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    BBC dominates Bafta Television Awards

    2002-04-22T12:38:00Z

    Channel 4 only collects four awards as Brass Eye fails to impress judges

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    Rockface plummets again

    2002-04-18T15:19:00Z

    BBC 1 drama sheds another 1.5m viewers to finish its run with its worst figures yet while Survivor and The Bill on ITV 1 pull their best figures of the year

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    NTL greenlights mobile DTT

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    NTL has completed UK tests of mobile digital terrestrial television (DTT) and claims the initiative opens the way for the development of the DTT platform. The trials, which have taken place

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    Dolby unveils volume tool

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    Dolby unveiled a new audio analysis tool last week aimed at helping broadcasters iron out volume inconsistencies between channels and programmes , writes Barbara MarshallDolby claims the LM100 Loudness Meter is the

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    New role for GVG chief

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    Grass Valley Group president and chief executive Tim Thor-steinson is to head a division of Thomson Broadcast Solutions under vice-president Marc Valentin, following the sale of Grass Valley to Thomson (Broadcast,

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    BT unveils SatNet

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    BT Broadcast Services has launched BT SatNet, a mobile satellite uplink antenna which it claims can be fitted to the roof of most vehicles within an hour. Non-crew members can operate

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    BBC regional news divisions to get generationQ

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    The BBC is the first customer for Quantel's recently launched generationQ newsroom system, writes Barbara MarshallBBC English Regions has ordered two systems for its regional news operations - one for Norwich,

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    Apple in frame to buy Alias Wavefront

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    Speculation was rife at NAB last week about whether Apple had bought SGI subsidiary Alias Wavefront, writes Barbara Marshall

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    E-Mediavision gets Point across

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    Young British company E-media-vision.com caused a stir at NAB last week with the launch of the Point, a touch-screen telestrator first developed for Sky Sports' live football coverage, writes Barbara MarshallThe

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    Snell secures£22m

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    Snell & Wilcox has secured a£22m finance package with Advent Venture Partners, the venture capital firm behind Post Impressions which Snell bought last summer (Broadcast, 22.6.01). Advent Venture Partners chairman

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    Cyborg v2 launches

    2002-04-18T12:50:00Z

    British systems developer 5D last week launched version 2 of its effects editing system 5D Cyborg, which it is now positioning as a fully fledged finishing tool with multi-resolution compositing and

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    It's Partridge season

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    BBC 2 is to air a season of programmes featuring comedian Steve Coogan's anti-heroic creation Alan Partridge in the run-up to a brand new series of I'm Alan Partridge from TalkBack,

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    Men & Motors gears up for TT races

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    Men & Motors has secured the exclusive rights to The Isle of Man TT Races for 2002.Greenlight has been commissioned by Granada Sky Broadcasting director of programming Gary Shoefield to

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    Treacy honoured with ITV fashion tribute

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    World-renowned milliner Philip Treacy is the subject of this year's Fashion Tribute, to air in ITV regions early next month.The 30-minute special, to be made by indie Talent Television, focuses

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    Elliott unveils first Kemp drama for ITV

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has unveiled former EastEnders star Martin Kemp's first drama vehicle for the channel.LWT has been asked to produce Daddy's Girl, a 2 x 60-minute

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    Union and Columbia to scale next Rockface

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    BBC Scotland has commissioned Union Pictures and Columbia Tristar International TV to produce a second series of mountain rescue drama Rockface for BBC 1.Commissioned by BBC Scotland head of drama

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    Celador resumes search for brainiest kid

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    ITV 1 controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has commissioned Celador Productions to produce a second Britain's Brainiest Kid one-off.The 90-minute special will again feature Carol Vorderman testing the general and

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    4C to take a gamble with new series

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster 4C is to launch its own version of Channel 4 gambling show Banzai with new format Beat the Bookie, writes Jon RogersS4C commissioning editor for light entertainment Huw Chiswell

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    C4 offers Ideal features boost

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    Ideal World is set to ramp up its features base in Glasgow after scooping primetime Channel 4 commissions worth£2.4m, writes Penny HughesC4 head of features Ben Frow and deputy commissioning

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    BBC 2 recalls leisure shows

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have recommissioned a raft of leisure series.Talkback Productions has been asked to produce another series of dating show Would