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Four Media plans further UK push
Soho was ablaze with anticipation this week as London facilities tried to second guess US facility giant Four Media's next move following its back-to-back acquisitions of TVP Group and Carlton subsidiary
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Fountain TV Graphics department recently completed a mammoth nine-month 2D and 3D animation project for When Dinosaurs Ruled. Work on the Wall to Wall and The Learning Channel production included anim
Fountain TV Graphics department recently completed a mammoth nine-month 2D and 3D animation project for When Dinosaurs Ruled. Work on the Wall to Wall and The Learning Channel production included animating,
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Deluxe buys out DVD outfit Electric Switch
DVD authoring and production company Electric Switch has been acquired by Rank Group subsidiary Deluxe Video Services for an undisclosed sum.Deluxe Video Services managing director Luis Urbano said the acquisition represented
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Heyes unveils design consultancy
FrameStore Design's creative director Bernard Heyes is leaving the company to set up his own design consultancy.Heyes, who co-founded the commercial facility's design arm less than 18 months ago, is expected
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Blue to open commercials floor
Blue is committing close to£1.5 million in a bid to attract more high-end commercials work as predicted in Broadcast (26.6.98).Blue managing director Dave Cadle said the facility was building a
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NewsDr Who to take break
Doctor Whowill return for a fifth series - but not until the spring of 2010.
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New cartoon award started
Nickelodeon International has launched a new global animation competition in a bid to develop new talent for its kids' TV channels, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Danish Millionaire 'imitator' blocked
UK indie Celador Productions has successfully blocked transmission of a Danmarks Radio Television (DRTV) show which Celador claims is a copy of its Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? format.DRTV was
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News Corp takes 35% Stream stake
Rupert Murdoch has entered the Italian pay-TV market in a deal giving News Corp Europe 35 per cent of Telecom Italia subsidiary Stream, writes Lucy Rouse.
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PARAMOUNT SNAPS UP US SYNDICATION FIRM RYSHER
Rysher, the US syndication specialist which last year sold Sex and the City (left) to Channel 4, has been taken over by Paramount Television Group. Following the deal, Paramount will distribute
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TESSIER TAKES OVER AT FRANCE TELEVISION
France Television, the holding group for France 2 and France 3, will be headed by Marc Tessier, formerly managing director of French film group CNC. Tessier replaces Xavier Gouyou-Beauchamp, whose chairmanship
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EUTELSAT PULLS SERB BROADCASTER FOR 'PROPAGANDA'
Serbian broadcaster RTS has been pulled off air by satellite organisation Eutelsat, which decided some programming aired by RTS included 'propaganda inciting genocide and racial hatred'. Transmission was suspended following an
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CBS HAS HIGHEST OVERALL AUDIENCE IN MAY SWEEPS
CBS claimed the largest overall audience of the May sweeps, the period when the US networks set advertising rates for the coming season. CBS had a 9.0 rating and 15 share,
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McCONNELL NAMED MD OF HEBREW-LANGUAGE CHANNEL
National Geographic Channel Europe managing director Jerry Glover has named Kirsten McConnell managing director of the group's new Israeli Hebrew-language channel, launched at the start of May. McConnell will oversee the
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ZEE TV AND CANAL+ TO LAUNCH INDIAN SATELLITE SERVICE
Zee TV has signed up to a joint-venture with Canal+ to launch a 100-channel satellite service in India later this year. The deal will see Canal+ providing set-top box technology and
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EUROPEAN NATIONS TAKE RIGHTS TO WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
Sports marketing agency Prisma has sold rights to air the women's World Cup matches to broadcasters in Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Russia.Pan-European channel Eurosport is also televising at least 11
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World view - Mary Flanagan in Amsterdam
United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) will announce further acquisitions in Europe over the next few months.But what do we know about this aggressive broadband communications company with its headquarters in Amsterdam?Among the
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TRADE TALK - Learning curve
BBC Knowledge head of programming Liz Cleaver says her new channel, launched this week, will make education accessible. Jason Deans reports.
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TRADE TALK - Lis Howell
On how this year's LA Screenings have revealed new and unexpected depth in American television output.
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NewsHigh hopes for kids shows at Cartoon Forum
UK kids producers are pinning their hopes on this month's Cartoon Forum where they will debut a number of new children's shows in the hope of securing a commission.