and the History Channel to produce 6 x 60-minute series Crimes That Shook Britain.
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NewsScott traces Seago for Sky
Selina Scott is to explore the legacy of the late British painter Edward Seago in a 4 x 30-minute series for Sky Arts.
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NewsCBBC asks kids to make faces
CBBC viewers will be able to appear in a new cartoon series after uploading photographs of themselves to its website.
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NewsDoubts over US IT Crowd
The future of Fremantle Media’s US remake of The IT Crowd is in doubt despite it being greenlit for a full series.
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NewsBBCW format factory commission
BBC Worldwide’s development unit, which was set up this year to create formats specifically for the international market, has won its first US commission.
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NewsSwitchover may cause HD divide
Michael Grade has warned that digital switchover could split television viewers into “haves and have-nots”.
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NewsPortfolio channels pay off for ITV and Five
ITV and Five will be pleased to have seen their multichannel strategy pay dividends in the first six months of the year and offset declines in their terrestrial offerings.
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Nick plans ad-funded Bratz show
Nickelodeon is to turn fans of Bratz dolls into fashion designers in a reality show brokered by Endemol UK's branded content division New State.
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NewsBosses go undercover for Five reality series
Five has commissioned Love Productions to develop a reality format described as “The Secret Millionaire meets Back to the Floor”.