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Terrestrials weigh up digital kitemark.
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are looking at introducing a kitemark scheme for digital TV set-top box manufacturers whose services comply with their plans for free-to-air digital terrestrial
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New homes for Pukka divisions.
The Pukka Group, which went into administration before Christmas, hopes to have found new homes for all three divisions by the end of this month.Founder Paul Katis told Broadcast that he
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New drama for ITV primetime.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned two new four-hour drama pieces - an adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's classic novel Sons and Lovers and a new vehicle for Amanda
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GWR REVENUE DROPS.
Commercial radio group GWR, owner of Classic FM, has admitted its revenue in the UK in the last quarter of 2001 dropped by 10.8 per cent year on year. In a
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IN MY VIEW - Johannah Dyer.
On how a rationalisation of regional TV hours could boost local independent producers.
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EDIT KIT INNOVATION.
Facilities and hire firm VMI has developed a portable post-production system based on Avid DV Xpress. The system runs on a Dell laptop with a 60GB hard-drive offering five hours of
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OFF THE RECORD - End of the road.
Speaking of buses, Carlton International Media has announced that its trademark Natpe red bus will be retired after this year's conference.After being a feature for the company's stand since early British
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Pepper hires ex-TVI Holzen as new md.
Pepper Post-Production, part of the Big Finish group, has appointed former TVI finance director Patrick Holzen as managing director, writes Barbara Marshall.Holzen replaces Adrian Martin who left in December to move
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FESTIVAL HEAD QUITS.
The director of The Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Kathy Loizou, has quit the post after serving the annual event since February 1996. She will be replaced.
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AND FINALLY....
GSCF managing director Ginger Gibbons could do without Rupert Murdoch and Classic FMWhat is your proudest achievement?Winning Bafta, Annecy and Cartoons on The Bay in the same yearWhat law would you
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ITV ORDERS SEX AND RELIGION FOUR PARTER.
ITV controller of news, current affairs, arts and religion Steve Anderson has commissioned Lilyville Screen Entertainment to produce a four-part series on sex and religion. The 4 x 45-minute documentary, expected
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YORKSHIRE GETS NEW MD.
Granada has promoted Granada Enterprises head of regional sales David Croft to managing director of Yorkshire Television following the departure of Richard Gregory. Gregory is to step down from the company
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Granada pulls Jackson out of Oz.
Granada has effectively shelved plans to become a major programme-maker for the Antipodean market after recalling Granada Productions Australia managing director Paul Jackson to the UK, writes Steve Aston.Jackson, who joined
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INTERVIEW - Renaissance man.
Roly Keating, controller of highbrow digital channel BBC 4, is quietly confident that his new baby will change the public's perception of multichannel TV, unlike its low-impact predecessor, BBC Knowledge.
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SENIOR ITN PROMOTIONS.
ITN, which is currently in the process of shedding 90 jobs, has made two senior appointments to its foreign desk. Angela Frier has been appointed head of foreign news and managing
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ITV ORDERS TWO SERIES OF ULTIMATE QUESTIONS.
ITV controller of news, current affairs, religion and arts Steve Anderson has commissioned Meridian to produce a further 18 x 45-minute and 6 x 30-minute series of Ultimate Questions.The Sunday evening
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SIMPSON KEYNOTE TALK.
BBC correspondent John Simpson is to give the keynote address at the Radio Academy's News and Speech 2002 conference, which takes place at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London on 28 February.
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WATSON TO LEAVE.
Documentary-maker Paul Watson has been made redundant from Granada. Watson, who had close ties to United executives John Willis and Tom Archer, who both recently left the company, is expected to
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LEG-UP FOR RUNNERS.
Skillset is holding a two-day event for London-based runners at the Islington Business Design Centre on 11 and 12 March. There are 200 free places available each day, offering workshops covering
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RTL TECH MD TO RETIRE.
RTL London technical operations managing director Paul Evans will retire later this year. Evans was with Thames Television and subsequently Pearson Television (now RTL Group) for the last 24 years. He