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MIKE REID TO PRESENT 'RISQUE' HOME VIDEO SHOW FOR ITV
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has ordered a new six-part home video show from Granada Television, fronted by Mike Reid, alias Frank Butcher from BBC 1's EastEnders. Mike Reid's Late
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EUROSPORT SIGNS UP WITH ALL UK DIGITAL CARRIERS
British Eurosport has secured carriage on all the UK digital platforms after clinching a deal with Cable & Wireless/NTL. Agreements are now in place with Sky Digital, NTL, Telewest, Kingston Communications
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EX-GINGER PRODUCERS LOOKING FOR INVESTORS
Former Ginger Television producers David Grainger and Will McDonald are understood to be looking to raise funds for their new internet/television content venture and have revealed that the start-up will be
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RAFT OF POKEMON CONTRACTS SIGNED FOR THIRD SERIES
Pokemon international distributor Lacey Entertainment has announced a number of new contracts with European broadcasters for the third series of the hit animation (left) The new 52-episode run is due to
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SKY SPORTS HIRES HEAD FOR FOOTBALL BUSINESS UNIT
Sky Sports has hired Robert Elstone as director of the newly formed Football Business Unit. He will head BSkyB's alliances with football clubs Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester City and Sunderland. Elstone,
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Docherty rethinks website strategy
New Telewest managing director of broadband content David Docherty has announced the first changes to his department by shifting channel websites from the interactive and digital division into the broadcast and
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Goodwin to quit TWG
The Wireless Group (TWG) managing director Jonathan Goodwin is leaving the radio outfit at the end of September and will not be replaced, writes Georgina Lipscomb.From October his duties will be
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BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a full series of single drama McCready & Daughter from indie Ecosse Films and BBC Northern Ireland, writes Tara Conlan. The single drama aired
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a full series of single drama McCready & Daughter from indie Ecosse Films and BBC Northern Ireland, writes Tara Conlan. The single drama aired
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C4 science head to take sabbatical
Channel 4 head of science and education Sarah Ramsden is taking a four-month sabbatical to 'recharge her batteries' and will return in mid-January, writes Ashley Davies.Proposals for Equinox, Ends of the
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BBC Creative Services is behind a brand-building campaign to support the new run of BBC series Casualty. Four shorts about the Holby A&E staff highlight their personal emotions and the problems
BBC Creative Services is behind a brand-building campaign to support the new run of BBC series Casualty. Four shorts about the Holby A&E staff highlight their personal emotions and the problems
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XTV has created the complete graphics package for Princess Productions 'reality' gameshow Jailbreak for Channel 5. In addition to designing the logo and titles the graphics team, led by Zen Japras,
XTV has created the complete graphics package for Princess Productions 'reality' gameshow Jailbreak for Channel 5. In addition to designing the logo and titles the graphics team, led by Zen Japras,
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BBC resources has created the titles for the BBC's coverage of the Olympic Games. Live action, archive footage, visual effects and 3D animation, combined with 2D effects from Red Post Production,
BBC resources has created the titles for the BBC's coverage of the Olympic Games. Live action, archive footage, visual effects and 3D animation, combined with 2D effects from Red Post Production,
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SNTV offers sports news over the net
Trans World International and APTN joint sports news service SNTV is expanding onto the internet, creating around a dozen new jobs.SNTVi launched on the web last Friday (1 September), providing sports
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Broadcast hotshot wins Straight job
Manchester indie Straight TV has hired two new production staff, including Broadcast 'Hotshot' Robin Ashbrook, writes Ashley Davies.Currently BBC Manchester entertainment and features producer, Ashbrook will join Straight TV as a
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Channels gear up for tough autumn
Autumn is on the way to becoming the most competitive commercial TV season in 10 years, according to media planning and buying agency Zenith Media, writes Ashley Davies.In its report, which
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DB BROADCAST TO SUPPLY AVID SUITES FOR BT YACHT RACE
Cambridgeshire-based DB Broadcast has built two new Avid edit suites for Meridian Broadcasting's coverage of the BT Global Challenge, a yacht race which starts on Sunday (10 September). Each yacht is
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KINGSTON TLI TV FACILITIES HIRES AVID SYMPHONY EDITOR
Kingston TLI TV Facilities has appointed editor Duncan Craig to work on its recently acquired Avid Symphony system. Craig was previously an Avid and Editbox editor at M2 Television and Blue
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NTL BROADCAST DIVISION APPOINTS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Joe Barry has been appointed NTL broadcast division operations director, media solutions. Barry will be responsible for the company's analogue and digital transmissions, play-out and satellite uplinking operations.Before joining NTL, Barry
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COMPUTER ARTS LIVE SHOW ON THIS MONTH IN ISLINGTON
The second Computer Arts Live Show, for web, 2D and 3D design professionals, is to be held at the Business Design Centre, Islington.Running over three days from 12 to 14 September,
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SAT-COMM TO SHOW OFF FLY-AWAY UP-LINK AT IBC
Newmarket-based systems integrator Sat-Comm will be making its debut at IBC this year and will be showing three of its products. Chameleon, a fly-away up-link, is a fully redundant MPE^G2 4:2:2