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C4 UPDATES IMAGE
Channel 4 has updated its on-screen look with the introduction of a narrative aspect to the 'moving bars' theme first introduced in 1999.The idents include vapour trails, flickering tube lights, a
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RATINGS - C4's Twin Towers doc proves ratings winner
CHANNEL 4'S documentary on the collapse of the World Trade Centre buildings on Thursday (13 December) secured the channel's second highest audience of the year so far, writes Jon Rogers.
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C4 GIVES NEW TALENT A GO
Channel 4 has launched an initiative to foster new talent and enable independent production companies that have yet to work with C4 to make a programme for them. Indies are invited
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Bjork to open for BBC 4
The BBC will launch its long-awaited highbrow channel, BBC 4, with the only televised performance in Europe of singer Bjork's current tour, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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FREE TO AIR - Highs and lows of 2001
As 2001 draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on the lights - both high and low - of the broadcasting year. Having sat through the bum-numbing
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WINNERS AND LOSERS OF 2001 - Bucking the trend
In a year of gloom and doom, Broadcast showcases the handful of media players who have successfully swum against the tide and had a bumper 2001.
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NTL broadcast still seeking a£2bn buyer
Debt-ridden cable firm NTL appeared to be living on borrowed time this week after it confirmed it had not found a buyer for its broadcast division - the sale of which would have reduced its debt burden by around£2bn, writes Simon Ellery.
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Ratings: Week ending 2 December - A right royal knees-up gets ITV back on its feet
This week's data includes two new additions - firstly, the top 30 programmes now has the same multi-channel audience information as the top 50. Secondly, a regular primetime rolling graph showing
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Thomson buys GVG for $172m
French electronics group Thomson Multimedia has made yet another acquisition, buying broadcast equipment and software manufacturer Grass Valley Group (GVG) in a $172m (£118m) cash deal.The deal is expected to close
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10 ALPS WINS MUSIC AND ARTHUR SMITH ORDERS
BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir has commissioned indie Ten Alps to produce a 4 x 60-minute history of Sun Records. A Whole Lot of Shakin' looks at the 50th anniversary
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Wark Clements wins WW1 order
Glasgow-based indie Wark Clements has landed Channel 4's largest ever factual commission outside London with a£2.5m series on the first world war.The 10 x 60-minute run, The First World War,
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BBC1'S JUDGE JOHN DEED GIVEN ANOTHER SERIES
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have ordered a second series of courtroom drama Judge John Deed. The 8 x 60-minute series, starring Martin Shaw
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Channel 4 awards Big Breakfast slot to Sky and Princess
New live breakfast show to be produced at Sky's headquarters
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500 BBC radio production staff to move
BBC Resources is set to lose another tranche of its activities in April when staff from radio resources will rejoin the main BBC, writes Barbara MarshallFive hundred technical and support staff
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Aardman's Byles joins Soho 601 as duo quit
Soho 601 has hired Aardman head of CGI Will Byles in the same week as losing two staff to New Zealand post facility Oktobor, writes Barbara MarshallHead of telecine Andrew Clarkson
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Soho ed signs euro duo
Freelance agency Soho Editors has signed two European Discreet operators - Klaudija Cermak and Christophe Richard.Cermak has spent the past 13 months working in Germany but previously worked for Mill
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Mouse man to Morphos
Alan Goddard, former commercial director of duplication and post facilities 8811 and The Mouse & Keyboard, has joined Soho facility Morphos as general manager.Goddard will work with consultant Bill Scanlon
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Discreet cuts R&D
Canadian editing and effects developer Discreet has confirmed the closure of two R&D facilities with the loss of 60 jobs.The Autodesk subsidiary has closed its Chicago and Los Angeles facilities
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FrameStore merges with CFC
Digital effects specialist FrameStore and the Computer Film Company (CFC) have merged to form Framestore CFC, writes Barbara MarshallAlthough on the surface the change does not seem significant, joint chief executive
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C4 to look at downshifting
Ricochet Films has bagged a raft of commissions including a new five-part series about downshifting for Channel 4, writes Simon ElleryC4 commissioning editor, features Ben Frow has ordered the indie to