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    FESTIVAL NEWS UPDATE

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Broadcast News, the daily online news service of produxion.com, will be updated regularly with breaking news from the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival from 24-26 August. For details, log on to

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    Flextech team gains facelift

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Flextech has restructured its presentation and promotions department in the face of an increasing workload, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    VTR NABS EX-RUSHES MAN

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    VTR has appointed Inferno artist Simon Hall who was one of the recent casualties at Rushes (Broadcast, 10.8.01). During his two years at Rushes, Hall's credits included Coldplay's promotional video for

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    Express plans radio venture

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Express Newspapers owner Richard Desmond last week appeared to confirm ambitions to expand into radio following the appointment of former Capital Radio director of programmes Richard Park as a consultant, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    EMMY NOMINEES LINE UP

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    The Farm's top colourist Aidan Farrell and Jelly Television's Jan Golunski have been nominated for an Emmy. The recognition comes for their work on Windfall Films' The Human Body, which aired

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    Teletubbies embark on tour

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    The Teletubbies could be the next BBC act to embark on a money-making UK tour after it was revealed they will hit the road in the US next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    FOR MILLS' EARS ONLY

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Cactus is to produce a 10 x 30-minute series For Your Ears Only, presented by Radio One DJ Scott Mills, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Mersey ups drama

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Mersey Television has promoted Jo Hallows to the new post of head of drama development as the independent's long-running Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks expands from three to four episodes every week

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    Trailing the Dinosaurs' tracks

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Walking with Beasts: the BBC has released the first picture of the follow-up to Walking with Dinosaurs, produced by BBC science, Discovery, TV Asahi and co-produced with ProSieben with graphics by

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    DIMBLEBY SIGNS IN

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Broadcaster David Dimbleby has applied for the job of BBC chairman and would step down as host of BBC 1's Question Time if he got the job. However, BBC sources say

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    DIGITAL NAMES SPEAKERS

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Digital Media World has announced the programme of events and speakers for its streaming media conference. Among the speakers are Aardman Animation's head of internet Paul Deane and Granada Broadband's controller

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    INDIES HOLY CRUSADE

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Four independents have been shortlisted for a religious development pitch at next week's Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival. The session aims to discover how programme makers and broadcasters can produce religious

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    ITV chief slams RAB radio claim

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    An ITV sales chief has hit back at claims by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) that radio listening has overtaken total TV viewing, writes Steve Aston.

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    Carlton set to freeze pay rises

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Carlton has responded to the toughening TV market by freezing staff pay across the company from this autumn, writes Steve Aston.

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    CABLE COMPANY LOSSES

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Shares in United Pan European Communications (UPC) rallied earlier this week after the indebted European cable company reported a reduction in second quarter operating losses. Before interest tax, depreciation and amortisation,

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    RENTAL BUSINESS SALE

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Granada is considering selling its Box Clever TV rental business. The sale of the joint-venture with finance company Nomura would raise around£1bn. Box Clever was formed in 1999 as a

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    EXTRA TIME AT BORO

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    NTL has launched an extension to Boro TV its cable service for Middlesbrough fans. For the first time Boro fans will be able watch the full 90 minutes of all their

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    Standards body to be created

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Broadcasters and unions are to form an unprecedented joint company to oversee standards and grading in safety critical employment areas such as special effects, rigging and stunts, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    NIGELLA GETS BITE AT US

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 International has sold cookery show Nigella Bites to US cable network E! Entertainment for a 'high six-figure sum'. The first two series have been bought to air from 17

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    Big Brother storms out but fails to beat last year

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Remember how ITV wanted to move News at Ten to 23.00, so that it could run movies uncut from 21.00? And how BBC 1 moved its news from 21.00 so that