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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - BEYOND DISTRIBUTION OPENS NEW YORK OFFICE FOR BUZZELLI
Beyond Distribution has opened a New York office following the appointment of Jennifer Buzzelli (right) as the company's new vice-president of international sales, USA and Latin America. The Sydney-based distributor, which
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - ITEL SELLS DOCUMENTARIES TO ITALY AND POLAND
Itel has sold 65 hours of documentary programming to the National Geographic Channel Italy. The deal includes 20 hours of wildlife programming from United Wildlife, such as Staying Alive, and 13
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NewsCarling Cup grabs convincing win for Sky Sports
A thrilling Carling Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea secured Sky Sports 1 one of the biggest audiences in multichannel homes this year with the match coverage averaging 2.7 million viewers (24%).
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - BTDA OPENS WORKSHOP TO NON-MEMBERS
The British Television Distributors' Association is opening its next industry workshop to non-members. The workshop, which will focus on North America, takes place on 27 June at Pact's London offices and
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - TFI TO SCREEN WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
French broadcaster TF1 is set to begin screening its version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Qui Veut Gagner des Millions?) from the beginning of next month. Hosted by veteran
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - BBC WORLDWIDE SELLS ITV DRAMA ROUGH TREATMENT
BBC Worldwide has secured a raft of sales for World Productions' drama Rough Treatment, which aired on ITV last month. BBC Worldwide has signed deals with Canal+ in France, SVT (Sweden),
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NewsSky promotes failed Virgin carriage deal
BSkyB is broadcasting a series of promos warning cable customers that basic Sky channels will be dropped from the platform this week if Virgin Media does not return to the negotiating table.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - C4I POACHES BROENING FROM CARLTON INTERNATIONAL
Channel 4 International has poached Carlton International senior sales executive Sabine Broening. She joins with the same job title and will manage all sales of C4I programming to Germany, France and
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - RICE MOVES FROM MINOTAUR TO SALES HEAD AT FIREWORKS
Fireworks International, the UK-based distribution arm of Canada's CanWest, has appointed Kathryn Rice as director of sales overseeing Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Africa. Formerly head of sales
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - WORLDWIDE AND DISCOVERY STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP
BBC Worldwide and Discovery Channel are strengthening their partnership with the launch of BBC-branded blocks of programming on Discovery Channel in German-speaking markets. BBC natural history showcase Animal Planet will broadcast
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - POSTCARD FROM ... TABITHA COLE IN BANFF
The surreal backdrop for the Banff TV festival makes almost anything seem normal. The annual event takes place in the Canadian Rockies, staged in a conference centre that bears more than
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TRADE TALK - PICK OF THE CROP
Greg Dyke's first big steal of his BBC tenure has been Nigel Pickard, the all-round good bloke CITV guru who just loves being on set. Tara Conlan reports.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - GOING ON THE DEFENSIVE
Recent violent events have raised questions over live reporting from trouble spots, with the onus for reducing risk falling squarely on broadcasters' shoulders. But what should they do?
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OPINION - BROADBAND HAS TO BE INTEGRATED
The love-in between the web and television is finally coming of age as the gestation period for broadband draws to a close.Although the broadcast TV industry has known for some time
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NewsZodiak buys Swedish producer Yellow Bird
Scandinavian producer Zodiak Television Group has continued its acquisitions spree with a deal to buy Swedish crime drama specialist Yellow Bird.
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TV CRITICS - JUDGING THE CRITICAL EFFECT
For many programme-makers, there's only one thing worse than being talked about - and that's not being talked about. But can television critics really have a decisive influence on a show's performance? Meg Carter investigates.
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YOUTH TV - GOING INTO RAPTURE
After a shaky start, youth channel Rapture now has access to 6 million UK homes. But can it develop into a viable experience provider and survive a series of defections and the marriage of its main parent? Andy Fry reports.
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WHITE PAPER - ALL WHITE ON THE NIGHT
The upcoming communications white paper will incorporate the views of organisations ranging from Anglia TV to Age Concern. But will Whitehall really be bold on regulation? By parliamentary correspondent John Lewis.
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INTERVIEW - THE GRAND MASTERS
Pam Masters, BBC director of presentation and broadcasting, has been credited with changing the face of British TV with her on-air promotions, an achievement rewarded this week with the prestigious Promax Pinnacle award.
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OFF THE RECORD - HATS OFF TO CHANNEL 4
It pains Off The Record to reveal that all is not well in Channel 4's busy presentation department where there is increasing unrest about the constant stream of interruptions. Thankfully the