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    Ragdoll goes it alone in NYC

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Children's TV programme producer Ragdoll is setting up an office in New York after ending its partnership with US kids specialist Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Company, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    CANAL J GETS ANIMATED OVER NICK LINK UP

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon UK has joined forces with French channel Canal J and sister Nickelodeon services in Spain, Australia and Latin America to create 48 x 26-minute animated series Yu-Gi-Oh. It is the

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    Target Distribution to set up animation arm

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Target distribution is planning to set up an animation arm over the next year and is already in discussions with a number of UK indies to develop shows for it, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - ANIMATION AWARDS

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The British Animation Awards is inviting entries for its 2002 competition to be held in London on 15 March 2002. This is the fourth time the biennial event has been held.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - WELSH ARCHIVE MERGER

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The National Library of Wales' sound and moving image collection is to merge with the Welsh Film and Television Archive to form the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales. The

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Arri promotes Louka and delays float

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Camera and lighting specialist Arri has promoted general manager Renos Louka to group managing director of its UK companies but has put its plans for a stock market flotation on hold, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Festival role for Tiger Aspect boss

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival have chosen an independent producer as advisory chair for the first time in seven years, appointing Tiger Aspect joint managing director Charles Brand to the role, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Atlantic overhaul

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Struggling long-wave dance music station Atlantic 252 is expected to be overhauled as a sports-oriented station after its sale to sports internet and radio company Teamtalk Media, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - CROW IN AVID EXPANSION

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Post-production facility Crow TV, based in west London, has expanded with the addition of five Avid suites, making a total of 14, and a second Symphony. The company has taken on

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    CUP TALKS BACK ON

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Talks have re-opened between German media giant Kirch and the BBC and ITV over the controversial sale of rights to World Cup 2002. Since April the three had hit a stalemate

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    PEPPER'S GHOST BAGS CITV DEAL

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Pepper's Ghost Productions has formed a partnership with US rights developer Beckett Entertainment to develop animation properties, and it has also bagged its first CITV commission writes Barbara Marshall.

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    BBC confirms new division

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The BBC this week confirmed that its fourth commercial division, formed from the broadcast and presentation department, could be up and running in the new year, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    BBC may close minority units

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The BBC's flagship minority programme centres - the disability programme unit (DPU) and the Manchester-based Afro-Caribbean programme units (ACPU) - are being 'closed by stealth', according to insiders.Sources have told Broadcast

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    RATINGS - BBC football coverage kicks ITV into touch

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1's coverage of England's World Cup qualifying match with Greece this week put another boot into ITV's ratings, writes Steve Aston.

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    CZECHS TO GET TUBBIES BBC

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Worldwide has licensed 250 episodes of Teletubbies to leading Czech commercial channel Nova, to air from March. Meanwhile 156 episodes of the pre-school show have been licensed to TVP1 in Poland.

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    Wark profiles great Scots for BBC

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Glasgow-based Indie Wark Clements has secured two factual commissions from BBC Scotland commissioning editor for television Ewan Angus, writes Penny Hughes.

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    BIDE LEAVES CARLTON

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Carlton controller of factual Polly Bide is set to step down from her position because of ill health. She joined the broadcaster from the BBC in October 1998 to head the

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    BREAKFAST BIDS CUT

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 was expected to decide which three of the seven bidders for the Big Breakfast slot will be shortlisted to make pilots for a new show as Broadcast went to

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    INDIE FINANCE - Creativity pays Carnival's bills

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The success of Carnival Films and Theatre owes more to a policy of developing ideas than relying on business plans. It is now one of the UK's most eminent independent drama producers, writes Meg Carter.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Bolton wanders into television production

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BOLTON WANDERERS is setting a precedent for other football clubs by installing an in-house production facility to provide live coverage of home games, writes Barbara Marshall.