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    Sky pulls the plug on shopping platform

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    BSKYB has confirmed its interactive shopping platform, Open, is to shut with the loss of 300 jobs as the company consolidates interactivity within Sky's in-house iTV division, Sky Interactive, writes David Wood.

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    MOVING PICTURE POST

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Moving Picture Company's latest addition to its visual effects team is senior Inferno artist Andrew Zigouras. Originally starting up a graphic design studio, Zigouras moved in to special effects and animation

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    Trio move to Red Square

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Two former Red Post Production DS artists, Dan Andrew and Carl Greep, have quit to form a new partnership, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    TRADE TALK - This mourning

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    With the Richard and Judy defection and Crossroads' weak performance, ITV controller of daytime Maureen Duffy has had a challenging first year.

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    Reshuffle at LWT

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    LWT has created a new senior management structure within its entertainment department following the departure of controller of entertainment Nigel Lythgoe, writes Steve Aston.

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    RTS TO LOOK AT TV NEWS

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The Royal Television Society (RTS) has convinced the BBC, ITN and Sky News to contribute to a one-day election conference debate at the end of June to examine news and current

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    THAMESMEAD LICENCE

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority has received three applications for the re-advertised FM licence for Thamesmead, south-east London. The existing operator, Millennium FM, which airs adult music and community information, has been joined

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    Sky launches Whereits.at

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Former Walt Disney Television International creator director David Rose has announced plans for a full roll-out of new teen channel Whereits.at in the autumn, writes Jane Marlow.

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    ITC to tackle on-air promos

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has invited comments on new guidelines intended to reduce on-air promotion, writes Steve Aston.

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    INTERVIEW - Putting it in the net

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Loyalty, honesty, plain speaking, a dash of vision, knowledge of his subject over 20 years of consummate networking and having a laugh at the same time - these are the attributes

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    Willis says indie sector is in turmoil

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    LWT and United Productions managing director John Willis has warned that changes to TV commissioning are causing a crisis in independent production, writes Steve Aston.

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    VIEWING INCREASES

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising's (IPA) quarterly report on the trends in television viewing has found viewing at slightly higher levels than the seasonal average. ITV has managed to retain

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    TX - How the other half rave

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Described by its producer as 'Louis Theroux meets Alan Whicker with a bit of Kevin the Teenager thrown in', this five-part Channel 4 series is a sort of alternative, clubbing/holiday programme

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    Granada unlikely to reduce GMTV stake

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Granada is unlikely to dispose of the 5 per cent share in GMTV it planned to offload when it bought United News & Media's ITV assets in August, writes Steve Aston.

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    ITV SET GAINS GROUND

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Facility group The Television Set has bought the former Atlantic 252 headquarters from Pearson. The seven-floor building in Newman Street will be used to provide additional edit suites for the group,

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    GRUNER TAKES LIGHTER ROLE AT FREMANTLE

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Anthony Gruner, chairman of distributor The Fremantle Corporation, which distributes formats including Blankety Blank and Blind Date, is stepping down to act as a consultant to the firm.

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    Off the Record - And finally

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Donna Bell, Bafta TV Awards co-ordinator, who still remembers DallasIf you weren't in TV/radio what would you be doing?Pole dancingWho do you most admire in broadcasting?Anyone who agrees to sit on

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    TYNE TEES FILLS TOP NEW MEDIA POSITION

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Tyne Tees has appointed Malcolm Wright to the position of head of new media for Tyne Tees Productions. He was previously head of network productions at the ITV franchise, where he

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    Job losses as Pearson TV shuts Eva unit

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The animation distribution house owned by Pearson Television, Eva Entertainment, has ceased trading, with the loss of 14 jobs, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    EINSTEIN.TV EDITOR

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Science and technology service einstein.tv has named BBC Radio Science Unit chief producer Toby Murcott as channel editor. Credited with beefing up the Unit's science coverage, Murcott's remit will be to