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LIBERTY MEDIA TO CONFIRM TODD-AO GROUP PURCHASE
Liberty Media will announce the completion of its purchase of the Todd-AO group this Friday (9 June). It is 10 months since the initial letter of intent was signed and follows
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DISCOVERY NETWORKS EUROPE HANDS WELLING NEW POST
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has appointed former director of on-air promotion Paul Welling to the new position of director of presentation and promotions. The position combines the two roles previously held
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SOHO IMAGES HIRES LOCK, STOCK ... TELECINE COLOURIST
Soho Images has taken on telecine colourist Giles Livesey to work in the same capacity. Livesey started at the House, before moving to Teddington Studios. His work includes the Mrs Bradley
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SENIOR AVID MAN MOVES TO RESELLER MCMILLAN
Former Avid Technology UK country manager Peter Lambert has taken up a new role as head of Avid reseller McMillan's new central London operation. Lambert, who quit Avid two months ago
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TODD-AO UK POSTS HUGE FILM PROCESSING BOOST
Matt Bowman has been promoted to become head of film post-production, taking on more of the day-to-day running of Todd-AO UK's film laboratory as general manager Caroline McManus is leaving the
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BBC RESOURCES PIONEERS NEW DEAF SIGNING SYSTEM
A new on-screen signing system to enhance programmes for deaf viewers is to be developed by BBC Resources. A total of£250,000 will be spent on creating a purpose-built studio and
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BAZ TO SPEAK AT BROADCAST CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Peter Bazalgette is one of the keynote speakers at Broadcast Content Management, a two-day conference exploring the issues of content creation, storage and archiving, taking place at the British Library on
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QUANTEL LAUNCHES ARTIST AWARD AT PROMAX AND BDA
Quantel is to launch a new artist of the year award at Promax and BDA in New Orleans next week (14-17 June). Open to all users of Quantel kit, the competition
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VTR to be third TV4C partner
Post-production house VTR is to become third equal partner in TV4C, the children's animation production and licensing house formed by Chatsworth Television and Flicks Films last October (Broadcast, 8.10.00), writes Barbara
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Montreux: 'adopt HDTV or lose out'
Europe will have to adopt high definition television (HDTV) in production and post-production, if it wants to continue selling its high-value programmes worldwide - that was the message coming from the
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Channel 4 has created a package of 22 short promotions for its England v West Indies test cricket series coverage this summer. The promos were shot on location in Trinidad and
Channel 4 has created a package of 22 short promotions for its England v West Indies test cricket series coverage this summer. The promos were shot on location in Trinidad and
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BT plans live-action Euro 2000 broadcast
BT Broadcast Services is to distribute live action from Euro 2000 to four major European broadcasters plus the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), writes Barbara Marshall.
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Pepper's Ghost adds 12 people
Pepper's Ghost Productions (PGP) is seeking to hire 12 more animators, after the opening of its new animation studio, writes Barbara Marshall.
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International news - Plantin nets global entertainment role
Granada Creative is to hand new genre-based international roles to a number of its top programming executives, with LWT director of programmes Marcus Plantin taking the first dual job.Plantin adds the
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International news - Pearson in international move
Pearson TV is considering plans to export its UK 'production village' model across the globe in a bid to expand into new territories and develop its production slate into new genres,
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International news - Endemol to launch new creative unit at Mip-TV
Outgoing Endemol Entertainment Holding chief executive John de Mol is to set up an ideas unit within the media giant when he takes over as a group chief creative officer later
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National Geographic Television has commissioned UK indie Flat Dog Films to make 6 x 26-minute series India Diaries, writes Simon Ellery.Commissioned by Nat Geo programme enterprises group executive producer Christine Weber
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International news - Postcard from ... Sandy George in Sydney
Oh what a headache it must be to run a public service broadcaster - what with the public's demand for accountability and involvement and the inconsistency of government intervention.The public firmly
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - EUROSPORT HOLDS VIEWING LEAD AMONG TOP EARNERS,
Eurosport has maintained its status as the most watched international TV channel by European upscale consumers and corporate decision-makers, according to the latest European Media and Marketing survey. The research looks
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - INTL HERALD TRIBUNE TAKES STAKE IN FACT BASED COMMS
The International Herald Tribune (IHT) is to take a stake in London-based multimedia group Fact Based Communications (FBC). The IHT is taking a minority stake in the company for an undisclosed