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TX - The rocksteady crew.
Miraculously, a sprained ankle was the only injury sustained during five months of filming in Scotland's Nevis mountain range for the BBC's new six-part drama, Rockface.A co-production between BBC Scotland, Union
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INTERVIEW - Drama out of crisis.
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper has transformed the outpost of the BBC empire into a successful and controversial contributor to the network.
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Flextech forced into rate cut.
Flextech has become the latest channel provider to have its per subscriber rates cut, with BSkyB snipping 10 per cent off its agreed fee to carry the channels, writes Simon Ellery.
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KINGSTON GETS ESPN DEAL.
Kingston Communications satellite broadband arm Kingston Inmedia has won the contract to provide digital play-out and terrestrial communication for the ESPN Classic Sport channel. The channel, which is to launch later
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NEW NTL FAST DIAL-UP.
NTL has unveiled the fastest broadband service in the UK yet with a new proposition which runs at twice the speed of Telewest service Blueyonder.NTL hopes the service, which will cost
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MCR DIRECTORSHIPS.
The Machine Room has made four of its senior managers directors. David Clarke, Wendy Field, Simon Brigg and Darryl Huxley have been with the company for between two and five years
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DISCREET STAFF MOVES.
Jeremy Lutterloch has been promoted to Discreet UK regional manager, replacing Patrick Jocelyn who became director of Europe, Middle East and Africa last month (Broadcast, 8.2.02).
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Single plays at risk, warns drama head.
The current trend for long running populist dramas and soap operas is in danger of killing off one-off specialist films, according the head of BBC Northern Ireland drama, Robert Cooper, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Study tips end of primetime.
The concept of primetime TV is on the verge of dying out, according to a report from personal video recorder (PVR) manufacturer Tivo.The study, which questioned 3,000 UK and US Tivo
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MCMILLAN EXPANDS.
Broadcast equipment supplier McMillan is expanding its London operation with a move to a new Soho site. As part of the move, the firm is recruiting four extra staff and has
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Face-lift for news seminar.
Annual television news conference News World is being overhauled, with the addition of new strands and a new Dublin venue, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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FARM UPS NON-LINEAR.
The Farm group is doubling the size of non-linear facility The Shed with the addition of six rooms. Due to open at the beginning of April, the new rooms will include
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JAZZ FM RESULTS.
Jazz FM has announced its results for the six months ending December 2001. The group reported a 15 per cent increase in turnover to #4.53m. Radio income was also up 9
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FOX FOOTBALL FOR KIDS.
Fox Kids Europe is to produce what it claims is the first globally broadcast kids football tournament. The new six-a-side tournament, which involves 40 teams from 20 countries, will be broadcast
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SPL FOOTIE SHORTLIST.
TWI/Wark Clements and Granada Sport have made the second shortlist for the contract to run the Scottish Premier League's (SPL) planned new channel.The two candidates will submit their final presentations to
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Pre-curling, footie was still the national game.
While the rest of the world seems to be falling out of love with football, BBC 1 ploughs on with its blanket coverage of the FA Cup. Is it wise? As
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Game on for ITV and Littlewoods.
ITV has entered into a strategic partnership with gaming company Littlewoods Leisure to provide interactive services across all its output, writes Steve Aston.
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Off The Record - Greg showcases hidden talents.
Programme buyers who gathered in Brighton for the annual BBC Showcase event were treated to more than they bargained for at last Monday night's dinner. Stifled giggles filled the Grand Hotel's
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SATELLITE LOBBY GROUP.
Key executives of nine European satellite operators have met in Brussels to form a lobbying group to campaign for key issues such as removing regulatory barriers and promoting the role of
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HALL'S NEW VENTURE.
Former Hit Wildlife managing director Carl Hall is launching an independent factual production and distribution company, Parthenon Entertainment.He has signed a multi-year deal with Hit Entertainment to distribute its 280-hour library