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HUMAN FACE TEAM BOOSTED.
Skaramoosh has appointed senior compositor Richard Scarlett, who joins the team behind a number of graphics sequences for the BBC flagship documentary Human Face. Fronted by John Cleese and featuring Liz
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LOCAL RADIO BOOST.
The BBC is to broadcast a follow-up to its groundbreaking millennium radio series The Century Speaks, which will again involve all 40 of its local radio stations. A Sense of Place
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PRIVATE BLUE SECURES TELEWEST CARRIAGE.
Zone Vision has secured an exclusive distribution deal of its adult channel, Private Blue, on Telewest's pay-per-view cable service. The deal will make Private Blue the only adult channel on Telewest's
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BEAT PICKS MURRAY.
Central Scotland radio station Beat 106 has appointed Hugh Murray as its new managing director. Murray, who has been acting managing director since October last year, was previously sales director at
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BBC'S WILSON GOES WEST.
BBC controller of English regions Andy Griffee has picked BBC Cambridge editor Andrew Wilson as head of regional and local programmes for BBC West. Wilson, 33, will have editorial responsibility for
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BBC factual 'war' puts key shows in jeopardy.
The BBC general factual department is in turmoil with key executives 'at war' with each other, causing key projects from the department to be postponed, according to BBC staff. Senior BBC factual
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DCMS snubs poll on BBC digi plans.
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is pressing ahead with a process for approving the BBC's proposed digital services as planned, despite a Mori report out this week claiming
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BBC NABS RAP STAR.
Citizen Television is making a an unauthorised biography of rapper and record label owner Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy), to coincide with the end of his current trial in the US, writes Ashley Davies.
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BBC IN BOOKER TALKS.
The BBC has confirmed that it is in talks with the organisers of the Booker Prize ceremony to broadcast the 2001 event following Channel 4's decision to scrap its coverage. The
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Head of news for BBC World.
Hard talk editor Caroline Howie has been appointed to the new position of BBC World head of news, as part of a broader strategy to push the channel into profit, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC UPS TALENT DRIVE.
BBC Talent 2001 will seek talent in twice as many categories as last year's scheme and 46 contracts and commissions up for grabs. The initiative, details of which were unveiled last
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Weakest Link wins top billing at BBC Showcase.
the BBC's homegrown quiz show format The Weakest Link was the star attraction at BBC Showcase this week, while new format Dog Eat Dog was tipped by executives as the BBC's
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Govt must hold BBC to its word.
Media secretary Chris Smith is now facing the decision on the BBC's proposed digital services. The deadline for consultation passed on Wednesday (28 February) and, according to the guidelines Smith published
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OFF THE RECORD - No foppish frippery for Bazal.
We got all trembly when we found out that Endemol Entertainment UK - loving parent of Bazal - was moving out of its grand-looking but crowded offices in Bloomsbury to a
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BARBIE TV RIGHTS WON.
Entertainment Rights has landed the international television and distribution rights to the 75-minute Barbie film Barbie in the Nutcracker, produced by Mainframe Entertainment. The deal coincides with the promotion of Entertainment
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TRADE TALK - Back in business.
Carlton producer Sharon Bloom has been in charge of the difficult task of renovating Crossroads to suit a younger audience. But will they check in?
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RATINGS - BBC's Kenyon washed away by ITV's soap.
BBC 1's new investigative series Kenyon Confronts found itself predictably exposed by ITV's top soap Coronation Street, writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC news wins at RTS Awards.
The BBC cleaned up at last night's Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards, picking up 10 out of the 15 prizes, writes Ashley Davies.
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ITN WINS GOLD NYMPH NEWS AWARD.
ITN this week beat the BBC, CNN and Sky News to scoop its second consecutive gold nymph news award - a first in the award's history - for its coverage of
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FRONTLINE AUDIO SUITE.
Covent Garden facility Frontline/Happy Fish is opening an audio suite this week and has appointed Robin Fellows to provide audio mixing and sound design. Fellows started his career in 1987 and