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OFT clears BBC Resources
The Office of Fair Trading has rejected a complaint against BBC Resources Limited by Bristol independent Elm Road.A spokeswoman for the OFT said after nearly six months of investigation it had
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NewsChef's traveller outburst prompts complaints
Ofcom has received 29 complaints from viewers offended by chef Marco Pierre White's use of the word 'pikey' in an episode of Hell's Kitchenlast week. [ALL]
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Tektronix confirms it will offload VND
Tektronix has confirmed that it plans to sell or merge its loss-making VND division, as predicted in Broadcast in April (23.4.99.)News of the decision came as the company announced that it
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Thomas takes the helm at 12A
Facilities body the I2A has appointed Dr Cheryl Thomas as its new chief executive.Thomas, who currently works for the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is expected to take up her
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House welcomes Dann
Barnes Trust Media has confirmed that Steve Dann has been appointed as sales and marketing development manager for facility subsidiary The House.The appointment, predicted in Broadcast last week, comes less than
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Hibbert Ralph co-founder departs to focus on films
Hibbert Ralph Animation co-founder Graham Ralph is leaving the company to start up a new company.Ralph, who has worked with co-founder Jerry Hibbert since 1983, will relinquish his stake in the
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CANAL+ AND TPS SCORE FRENCH SOCCER RIGHTS
Canal+ and rival digital satellite TV (DST) outfit Television par Satellite (TPS) have jointly acquired the rights to coverage of French first division football at a combined cost of FFr3.4 billion
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WEAR TAKES POLICY POST IN DISCOVERY RESHUFFLE
Discovery Communications Inc (DCI) has reshuffled its international team in a move that sees Discovery Networks International (DNI) president Donald Wear moved to a newly created post. Wear, who was head
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NewsNigella cooks up a treat for BBC2
BBC2 cookery show Nigella Expressadded an extra 500,000 viewers week-on-week to average 3.2m (13.6%) last night, outperforming both its nearest rivals and BBC1 at the time. [ALL]
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ALL-NEWS NETWORK TO LAUNCH ON CANALSATELLITE
Canal+ is planning to launch a news channel, I-television, on digital satellite TV (DST) platform CanalSatellite on 4 November. Noel Couedel, former editor-in-chief of French newspaper Le Parisien, will take on
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S4C INTERNATIONAL SELLS EGYPT TO NHK IN JAPAN
S4C International has made its first major sale to Japan, with the licensing of John Gwyn Productions' documentary series Egypt (left) to state broadcaster NHK. The 5 x 60-minute series, which
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AVALON SELLS FANTASY FOOTBALL FORMAT TO GERMANS
Avalon Television has sold its Fantasy Football League format to Germany's Gemini Films, which is currently in negotiations with two German TV channels to produce the show. Avalon has also sold
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HIGH POINT SENDS PEOPLE'S PRINCESS TO TNT IN US
UK independent distributor High Point has sold Live TV's 90-minute drama, The People's Princess, to TNT in the US.A Movie Screen Entertainment production for Mirror TV, the drama documented the last
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Granada to launch German operation
Granada Media has taken another step in its plans for international expansion, with the establishment of German production subsidiary Granada Produktion fur Film und Fernsehen (GPFF).Rikolt von Gagern, managing director of
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Crescent Entertainment seeks buyer for Mayfair
UK distributor Mayfair Television Entertainment (MTE) is up for sale as part of a search for new owners by parent company Crescent Entertainment, according to sources, write Jason Deans and John
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Watts hires Roberts for Star Kids
Southern Star Sales chief executive Robyn Watts has poached Cascade sales head Teleri Roberts to run the company's newly established children's and family programming business.Roberts is to join the Australian producer/distributor
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ANALYSIS SPECIAL: DYKE'S BBC - EDITOR'S COMMENT - Dyke storms the Beeb
Greg Dyke's appointment as DG poses as many questions as it answers. For now BBC staff are chuffed, but how will they feel when the new regime kicks in and Dyke hires his cronies? Broadcast writers and industry leaders run the rule over the new chief's li
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Sky plays Ball
Tony Ball's appointment as BSkyB's new chief exec took many by surprise. But can his low-profile style maintain Sky's reputation as a big-hitter?
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OPINION - Dyke must ring the changes at BBC 1
Is it too cynical to suggest that Alan Yentob's review of BBC 1, announced before Greg Dyke's appointment, comes a little late in the day?Given the governors' unusually robust comments in
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NewsTiscali secures Setanta deal
Tiscali TV will offer coverage of FA Premier League football on its UK broadband service after signing an agreement with Setanta. [ALL]