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Farren quits BBC for job at Granada
Granada Television has wooed BBC documentaries series producer John Farren to join its factual department and concentrate on docu-soaps, writes Nicola Methven.Farren, who becomes executive producer of documentary serials, produced and
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Cable outfit NTL buys into Newcastle
UK cable operator NTL has challenged BSkyB's control of TV sports rights by taking a stake in Premier League football club Newcastle United, writes Alice Macandrew.NTL has agreed to pay£10
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R5 signs indies for sport flagship
Independent radio producer Somethin' Else and leading TV sports producer Chrysalis Sport have been jointly commissioned to produce a new flagship youth magazine strand for BBC Radio 5 Live. writes Claire
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Aldis Animation has completed the title sequence for Zenith Productions/BBC drama Junk. Commissioned by producer John Price and director Marcus DF White, the titles were designed by Aries Brooker usin
Aldis Animation has completed the title sequence for Zenith Productions/BBC drama Junk. Commissioned by producer John Price and director Marcus DF White, the titles were designed by Aries Brooker using Softimage
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Bravo Post Production has created a fresh series of trails for the BBC's new Live and Kicking Friday Show. Commissioned by BBC Children's senior producer Chris Bellinger, the brief was to
Bravo Post Production has created a fresh series of trails for the BBC's new Live and Kicking Friday Show. Commissioned by BBC Children's senior producer Chris Bellinger, the brief was to
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New Brook Lapping series Hostage gets its title sequence courtesy of Diverse Design. Directed by Steve Picard and produced by Daniel Creasey, the titles combine archive and specially shot material in
New Brook Lapping series Hostage gets its title sequence courtesy of Diverse Design. Directed by Steve Picard and produced by Daniel Creasey, the titles combine archive and specially shot material in
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BBC and OU seal indie agreement
The BBC and the Open University (OU) have finalised an agreement that will allow indie producers to pitch for up to 25 per cent of the OU's£10 million annual programming
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Is it Legal? fails to win second series from Channel 4 after poor ratings
Comedy series Is it Legal? has been dropped by Channel 4, one year after transferring to the channel from ITV, writes Tim Dams.C4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has not commissioned
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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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The force will be with you at The Production Show as it gathers momentum, promising to deliver the biggest and best show yet. Now in its ninth year, The Production Show
The force will be with you at The Production Show as it gathers momentum, promising to deliver the biggest and best show yet. Now in its ninth year, The Production Show
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DIGITAL DOMAIN JOINS GERMAN STUDIO CONSORTIUM
US special effects house Digital Domain has joined a consortium to acquire and operate a claimed 'state-of-the-art' production and effects studio in Germany. The consortium, which also includes US independent production
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STAR WARS PRODUCER TO APPEAR AT PRODUCTION SHOW
Industrial Light and Magic has confirmed that Star Wars producer Rick McCallum and visual effects supervisor Rob Coleman are planning to demonstrate how some of the effects for new film The
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BARKER LAUNCHES NON-LINEAR EDITING FACILITY
Freelance editor Nigel Barker is launching a new non-linear editing facility based in Wedgwood Mews and sharing space with sound facility China Blue.Barker, whose credits include Stephen Frears' Century of British
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EX-FIRST CLASS POSTER WOODLEY JOINS 42ND STREET
Former First Class Post general manager Clive Woodley has joined recruitment and training company 42nd Street as project consultant. Woodley's first assignment will be to project manage the construction of a
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ACCOM BUILDS UP MANAGEMENT TEAM AFTER SDV BUYOUT
US technology company Accom has moved to strengthen its management team following its acquisition of Scitex Digital Video (SDV) last month (Broadcast, 18.12.98). Former Abekas Video Systems vice-president of engineering Phillip
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O'FLAHERTY LEAVES THE MACHINE ROOM FOR VTR
The Machine Room's sales manager, Brendan O'Flaherty, has been promoted to new business development manager at commercials facility VTR. O'Flaherty, who had been at the video duplication facility for 18 months,
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TRINDER AND KAZMI MOVE TO ENGLISH & POCKETT
English & Pockett (E+P) has taken on two designers bringing its core team up to 25. Aaron Trinder joins as technical designer for the interactive side of its new media division
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QUANTEL EFFECTS GUIDE AIMS TO HELP TV PRODUCERS
Quantel has produced a guide for TV producers to help them make the best and most cost-effective use of effects for long-form programming. Episodic Effects for Television, which is available free
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TELETEST TO LAUNCH HANDHELD MONITOR AT VIDEO FORUM
UK electronics company Teletest will launch what is claimed as the world's first hand-held, widescreen LCD monitor at next month's Video Forum exhibition.The portable monitor, which has a screen size of
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SGI set to enhance UNIX workstations
Silicon Graphics (SGI) is understood to be planning a wholesale revamp of its desktop UNIX-based O2 and Octane workstations, following the launch of its new Windows NT range, which was finally