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FINANCIAL MARKET TURMOIL PUTS END TO SBS/UPC DEAL
Amsterdam-based United Pan-European Communications and its partner Luxembourg-based SBS Broadcasting have agreed to end the exchange offer agreement they had planned since March, blaming financial market turmoil. UPC continues to be
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POWELL TO HEAD BBC GERMAN-SPEAKING OPERATIONS
BBC Worldwide has appointed Catherine Powell to the new post of business development manager for German-speaking territories. Powell will be based in Berlin and oversee the adaptation of the BBC's catalogue
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ROSE BAY SELLS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ FORMATS
Indie Rose Bay has sold its new general knowledge quiz format The Inquisition to Denmarks Radio, which is to turn it into a 10 x 30-minute peaktime series. Another Rose Bay
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NewsSky One takes a Flutter on sports
Sky One has commissioned Silver River Television to make a 60-minute pilot in which celebrity guests wager their appearance fee in a new 'nonsense sports betting' show.
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HIT APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICAN SALES
HIT Entertainment has promoted sales executive Daniela Tose to the position of director of Latin American Sales. Tose, 25, takes up the new role immediately.
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EC mulls change to output quotas
Existing European Commission (EC) programme output quotas could be replaced by investment quotas, according to an EC adviser on audio-visual policy.Aviva Silver, an adviser in the audio-visual policy section of the
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Studios gear up for LA sales
International sales chiefs from the Hollywood studios are touting 30 new network series - 16 dramas and 14 comedies - at this week's Los Angeles Screenings, writes John Hazelton.
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Public service bodies to create benchmarks
The BBC has joined forces with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to create a set of new industry benchmarks for public service broadcasting costs, writes Colin Robertson.
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Postcard from ... Isabelle Repiton in France
In an era dominated by the rise of the internet, the good old days when TV brought the whole family together in the sitting room are meant to be all over
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New-age man
Granada programming 'genius' Simon Shaps has made a surprising move to run its new media division Granada Broadband. Colin Robertson reports.
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News Analysis - Caught in the spotlight
The resignation of boss Derek Taylor is the latest blow to hit news agency APTN. With rivals forging ahead with new developments, Tara Conlan asks if it's losing its edge.
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Opinion - ITC is swimming against the tide
The Independent Television Commission is in some hot water. By sticking its neck out yet again on News at Ten - holding out for more proposals from ITV on propping up
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Genre Focus: TV Classics
The appeal of retro TV has more to do with experiencing a bygone age through contemporary eyes than churning out cheap repeats of classics or presenting reels of archive footage so we can laugh, writes Meg Carter.
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LA Screenings - A primetime pitch
The Los Angeles Screenings start this week with Hollywood studios and US networks vying to secure international sales for their shows. This is no easy task, says John Hazelton, and the UK is a particularly tough market to crack.
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Interview - Frank gets animated
As Lynne Frank, head of Cartoon Network's European office, launches a new channel offering classics from the animation archives, the huge marketing potential of this colourful genre remains one of her primary concerns.
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Ratings - TX - Can you live without...?
Broadcaster: Channel 4Producer: Fulcrum ProductionsStart: 20.30, 30 MayLength: 5 x 30-minutesCommissioned by: Dorothy Byrne, Ben FrowExecutive producer: Christopher HirdSeries producer: Jonathon HolmesChannel 4's Can You Live Without...? is very much a
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AND FINALLY..
Ed Hall, managing director of Simply Money Channel, reveals that he is not hung like a horse and wants to win on the tables.
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Commissioner's Q&A - Liam Humphreys
Channel 4's commissioning editor, features has£140,000 per hour to spend on mischievous ideas for popular factual docs and he wants to know what indies think C4 is missing.
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OFF THE RECORD - Es are good
Off The Record never ceases to be amazed by the burgeoning creativity of Optomen TV. Once known solely for piss poor Alastair Stewart vehicle Police Camera Action, it has more recently