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    ONLINE REVENUE FEAR

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Granada Broadband controller of online Justin Judd claimed the company's ad revenue was unlikely to recover from the current recession. Judd said broadcasters needed to look for new revenue streams, such

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    Mokey expected to revolutionise post

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    A revolutionary moving matte software tool, Mokey, which launched last week, could lead to major savings in the post-production process.The $10,000 (£6,900) package developed by Guildford-based Imagineer software separates foreground elements

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    ENHANCED TALK AT IBC

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Enhanced television is the subject of a special 'super session' to be held at IBC next month. Featuring speakers such as Two Way TV md Simon Cornwell, BBC controller of new

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    ENDEMOL QUOTA PLEA

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Endemol Entertainment president John De Mol called for an increase in the Television Without Frontiers European directive's indie quota from 10 per cent to 25 per cent.

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    Wolff predicts an end to moguls

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Media moguls such as Rupert Murdoch are living on borrowed time, according to internet entrepreneur turned author Michael Wolff, writes David Wood.

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    NTL IN IRELAND DRIVE

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    NTL is rolling out its digital TV service to 140,000 homes in the Republic of Ireland, offering a total of 73 channels. The Go Digital deal will offer a basic package

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    Slump may hit top ITV dramas

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    ITV will be forced to scale back its high-end drama if the current advertising slump continues, according to ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott.Elliott told Broadcast that drama in the£750,000

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    Premiership dents ITV

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    The poor showing for The Premiership is devaluing ITV's entire Saturday night schedule, according to some of the networks' key advertisers, writes Steve Aston.

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    Fantasy Jobs - Downshift daydreams

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Ever dreamed of living a simpler, less frantic life? Ashley Davies canvassed some top figures in the TV industry to find out what they'd be doing if they decided to drop out of the rat race.

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    ITV slashes Crossroads

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    ITV is slashing its much-hyped daytime soap Crossroads from five episodes a week to four, following disappointing ratings, writes Steve Aston.

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    ITC stalls cross-promotion rethink

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Controversial proposals to shake up rules governing cross-promotional advertising have been put on ice by the Independent Television Commission (ITC), writes Simon Ellery.

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    DIGITAL CONFUSION

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Credit Suisse First Boston global head of media Anthony Fry has warned that leading City institutions are still confused about digital TV. He also raised fresh fears over Granada's City status

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    FOOTBALL CLUBS ONLINE

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Football clubs are taking advantage of new broadcasting rights to stream match highlights on their websites. West Ham, Leeds, Chelsea and Southampton will all take advantage of a highlights package complied

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    ITV CLIFF SHOW

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has commissioned Cactus TV to produce a special on 'The Peter Pan of Pop', Cliff Richard, writes Steve Aston.

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    CNBC pioneers fibre channel distribution

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    CNBC claims to be the first broadcaster to have used a fibre network to distribute programming on an international basis, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    CBBC plans 'DIY' TV

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    CBBC Controller Nigel Pickard has commissioned a fly-on-the-wall documentary series following a group of young people as they attempt to make their own television programme.The 6 x 25-minute series DIY.tv, to

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    CAUGHT ON CAMERA

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Crime is becoming the 'latest sport' on TV, said a senior lawyer. Speaking at the TV in the Dock session on Sunday (26 August), Donald Findlay QC argued against the televising

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    BrandTheory launches DigiMediaDisk

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Music industry specialist BrandTheory has developed a new CD-based digital media format that can play full-screen video as well as music and text-based information, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Bosses criticise entry-level pay

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Broadcasters who pay paltry wages to researchers and runners are narrowing the diversity of people in television, two of the industry's most senior executives have admitted, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Granada boss mulls Endemol prospects

    2001-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Granada controller of entertainment Duncan Gray is understood to be considering his future at the broadcaster and is believed to be in advanced talks with Endemol Entertainment UK, writes Steve Aston.