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SES NAMES NEW DG
Astra satellite operator SES has named SES director general Romain Bausche as president and chief executive of the newly formed global entity SES Global, which is based in Luxembourg. SES Global
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Video Diary - Notes from the front line
A humble DigiBeta tape which had been gathering dust on a Soho shelf before being picked up by a runner and thrust into a production, has agreed to share a literary account of a day in the life of its travails with Broadcast readers.
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GAGNE DIES IN PARIS
Former Discreet client relations manager Julie Gagne died this month after being involved in a car crash in Paris. The accident happened as she was travelling in a taxi which was
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Sky revels in digital surge
BSkyB has added almost 1 million new subscribers to its Sky Digital service over the last financial year but has accrued huge losses in the process, writes Steve Aston.
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Diverse rejigs top posts
Diverse Production has reshuffled its senior management and changed its name to Diverse Ltd, writes Penny Hughes.
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MILOSEVIC ENTERS DOC
Indie Antelope has been commissioned to produce an in-depth profile of former Serbian president Milosevic for BBC 2's Storyville strand, writes Katy Elliott.
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OFF THE RECORD - iTV wins more fans
Following Emily Bell's conversion to iTV in these pages some weeks ago, OTR is happy to see the technology is being embraced just as warmly by Jo Public. Seven-month pregnant Victoria
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STINK FORMS SKUNK
Production company Stink's newly formed animation arm Skunk has signed up US animator and director Michael Overbeck. The deal covers commercials and music videos. Despite having only graduated in June last
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Indies to get US sales help
US producers' association and market organiser Natpe has lined up a special session on how to sell to the US as part of its first ever 'Natpe day' at this year's Prix Italia festival, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Jowell summoned to give media plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is to be summoned before the Commons media select committee to spell out her plans for broadcasting as soon as the summer recess is over.The move follows
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Support grows for journalists in war zones
A further nine news organisations from around the world have signed up to the guidelines established last year to protect journalists working in war zones, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TRADE TALK - Lifestyle's guru
What will Grant Mansfield, docusoap and peaktime lifestyle show pioneer, make of drama now it falls within his remit after the shake-up at Granada?
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Manx TV to launch in Isle of Man
Media outfit Prime Ent is launching the first 'national' TV station for the Isle of Man, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ITN TAKES TO NEW TECH
ITN has struck a deal with software provider News Takes to deliver news content to wireless devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. New Takes will use ITN's news to showcase
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ITV to look at state of the Tories
ITV has lined up its own version of former Tory spin doctor Amanda Platell's controversial Channel 4 expose after commissioning a video diary from 'Westminster watcher' and former Conservative MP Gyles Brandreth, writes Steve Aston.
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LEADER - Pondering Jackson's move to US
Monday's news from Channel 4 that chief executive Michael Jackson has finally landed the job in the US that he's been seeking for the past year sets the precedent for delicious
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TIMECODES RESOLVED
P3 Post has launched a software program to counteract timecode errors on DigiBeta and Beta SP tape that cause synchronisation errors. The TCLogger software tracks the replay timecode from the VTR
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EastEnders favourite to win soaps' historic head-to-head
Bookmakers give Albert Square the nod to beat Coronation Street in the ratings when the fourth episode of EastEnders goes up against ITV soap for the first time
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EastEnders favourite to win soap's historic head-to-head
Bookmakers give Albert Square the nod to beat Coronation Street in the ratings when the fourth episode of EastEnders goes up against ITV soap for the first time
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New mountain rescue drama for BBC1
BBC Scotland has joined forces with Columbia TriStar International (CTIT) and Union Pictures to create a new mountain rescue drama Rockface for BBC 1, writes Jon Rogers.Commissioned by BBC 1 controller