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DIGITAL FILM LAB RECRUITS TWO MORE IN RUN-UP TO LAUNCH
New digital film facility Digital Film Lab has made two further appointments ahead of its launch next week. Rod Shelton joins as senior producer from VTR where he set up the
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Nickelodeon defends itself
Children's channel Nickelodeon has reacted angrily to comments made by broadcasting minister Janet Anderson singling out 'violent content' in programmes such as Power Rangers, writes Simon Ellery.
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JACKSON IN CONVERSATION
Endemol Entertainment UK creative director Peter Bazalgette will be in conversation with Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson on 14 November at 18.00 at the London School of Economics.
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UK leads in convergence
The UK will have the biggest 'convergent' population in Europe by 2005, predicts a new report on digital TV, internet and mobile phone convergence to be published next week, writes David Wood.
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Natpe mulls reality TV at conference
US programme market Natpe is to tackle reality TV at its 38th conference in January.Headline sessions at the four-day conference in Las Vegas include Formats: the new reality, which will feature
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A RAFT OF COMMISSIONS FOR INDIE GOLDHAWK MEDIA
Buckinghamshire-based factual indie Goldhawk Media is in production with projects for UK broadcasters Carlton Television and Telewest content arm Flextech, as well as US-based Discovery Health Channel. Discovery has commissioned a
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Double Exposure to make commission for Discovery
Indie Double Exposure is making a 13 x 30-minute series for Discovery International called Streets of the World, writes Ashley Davies.
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EX-OMNI MEDIA PRESIDENT ROSSI MOVES TO CINAR
Cinar Corporation has appointed Omni Media USA president George Rossi as its new senior vice-president and chief financial officer. Rossi, who took up the role this week, will have overall responsibility
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CHRYSALIS SIGNS RALLIES
Chrysalis Sport has signed a five-year deal with International Sportsworld Communicators (ISC) to become the TV partner of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).
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EINSTEIN PROMOTES HEAD OF PLANNING TO CHANNEL HEAD
Science and technology service Einstein Channel has promoted head of planning Stuart Pearson to channel head. Pearson will take over from Einstein Channel chief executive officer Steve Timmins, who has been
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ITC takes Danish footie case to Lords
The Independent Television Commission is taking a UK pay-TV outfit that broadcasts in Denmark to the House of Lords after losing a case over the broadcast of the Danish national team World Cup qualifying matches, writes Simon Ellery.
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CARLTON FOOD DIRECTOR TO LEAVE AS CHANNEL SPLITS
Carlton Food Network channel director Anne Gray is to leave at the end of the year. She has been at Carlton since 1996. The move comes as Carlton Digital effectively splits
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OFF THE RECORD - Customer care
OTR was particularly tickled by one of the guidelines in C4's new Don't Let's be Beastly to the Independents Charter which urges commissioning editors not to keep indies waiting in reception
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Business to be central, says Dyke
BBC director general Greg Dyke has outlined his commitment to overhaul business coverage on radio and TV and plans to group business output across the BBC's current and planned channels, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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WELSH TRAINING BODY WINS EUROPEAN FUNDS
Welsh TV and film training body Cyfle has been awarded European funds to train eight young people across a range of disciplines. European Union Objective One funding has been allocated to
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OXTEL EXPANDS BOARD BY PROMOTING PRATT AND BRICE
Master control and channel branding systems specialist Oxtel has expanded its board of directors with the promotions of Roddy Pratt to research and development director and Richard Brice to commercial director.
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BIRMINGHAM FILM AND TV FESTIVAL TO FOCUS ON DIGITAL
The 16th Birmingham Film and TV Festival will run from 15 to 25 November and feature discussions, masterclasses and special events including digital debates held as part of Digital Babylon Weekend.
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BBC rules out new free sports channel
The BBC has told the culture, media & sport select committee it has ruled out plans for a free-to-air sports channel as part of its planned new digital services.The committee's response
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BBC dominates at Promax
A total of 109 awards were given at the Promax UK 2000 awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel last Saturday (4 November), up from 84 last year, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BECTU HOLDS OFF BALLOT OF BBC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Bectu has cancelled a ballot of members of the former BBC education department following a meeting with its members on 1 November. A Bectu spokesman told Broadcast that it was now