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    BBC 1 recommissions Open Mike series

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    Open Mike Productions has received two recommissions from BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey.Friday Night with Jonathan Ross has been extended to 20 x 40-minutes with eight shows set to air

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    Radio 1 to throw open doors to unknowns

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    BBC Radio 1 is to dedicate a whole day of output to supporting unsigned UK acts from all sorts of music genres.OneMusic Day will take place on 6 May to coincide

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    Emap signs Flytxt as supplier for SMS campaign

    2002-04-04T11:57:00Z

    Wireless marketing company to partner media group through forthcoming SMS roll-out

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    Liberate sets up interactive lab

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Interactive television software developer Liberate Technologies has launched a development lab to help boost the development of interactive TV applications, writes Barbara MarshallThe lab, based at Liberate's London offices, is available

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    Pepper hires Hit man

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Pepper has appointed Iain Cameron to the new role of head of quality control (QC) as part of a push to expand the QC service for producers.Cameron joins from Hit

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    Fast Studio kit gets rebrand

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Californian video equipment manufacturer Pinnacle Systems is to change the name of the Fast Studio colour line of editing products next week at NAB, writes Barbara MarshallThe product family will be

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    Promax course starts

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Promax UK kicks off its third annual foundation course next Wednesday (10 April) with a new module called Easy As ABC.The nine-week course includes modules on scriptwriting, the psychology of

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    New BT Broadcast head

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    BT Broadcast Services has promoted North America general manager Jon Romm to the role of head of global broadcast sales.Romm's new role sees him take responsibility for the broadcast sales

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    Maya prices cut in bid for volume sales

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Canadian 3D graphics specialist Alias Wavefront shocked the industry this week by announcing it was cutting the price of its leading software Maya by up to 73 per cent, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Rushes adds to FX team

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Rushes has added to its visual effects team with the appointment of Inferno artist Emir Hasham who joins from VTR.Recent credits include daytime idents for Channel 4 and Planet Funk

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    S&M adds three staff

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Smoke & Mirrors has taken on three people, including Tony Lawrence and Hani Al Yousif who both join as senior Flame artists.Lawrence, one of the co-founders of Clear, joins next

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    Senior loss at September Films

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    Head of factual entertainment Elaine Gallagher quits

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    Le Dream gets new slot

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    Channel 4 has rescheduled Tiger Aspect Productions' daytime factual series Le Dream to run in peaktime in July.The 8 x 30-minute series that investigates buying and renovating houses in rural

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    Granada goes Dutch with formats deal

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    ITV company expands further into Europe with exclusive TeVe deal

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    Night and Day loses slot

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    Soap axed from teatime after poor ratings

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    New Irish broadcasting forum

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    Legislative changes on the horizon following creation of new body

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    Wise Buddah Broadcast is closed down

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    Chariman Mark Goodier admits defeat after unsuccessful search for funds

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    Bectu warns of compulsory OU job cuts

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    Union warns that axing of sixteen posts in the Autumn could just be the tip of the iceberg as distribution reforms are outlined

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    BBC improves Bitesize

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    The BBC has launched a new interactive SMS tool to add to its BBC Bitesize revision service aimed at GCSE students.Txt Bites will offer students selected Q&As covering maths, physics,

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    BBC Worldwide shortfall

    2002-04-04T10:21:00Z

    Dyke admits commercial offshoot is unlikely to return target of£200m by 2006