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THE BBC SKI CAM.
Developed by BBC Resources special projects, the world's first ski-pole-cams are currently being used by Austrian state broadcaster ORF in Slalom gates at the World Skiing Championships in Austria.
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SOMETHIN' ELSE TO DOCUMENT US ROCK BANDS.
Radio indie Somethin' Else has produced a 5 x 60-minute series of documentaries for BBC Radio 1's Monday night Lamacq Live show. Desert Rock, which features bands from the town of
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ITV boss backs public service.
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment this week stressed that the network's public service obligations were not a hindrance and were in fact perfectly in tune with its commercial imperatives, writes Katy Elliott.
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SOAPS TO GET AWARD FROM RACE COMMISSION.
The Commission for Racial Equality's Race in Media Awards (RIMA) has nominated three soaps for an award in a new category in the scheme - Brookside (Mersey Televison), Pobol Y Cum
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GRANADA INTERACTIVE IN ONLINE AUCTION DEAL.
Granada Interactive has beefed up its online presence after signing an exclusive online auction partnership deal with QXL ricardo. Visitors to Granada sports sites - covering Formula 1 racing, soccer, Liverpool
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Atlantis to keep Cafe operating.
Factual independent Cafe Productions has been saved from closure by Canadian outfit Alliance Atlantis in a deal that has taken five months to conclude. The London-based indie which ran into financial problems
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Creditors question value of BFV assets.
Angry creditors were this week questioning the activities of Broadcast Film & Video (BFV) directors, following the voluntary liquidation of the Bristol-based facility group and the creation of a new company,
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BBC updates asset management.
Standard Media Exchange Framework (Smef), the core data model for media asset management developed by the BBC's Media Data Project, will see its first application go live this April, writes Nick Radlo.
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DTI secretary Byers asks for digital initiatives.
Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) secretary Stephen Byers this week called on broadcasters and retailers to work together to create 'a comprehensive digital TV action plan' to increase public appetite for digital TV, writes John Lewis.
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Anomalies threaten legislation.
As work on translating the white paper into legislation continues, it's becoming clear just how many oars have been stuck in to the 'green' policy document. First we have Independent Television
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Pleasing the crowd.
A long-term look at public service broadcasting could see the ITV network airing fewer niche genre shows in favour of higher ratings, with minority and religious programming pushed into other channels' schedules.
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Among the gypsies.
Film & General's latest children's drama could be described as 'Ally McBeal meets Stig of the Dump'. The lead character Freya storms onto screen with a caravan-load of feistiness. In each episode,
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DREEM TEEM DJS TO AIR ON UKTV'S PLAY UK.
BBC Radio 1 DJs the Dreem Teem are to break into TV with a new 8 x 30-minute show for UKTV's Play UK. Ordered by outgoing Play UK channel editor Myfanwy
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CARTOON NETWORK TO AIR SHEEP ANIMATION.
Cartoon Network is to premier a new 13 x 30-minute animated series, Sheep in the Big City. The story centres on the eponymous Sheep, who leaves the farm to live in
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AIR GETS FIRST ORDER.
Donna Air's fledgling indie, Airhead & Money, has nailed its first commission, a 5 x 30-minute series for E4, writes Ashley Davies.
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FREE TO AIR - How to serve the public.
All hell is breaking loose as the industry tries to find a definition for 'public service broadcasting'. It's all very well for the government and its communications white paper to come
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BRIGHTER PICTURES AGREES MEDIA HUT TIE-UP.
Brighter Pictures has signed a deal with factual entertainment indie Media Hut, which brings Media Hut's current development slate under the Brighter Pictures brand. All new formats will subsequently be developed
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INTERACTIVE ADS TO AIR.
The first interactive advertising campaign to be shown on ITV will run from 1 to 11 March. Developed by Carlton Active for Unilever, the campaign for its Colman's and Olivio ranges
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CARLTON AMERICA IN TV MOVIE DEAL WITH ABC.
Carlton International's US production arm, Carlton America, is developing two TV movies for the ABC network. A Course of Action is a 120-minute drama about one of the first ever all-women
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C5 admits reach will not expand.
Millions of viewers may have to wait up to 10 years to receive Channel 5 after the station admitted this week that no further efforts would be made to expand its