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    RED PEPPER RENAMES.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Red Pepper Film Company has renamed itself Red Pepper ID. Managing director Richard Markell said the repositioning was for two reasons: to better reflect the company's core business of branding and

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    MTV sees off strike threat.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    MTV has avoided strike action after the majority of its 100-strong broadcast services division voted against industrial action over new employment terms and conditions, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Management rejig at Nats.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Nats managing director Charlie Leonard has appointed a general manager to enable him to step back from the day-to-day running of the Soho Square facility. Planet 24 head of post-production Duncan Smith

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    LIVE & KICKING RENEWED.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of children's Nigel Pickard has confirmed that BBC 1 Saturday morning kids show Live & Kicking has been re-commissioned and will run over the summer for the first time.

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    SKY JOINS MXR.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Sky News is to join the MXR digital radio consortium as a shareholder and content provider. Under the terms of the deal, output from Sky News Radio will be available to

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    INFERNO OP MOVES.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Inferno operator Johnny Hicks is to move to Clear. He joins after five years at Glassworks, where his credits included George Michael's Fastlove promo and the Orange advertising campaign. Managing director

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    VIRGIN ONLINE A HIT.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Virgin Radio is the most listened-to music station on the internet, according to Arbitron, the US version of Rajar. The group, which monitors more than 2,000 internet-based radio stations from around

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    TWI GOES TO THE RACES.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    TWI has been hired by French race course promoter France Galop to act as its global distribution agent for TV rights to all its events, including the Prix de L'Arc de

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    IBC GOES INTERACTIVE.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The International Broadcasting Convention is to target producers with a special focus on interactive television at this September's Production Festival in Amsterdam. A day of sessions on the creative and business

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    SPORT GAPS UNFILLED.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 and BBC 1 were still seeking to fill gaps left by the cancellation of all racing meetings and the Wales v Ireland Six Nations rugby due to the foot

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    NATPE AND PRIX ITALIA LINK UP FOR FESTIVAL.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    US trade body Natpe and the organisers of the Prix Italia have joined forces to hold a series of seminars and workshops for producers at this year's Prix Italia festival in

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    FOX KIDS PROFIT FALL.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Fox Kids Europe has reported earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $16.3m (£11.3m) for the six months to 30 November 2000 down from $26.2m (£18.2m) for the same

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    INTERVIEW - Facing the facts.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Factual commissioning controller Nicola Moody is looking for contemporary stories which are 'inventive and innovative' and 'really connect with viewers'. With a remit that extends from BBC 1 and 2 to Choice and Knowledge there should be no shortage of ord

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    Everett is Highfield number two.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller, interactive TV and navigation Katharine Everett has been promoted to the newly created post of controller, new media, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    EUNITE EXPANDING.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Interactive producer Eunite has appointed former Granada G-Wizz director of programmes Chris Pressley to sharpen the company's focus on enhanced TV for the broadcast and entertainment sectors. Pressley, who will head

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    Indie quits Emmas job.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    THE BBC has been forced to look for another independent to produce the Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (Emmas) after its original production choice, Initial, pulled out this week, writes Ashley Davies.

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    Einstein ups original production.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Digital science channel Einstein is looking to form a number of production partnerships with science-based indies with a view to increasing its original production output, writes David Wood.

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    Play UK editor lured from Sky.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Sky one executive producer Matthew Littleford has been made Play UK's channel editor, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    TOP EDITOR RETURNS.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Martin Hicks has returned from the US to join Oasis Television, bringing its editing team to 19. Formerly at the Moving Picture Company, Hicks worked on music videos for Brian May,

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    Puremix to shut down.

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis New Media is to close its internet radio station, Puremix.com, after conceding there is currently no market for it, writes Leigh Holmwood.