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WISE BUDDAH TO BUILD IBIZA RADIO FACILITY
Indie Wise Buddah is to set up the first dedicated audio facility in Ibiza for use by UK and international radio stations. The equipment - including editing and ISDN suites -
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INDIE FINANCE - Building RDF into a TV money-spinner
Created less than 10 years ago with£35,000 start-up capital, RDF is now worth£15m. Having sold a 20 per cent stake to Sagitta Private Equity, it is building on its strong factual base to hit the US market.
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US internet firm saved by Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless (C&W) has agreed to buy troubled US internet service company Digital Island in a deal worth around£250m, writes Ann-Marie Corvin.C&W is paying around£2.10 a share for
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CARLTON PRODUCING TRAVEL GAMESHOW
Carlton Television is launching a new fully interactive TV and internet travel gameshow, in which the production process is controlled by the public. In Global E-Missions, a 12 x 30-minute weekly
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Carlton to make Michelle Collins drama
Carlton has begun production on a new police drama for ITV starring Michelle Collins, writes Steve Aston.Lloyd & Hill is a 120-minute film adaptation of Jill McGown's book Shred of Evidence
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SKILLSET PLANS CENSUS
Training group Skillset is to repeat its census of the audiovisual industry, building on the results of the first ever industry census launched last year and backed by Broadcast. Census day
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CHOICE ORDERS OFF-BEAT SKETCH SERIES
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a new surreal sketch show, Revolver, from BBC Scotland. The comedy series includes veteran stars such as Lionel Blair, Mollie Sugden, Melvyn Hayes and
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CHRYSALIS MAKES LOSS
New media investments have hit the Chrysalis Group which returned a loss of£5.6m for the six months to 28 February, despite rising radio and TV profits. The new media division,
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CITV TO BE RUN BY A KID
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace is to bring a young viewer into CITV to be controller for the day. The child's schedule will be shown on the channel
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COMPETITION AT LEAF
The London Effects and Animation Festival (Leaf) is inviting entries for its eighth annual computer-generated animation and special effects competition. The deadline for entries is 21 September and entry forms are
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Cosgrove Hall Digital fills creative role
Cosgrove Hall Digital (CHD) has appointed Ben Turner to the new role of creative director as part of its strategy to enter new markets, writes Barbara Marshall.Currently senior producer at Cosgrove
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DUNLOP GAINS CREATIVE
Bruce Dunlop & Associates has taken on creative Max Wright as senior producer/director, replacing Jens Hertzum who is emigrating to Australia. Wright was a director/writer at The Disney Channel working across
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CROOK JOINS DISCREET
Discreet has appointed Vincent Crook as UK territory manager, reporting to regional manager Patrick Jocelyn. Crook joins from Pixel Power where he spent seven years as area sales manager, responsible for
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SCIENCE DRAMA FUND CROSSES TO EUROPE
The Public Awareness of Science (Paws) drama fund is launching a major European operation this spring. EuroPaws will focus on the creation of new science-based TV drama with a European angle.
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Just TV goes into daytime
Just Productions is moving into lifestyle programming and has appointed Bazal executive producer Debbie Pollitt to spearhead the drive, writes Penny Hughes.A former head of Granada Breeze, Pollitt, who joined the
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SCRAP DCMS, SAYS GAVIN
The existing structure of the DCMS, DTI and DfEE should be replaced by a 'minister of ideas', according to BBC Worldwide chief executive Rupert Gavin. Giving the RTS Fleming Lecture last
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Deaf viewers gain legal support for DTT subtitling
Digital Terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasters will be obliged to broadcast 80 per cent of all their programming with subtitles within 10 years under new legislation, writes Simon Ellery.
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Digital dilemmas
If BSkyB, fuelled by the fillip of making savings of£40m a year, cannot meet its own deadline to persuade its analogue viewers to switch to digital, what hope does the government have for the whole of the UK?
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ITN pushes election news onto website
ITN News Channel is hoping to snatch viewers jaded by blanket election coverage away from its competitors by adopting a 'business as usual' approach, writes Steve Aston.The 24-hour broadcaster has decided
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... AND SPECIAL ELECTION FORECAST
ITV is to run a special election weather segment fronted by Sian Lloyd after its early evening news. Three parliamentary constituencies from different parties will get their own special weather forecasts.