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UK GOLD BEATS SKY ONE
UK Gold claims that its viewing share for weekdays in August has beaten Sky One's for the first time. The channel said that during the month it has secured a weekday
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BBC's Sykes is IBC's top engineer
BBC research & development's head of transmission systems group, John Sykes, won the engineer of the year award, given by Production Solutions at IBC last Friday night (8 September).Sykes heads the
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September backs clip sales venture
September Films is backing a major new media venture aimed at selling programme clip footage to broadcasters and programme makers via the web.The news comes in the same week that the
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PREMIUM CABLE CHANNEL SUBSCRIBERS FALL AWAY
The number of cable subscribers buying premium channels has fallen to less than one channel per household for the first time, according to the latest quarterly cable figures from the Independent
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PEPPER TO BECOME BETA SITE FOR AVID HIGH-DEFINITION TV
UK facility Pepper has announced that it is moving into high-definition post-production by becoming the world's first beta site for Avid DS HD. In a deal signed with UK reseller Root6
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Avid buys Pluto Technologies
Avid Technology has acquired Pluto Technologies International, a privately owned US provider of video storage and networking solutions.The deal, announced at IBC last weekend, positions Avid as a complete solutions provider,
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Pressure mounts on ITV's new autumn schedule
ITV's hopes of hitting its self-imposed peaktime target by the end of the year all but evaporated this week, following news that it now needs to achieve an unprecedented 43 per cent share for the rest of the year, writes Colin Robertson.
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RADIO AUTHORITY ISSUES OWNERSHIP DEADLINE TO GWR
The Radio Authority met last Thursday (7 September) to consider GWR's proposals to bring it back within the 15 per cent ownership points limit after its acquisition of Daily Mail &
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DOLBY AUDIO FOUNDER RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Dr Ray Dolby was presented with the John Tucker Award of Excellence at IBC on Sunday (10 September). Recognising the contribution the founder of Dolby Laboratories has made to electronic media,
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WORLDWIDE TARGETS ASIAN MARKET FOR GAMESHOWS
BBC Worldwide is in talks with Asian broadcasters to produce local language versions of BBC gameshows such as The Generation Game. BBC Worldwide will hire local production companies but will use
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LADY HOLLICK TO CHAIR THE LONDON ARTS BOARD
The London Arts Board has appointed former TV producer Lady Hollick as its new chair. Hollick has worked for many years in TV, including as a producer/director of Granada TV's World
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CARLTON APPOINTS LAZARUS AS BUSINESS CONTROLLER
Carlton Television has appointed WEA Records director of business affairs Steve Lazarus as controller of legal and business affairs, strategy and development within Carlton Productions.He will report to Carlton Productions managing
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ENDEMOL APPOINTS GOES AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Dutch production house Endemol Entertainment has appointed SBS Broadcasting founder Ronald Goes as its chief operating officer. Goes, 35, takes over from Aat Schouwenaar who became the company's deputy chairman in
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ANTELOPE AWARDED GOLDEN REMBRANDT AT IBC
UK indie Antelope scooped a coveted Golden Rembrandt prize at the Nombre d'Or International Wide-screen Festival at IBC in Amsterdam last weekend.Antelope won the documentary award with Mozart in Turkey for
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Thompson announces retirement
BBC head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson has decided to retire from the corporation at the end of the year, writes Tara Conlan.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Rooting for auntie
An examination of BBC programming performance over the past year shows fairly stable audiences for BBC 1, with BBC 2 controller Jane Root making a mark in factual and drama.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - The winner takes it all
Although some cynics dismiss it as just another carriage deal, the agreement struck between BSkyB and NTL signals much wider distribution and a commitment to new services, writes Simon Ellery.
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EBU advises a focus on business
The European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) head of new technology, David Wood, warned broadcasters to face up to changing media consumption patterns in his keynote address at IBC. 'Technical standards issues are
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Adams Trainor Design has completed the titles for History Quest, a new series by Screenhouse Productions for BBC Knowledge in which presenter Rory McGrath investigates mysteries from British history.
Adams Trainor Design has completed the titles for History Quest, a new series by Screenhouse Productions for BBC Knowledge in which presenter Rory McGrath investigates mysteries from British history. Directed by
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YOULTON AND SNELL GIVEN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Snell & Wilcox chairman and chief executive Professor David Youlton and president and research director Roderick Snell collected a joint lifetime achievement award at the Production Solutions Awards in Amsterdam on