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BBC billing protest
UK Post has registered concerns with the BBC and electronic billing company Open Business Exchange (OBE) over the implementation of a new billing system called OB10. Fifteen members of the post sector's industry body have approached UK Post chief executive Gaynor Davenport over the system, as they had not been ...
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Easy starts blaze
Software developer Easy Effects has launched its first vfx plug-ins, following beta testing at Nats Post Production. The plug-in, Blaze, is the first in a line called The Look which is designed specifically for offline and online editors using Avid systems. It aims to fulfil the demands that are put ...
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Rainy day saving
Xtreme Information has launched Weather-Proof, a service that aims to provide an alternative to weather insurance for location shoots. Weather-Proof claims to be able to save productions between 20% and 50% compared with ordinary weather insurance. The client stipulates how much rain will cause a problem at what times on ...
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Bluw delivers Classic FM idents
Bluw has completed production on idents for Classic FM TV. The series of promos bring the channel's television and radio offerings closer by promoting the radio shows to the brand's TV audience. The idents attempt to mirror the channel's sense of calm by using filmic images and languid camera movements. ...
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Sanctuary posts Bomber Crew
Sanctuary post has post-produced RDF Media's Bomber Crew for Channel 4. The series gives five grandchildren of second world war bomber crews the same training undertaken by their grandfathers, culminating in flights on the same planes. It combines the training with archive footage and interviews. ...
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Ascent reveals Euro ambitions
Ascent Media Group (AMG) UK managing director Brenda Smith has set out a blueprint for the group's expansion in 2005 that includes plans for an attack on business in mainland Europe.
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BBC returns to dinosaur world
The BBC has teamed up with a range of international partners to create a£2m landmark CGI series that will again delve into the world of dinosaurs.
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Princess sells ?gay' test to VH1
Princess Productions has made two overseas format sales, including a show that assesses the 'gayness' of pop culture phenomena.
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C4 buys fantasy pair
Channel 4 has acquired two new fantasy dramas for its early 2005 schedule, including the German myth that inspired...
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12 Yard show flops on ABC
Indie 12 Yard Productions has seen its first US commission, business reality show The Benefactor , cut short by the ABC network.
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Granada renews Finnish output deal
Granada International has renewed a two-year output deal with Finnish public network YLE for a range of documentaries, drama and reality shows. The deal, which follows three-year extensions on output deals with Seven Network in Australia and Belgium's VRT, will include drama such as Miss ...
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Disney channel picks up sleepover club
Scottish indie IWC Media's children's comedy series The Sleepover Club is to be screened on Disney Channel Italy following a deal with distributor Southern Star International. The 26 x 30-minute series, which features a secret society run by a group of teenage girls, has been ...
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Living TV buys Australian medical duo
Living TV has acquired a brace of new Australian medical series. Medical Rookies will focus on the lives of young doctors as they perform their first operations and learn life-saving techniques. The Body Specialists explores cosmetic surgery and the people ...
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Electric Sky seals documentary sales
Distributor Electric Sky has secured a raft of new deals including the ITV1 series Underworld at War. History Channel UK has picked up the 7 x 30-minute series, produced by Peter Williams TV, as well as documentary Belonging , ...
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Planet Rock travels to spain and Finland
ITV1 late-night series Planet Rock has been sold to broadcasters in Spain and Finland following a deal with indie Monster Distributes. The Biography Channel in Spain and Portugal as well as MTV3 Finland have each taken 20 episodes of the show, which has now stacked ...
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BBC1 plays cupid with dating show
BBC1 has commissioned a new reality dating show in which children of single parents help find them a new partner.
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Imago property order for ITV1 teatime
ITV1 has ordered another high-volume property programme for its 5pm teatime slot.
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Ancient weapons on Discovery
Darlow Smithson, the indie behind Touching the Void , is making a series about ancient weaponry for Discovery.
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BBC3 to air Mancunian comedy
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has ordered a new comedy set on a dodgy Manchester estate as the channel's next push into the genre.