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Root creates drinks club for high-raters
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has created her own exclusive club, with membership strictly limited to producers whose programmes pull in at least 3 million viewers, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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SNOW IN CNN DEBATE
Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow is to chair CNN's weekly 30-minute International Correspondents show this Saturday examining the current crisis in Afghanistan. Other participants include CNN European political editor Robin
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NEWS SPECIAL: COVERING THE CONFLICT - Newsworld overhauled
Newsworld, the annual gathering of international news broadcasters, is overhauling its schedule following the terrorist attacks against the US and the onset of war in Afghanistan, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - THE FINAL CUT
Shining Productions used Apple's desktop editing system Final Cut Pro to edit a documentary for Channel 4 music strand 4 Music, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - RUSHES PROMOTES DAVIES
Rushes has promoted bookings coordinator Jonathan Davies to promo producer. Davies joined Rushes last year after working for several post-production firms including Moving Picture Company, 8811 and P3 Post.
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ON DEMAND TV - Revolution in waiting
While the roll-out of VOD has been unquestionably slow, many predict huge revenues for on-demand networks. But as competition increases, who will be the real winners when the interactive revolution takes off?
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - News service goes digital with Sony
Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe (BPE) has won a contract with Associated Press Television News (APTN) to replace its analogue production equipment.The deal, which APTN director of technology Nick Evansky said
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Hit and Discovery tie up
Hit Wildlife, a division of animation company Hit Entertainment, has signed a three-year co-production deal with Discovery Networks International, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Elizabeth team revisits Escape
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has ordered a one-off exploration of the Great Escape from the team behind Channel 4's high-rating series Elizabeth.The 60-minute documentary drama, produced by
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - STLD gives epilepsy warning
The Society of television lighting directors (STLD) is calling on broadcasters to take more responsibility for managing the risks of photosensitive epilepsy (PSE), writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - EQUIPMENT ON SHOW
The 26th annual sound broadcast equipment show (SBES) will be held at Birmingham's NEC on 14-15 November 2001. Featuring two days of seminars as well as an exhibition of audio products,
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - HIVE REPLACES TEAM
The Hive has made three appointments and is planning two internal promotions to its DVD department. Senior designer David Earls, junior designer Faye Greenwood and quality controller Jackie Constandine have joined
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IBT SHIFTS FOCUS
Independent producer and lobby group International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) will stop making programmes to concentrate on working with broadcasters and other independents on social action TV projects following the departure of
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IBIZA HOLIDAY REPS GET OWN SERIES
BSkyB is set to turn its bawdy summer feature film Is Harry on The Boat? (pictured) into a long-running series to air on its flagship channel Sky One, writes Simon Ellery.
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LEADER - Making sure the show goes on
In the middle of a TV programming market, just about the only good thing about being in Cannes on the Cote d'Azur is the weather. Glorious October sunshine, as opposed to
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Granada plans idea rewards
Granada is drawing up plans to offer cash rewards to staff who develop successful programme formats in a bid to find its own global hit.The deal would mean staff who generated
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TX - Mission implausible
The premise behind Gatecrashers is that those 'in the know' try to convince those who are not 'in the know' that some outlandish hoax is true. That a musical is being
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INITIAL MUSIC VENTURE
Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial has signed a deal with the Association of Independent Music (Aim) to develop music programming together. Aim will contribute talent to the programmes as it
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INTERVIEW - Tricks of the trade
Roger Flynn faces the challenge of developing business opportunities at some of the BBC's key divisions while keeping customers and staff happy. Can he make a commercial breakthrough?
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NICKELODEON LINES UP SINGLE-PARENT SITCOM
Nickelodeon has bought a new live-action comedy series Raising Dad, which first aired on the Warner Brothers network in the US. The 13 x 30-minute show follows a single parent father