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    Cleese attacks TV show quality

    2002-06-12T15:09:35Z

    Monty Python creator and star John Cleese this week hit out at British commissioning executives claiming they were ruining the quality of TV by constantly interfering with ideas and failing to take risks, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Melman quits Artsworld

    2002-06-12T15:08:25Z

    Fledgling arts channel Artsworld has suffered a blow following channel director Richard Melman's decision to quit, writes Paul Revoir

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    Visions invests in new HD truck

    2002-06-12T14:27:45Z

    Outside broadcast facility Visions has made its first move into high definition (HD) with the commission of a£4m HD unit, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Softimage slashes 3D price

    2002-06-12T14:26:38Z

    Softimage has halved the price of its 3D character animation and effects software Softimage 3D two months after rival Alias Wavefront slashed the price of Maya (Broadcast, 5.4.02), writes Barbara Marshall

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    Escape Studios gears up to be Europe's top VFX school

    2002-06-12T14:25:37Z

    Escape Studios launches in London next month with the aim of becoming Europe's 'premier visual effects school', writes Barbara Marshall

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    Apple poised to acquire Silicon Grail

    2002-06-12T14:24:36Z

    Apple is believed to be in the process of buying US-based compositing software developer Silicon Grail four months after buying its rival Nothing Real, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Brits stack up Annecy prizes

    2002-06-12T14:23:37Z

    The Brits walked off with seven awards at the International Animated Film Festival held at Annecy last Saturday (8 June), writes Barbara Marshall

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    Avid UK hires Jackson

    2002-06-12T14:22:05Z

    Avid UK has taken on Mark Jackson as sales manager for London after the departure of Robin Adams to Discreet (Broadcast, 22.3.02). Jackson joins Avid from reseller Tyrell where he was sales director. He has also worked for Surtees MAV and MetroVideo, whose parent company, WPP, bought Tyrell in 1999

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    Campbell moves to VFG

    2002-06-12T14:21:07Z

    Film and TV hire company VFG has taken on hire specialist Alastair Campbell to head its relaunched camera, lighting...

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    Cook joins Kingston

    2002-06-12T14:20:12Z

    Kingston Inmedia has appointed Paul Cook to the post of sales director replacing Laurence Cook who left in January....

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    NDS buys Visionik

    2002-06-12T14:19:15Z

    Conditional access specialist NDS has bought Danish interactive service provider Visionik. The terms of the deal ha...

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    Broadband subscribers top 600,000 says latest Oftel research

    2002-06-12T13:23:06Z

    Prices are now comparable with France, Germany and the USA

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    UKTV to close Play UK

    2002-06-12T12:35:32Z

    The BBC Worldwide/Flextech joint venture will be pulled due to revenue losses caused by the ITV Digital disaster, which has prompted a cost cutting exercise at the family of channels. UK Play had become the natural choice for the chop because it was 'a very expensive channel' according to UKTV ...

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    EU to lobby US to open its TV market to European broadcasters

    2002-06-12T12:14:20Z

    EU officials are to press their counterparts in Washington to open up US TV market to European broadcasters as a quid pro quo for the UK's proposed plan to allow further American investment in British media, writes David Rose

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    Has the BBC got bad news for you, Angus?

    2002-06-12T10:19:53Z

    Has the BBC got bad news for you, Angus?

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    Yes, TV does make children fat

    2002-06-12T10:19:19Z

    Yes, TV does make children fat

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    Telewest boss rides pay storm

    2002-06-12T10:18:52Z

    Telewest boss rides pay storm

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    Will to be Bart's blue-blooded pal

    2002-06-12T10:18:19Z

    Will to be Bart's blue-blooded pal

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    Telewest bonuses attacked

    2002-06-12T10:17:49Z

    Telewest bonuses attacked

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    BBC and BSkyB in joint bid for digital licenses

    2002-06-12T10:17:08Z

    BBC and BSkyB in joint bid for digital licenses