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Shine sets up standalone drama outfit.
Shine Entertainment is continuing its expansion drive by creating a new standalone drama division, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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OFF THE RECORD - A pox on Dubya.
According to Jonathan Hewes, deputy chief executive of Wall To Wall and executive producer of Smallpox 2002, which aired on BBC 2 last week, the programme caused quite a stir amongst
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NEW EDITOR FOR TRISHA.
Granada controller of daytime James Hunt has appointed Jackie Heffer as editor of ITV 1 show Trisha. Heffer was formerly acting editor on the show, having joined as a researcher in
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Technology & Facilities - Encoda picks finance man for EMEA job.
Encoda Systems EMEA chief financial officer David Martin is to replace EMEA president Roy Freeland as head of the European, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) region, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Technology & Facilities - Soho shorts entries.
Entries are invited to the fourth Rushes Soho Shorts festival which will be held between 27 July and 1 August 2002. Submissions should have been produced in the 12 months up
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Technology & Facilities - Lynx equipment theft.
Middlesex facilities company Lynx Digital has been rocked by the theft of four digital beta video recorders worth #100,000 from their premises in Denham on Tuesday night last week (5 February).
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Technology & Facilities - Northlight scanner.
Framestore-CFC spin-off Film-Light has joined forces with telecine specialist Innovation TK to produce the ITK Northlight scanner. Originally developed by the Framestore-CFC team that now runs FilmLight, the CCD digital scanner
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Technology & Facilities - Workstation XSI.
Softimage has introduced an entry-level version of its XSI non-linear animating system. The new version, called Workstation, runs on a single workstation and starts at under $5,000 (#3,520), compared with the
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lTV plans to increase primetime factual.
ITV is set to stuff its peaktime schedule with more cost-effective factual programming over the next year to help fund expensive commissions such as drama and entertainment, writes Steve Aston.
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OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY.
Minotaur vice-president Sarah Tong on how to make an impression at CannesWhat's the cruellest thing you've ever done?Left in charge of the office fish a couple of years ago, I conveniently
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Players line up for Scots footie.
Granada, SMG, Chrysalis and a joint-venture comprising Wark Clements and TWI are believed to be on the shortlist to produce the proposed digital channel for the Scottish Premier League.Under the League's
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TWO FOUR TO MAKE URBAN GARDENING SERIES.
Channel 4 has commissioned a 10-part urban gardening series from Plymouth-based Two Four Productions. Urban Gardener will feature new presenter Matt James showing city dwellers how to overcome the space constraints
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FUTURE OF ITN - Looking for good news.
The last year has been a tough one for news supplier ITN. It has faced increasing competition for its domestic news contracts, editorial interference from ITV, the downgrading of the ITN news brand and job cuts. Is it time to scale back while it weathers
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MADMAC TO MAKE GARDENING TIPS SHOW.
UK Style channel editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned a new horticultural tricks of the trade show from indie Madmac Productions. The 15 x 23-minute series Garden ER features a team of
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In my view - Wayne Garvie.
On how Dyke's 'cut the crap' could lead to a new definition of public service broadcasting.
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RESEARCHERS GET HELP.
Channel 4 has started its researcher development programme for the third year running but will this year give trainee researchers unprecedented access to its commissioners. The #250,000 fund will create trainee
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.
After its failure to buy United Business Media's stake in Channel 5, Bertelsmann is now eyeing ITV. The last time Bertelsmann chief executive Thomas Middelhoff met with Granada chairman Charles Allen and his counterpart at Carlton, Michael Green, was in J
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RTS SHORTLISTS HACKS.
The BBC has received 18 nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Journalism Awards, ahead of rival ITN which has landed 12. The BBC's John Simpson is up for two gongs,
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NEW SEPTEMBER HEAD.
September Films has appointed Jessica Leigh as its first head of development. She will be in charge of six development staff and report to director of programmes Sam Brick. She has
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VLV HEADS TO WALES.
BBC Wales controller Menna Richards will be one of the key speakers at pressure group Voice of the Listener & Viewer's fifth annual conference on broadcasting in Wales on 28 February.