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NICK RAIDS GRANADA
Nickelodeon Europe has poached Granada International head of programming Jules Borkent to oversee content for the children's broadcaster. As senior director of programming he will be responsible for all acquisitions for
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JOWELL REAPPOINTS GOFFE TO ITC POSITION
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has reappointed Independent Television Commission member Jude Goffe for a further extended period on the regulatory body. Goffe, who is a chartered accountant by profession, will now
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GOLDEN TO GO HIGH-END
Golden Square Post Production is gearing up for a push into high-end effects work with the appointment of French Inferno artist Marc Jouveneau who joins from Digital Film Lab in London.
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PROSPECT FOR FOOD ON TV
UK TV has commissioned Prospect Pictures to produce the live food show planned for its forthcoming food channel. Prospect has produced lifestyle programming for a number of channels including the BBC
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Morse outfit folds
Ken Morse Rostrum Cameras, widely dubbed the 'grandfather' of facilities houses, has called in the liquidators, it emerged this week.Letters from insolvency firm Haines Watts have been sent to the company's
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Whereitsat poised to fold
Digital satellite channel whereitsat TV will close unless it finds new funding within a month, according to insiders, writes Leigh Holmwood.The channel, which launched in May and specialises in music and
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GSB FINDS NEW PLUS ROLE
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) has promoted its planning and acquisitions manager, Katie Denton, to the newly created role of channel manager, responsible for the Plus channel. Denton joined GSB three years
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Frapa sorts Idols fight
Australian producer Screentime and distributor Target have settled their dispute with Thames Television (formerly Pearson TV) and 19 TV over ITV's forthcoming Pop Idol series, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The dispute was resolved
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Soho dry-hire firm turns to post
Soho dry-hire facility Morphos is to reinvent itself as a fully fledged post house from next month, writes Will Strauss. Former VTR director Bill Scanlon has been brought in to oversee
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Investment in Soho sidelines downturn
Smoke & Mirrors has spent over£1m on a total re-kit and is one of three top Soho facility houses reporting growth despite the downturn in the market. Both The Farm
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DODOS RETURN
The dodo is one of six extinct animals to be brought back to life in the Wall to Wall factual series Extinct for Channel 4, writes Barbara Marshall. Using the latest
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Discovery to market Networks
The Discovery Channel is to air programming from spin-off channels Home & Leisure and Health in a bid to increase awareness of Discovery Networks Europe's minor channels, writes Georgina Lipscomb.A new
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OFF THE RECORD - Dramatic first for digital media
In the exciting world of exhibitions and festivals, organisers will go to any lengths to attract people to their show. But, for this year's Digital Media World, one of those enigmatic
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TRADE TALK - The Dan factor
Lured by former colleague Kevin Lygo to head factual at C5, Dan Chambers' populist sense could be even more of an asset there than at C4.
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CONSULTANTS FORM DUO
Former Teddington Studios chairman Ewart Needham has teamed up with former Panasonic Broadcast Europe managing director Chris Daubney to form a broadcast consultancy practice, Daubney Needham Associates. The pair have put
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TX - Comedy for the masses
It's been a while since a comedy show has united three generations of the same family in the way that the likes of Morecambe & Wise or The Two Ronnies once
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COCHRANE GOES SOLO
Kevin Cochrane, a former marketing manager for Cable & Wireless Communications which merged with NTL in 1999, has launched a consultancy, Voyager, for digital TV companies. It launches with partnerships with
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Finishing School forced to close
Post-production training centre The Finishing School has been forced into closure after its grant funding ran out, writes Will Strauss. The 18-month old education centre owned by the National Film &
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CBBC to provide teenagers' news
The BBC is to launch a rolling internet news and information service aimed at children as young as eight, writes Leigh Holmwood.CBBC News, which goes live this autumn, will be updated
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CARLTON CUTS LOSSES
Carlton Communications has backed off from ploughing more money into Quiero, the Spanish pay-TV business in which it has a 7.5 per cent stake.The digital terrestrial operator needs to raise around