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Chrysalis ups European stake
Chrysalis TV Group is poised for a renewed push into Europe after taking full control of its Holland-based joint-venture CVI Media Group last week, writes Colin Robertson.
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CONDOR'S DOUGLAS QUITS
Condor Post Production head of business development Stephen Douglas has quit the facility to join Oktober Post Production in Auckland, New Zealand. After 20 years in the UK industry, including stints
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CORRECTION
A&E Granada is currently in production of the fourth series of A&E not the third as previously reported. The 8 x 60-minute series is being produced by Richard Broke.
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OFF THE RECORD - Creative gem that was hardly worth it
In a fit of generosity, Off The Record can exclusively reveal the person behind the love-it or hate-it name for the BBC's new pre-school digital channel, Cbeebies. Please step forward, CBBC
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SKY DEAL WITH RTE
BSkyB has signed an agreement with RTE for its RTE 1, Network 2 and TG 4 television channels along with four radio services to be carried on Sky Digital in Ireland
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DISCOVERY/NTL DEAL
Discovery Networks Europe is set to launch its Kids, Health and Wings channels on NTL after agreeing a renewed carriage deal with the cable operator. The package, which also includes Discovery's
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LEADER - We need to define Ofcom's role
With the government's proposals on the future of cross-media ownership now out in the open (options: status quo; competition rules only to apply; different playing fields for different media; a more
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News review delayed
The Government has again delayed its planned review of BBC News 24 after deciding to use the current war on terrorism as a barometer for the channel's performance, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Multicultural deputy named
Channel 4 has appointed BBC producer Sam Bickley to the post of deputy commissioning editor, multicultural, writes Penny Hughes.
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LOCAL TV IN DIFFICULTIES
Local Broadcasting Group (LBG), the UK's largest holder of local terrestrial TV licences, has gone into administration. LBG, which was set up a year ago by broadcast equipment hire company VFG,
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NEW ITV DIGITAL GAME
ITV Digital has launched a play along interactive game where viewers predict key events during live football games, such as the time of first goal. Called Predictor, the service launched on
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NOW DIGITAL WINS PETERBOROUGH LICENCE
The Radio Authority has awarded Now Digital the local digital multiplex licence for Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. Now Digital, wholly owned by GWR, is proposing seven commercial services and has reserved capacity
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DIGITAL PIRACY - Sinking digital's pirates
As struggling operator ITV Digital issues a stern warning to subscribers about the use of fake smartcards to access premium services, debate rages in the industry on how best to outflank the digital pirates.
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DISTRIBUTORS SEMINAR
BBC Worldwide director of international TV Mike Phillips is to head a British Television Distributors Association seminar on TV distribution to be held on 4 December at Channel 4's Horseferry Road
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UK distributors pull out of Natpe
Two of the UK's biggest broadcasters have been forced to pull out of next year's Natpe programme market in Las Vegas due to the high cost of attending the annual event.Both
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iTV must be easier to use, says Hodgson
Interactive TV is more difficult to use than a PC and only slightly easier than flying an aeroplane, riding a motorbike or using a sewing machine, according to research commissioned by the Independent Television Commission (ITC), writes Lucy Rouse.
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VOD EASTENDERS IN US
BBC America is launching an EastEnders video-on-demand service for digital cable subscribers in the US. The soap currently airs two weeks behind the UK but the new service will enable viewers
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Einstein goes into space
Einstein Entertainment has sealed a deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a series on astronauts, writes Simon Ellery.
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Energis scoops pension project
Energis Interactive, the digital TV firm owned by telecoms giant Energis and software developer Graham Technology, has been selected by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) to develop a£1.6m