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C4 DOCUMENTARY SCOOPS FESTIVAL TOP PRIZE
Channel 4 film The Coconut Revolution (left) scooped the top prize at last week's International Festival for Cinema of the Environment (FICA) in Brazil. The one-hour documentary from indie Stampede -
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CORRECTION: THE SCOTTISH MEDIA GROUP
Last week's feature on competition stated that Scottish Media Group (SMG) was hoping to increase its 23 per cent share in Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), which is close to breaching cross-media
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Ealing Studios' future secured
The owners of Ealing Studios are hoping to relive the glory days of the west London landmark after this week getting the go ahead for a£70m development.The plans, which were
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Capital's head of strategy resigns
Capital Radio has lost another high-profile member of staff following director of strategy and development Sally Oldham's decision to resign from the radio group, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Jobs to go at Static after sale to OpenTV
Up to 10 jobs are set to go at interactive TV outfit Static 2358 following its purchase by US platform giant OpenTV in a cash and shares deal worth $59m (£42m), writes Simon Ellery.
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RDF Media wins major US boost
RDF Media has bagged its second major US commission after sealing a deal with USA Networks to produce a transatlantic version of its cod Japanese betting format, Banzai.USA Networks' Chris Sloane
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BBC orders Hat Trick sitcom
Hat Trick Productions has been commissioned to produce a comedy 'mini-soap' for BBC 1 from the writer of Drop the Dead Donkey, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Ideal World to deliver C4 Virgins
Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker has commissioned a controversial series from Ideal World which looks at people's 'first-time' encounters, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC TACKLES WEATHER
The man behind Walking With Dinosaurs, BBC science creative director John Lynch is to executive produce Weather, a landmark series, writes Barbara Marshall. Scheduled for delivery next year, the series will
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ITV unveils The Bill offshoot
ITV has unveiled details of its second planned spin-off from The Bill, Beech Is Back, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TWI SELLS WIMBLEDON TENNIS DOC TO BBC 2
TWI has sold a four-part documentary series on the history of Wimbledon to BBC 2. The 4 x 55-minute programmes, Wimbledon: The History of the Championships, will feature restored newsreel and
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UNITED PRODUCTIONS KICKS OFF COMEDY DRAMA
United Productions has begun production on a new comedy drama for ITV based on the novel The Last Detective. Peter Davison is to star as the book's protagonist, Dangerous Davies. The
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PORTUGAL BUYS NEW 100-PART NODDY SERIES
BBC Worldwide has licensed the whole of the new 100 x 10-minute series of Make Way for Noddy to RTP in Portugal. The agreement is the first international licensing deal for
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TWO FOUR TV FILLS BOARD
Two Four Productions' new media arm twofourtv has filled its last boardroom position with Paul Tarplee taking up the role of chief technology officer. Tarplee will oversee and co-ordinate the company's
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POCKETT HIRES STONIER
English & Pockett, part of FutureBrand Worldwide has hired Peter Stonier as head of convergent media. He will be responsible for the company's growing involvement in the media business, mainly in
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Lack of tech skills noted
A serious shortage of trained broadcast engineers is affecting both broadcasters and manufacturers, the News World Technology conference in London was told, writes Nick Radlo.
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Panasonic plans European drive
Newly appointed Panasonic Broadcast Europe chief Ted Taylor admitted last week that 'the ship is a little off course and there are gaps in the product line-up'.Taylor, who took the helm
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Snell & Wilcox in bid for firm
Snell & Wilcox has confirmed it is in talks to buy Newbury-based hardware manufacturer Post Impressions whose managing director has quit for Avid, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Liberty firms gain mds
Rushes and Soho 601, both part of Liberty Livewire, have gained new managing directors it has emerged this week, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Encoda appoints global tech boss
Encoda Systems, formed from the merger between CJDS, Enterprise and Drake Automation/DAL, has appointed Michael Dunn as global chief technology officer, writes Barbara Marshall.