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DIGITAL MEDIA WORLD TO HOST STREAMING MEDIA PAVILION
Digital Media World, which takes place at Olympia in London from 14 to 16 November, will feature a streaming-media pavilion plus a media asset management space. The event, organised by US
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Worldwide review delayed
BBC director general Greg Dyke's review of BBC Worldwide has been delayed and the results are now unlikely to be announced until at least mid-December, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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VLV to hold emergency education debate
The Voice of the Listener and Viewer is holding a seminar at the National Liberal Club on Monday (30 October), on the BBC's radical plans for education programming. BBC factual and
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Jazz FM cuts losses
Jazz FM has unveiled unaudited results for the year ended 30 June 2000.With pre-tax losses down to£489,000, compared to a£2m loss in the previous nine months.
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CONDOR FLIES FORWARD WITH SPIRIT DATACINE MACHINE
Condor Post Production has installed a Spirit Datacine machine incorporating the Da Vinci 2k grading system and a VS4 noise reducer. Managing director Minouche Kool said: 'This makes it one of
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Company use Todd-Ao
Todd-Ao's film processing and post-production skills were used for Company Pictures' hard-hitting drama Never Never for Channel 4. The modern day love story develops into an account of how the poor
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CNBC EUROPE LAUNCHES TURKISH CHANNEL WITH KANAL E
CNBC Europe has this week launched its first local language channel with a new joint-venture service with Kanal E in Turkey. CNBC-e offers a mix of real-time business and financial markets
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Chairmen clash over News at Ten
BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has defended the switch of BBC 1's 21.00 bulletin to 22.00 as a move that highlights the independence of the BBC governors.Speaking at a BBC board
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Owen lands chairman role at IBC
Quantel founder member and consultant Peter Owen has been named exhibition chairman of IBC following the retirement of incumbent Bob van der Leeden, who has headed the show since 1994, writes Lucy Rouse.
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BROADCOM LAUNCHES INTEGRATED CABLE MODEM CHIP
US technology firm Broadcom launched an integrated chip at last week's Broadband Communications Europe exhibition which it claims will transform European cable operators into multiservice broadband providers. The cable modem EuroDOCSIS
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Granada and Madcowtv sign broadband deal
Granada Enterprises has signed a deal with broadband channel Madcowtv.com giving Granada exclusive rights to all the new channel's commercial ventures.It includes advertising sales, sponsorship, merchandising and licensing on both digital
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NTL testing new broadband services on customers
NTL is conducting customer trials of new broadband services with a view to launching a range of packages priced differently for different speeds.The cable outfit is offering a range of packages
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Initial loses Brit contract
Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial has lost the contract to produce this year's pop awards show The Brit Awards after the British Phonographic Industry (BPI ) decided to take the production in-house, writes Tara Conlan.
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OFF THE RECORD - Blue Peter shame
Heads were being scratched at the BBC this week after it emerged that Spurs soccer bunny Les Ferdinand may have been involved in the national tragedy that was the vandalising of
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Sci-Fi set to splash out for birthday
The Sci-Fi channel has commissioned its biggest chunk of original programming to date as part of a week-long celebration of its fifth birthday next month, writes Simon Ellery.
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PROMAX BDA EUROPE CONFERENCE CALLS FOR ENTRIES
The Promax BDA Europe conference has called for entries for its 2001 awards with a deadline of 15 December. The awards cover 45 categories across promotion and design, including three additional
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OMNIBUS FITS UP BBC'S LONDON AND KENT FACILITIES
The BBC is to install digital media management and control solutions from OmniBus Systems at regional facilities in Marylebone High Street, central London and Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The installations, which will
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BBC lines up Romaine for new role
BBC director of production Michele Romaine is to take on the newly created post of BBC director of production modernisation, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Hudson smoothes BBC Wales row
BBC Wales' new head of programmes (English language), Clare Hudson, has placated independents excluded from a recent tender document by insisting normal commissioning rounds will be back on track shortly, writes Ashley Davies.