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Genre Focus: TV Classics
The appeal of retro TV has more to do with experiencing a bygone age through contemporary eyes than churning out cheap repeats of classics or presenting reels of archive footage so we can laugh, writes Meg Carter.
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Hicks to Chrysalis Radio
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Galaxy 102 managing director Jim Hicks as its new programme director in a series of senior management changes, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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UBE to launch new channel
United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) is gearing up to launch two new interactive digital channels, the first of which will be a dedicated parenting channel, writes Colin Robertson.
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Health channel in pipeline
A former BSkyB programme executive is launching an interactive women's lifestyle channel called Channel Health with plans to fill at least a quarter of its airtime with original productions, writes Simon Ellery.
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SURVIVAL IN WEBSITE LINK-UP WITH US SCIENCE CHANNEL
United Wildlife's flagship strand Survival has teamed up with US science channel Nova to create a website featuring live online footage of the making of the next Survival programme, Dungeons and
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CHANNEL FOUR KICKS OFF FIRST INTERACTIVE TV SERVICE
The first interactive television listings service on Channel 4 went to air last week, showing programme details for C4 and FilmFour for two days of the programme schedule on digital terrestrial
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EC mulls change to output quotas
Existing European Commission (EC) programme output quotas could be replaced by investment quotas, according to an EC adviser on audio-visual policy.Aviva Silver, an adviser in the audio-visual policy section of the
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CFN'S GRAY TO MAKE ITALY EASY IN NEW SLATE OF SHOWS
Carlton Food Network director Anne Gray has ordered four new series including a 24 x 30-minute show Cucina Valentina from Cucina Valentina Productions.Directed by Simeon Pines and produced by Derek Hanlon,
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GMTV wins OK!TV show from Carlton
Carlton TV has lost its OK!TV commission, with GMTV expected to pick up the contract.OK! magazine publisher Richard Desmond has asked GMTV to check the next series of the show for
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EURO PLAYERS CALL FOR JOINT DIGITAL RADIO PROMOTION
European broadcasters and electronics manufacturers have called for joint action to promote digital audio broadcasting (DAB). The call follows a meeting between the European Broadcasting Union and Swedish Radio in Stockholm
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DB BROADCAST WINS PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES CONTRACT
dB Broadcast has won the contract to design and build the serial digital broadcast television facilities in Portcullis House, the new parliamentary offices currently under construction above Westminster tube station. The
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BLACK DIAMOND FILMS LAUNCHES COVENT GARDEN WING
Extreme sports specialist Black Diamond Films is to launch a complete pre- through post-production wing at its Covent Garden Piazza base on Friday (26 May). Complementing the action marketing, stock footage
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BFV unveils completed HD edit suite
Bristol-based Broadcast Film & Video (BFV) completed its new high-definition (HD) edit suite last Friday (19 May), writes Barbara Marshall.
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Public service bodies to create benchmarks
The BBC has joined forces with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to create a set of new industry benchmarks for public service broadcasting costs, writes Colin Robertson.
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BRASS BECOMES GLOBAL PEARSON COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
Pearson Television Worldwide chief executive Tony Cohen has appointed Martha Brass as the company's new commercial director. She will be responsible for the commercial development of Pearson production companies around the
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BBC's Ward nets Image Wizard role
Former BBC events executive editor Mike Ward has joined London-based indie Image Wizard TV as head of special projects, writes Tara Conlan.
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BBC reviews WAP proposals
The BBC has dropped proposals to use licence-fee money to fund a news headline service on handheld devices including mobiles, according to BBC director of public policy Patricia Hodgson, writes Tara Conlan.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Football scores with ITV and BBC viewers
ITV scored highly in the ratings game on Saturday (20 May) as the FA Cup final and the Stars in their Eyes Live Final attracted large crowds, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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LAMBIE NAIRN SCOOPS YELLOW PENCIL FOR BBC IDENTS
Lambie Nairn has landed a silver award in the corporate and brand identity category of the 2000 British Design & Art Direction (BD&A) Awards. The gong for large identity schemes recognises
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POWELL TO HEAD BBC GERMAN-SPEAKING OPERATIONS
BBC Worldwide has appointed Catherine Powell to the new post of business development manager for German-speaking territories. Powell will be based in Berlin and oversee the adaptation of the BBC's catalogue