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Pact to attack BBC over trade 'abuses'.
Producers' alliance Pact is poised to fight a 'bloody' battle with the BBC after charging the corporation with a catalogue of abuses over its terms of trade.The action follows a flood
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TFG RELAUNCHES AD ARM.
The Facilities Group (TFG) has relaunched commercials production company Winkle Films as Vermilion and repositioned it as a full-service production company. Vermilion will provide agency production, TV administration, commercials and corporate
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CNN ADDS TO CLIENTS.
CNN has signed up 36 new affiliates in the past three months, according to Europe, Middle East and Africa vice-president Tony Maddox. Clients include TF1 in France, ARD in Germany and
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FREE TO AIR - Brains they were born with.
It is very hard not to admire Channel 5. From the day it opened its revolving doors on Long Acre it pretty much became the only British broadcaster to do exactly
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CAPITAL BUYS BIG AM.
Capital Radio has bought The Wireless Group's Manchester-based radio station Big AM in a deal worth #250,000. Big AM will be rebranded as Capital Gold and will continue to play pop
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Whitehall still buying analogue TV sets.
Whitehall departments are still buying analogue television sets despite the government's intention of switching off the analogue signal from as early as 2006, writes David Rose.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - A mixed message.
The BBC is often criticised for making heavy use of cross-media promotion to drive viewers to its new channels while its rivals claim they are unable to do so because of regulations. Who will level the playing field?
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AWARDS FOR ANIMALS.
The team behind ITV 1's The British Comedy Awards has been commissioned to make a prime-time special honouring the animal stars of ads, TV programmes and movies. Michael Hurll Television, part
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Animated Gorillaz perform live at Brits.
Cult virtual band Gorillaz played live at the Brit Awards this week thanks to Passion Pictures, whose team was behind the band's pop videos, writes Barbara Marshall.
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ANIMATION FESTIVAL.
The third annual International Animation Festival will be held in Bristol from 25 to 28 April. Highlights include The Simpsons creator Matt Groen-ing, who will choose his favour-ite animations in Desert
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BBCi banks on Antiques' value.
The Antiques Roadshow's long-running unofficial quiz element has been turned into an interactive game following a deal between the BBC and Two Way TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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MTV staff win right to stage union ballot.
MTV Networks Europe has become the first UK broadcaster to be forced to carry out a union recognition ballot, writes Simon Ellery.
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TRADE TALK - Barbie world.
The year could hardly have begun on a worse note for Barb chief executive Caroline McDevitt, but she's determined to weather the storm.
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BASIL BRUSH TO FRONT NEW CBBC SITCOM.
CBBC controller Nigel Pickard has commissioned a 26 x 30-minute sitcom featuring the cult character Basil Brush. Each show, produced by Entertainment Rights and The Foundation at Maidstone Studios, will feature
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BBC moves to quell 'Delia effect' panic.
Manufacturers of gardening equipment have held talks with the BBC over concerns that the so-called 'Delia effect' - where retailers were swamped with requests for specific products after the celebrity chef used them on her show - could happen to them, wri
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BBC FILLS KEY EXEC JOB.
BBC entertainment in Manchester has appointed LWT Hothouse development producer Celina Parker as executive producer of development. Parker, who has previously worked on Stars in their Eyes and Find a Fortune,
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Retailers to feel BBC pressure.
The BBC wants retailers to warn customers against digital terrestrial television (DTT) set-top boxes that fail to provide all its digital services.The corporation is concerned that some models may eschew some
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BBC in nationwide Doctors drive.
The BBC is to launch its first nationwide marketing campaign for daytime programming after confirming that popular afternoon soap Doctors will air all year round from March, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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OFF THE RECORD - Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General.
MONDAYZipadee-doo-dah, Zipadee-day. My oh my what a wonderful bloody bloke I am. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the crap is being cut by the minute. Maybe it's
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BBC DIGITAL - Double-edged success.
The BBC was always going to use its generous licence fee settlement as a means to embark on an unprecedented expansion in digital media. But the corporation's ambitions are facing mounting opposition from rivals.