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NEW TEST FOR PHILIPS AS SERIES PRODUCER AT S+V
Sunset + Vine has appointed sports indie Sidedrummer Productions managing director and former Grandstand editor John Philips to the new post of series producer for its coverage of test cricket for
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MAIR REPLACING LOWE AS PRESENTER OF R4'S PM
Eddie Mair is to take over from Chris Lowe as the main presenter of the PM programme on BBC Radio 4. Mair will continue to present his Sunday morning R4 programme
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LOYALTY SCHEME GIVES SKY DIGITAL FANS PRIZE CHANCE
Sky Digital has set up a new loyalty scheme that gives its customers the chance to win a mix of prizes, some of which have been developed in conjunction with the
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OPINIONS WANTED ON GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has called for comment on proposed changes to broadcasting and communications legislation to be sent to comms-reform@culture.gov.uk. The DCMS has said the white paper
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Regions are key to future, Smith says
Regional broadcasting and programme production commitments will form a key part of new broadcasting law, media secretary Chris Smith has said.Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday (27 March), Smith
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ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has recommissioned a re-formatted run of Carlton TV drama The Vice, writes Colin Robertson. The Vice, formerly an 8 x 60-minute series, will now return
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has recommissioned a re-formatted run of Carlton TV drama The Vice, writes Colin Robertson. The Vice, formerly an 8 x 60-minute series, will now return
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NewsSky strikes back
BSkyB has upped the ante in its war with Virgin Media by repackaging Sky Movies into a number of genre-based channels, including comedy, sci-fi and horror and modern greats.
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Jackson aims for joint web work
Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has said he would like to see the broadcaster's online activities expand via a series of joint-ventures with independent producers, writes Ashley Davies.Jackson told Broadcast
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Yes signs BBC video-on-demand contract
Video-on-demand (vod) broadcaster Yes Television has secured two new deals with BBC Worldwide and pay-per-view (ppv) film outfit u'direct, writes Colin Robertson.Under the terms of the two-year BBC deal, Yes gains
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Bernard Heyes Design created the content graphics and styling for the Equinox special Meningitis: Search for a Cure. Commissioned by Windfall Films' Jeremy Llewellyn-Jones, the programme features seve
Bernard Heyes Design created the content graphics and styling for the Equinox special Meningitis: Search for a Cure. Commissioned by Windfall Films' Jeremy Llewellyn-Jones, the programme features seven minutes of 3D
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Flicks Films animated Andy Whatt's illustrations for Channel 4's The House of Rock, produced by Fireside Favourites. Whatt, familiar to readers of the Weekend Guardian clubs page, passed his designs t
Flicks Films animated Andy Whatt's illustrations for Channel 4's The House of Rock, produced by Fireside Favourites. Whatt, familiar to readers of the Weekend Guardian clubs page, passed his designs to
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Draught Associates created titles and bumpers for Swing Productions' Channel 4 series Slave. Focusing on the transient nature of style, the graphics use expiry dates, with a barcode motif and red
Draught Associates created titles and bumpers for Swing Productions' Channel 4 series Slave. Focusing on the transient nature of style, the graphics use expiry dates, with a barcode motif and red
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Gardam calls for Future TV pitches
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has called for producers to send in more ideas for Future TV after a disappointing level of proposals first time around.The Friday night strand
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NewsEndemol shareholders approve French acquisition
Endemol shareholders have this morning voted to approve the purchase of its French arm, Endemol France. Telefónica will now begin the process of selling the Big Brotherproducer.
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Gulag wins Grierson prize
October Films' BBC 2 documentary series Gulag (Enemy of the People) has won the prestigious 1999 Grierson Award, writes Tim Dams.
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Dream Street set to animate CITV until 2002
ITV controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard has commissioned an additional 26 x 10-minute episodes of pre-school series Dream Street for CITV, writes Colin Robertson.
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MARQUIS OPENS AS OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS
Several former Avid Technology managers have formed a new company to offer a service as operations and systems architects for the broadcast community. Marquis has been set up by Granby Patrick,
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GUIDON TAKES UP PR AND MARKETING ROLE AT VTR
Meg Guidon has joined VTR as its public relations and marketing manager. She was formerly at the Mill, where she was a founder member of the Mill Film team, working both
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PINNACLE APPOINTS GEE AS SOLE UK RESELLER
Pinnacle Systems has appointed Gee Broadcast as the sole UK authorised reseller for its DVExtreme, Alladin Pro, Deko, Lightning and Thunder families of products. Pinnacle has also appointed Metro Broadcast and
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SHENFIELD MOVES UP TO CEO AT THE MILL GROUP
Robin Shenfield, currently managing director of the Mill and one of the founders of the facility, has been appointed chief executive of the Mill Group, which also includes Mill Film and