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PINNACLE AND ORAD AWARDED TECHNICAL EMMYS
Pinnacle Systems and Orad Hi-Tec Systems both received awards at the Technical Emmys held in New York . Pinnacle won an award for technical achievement, its sixth Emmy, for its developments
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ATTILA THE HEN IN FINAL STAGES AT VISIONSOUND
Visionsound is in post-production with 2 x 20-minute animation specials called Attila the Hen for Channel 4 and S4C Wales. The animation features a group of chickens confronting environmental issues, such
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ITV on attack with drama and footie
ITV is to show a live Manchester United Champions League football match and Coronation Street against the BBC's Ten O'Clock News in the first week of BBC 1's new schedule.The network
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ROBBIE WILLIAMS ASKS DONE & DUSTED FOR TOUR SPECIAL
Indie Done & Dusted has been asked by Robbie Williams to produce a 90-minute TV special from the Manchester leg of his forthcoming tour. Channel 4, through commissioning editor, music and
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ASA THROWS OUT BBC CLAIM
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected complaints lodged by the BBC against ITV advertisements that claimed: 'Nobody does news better.' The BBC said the ads made 'superiority claims that could
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MULTI MEDIA ARTS TO PRODUCE IRISH PROGRAMME TRIO
Liverpool production outfit Multi Media Arts has set up an Irish arm to develop three projects for state broadcaster RTE. The first is an 8 x 30-minute series, The Healthy Village,
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Barb sheds 'black art' image
The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (Barb) should become less of a 'black art' and more of a support service to its customers once the new contracts come into effect, Barb chief executive Caroline McDevitt told industry members on Tuesday (10 Octobe
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Ideal sets up science/history arm
Indie Ideal World is setting up a science and history department and has picked up its first non-features commissions, writes Ashley Davies.
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JUST HIRES SALES CHIEF FOR ENTERTAINMENT ARM
Just Group has hired Southern Star general manager, children's programming Teleri Roberts to take on the new role of head of TV and video sales for its Just Entertainment division. Before
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FAUCHET SECURES ELECTRIC SKY APPOINTMENT
Brighton distributor Electric Sky has appointed Isabelle Fauchet to the new position of co-productions and acquisitions manager. Formerly a consultant working with a variety of French and UK indies, she will
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Terrestrial face-off
The BBC 1 and ITV battle for news supremacy at 22.00 is raging but does manoeuvring into the old News at Ten slot make sense for either channel in pure scheduling terms? Lucy Rouse investigates.
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ITV is to launch a new package of sport stings next week which will run before all sport presentations for the next two years. Designed by Red Pepper Film Company, the
ITV is to launch a new package of sport stings next week which will run before all sport presentations for the next two years. Designed by Red Pepper Film Company, the
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WARK JOINS KBJ MANAGEMENT TALENT AGENCY
Presenter Kirsty Wark is to join talent agency KBJ Management whose clients include Kirsty Young, Dermot Murnaghan, and Newsnight's Martha Kearney.Wark presents Newsnight and Rough Justice. KBJ Management was formed in
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ITC grants peaktime ad shift
Channel 4 could lose more than£40m of advertising revenue a year, while ITV may pull in an extra£100m following the Independent Television Commission's decision to allow the channels more
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ITV accepts ITC deal for the moment
ITV will not seek an immediate reversal of its deal with the Independent Television Commission's decision to move the ITV Nightly News forward to 22.00, ITV sources confirmed this week, writes Colin Robertson.
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Tories call for 6-month BBC review
Senior politicians are lobbying the BBC to review its decision to move the BBC 1 21.00 bulletin to 22.00, within six months rather than a year, writes John Lewis.
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VIRGIN RADIO PROMOTES JACOB AND HIRES C5'S SWIFT
Virgin Radio has promoted its sales director Kathryn Jacob to the newly created role of commercial director. She has been replaced by Channel 5 account director Mark Swift who will work
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C4 and Pact progress on web trade terms
Channel 4 and producers' alliance Pact have reached a tentative agreement on online terms of trade, following months of wrangling, although a number of sticking points remain, writes Ashley Davies.
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Lygo commissions kids' drama for E4
Channel 4 head of entertainment and E4 controller of programmes Kevin Lygo has commissioned the first drama for the new digital entertainment channel, set to launch in January.The 21 x 30-minute
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Raft of reality for Channel 4
A raft of programming has gone into production for Channel 4 including a reality format and a follow-up to its Embarrassing Illnesses series, writes Simon Ellery.