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SCHOOL SCANS INDUSTRY
The Finishing School wants to know what post skills the industry needs and is asking people to fill in an online questionnaire at www.fschool.net/questions.html. The results will be used to lobby
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Interactive TV polls are a waste of time
Britain's leading pollster has slammed broadcasters for their use of online and interactive TV (iTV) polls in the run up to the election, branding the services 'crap'.Mori Polls chairman Professor Bob
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ITV LAUNCHES WEB WEATHER SERVICE ..
ITV is to launch a new weather service, itv-weather.co.uk. The site has been created with the Met Office and web consultancy Integra. It will include forecasts for 13 key areas across
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KEMP MOVES UP
BBC specialist factual creative director, independents and nations Adam Kemp is to take on the acting role of specialist factual deputy commissioner. He temporarily replaces Emma Swain who is on maternity
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Video Networks sets up learning output
Video On Demand (VOD) service provider Video Networks is to launch an on-demand education service this summer, initially available free of charge, to entertainment platform HomeChoice, subscribers, writes David Wood.LearningChoice will
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VIRGIN NABS STEVE PENK
Virgin Radio has poached star Capital Radio DJ Steve Penk as its new drivetime presenter. Penk will replace Nick Abbot who is moving to a new show. The announcement comes after
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SKARAMOOSH PICKS TWO
Skaramoosh has made two appointments: Graham Watts joins as digital effects director from Ricochet where, as senior designer, he worked on projects such as Poison for Survival Anglia and Wild and
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OFF THE RECORD - A star is porn
Northern Ireland-based Indie Extreme Production was shocked to receive a recent job application from a budding actor desperate to enlarge his 'portfolio'. 'I am writing to ask if you make pornographic
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WILLIAMS WINS PRIZES
VTR colourist Tareq Kubaisi picked up the award for best telecine in a video at Music Week's Creative and Design Awards last Thursday, writes Barbara Marshall. Kubaisi won the award for
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Real Radio takes off in south Wales
The Guardian Media Group's first station, Real Radio in south Wales, has become the UK's most successful regional launch, racking up a share of 11.5 per cent and a weekly reach
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UPC RECORDS RESULTS
Dutch cable outfit UPC has returned earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) losses for the first quarter 2001 of EUR61m (£37.7m) up from EUR57m (£35.2m) for the same period
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SKY SHARE SWAP
BSkyB is to swap more than£380m worth of its shares with BT to increase its shareholding in beleaguered interactive service Open from 80.1 per cent to 100 per cent. BT
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Starmaker set to bolster ITV2's output
YTV Popstars-style event show set to become digital channel's largest commission to date
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C4 buys Garland mini series
Canadian broadcaster Alliance Atlantis has sold a 4 x 60-minute mini series on the life of Judy Garland to Channel 4, writes Simon Ellery.Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
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BBC Arts to produce Taste
BBC Arts has been asked to produce a four-part series for BBC 2 on the origins of British taste and design, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The 4 x 60-minute series, Taste, will be
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Bafata winning sit com recommissioned for two further series
Outgoing Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has commissioned Assembly Film and Television to produce two further series of its Bafta-winning sitcom Black Books, writes Jon Rogers.A second
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BBC raids Dinosaur's for new specials
BBC specialist factual plunders original Walking with Dinosaurs in bid to re-work Jurassic creatures for two new one-off specials
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BBC and ITV sports channels in simultaneous kick-off
BBC confirms plans to launch NTL joint venture British Sport within a month of rival offering from ITV Sport
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Box TV signs two year BBC drama two-year deal
Former C4 drama head's new production company signs first look deal for a slate of returnable drama series
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Bergg returns to ITV
Former ITV scheduling supremo moves back to become director of programmes for ITV2 five months after unexpected departure from Sky One