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    Granada bags Cirque du Soleil distribution deal

    2001-08-03T15:08:00Z

    Granada International has struck a three-year distribution deal with Montreal-based circus group Cirque du Soleil, writes Steve AstonThe deal gives Granada worldwide television exploration rights outside North America and French-speaking territories.

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    BBC coy on Saturday night schedules

    2001-08-03T13:27:00Z

    Corporation remains tight-lipped on plans to air heavily female-skewed schedule against ITV's The Premiership

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    ETV plans online alternative to local TV

    2001-08-03T13:15:00Z

    Web-based Manx.TV set to launch within next two months combining local programming with syndicated online shows

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    Parkhill wins third Soho Shorts Festival

    2001-08-03T11:57:00Z

    Director of ground-breaking look at disability wins Artsworld film award at Rushes's annual short film festival

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    Lux departure raises indie concerns

    2001-08-03T11:57:00Z

    Major worry over ideas getting sidelined as controller of entertainment commissioning finally takes her leave

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    Telewest tie-up

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Telewest has launched a joint-venture company with interactive company Media Logic called iSeeTV, specialising in human interaction through the TV. It kicks off with a service featuring the Living Health NHS

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    Sky UEFA success

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Sky Sports has bought the rights to screen the Uefa Cup home ties featuring Chelsea and Leeds United. Sky is understood to have secured the deal following competition from rivals including

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    Off the Record - Stuck in Surrey

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Forget the biscuits. Greg Dyke's cost-cutting measures are starting to be felt at the heart of the BBC: within newsgathering. After granting an interview to the BBC 1 One O'Clock News

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    Rings preview for SFX

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Attendees at the Siggraph festival in Los Angeles this month will get the chance to see a sneak preview of the SFX work completed by US facility Weta Digital on the

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    Losses up at open tv

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Interactive software company Open TV has recorded net losses of $120.2m (£84.4m) for the quarter to 30 June, up from $7.8m (£5.5m) the previous year. The company has also reported signing

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    Interview - No mouse in sight

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Following Disney's purchase of Fox Kids Europe, regional president David Hulbert is going to be putting serious pressure on rivals Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and potentially the BBC.

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    Voiceover search help

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Online database e-media-c has launched a business-to-business search engine to enable TV and radio producers and advertising agencies to search for artists from voiceover agencies in the UK. E-media-c claims it

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    Hamilton quits Worldpop for solo venture

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Former LWT managing director Liam Hamilton is considering setting up his own multimedia venture after quitting as chief executive of new media outfit Worldpop this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Off the Record - Geldof the softie

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Whoever thought Sir Bob Geldof had turned into an arrogant bastard since he became a multimillionaire by selling Planet 24 and then launching another outfit, 10 Alps, is entirely wrong. OTR

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    TX - Too free or not too free

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    During the filming of Slave Nation cameraman Paul Englefield had his passport removed in Switzerland and found himself surrounded by cake-eating snowmen in Derby - all in the name of freedom.Englefield

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    Flextech's Minotaur increases staffing

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Flextech-owned distributor Minotaur has boosted its workforce with two appointments, taking the total number of staff to 11. Minotaur vice-president Sarah Tong has hired sales executive Andy Grant from children's outfit

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    League under fire

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 comedy The League of Gentlemen has been censured by the Independent Television Commission over a show which dealt with child abuse. The programme, broadcast on 27 December last year,

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    AND FINALLY

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Sam Zniber, Galaxy 102 programme director, recalls applying for a McJob in ParisWhat's the cruellest thing you've ever done?Listening to radio at home 24 hours per day, pretty cruel for my

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    Exluna unveils rival rendering system

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    US software developer Exluna will this month launch its first commercial product, Entropy, a rendering system that the company claims is 'more powerful than any other rendering system available'.The system has

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    Educational television to be monitored

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The Voice of the Listener & Viewer is to establish a special forum to monitor broadcasters' commitment to educational programmes on terrestrial networks. The special group, which will be open to