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Technicolor expands
Carlton Communications subsidiary Technicolor is buying the Covitec Group, Canada's largest film laboratory and post-production company. A Carlton spokesperson said the C$60m (£40.6m) cash deal does not change the company's intention
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NTL goes into Everton
NTL is understood to be considering taking a 9.9 per cent stake in Everton football club, as it emerged that a deal planned by United News & Media to buy into the club fell through as a result of the company's merger with Granada, writes Tara Conlan.
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Fox poaches Hurford-Jones for Euro push
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has poached Hit Entertainment deputy sales director Henrietta Hurford-Jones to take up the new role of head of European acquisitions, writes Simon Ellery.
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WILDSCREEN - An endangered species
Such are the difficulties wildlife programming is in that even David Attenborough's new series has had trouble attracting funding. But indies are finding imaginative ways to refresh the genre.
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OFF THE RECORD - Emmerdale idea is pants
Are there no limits to the heart-poundingly imaginative flair of Granada's publicity department? Briefed with promoting the extension of Emmerdale to five nights a week, those marketing geniuses gave out underwear
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NTL to offer its own electronic programme guide
NTL is to launch a free electronic programme guide available on digital terrestrial TV carrying listings for all free-to-air digital channels up to two days in advance of broadcast. The interactive
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Granada Media to restructure drama
Granada Media is in advanced talks about pooling the LWT and United Productions' drama departments to create a southern drama powerhouse. News of the plan comes in the week that LWT controller
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Three new MDs for Emap division
Emap Performance Network (EPN) is to appoint three new managing directors for Emap Performance London to develop Kiss, Smash Hits and Q on TV and radio, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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De Lane Lea gets md
Simon Mallin is to join sound specialist De Lane Lea as managing director next Monday (9 October), writes Jon Rogers. Mallin joins from Ealing Studios where he was studio manager for five
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Smith pushes net culture
Media secretary Chris Smith is seeking a broadcaster to mastermind setting up an internet culture channel. Smith announced the project, 'a compendium of Britain's creativity and culture, past and present', at
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WEST LONDON FACILITY CREATED BY VMI AND REEL EDITING
Hire company VMI and offline facility Reel Editing have joined forces to create a new west London facility. Offering both on and offline post-production, the facility has two online suites (Avid
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NTL CONFIRMS IT IS TAKING OVER OB FIRM SCANNERS
NTL has confirmed its purchase of outside broadcast firm Scanners TV (Broadcast, 22.9.00). The 20-plus team, including chairman Malcolm Bartram, will remain at their Nottingham base but will become part of
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CNN London ups output
CNN London is to hire up to 20 new staff to produce and anchor two and a half additional hours a day of live programming, increasing the London bureau's output to eight hours a day, writes Simon Ellery.
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Cleaver leaves Knowledge for new media role
BBC Knowledge head of programming Liz Cleaver has been named controller, new media in the factual and learning division, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Pagoda to make Horrocks kids programme for CITV
ITV has commissioned Pagoda Film & Television to create a new seven-part children's comedy drama series for its CITV strand. Little Big Mouth features the voice of Little Voice star Jane
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SMITH TO SPEAK ON ELECTRONIC CINEMA AT ROADSHOW
Media secretary Chris Smith is to address a roadshow on the future of e-cinema. The event, Celluloid or Silicon?, will demonstrate the flexibility of electronic film technology in the capture, processing
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Chrysalis head rejigs Galaxy's weekend schedule
Chrysalis Radio group head of programming Jim Hicks has re-jigged the Galaxy Network weekend programming. The changes include a new Sunday night R & B programme The Darker than Blue Show,
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Christine Hamilton to front new living dating show
Flextech lifestyle channel Living has commissioned a documentary-style dating programme featuring Christine Hamilton, wife of former Tory MP Neil. The 25 x 30-minutes series, which was ordered by Living head of
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Yes launches channels
Video-on-demand outfit Yes TV has launched two new channels. Yes Sport features news, weekly shows, including coverage of British Open Golf, World Rugby Sevens and Le Mans 24. Content deals have
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Granada, Carlton discuss ventures
Top-level talks are taking place between On Digital partners Granada and Carlton to create a series of new joint-ventures, write Tara Conlan and Katy Elliott.