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LADBROKES AND FUTURE TV LINK UP FOR BETTING SERVICES
Interactive outfit Future TV and betting giant Ladbrokes are to develop interactive betting services through broadband cable and ADSL networks.The products developed would initially be available to hotel guests through the
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Jump creative director Richard Norley oversaw the design and production of the opening titles and logo for the BBC's Simply Complicated. Reflecting the programme's theme of building machines to compli
Jump creative director Richard Norley oversaw the design and production of the opening titles and logo for the BBC's Simply Complicated. Reflecting the programme's theme of building machines to complicate simple
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WISE BUDDAH TACKLES RELIGION FOR BBC WORLD SERVICE
Radio indie Wise Buddah has been commissioned by BBC World Service to make a new three-part series that explains why and when some people have turned to religion. Commissioned by World
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BBC poaches ITV kids head Pickard
ITV controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard has defected to the BBC to become controller of the newly integrated children's department.Pickard will report to new drama, entertainment and children's director
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BBC MOOTS NEWS CHANGE
The BBC is 'actively considering' altering its 21.00 news bulletin, including a possible move, although no decision is likely to be made until the autumn.Restructure plans for the news directorate are
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BBC ESSAYS CONTRIBUTE TO WHITE PAPER DEBATE
The BBC has published a collection of essays by economists and consultants on the future of communications, as part of the debate about the content of the forthcoming communications white paper.
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BBC Manchester pushes pop
BBC entertainment and features is consolidating its drive into popular output with a raft of new commissions, including a new gameshow and a third Top of the Pops spin-off both for
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BBC RESOURCES PIONEERS NEW DEAF SIGNING SYSTEM
A new on-screen signing system to enhance programmes for deaf viewers is to be developed by BBC Resources. A total of£250,000 will be spent on creating a purpose-built studio and
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BAZ TO SPEAK AT BROADCAST CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Peter Bazalgette is one of the keynote speakers at Broadcast Content Management, a two-day conference exploring the issues of content creation, storage and archiving, taking place at the British Library on
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - INTL HERALD TRIBUNE TAKES STAKE IN FACT BASED COMMS
The International Herald Tribune (IHT) is to take a stake in London-based multimedia group Fact Based Communications (FBC). The IHT is taking a minority stake in the company for an undisclosed
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GMG ENDEMOL BACKS NFTS TWO-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP
GMG Endemol Entertainment is to fund a new two-year scholarship at the National Film & Television School (NFTS), supporting the school for the first time. The inaugural scholarship has been awarded
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MESSENGER FRONTS CARLTON REGIONAL BABY SHOW
Carlton has teamed up with website WebBaby.co.uk to produce a 10 x 30-minute series of advertiser-funded programmes to be broadcast throughout Carlton's ITV regions. Baby Baby (left), hosted by pin-up mother
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DYKE TO SPEAK AT RTS EDUCATIONAL TV AWARDS
BBC director general Greg Dyke will deliver the guest speech at the forthcoming RTS Educational TV Awards at the Savoy in London on 12 June. The awards, which recognise achievements in
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SENIOR AVID MAN MOVES TO RESELLER MCMILLAN
Former Avid Technology UK country manager Peter Lambert has taken up a new role as head of Avid reseller McMillan's new central London operation. Lambert, who quit Avid two months ago
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QUANTEL LAUNCHES ARTIST AWARD AT PROMAX AND BDA
Quantel is to launch a new artist of the year award at Promax and BDA in New Orleans next week (14-17 June). Open to all users of Quantel kit, the competition
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Granada to boost animation output
Granada Media Children's (GMC) has lined up a raft of commissions as part of a new drive to become a major supplier of animation to UK and international broadcasters.The Granada division,
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ANIMATION - The luck of the draw
Uncertainty surrounds the future of animation studio Cosgrove Hall - 75 per cent-owned by United News & Media arm Itel - as it awaits the outcome of its parent's merger proposals with Carlton. Tim Westcott reports.
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ANGLIA OUTLINES LICENCE RENEWAL PLANS TO ITC
Anglia Television has written to the Independent Television Commission outlining its business plans and proposed service as part of its new bid to renew its licence for a further 10 years
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Wrangling on the web
The battle for new media rights has pitched broadcasters against indies in an increasingly bitter dispute, all the more intractable because neither side wants to set a precedent. Tara Conlan reports.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - EUROSPORT HOLDS VIEWING LEAD AMONG TOP EARNERS,
Eurosport has maintained its status as the most watched international TV channel by European upscale consumers and corporate decision-makers, according to the latest European Media and Marketing survey. The research looks