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BBC to air virtual Olympics backdrop
Presenters of the BBC's Olympics programming will have a real-time backdrop of prime Sydney views despite sitting 20 miles away in the Olympics International Broadcasting Centre (IBC), writes Naomi Marks.
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CANAL+ BUYS RIGHT FOR FRESH AIRING OF QUEER AS FOLK
Canal+ has bought the rights to broadcast Queer as Folk 2, the 2 x 60-minute Red Productions drama, which aired on Channel 4 last year. The second run of the drama
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ALICE BEER QUITS BBC RADIO TO FOCUS ON TELEVISION
BBC London Live 94.9 FM lunchtime presenter Alice Beer is leaving the station and her 12.00-14.00 slot to concentrate on her television career. She will be replaced by Drivetime co-presenter Clare
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APTN CONSOLIDATES PRESENCE IN LATIN AMERICA
Associated Press Television News has named its Havana senior producer Will Stebbins as Latin American regional executive. Stebbins, who set up APTN's operation in Cuba, is briefed to strengthen relationships with
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NEWS ANALYSIS - A road to nowhere?
It's been a bad year for international distribution, with margins being squeezed harder and harder. Katy Elliott finds out whether sales executives can find a way out of the desert of despair.
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BBC ANNOUNCES CATEGORIES IN ITS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
The BBC has unveiled details of the categories of this year's BBC British Short Film Festival in September. The categories for the awards include the UCI grand prize for best British
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NEW DEVELOPMENT APPOINTMENT FOR SOLID STATE LOGIC
Solid State Logic (SSL) has appointed John Andrews to the new post of broadcast development director. Known for its music console products, SSL is experiencing growth in all aspects of the
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NICKELODEON APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA
Nickelodeon UK has promoted Eddie McKendrick to the newly created position of director of new media. He is to lead a team of 11, spearheading the broadcaster's drive into new media.
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BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
BBC charity appeal BBC Children in Need (left) has appointed the chief executive of spinal injury charity Aspire, Martina Milburn, as its new director. She replaces Julia Kaufman who has left
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Ardent stacks up deals with the US
Ardent Productions has won a slate of documentary commissions from US broadcasters and a development deal with E! Entertainment TV Networks.Chairman Malcolm Cockren told Broadcast that the company finds the US
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FRENCH ARTS CHANNEL TO FAVOUR DOMESTIC FILMS
French arts channel Arte is to shift co-produced films, including those made with UK production partners, out of primetime in favour of original language and dubbed films. The move means the
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The final series of Ginger TV's axed TFI Friday show will be revamped when it kicks off in November as a live late-night series with no early evening edition, writes Ashley
The final series of Ginger TV's axed TFI Friday show will be revamped when it kicks off in November as a live late-night series with no early evening edition, writes Ashley
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Asia opens up to Carlton
Carlton International has tied-up a tranche of Asian deals, writes Colin Robertson.
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ITN RENEWS ATTACK ON BBC
ITN has made a fresh attack on the BBC following the BBC's agreement of a tariff-free news deal with mobile service provider AvantGo. ITN marketing director David Robinson told Broadcast: 'BBC
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BARB DEVELOPS MORE EXACT AUDIENCE MEASUREMENTS
Barb has introduced a new audience measurement tool that it says will allow it to give subscribers more specific living patterns about groups defined by demographic and social characteristics. For example,
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DGA TO UPDATE GLOBAL AUDIENCE REPORT FOR BTDA
David Graham and Associates (DGA) is to update Building a Global Audience, the report that was commissioned by a number of distributors and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Knowledge unveils autumn slate
BBC Knowledge unveiled its new autumn schedule last Friday (18 August), marking the latest stage of its repositioning as a niche factual documentary channel, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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EC BACKS SPORTING CROWN JEWELS LIST
The European Commission this week backed the government's list of mandatory free-to-air sports fixtures on terrestrial TV. The move will ensure that a number of 'crown jewel' sports such as the
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DISCREET OFFERS LYPACZEWSKI MONTREAL BASE
Discreet has appointed Paul Lypaczewski to the role of executive vice-president. Based at the company's Montreal headquarters, Lypaczewski will manage all aspects of Discreet's worldwide businesses including research and development, sales,
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ITV ORDERS UP FOURTH BATCH OF PLANET ROCK PROFILES
ITV has commissioned Ireland-based indie Monster Distributes to produce a fourth series of music programme Planet Rock Profiles for ITV's nighttime service. The new series will feature profiles of music artists