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Unions reject granada pay offer
Broadcast unions Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Amicus have unanimously rejected Granada's pay offer of 2%. Around 60 union representatives met on Tuesday (14 October), where they agreed to ask the company for a new offer. Granada offered a cash rise of 2% to all employees who had ...
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Hampshire upgrades
Broadcast kit reseller McMillan has supplied£50,000 of new technology to Hampshire Street Studios. The three-year-old studio, based in north London, has added Panasonic camera equipment and an Avid Xpress Pro suite to existing facilities. The Hampshire Street Studio has been used so far for all kinds of production, including corporate ...
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Ofcom to tackle 'regional' issue
Ofcom is planning a crackdown on what counts as a regional operation for indie producers and could insist on senior indie staff living in the area where the office is based, writes Jane Marlow.
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Japan to be tested
Indie Talent Television has brokered a deal for a Japanese version of Test the Nation. The Eyeworks live event format, which has been screened in the UK on BBC1, is set to air later this year on TV Asahi and is co-produced with TV Man ...
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A view from MipCom
Allen and Green have been doing a lot of posturing lately yet few have heard of ITV outside the UK. Neverthless it was the talk of the town at last weekend's feisty Mipcom, says Broadcastnews editor Colin Robertson
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New OB vision mixer
An ultra-compact vision mixer designed for use in OB vehicles is being made available by broadcast solutions specialist Eyeheight. Managing director Martin Moore said the system was developed in response to 'the demand for a robust system which can be used as the main vision mixer in today's ultra-compact OB ...
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Pye resurfaces at Sony
Former Granada senior executive Chris Pye has resurfaced with a new role as vice-president of worldwide formats at Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsNew Sky One chief to review 14 pilots
Independent producers commissioned by Sara Ramsden to make pilots for around 14 new shows for Sky One are now waiting to see whether the channel's new chief, James Baker, will back or drop their ideas, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsC4 accuses police over doc
The delicate relationship of trust between investigative journalists and the police could be destroyed, Channel 4's head of documentaries, Peter Dale, has warned after officers threatened to block one of its documentaries, writes Lisa Campbell.
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NewsDisney signals Flextech interest
Disney's most senior UK executive has revealed the entertainment giant would buy Telewest content arm Flextech if the price was right, write Colin Robertson and Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsC4 to counter Blaine flak with famine doc
Channel 4 plans to counter criticism that its coverage of David Blaine's latest stunt trivialises third-world hunger, with an important film in which award-winning African journalist Sorious Samura spends a month living with undernourished Ethiopians, writes Colin Robertson.
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Ant & Dec to make US show in the UK
Geordie presenting duo Ant and Dec are finally 'off' to the US after signing a deal for a pilot of their ITV show Saturday Night Takeawaywith Fox - but in an unprecedented twist they will stay in the UK to make it, ...
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LNN poised to unveil job cuts
London News Network (LNN) is poised to announce major cuts of between 30 and 75 jobs at its 105-strong newsroom as Carlton and Granada prepare to merge the regional service into ITN, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITV hiked indie hours in 2002, ITC reveals
The amount of programme hours supplied to ITV by independent producers in 2002 has risen by 16% year on year, writes Jane Marlow.
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BBC1 rejigs 'graveyard' slot
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is looking to reinvent the late-night Friday 'graveyard' slot as a youth entertainment zone, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Rajar renews electronic trials
Radio ratings body Rajar has given the green light to a second phase of tests, which could eventually lead to its diary system being replaced by electronic devices, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC2 to revamp Correspondent
BBC2's flagship current affairs brand Correspondent is facing the axe as part of a review of the channel's coverage of foreign issues, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC commits to docs with new post
The BBC is to appoint its first head of documentaries in order to give a further boost to the genre, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Bennett says BBC needs to engage more
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has said the BBC should engage more with outside organisations and move away from its 'land-grab' mentality, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Barb to appoint Thelin as chief exec
Carlton Television's planning director Bjarne Thelin is to take over from Caroline McDevitt as the chief executive at Barb, writes Jon Rogers.