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ITV waits on marketing messiah
After months of rumour as to where Jim Hytner would rock up next, the Channel 5 director of marketing has finally chosen what must be one of the most challenging jobs
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ITV SPORT KICKS OFF
ITV Sport Channel has struck its first external carriage deal with NTL and is understood to be in talks with Telewest. ITV Digital, the new name for On Digital as of
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INTERVIEW - Static in motion
Having sold the iTV firm he founded in 1997 to OpenTV for£42m, Jasper Smith reckons the key to success in interactive is adding value by pushing for content that's as entertaining as it is innovative.
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HUNT FOR OPERA STAR
Channel 4 is to embark on a Popstars-style push to find the next Pavarotti (left), writes Penny Hughes. Night at the Opera from Diverse will audition non-professional singers across the country
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INTERACTIVE GOLF
The BBC is to follow its acclaimed interactive coverage of Wimbledon by launching similar features for the Open Golf Championship which begins next Thursday (19 July), but only on digital satellite
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Granada gives Willis new role
Granada has created a new international 'film and fiction' business, Granada Screen, in a bid to expand its overseas slate, writes Steve Aston.
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ITC hails foreign players
Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson has called on British media companies to welcome foreign media players to the UK to help spread the cost of digital, writes David Wood.
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OFF THE RECORD - Foot in mouth
Maybe it was as much of a surprise to him as it was to us when World Service director Mark Byford was singled out at the BBC annual report launch to
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TX - Filming on a shoestring
The Alt.tv documentary on the training shoe, Sneaker Freaks, pits drum'n'bass artist Goldie against novelist Will Self. Goldie is a trainer fan whereas novelist Self finds himself nonplussed by fans of
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OFF THE RECORD - Fantastic formats
Thanks to the sick ideas of our readers Broadcast is now the proud co-rights owner of the sickest reality format hits of the future. We're just seeking a broadcaster for this
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OFF THE RECORD - Viewing family
As we count down the days to this year's Edinburgh TV Festival, try not to get too over excited about a 'marketing makeovers' session in which four teams representing the BBC,
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PROMAX UNVEILS EVENT
Promax UK has developed a new event aimed at television marketing executives which will take place in early October in London. The Promax UK Summit 2001 will be a one-day forum
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ENTERACTION WORK
Enteraction TV has created the look for new home shopping service Best Direct TV which launches next week. Enteraction has created the brand identity and original video material within 34 x
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EMI sounds out television and film move
EMI has made its first ever move in to film and television audio with the opening of a dedicated sound studio at its Townhouse Studios complex in west London, writes Barbara Marshall.
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EINSTEIN TO SELL TECH
The Einstein Channel is to sell the digital transmission technology it has developed with IBM and Sagitta to third parties around the world. Through sister company Einstein Consul- ting, it has
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Special edition of gameshow
Some of the industry's biggest names are to appear in a special edition of BBC hit gameshow The Weakest Link to air at next month's Edinburgh International Television Festival. BBC 1
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Doubting Thomas of iTV
Katherine Everett: an apology. A number of months ago - maybe even a year ago, Katherine Everett, head of interactive services at the BBC assured me that I was premature to
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OLDHAM FILM IN DOCK
The BBC, Sky News and Granada are fighting a legal battle this week to block a police call to hand over their video footage of the Oldham riots. As Broadcast went
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TRADE TALK - IN MY VIEW - Samir Shah, managing director of Juniper
On the thorny issues that surround media coverage of the recent riots in Oldham.
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DIGITAL TV DRIVE
BSkyB and ITV Digital have joined forces with British Telecom in a marketing initiative to boost digital TV uptake by exploiting BT's customer base.BT's 20 million residential customers will be offered