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BBC weather gets high-tech revamp
The BBC is carrying out a root-and-branch relaunch of its weather bulletins across all its channels from next week.The revamp will see the BBC weather service look the same across BBC
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BBC news output goes widescreen
The BBC is to broadcast all news programming in wide-screen from Monday (2 October), coinciding with the relaunch of BBC Breakfast News.The move is part of the BBC's overall conversion to
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Prior to head BBC OB division
BBC Resources has unveiled a£15m investment programme for its outside broadcast division and appointed Colin Prior as head of outside broadcasts, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Carlton bags US Newsweek deal
Carlton Television has made a new swoop on North America by signing a production deal with Washington Post-owned Newsweek Productions to develop factual programming for the US and international markets.Headed for
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CITV backs witch cartoon
CITV is backing a new£4.7m 52-part animation about a foul-smelling witch from Telemagination, writes Tim Westcott.
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Initial commissioned for Q Magazine Award Shows
Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial has won the commission from Channel 4 and Emap to produce 2 x 60-minute shows featuring footage from the Q Magazine Awards 2000. The shows
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Pepper first worldwide to install Avid DS HD
Big Finish subsidiary Pepper will be the first company worldwide to take delivery of an Avid DS HD. Pepper director and senior editor Shane Warden said: 'A number of our clients
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Bravo orders original duo for autumn
Flextech men's channel Bravo has unveiled two new commissions, including a 15 x 30-minute global travel programme featuring the world's 'wildest and weirdest' stories, writes Simon Ellery.
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Radio authority seeks bids for north-west multiplex
The Radio Authority has invited applications for a regional digital multiplex to cover the north-west of England, including Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire. It should reach around 5.3 million adult listeners
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Atlantic Celtic producer to chair Cannes Indie Forum
Atlantic Celtic Films producer Jamie Doran will chair the US independents sponsored Kickstart broadcasting forum in Cannes on Sunday (1 October).The event, to be staged at the Gray D'Albion hotel, will
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Tiger Aspect sells formats to the US
Tiger Aspect Productions has made its first major assault on north America by signing deals to sell the formats for The Vicar of Dibley, Playing the Field and Streetmate.The deals are
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APTN chief to press for cash
New Associated Press Television News (APTN) chief executive Ian Ritchie is to lobby the video news agency's US parent, Associated Press, for more investment following his appointment this week, writes Tara
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LNN appoints Balen
Former BBC news executive editor, bulletins Malcolm Balen has been appointed as London News Network (LNN) head of news, as predicted in Broadcast (22.9.00).Balen takes up the role on 1 November
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Pearson TV appoints joint chief executives
Pearson Television has promoted UFA Film and TV Production president Wolf Bauer and Pearson TV chief executive, Asia and European drama Mike Murphy to become joint chief executives of Pearson TV
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BBC Scotland announces contest for new HQ design
BBC Scotland has announced that it is staging an international competition for architects to design its first digital headquarters building at Pacific Quay on the Clyde in Glasgow. Architects are being
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Women in film and TV summit details announced
Women in Film & Television is holding its international summit in London between 11 and 14 October. The keynote speech will be given by Pearson chief executive officer Marjorie Scardino on
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Winner of European Junior Animator Award revealed
Gwilym Morris scooped the European Junior Animator Award with his entry at the Computer Arts Star Awards held in London last week.Five finalists were chosen from more than 50 entries from
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TV-Loonland buys Latin America specialist SALSA
German children's animation producer and distributor TV-Loonland has bought European-based Salsa Distribution, which specialises in sales of television, video and merchandising to Latin America. Salsa's catalogue includes productions by Jim Henson
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Alliance Atlantis bids to save Cafe
Cafe Productions has been thrown a lifeline by Canadian broadcaster Alliance Atlantis Communications, which has stepped in with a tentative agreement to stave off the independent's closure, writes Simon Ellery.
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Sportal joins British Internet Publishers' Alliance
Internet sports service Sportal has become the first dotcom-only company to join the British Internet Publishers' Alliance (Bipa), highlighting concern in the private sector over the BBC's online activities. Sportal, a