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RA ADVERTISES LATEST DIGITAL REGIONAL MULTIPLEX
The Radio Authority has invited applications for a digital multiplex licence for the south Wales and Severn estuary region. The licence covers south Wales including Cardiff, Swansea and Newport, together with
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ETSI adopts DVB platform
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has formally adopted the Digital Video Broadcasting project multimedia home platform specification (DVB-MHP), writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC URGED TO DROP AD
BBC director general Greg Dyke is being called on to drop a 'crass and unfair' ad campaign that highlights particular streets in a town in which some residents have not paid
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FLORSTEIN STEPS UP AT OPEN ... AS ACKERMAN HEADS FOR US
BSkyB sales and marketing director Jon Florsheim (left) has been appointed managing director of interactive services platform Open ... He replaces James Ackerman, who leaves the company at the end of
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Sky digital uptake hits 80 per cent
BSkyB secured a total of 3.6 million digital subscribers by June 30, with almost 80 per cent of its 9 million customers now buying digital services, writes Ashley Davies.Announcing its annual
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BBC political editor Robin Oakley is joining CNN from September as CNN.com's European political editor, writes Tara Conlan. In addition to his work for CNN's new European web site, Oakley, 58,
BBC political editor Robin Oakley is joining CNN from September as CNN.com's European political editor, writes Tara Conlan. In addition to his work for CNN's new European web site, Oakley, 58,
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C5'S SHAW TO RUN MATADOR DOC FROM NEWSWATCH-TV
Channel 5 head of news, current affairs and documentaries Chris Shaw has commissioned indie Newswatch-tv to make its first documentary for the channel. The 30-minute, one-off El Ingles: The Manchester Matador
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C5 HIRES UDEN TO REVEAL RANKIN'S MALE NUDES
Uden Associates has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell to produce a 1 x 50- minute documentary Rankin's Male Nudes. The documentary will follow famous
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C4 ENTERTAINMENT HEAD HIRES PIRATE FOR SITCOM
Channel 4 entertainment editor Caroline Leddy has commissioned a 6 x 30-minute sitcom script from Pirate Productions, which made Coming Soon for C4 last year. Called The Book Group, the story
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INITIAL COMMISSIONED FOR MORE 4LATER SLOTS
GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has unveiled more commissions for Channel 4 commissioning editor, nighttime Darren Bender's 4Later strand.Lynx Phoenix Legends, a 60-minute advertiser-funded Ibiza dance show, will air in
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Welsh indie Presentable is kicking off its third series of Late Night Poker on Channel 4 with a one-off celebrity special in early October, writes Ashley Davies. The producer has already
Welsh indie Presentable is kicking off its third series of Late Night Poker on Channel 4 with a one-off celebrity special in early October, writes Ashley Davies. The producer has already
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DATE FOR C4 DRAMA MOVE
Outgoing drama head at the BBC's ICG Tessa Ross is expected to start as Channel 4 head of drama in mid-September. There is likely to be a crossover with her predecessor
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Planet Wild scoops Sky One doc and host of C4 orders
Planet Wild has won its first commission from Sky One as well as a raft of one-offs for Channel 4, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 to show sex-swap series
Optomen Television is preparing a new documentary series in which people dress and live as the opposite sex for at least three weeks in an attempt to explore gender differences, writes Ashley Davies.
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RAINBOW USES MPEG-4 TECHNOLOGY FOR DISCOVERY EDITS
Rainbow Post Production is using MPEG-4 technology to send rough and final cuts of programmes direct to the Discovery Channel in the US. The executive producers in Washington DC are able
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iNCA shrinks cost of 3D rendering
Virtual Video Studios has upgraded its facilities with a $200,000 (£133,333) investment in iNCA, the new 3D virtual studio system from RT-SET, writes Barbara Marshall.
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NEWS 24'S MONTAGU SIGNS UP FOR NEW BREAKFAST SHOW
New BBC and News 24 breakfast programme editor Andrew Thompson has appointed News 24 presenter Sarah Montagu as the programme's presenter on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Thompson is looking for a
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Unity Pictures was commissioned by Emma Smith and Ben Jones of SSM Freesports to create the titles and stings for a new series, World Wind Surfing 2000, that covers the Professional
Unity Pictures was commissioned by Emma Smith and Ben Jones of SSM Freesports to create the titles and stings for a new series, World Wind Surfing 2000, that covers the Professional
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NEWSNIGHT POLITICAL EDITOR MOVES TO 18.00 BULLETIN
Newsnight political editor Mark Mardell has been made a BBC political correspondent, working mainly for the BBC 1 18.00 bulletin. He will be replaced by features and events reporter and Woman's