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    AVID POSTS£27M LOSS

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Avid Technology has reported a $39.5m (£27.2m) net loss for the nine months to 30 September. This compares with a loss of $48.8m (£36.7m) for the same period last year and

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    COOKIE KID FOR C4 ANIMATION

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    An animated short set in 1950s America about a boy with a large appetite for cookies will open the first night of Hot Reels, Channel 4's animation zone, writes Penny Hughes.

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    C4 FILLS SCIENCE ROLE

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has appointed freelance producer/director Alex Sutherland as acting deputy commissioning editor, science and education, until a full-time replacement for Dan Chambers is appointed. Chambers leaves the channel this week

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    ADELPHOI MAKES SOUND FOR C4 CARTOON SERIES

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    The Adelphoi music and sound team created the ident soundtrack for Channel 4's animation season Hot Reels: Animation Grand Prix, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    MTV CUTS 450 JOBS

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Up to 450 jobs are to be cut at Viacom-owned MTV Networks' internet and cable divisions, although the UK business will be unaffected, the company announced on Wednesday (31 October). The

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    More cultural diversity at C5, says Lygo

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo has promised to make cultural diversity a key component of the channel's programme strategy, after admitting that the lack of such a provision was an 'embarrassing' omission from C5's mission statement, writes P

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    5D signs tech deal with ITK

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Effects developer 5D and telecine manufacturer Innovation TK (ITK) have formed an alliance to integrate their technology, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    US quirks probed after terrorism

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has commissioned a controversial documentary exploring the way young Americans are turning to sex as they fear for their future following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    SECOND ORDER FOR AIR

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Television presenter Donna Air's fledgling indie, Airhead & Money, has scored its second commission after bagging a 20 x 12-minute series for satellite channel Play UK, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    FREE TO AIR - A glimpse of life at the top

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Stories about personality clashes liven up any industry and particularly the world of television where personality is so abundant. Sections of the broadcast industries were agog, therefore, to read Lord Hussey

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Two-headed monster

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    A year on from the introduction of the BBC's double-tick commissioning system, BBC executives claim it is an improvement on the past, yet programme-makers say ideas are being vetoed more often than before.

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    BBC entertainment hit by another senior loss

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    The crisis engulfing BBC entertainment deepened this week as BBC senior commissioning executive, entertainment John McHugh, one of two people charged with running the department, quit to join Channel 4.He will

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    LEADER - Another lifeline for ITV Digital

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    With the heat turned up to roast on ITV Digital shareholders Carlton and Granada, even the slightest prospect of relief would be welcome.The government is officially tight-lipped about the potential for

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    BBC appoints first interactive executive

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has appointed its first channels executive for interactive TV to bridge the gap between the corporation's interactive and TV arms, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Hit boosts kids arm with Pingu

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Hit Entertainment has moved to beef up its portfolio of children's characters, after scooping the rights to BBC pre-school hit Pingu, writes Simon Ellery.

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    PROMAX UK - Making a science of an art

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    The aim of promos is to drive ratings - and yet when it comes to creativity they often overshadow the show they seek to promote. So how should the Promax UK awards panel go about judging them?

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    Artem in motion capture launch

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Special effects firm Artem has launched motion capture division Artem Digital.Based in west London, the new division offers two motion capture studios: one based on Vicon's optical system, the other on

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    RIMA TO AWARD SPORT

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    The Race in the Media Awards (Rima) has introduced a category for sport. Football Association chief executive Adam Crozier and BBC World Service sport editor David Coles will judge the new

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    This Morning cut back

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    ITV is slashing the running time of its struggling daytime show This Morning by a quarter, in a further attempt to shore up its plunging ratings, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Glassworks/Passion strike gold at Bafta

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Glassworks and Passion Pictures last Monday (29.10.01) scooped two of the gongs at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards, held in association with AFM Lighting, writes Barbara Marshall.