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NewsMr & Mrs Smith serves up lips
Mr & Mrs Smith has designed the graphics and titles for Tiger Productions' Lip Service. The 8 x 30 minute comedy review features clips from chat shows all over the world. The titles aim to introduce the two presenters in a fun and creative way. ...
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FX idents play with boys' toys
BDA has created the channel branding, idents, bumpers and stings for the FX channel. The new FX graphics were designed to refer to icons from men's lives from adolescence to adulthood. The graphics show beams from the FX logo distorted by the objects they pass over. BDA 3D animator Dominic ...
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Component animates Big Ron
Component Graphics has completed the titles and content graphics for North One Television's Big Ron Manager. The 6 x 60-minute show, series produced by Dave Lewis, follows ex-football manager and TV pundit Ron Atkinson's work as a consultant to Peterborough United Football Club. Component designers ...
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BBC selects Arqiva
The BBC has appointed broadcast specialist Arqiva to manage its new digital transmission services in a deal reported to be worth£1bn. The contract is for the design, deployment and operation of the new high-powered digital terrestrial television (DTT) network for the BBC, which comes into service as part of the ...
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Evolutions hires
Soho facility Evolutions has recruited TSI's editor and colourist of 12 years, Dicky Everton. Everton has worked on the BBC's Child of Our Time, A Bear's Talefor Bellyache and Supernannyfor Ricochet.
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First audio awards
Facilities body UK Post has launched The Conch Sound Awards, created to recognise the audio talent of facilities, sound editors and dubbing mixers in audio post production of television, film and commercials. The awards claim they are the first dedicated event celebrating the British audio industry's achievements in film and ...
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Rights tracked
Rights Tracker - which manufactures an IP-based rights-tracking system, has been appointed by UK independent producer/distributor Bullseye Television to provide a range of its rights-tracking software. They include modules such as programme maintenance, screener requesting and a bespoke 'clip module' designed to commercially manage Bullseye's library of clips.
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Blue recruit
Post house Blue has appointed dubbing mixer Phitz Hearne to join its 14-strong audio department. Hearne joins the team from The Sound Store, where he worked for a year on programmes including the BBC's Panoramaand Darlow Smithson's Tsunami. Hearne will ...
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The Mill upgrades
Visual effects facility The Mill has upgraded its 17 Flame systems to Flame 9.5 and its five Smoke systems to Smoke 7. The company has also added a new Flame running on Linux as well as upgrading its Autodesk Backdraft media management and I/O software.
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On the Box - An appetite for voyeurism
Angel Gambino predicts viewers will prefer the plain satisfaction of a summer diet of Big Brotherto the more refined The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.
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Blue skies unit to imagine the future for ITV
ITV is to tackle concerns that it lacks long-term vision by setting up a new research and development 'blue skies' unit aimed at producing innovation across the entire business, including developing new programme ideas.
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Bravo footie show to save hopeless men
Men's entertainment channel Bravo has commissioned a new reality show from Granada which aims to change the lives of 15 dysfunctional males through playing football.
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SRH profits Emap
Media group Emap has bucked the trend of a declining radio advertising market, increasing profits by 50% - largely thanks to its takeover of Scottish Radio Holdings last year. The group, which publishes Broadcastand owns Magic and Kiss radio stations, said operating profits for its ...
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Ofcom under fire
An alliance of health, medical and consumer organisations has accused regulator Ofcom of putting industry profits before children's health in its current consultation on TV food advertising rules to children. The National Heart Forum - whose members include leading medical charities such as the British Medical Association, the Royal College ...
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Sky box delay
Sky customers who pre-ordered the broadcaster's high-definition television (HDTV) service have been told they may not receive it in time for the start of the football World Cup. Sky has delayed the installation of HDTV in up to 17,000 homes, after the company's set-top box supplier, French electronics company Thomson, ...
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Chrysalis sales fall
Radio and music group Chrysalis has seen radio revenues drop 4.6% in the six months to February this year, but said it has still outperformed the rest of the market. The radio arm of the company, which owns the Heart, LBC and Galaxy radio brands, said revenues were down to£31.1m ...
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Yorkshire indies to benefit from£10m cash injection
Television production companies in Yorkshire are set to cash in on a£10m windfall after the regional screen agency announced a four-year programme of investment, including plans to attract more TV drama to the region.
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Turner axes six UK posts
Turner Entertainment Networks has axed six people as part of a management shake-up in its UK office, revealed by Broadcastearlier this month.
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Seven Stones in docs initiative
Cornwall-based indie Seven Stones Media has launched a£75,000 scheme to help factual film-makers in the county develop documentary ideas for commissioners.
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Five turns up heat with sex series for summer
Five has lined up a risqué documentary series for the summer offering women a cornucopia of sex tips, techniques, advice and scientific explanations of what happens during sexual activity.