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MILLENNIUM TELEVISION - Dome comfort
For the BBC it's millennium fever as the countdown to the big day begins in earnest this autumn, but for other broadcasters 'millennium schmillennium' might be a more accurate description. Peter Keighron reports.
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LAST CALL FOR PECK AWARD
The organisers of the Rory Peck Awards have issued a final call for entries to this year's competition. The awards, organised by the Rory Peck Trust in memory of the cameraman
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Rory Peck Trust awards grant to Vincent family
The Rory Peck Trust has made its first ongoing grant to the family of late freelance cameraman Tony Vincent, writes Wale Azeez.Vincent was killed while making a wildlife film in January
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Opportunity knock-off?
The failure of Hughie Green's action against a New Zealand TV station for allegedly copying Opportunity Knocks showed how difficult it is to prove plagiarism. Will a new code make it any easier, asks Tim Dams.
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BBC RESTRUCTURE - Learning to live with the split
Two years ago next week, the BBC created its Broadcast and Production directorates, aiming to create a 'production powerhouse'. But was the pain of separation worth it? And what's the Discovery joint-venture done for BBC Production?
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Union confronts BBC over new media cash
The BBC is facing a challenge from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) to increase writers and journalists' remuneration if it wants to use their work in other media, writes John Plunkett.
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C4 stuffed by Chickens
After being caught out by Daddy's Girl and Rogue Males, Channel 4 is now facing a roasting over another suspect film. Tim Dams asks whether indie producers will bear the brunt of the backlash.
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BBC wields the knife
The BBC denies cutting drama jobs will affect the quality or quantity of its output. But does this mean the long-running series has finally triumphed over single drama? Nicola Methven reports.
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OMNIBUS SERVES UP AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSES
Omnibus Systems, which manufactures broadcast automation systems, is to provide training courses to freelance journalists and broadcasters beginning this spring. Omnibus technical director Ian Fletcher said that freelancers would be given
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Bectu calls for freelance holidays
Bectu has launched a legal challenge to force the Government to implement in full a European directive guaranteeing annual paid leave for freelance workers, writes John Plunkett.The European Working Time Directive
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PECK AWARD OPENS UP
The Rory Peck Award for freelance cameramen and women is to be divided into three categories for the first time this year. The 1999 awards will be made up of three