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iTV must be easier to use, says Hodgson
Interactive TV is more difficult to use than a PC and only slightly easier than flying an aeroplane, riding a motorbike or using a sewing machine, according to research commissioned by the Independent Television Commission (ITC), writes Lucy Rouse.
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VOD EASTENDERS IN US
BBC America is launching an EastEnders video-on-demand service for digital cable subscribers in the US. The soap currently airs two weeks behind the UK but the new service will enable viewers
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Einstein goes into space
Einstein Entertainment has sealed a deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a series on astronauts, writes Simon Ellery.
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Energis scoops pension project
Energis Interactive, the digital TV firm owned by telecoms giant Energis and software developer Graham Technology, has been selected by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) to develop a£1.6m
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VIENNA EUROPEAN RADIO FORUM POSTPONED
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has called off its planned European radio forum next June. The conference, The Voice of European Radio in the 21st Century, was due to be held
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RTS FILM-MAKING EVENT
Veteran Northern Irish TV producers Paul Greengrass and Peter Taylor are to discuss their contrasting approaches to filmmaking at a Royal Television Society session on 10 December. Chaired by factual producer
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Zenith plans factual revival
Zenith Entertainment is looking to revive its mainstream factual output with the appointment of former Right to Reply series editor Ed Braman as executive producer, network factual programmes, writes Steve Aston.
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TV LICENCE FEE TO RISE
The television licence fee is to go up by£3 to£112 from April under the funding formula drawn up by the BBC and the government to pay for the corporation's
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AND FINALLY...
Lisa Prime, children's awards officer at Bafta, wishes the Banana Splits would come backWhat do you sing in the shower?Show tunes and anything from GreaseWhen were you happiest?Sipping a beer in
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FIVE LIVE NEWS HIRES
New BBC Radio Five Live head of news Ceri Thomas has made a clutch of appointments across the station's daily news strands. Simon Mayo editor Sali Collins is to become editor
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NO FOOTBALL STRIKE
The Premier League and the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) have struck a deal to avert a damaging footballers' strike which would have hit ITV and BSkyB sports coverage. The deal sees
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Platform Post gains investors
Two Welsh facility companies have put money into new Soho graphics and post-production house Platform Post, writes Barbara Marshall.Barcud Derwen and Mwnci have each taken a one-third share in the new
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
The advertising market is down across Europe, but smaller TV markets with less developed commercial television are feeling less of a pinch, writes Kate Bulkley.
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PAINTBOX GOES HD
Quantel has released details of a high definition version of its graphics package Paintbox. Paintbox HR, which will ship in the first quarter of next year, is based on the firm's
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Green Inc nets three orders
Northern Ireland-based independent Green Inc Productions has received three new commissions, including two from BBC Northern Ireland.BBC Northern Ireland head of programming Tim Cooke has ordered 4 x 30-minute factual-led entertainment
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INTERVIEW - Growing new wings
Chief executive Mick Pilsworth presided over a difficult restructuring at Chrysalis TV Group. Now he hopes Richard & Judy will continue to drive group profits.
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ITV SHIFTS SHAFTED
ITV has pulled new Robert Kilroy-Silk gameshow Shafted from its 20.30 slot after only three episodes. The move has been attributed to strategic scheduling at the network in order to provide
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Soap viewer ratings reach record levels
The Resurrection of Crossroads, the launch of ITV's new early evening soap Night and Day and an additional weekly episode of EastEnders have pushed up soap viewing to record levels in 2001, writes David Wood.
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TRADE TALK - Plugging losses
Mark Brandon's appointment as head of the loss-making Channel 4 interactive signals a seachange in favour of a more commercial approach.