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INTERVIEW - Sitting comfortably
Indie Wise Buddah has trebled its staff and turnover since md Stephen Mulholland took over and, with a concerted push into television and overseas sales, it has expanded far beyond its origins of supplying radio programmes to the BBC.
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RSL COMMENTS WANTED
The Independent Television Commission this week issued a consultation document inviting comments on the introduction of local programming commitments for restricted service licences (RSLs). Proposals are taking place to ensure that
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Dyke defers factual cuts till September
BBC director general Greg Dyke is understood to have postponed a series of redundancies in the corporation's factual and learning department in a bid to avoid negative publicity while the Department for Culture, Media & Sport is considering whether to gre
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Frost's religion series damned
The National Secular Society, which counts journalist Polly Toynbee and broadcaster Jonathan Meades among its associates, has attacked a forthcoming ITV religious series featuring Sir David Frost, claiming the show is biased towards Christianity, writes S
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DCMS SKIPS REVIEW
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has said it will not be conducting a review of BBC 1's news move from 21.00 to 22.00. A DCMS spokeswoman told Broadcast that
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Ratings - ITV kids special leaves dinosaurs for dead
A children's special of Stars in their Eyes sparkled for ITV despite being scheduled against Spielberg's Jurassic Park on BBC 1, writes Jon Rogers.
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Indie gains US MTV deal
Pacific Productions has bagged a rare commission from MTV in the US for new reality show Kidnapped, writes Simon Ellery.
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Tele-Cine signs deal with Gobarkingmad
Charlotte Street facility house Tele-Cine has secured a long-term contract to provide transmission services for Gobarkingmad - the live, 24-hour interactive greyhound racing channel, writes Will Strauss.The company will provide a
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DIGITAL DEGREE LAUNCH
Ravensbourne College has launched a foundation degree in creative digital broadcast technology. The two-year, work-based foundation degree is equivalent to an HND or NVQ level four. Broadcasters Carlton TV, Granada, Pearson
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SES NAMES NEW DG
Astra satellite operator SES has named SES director general Romain Bausche as president and chief executive of the newly formed global entity SES Global, which is based in Luxembourg. SES Global
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Video Diary - Notes from the front line
A humble DigiBeta tape which had been gathering dust on a Soho shelf before being picked up by a runner and thrust into a production, has agreed to share a literary account of a day in the life of its travails with Broadcast readers.
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GAGNE DIES IN PARIS
Former Discreet client relations manager Julie Gagne died this month after being involved in a car crash in Paris. The accident happened as she was travelling in a taxi which was
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Sky revels in digital surge
BSkyB has added almost 1 million new subscribers to its Sky Digital service over the last financial year but has accrued huge losses in the process, writes Steve Aston.
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Diverse rejigs top posts
Diverse Production has reshuffled its senior management and changed its name to Diverse Ltd, writes Penny Hughes.
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MILOSEVIC ENTERS DOC
Indie Antelope has been commissioned to produce an in-depth profile of former Serbian president Milosevic for BBC 2's Storyville strand, writes Katy Elliott.
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OFF THE RECORD - iTV wins more fans
Following Emily Bell's conversion to iTV in these pages some weeks ago, OTR is happy to see the technology is being embraced just as warmly by Jo Public. Seven-month pregnant Victoria
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STINK FORMS SKUNK
Production company Stink's newly formed animation arm Skunk has signed up US animator and director Michael Overbeck. The deal covers commercials and music videos. Despite having only graduated in June last
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Indies to get US sales help
US producers' association and market organiser Natpe has lined up a special session on how to sell to the US as part of its first ever 'Natpe day' at this year's Prix Italia festival, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Jowell summoned to give media plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is to be summoned before the Commons media select committee to spell out her plans for broadcasting as soon as the summer recess is over.The move follows
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Support grows for journalists in war zones
A further nine news organisations from around the world have signed up to the guidelines established last year to protect journalists working in war zones, writes Georgina Lipscomb.