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Creditors question value of BFV assets.
Angry creditors were this week questioning the activities of Broadcast Film & Video (BFV) directors, following the voluntary liquidation of the Bristol-based facility group and the creation of a new company,
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Atlantis to keep Cafe operating.
Factual independent Cafe Productions has been saved from closure by Canadian outfit Alliance Atlantis in a deal that has taken five months to conclude. The London-based indie which ran into financial problems
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GRANADA INTERACTIVE IN ONLINE AUCTION DEAL.
Granada Interactive has beefed up its online presence after signing an exclusive online auction partnership deal with QXL ricardo. Visitors to Granada sports sites - covering Formula 1 racing, soccer, Liverpool
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SOAPS TO GET AWARD FROM RACE COMMISSION.
The Commission for Racial Equality's Race in Media Awards (RIMA) has nominated three soaps for an award in a new category in the scheme - Brookside (Mersey Televison), Pobol Y Cum
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ITV boss backs public service.
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment this week stressed that the network's public service obligations were not a hindrance and were in fact perfectly in tune with its commercial imperatives, writes Katy Elliott.
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SOMETHIN' ELSE TO DOCUMENT US ROCK BANDS.
Radio indie Somethin' Else has produced a 5 x 60-minute series of documentaries for BBC Radio 1's Monday night Lamacq Live show. Desert Rock, which features bands from the town of
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Ofcom must rule BBC.
The government has come under increased pressure to rethink its decision not to place the BBC under the new super regulator, Ofcom, following criticism from the industry. Broadcasters including BSkyB, Channel 4,
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BBC producers to make content.
BBC producers will be asked to produce content for the corporation's online services as part of a major new media drive being rolled out across the BBC by director of new media Ashley Highfield, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC dominates RTS nominations.
The BBC has received 16 nominations for this year's Royal Television Society (RTS) Journalism Awards, ahead of rival ITN which scooped a total of 10, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC ORDERS SECOND SERIES OF THE LAMPIES.
BBC controller of children's Nigel Pickard has commissioned indie Red Baloo to produce a second series of cartoon The Lampies to air on BBC 1. The 26 x 10-minute shows are
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FISHING SERIES PLANNED BY BBC AND DISCOVERY.
BBC Northern Ireland and Discovery Home & Leisure have struck a deal to co-produce a new 10 x 30-minute fishing series called Coast to Coast. The series will be fronted by
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THE BBC SKI CAM.
Developed by BBC Resources special projects, the world's first ski-pole-cams are currently being used by Austrian state broadcaster ORF in Slalom gates at the World Skiing Championships in Austria.
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HIT BIDS FOR LYRICK.
Hit Entertainment has offered to pay£190.4m to take control of US kids group Lyrick Studios, producer of Barney the Dinosaur. The cash and share deal involves around£114m in existing
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VICTORIA REAL'S GEORGE JOINS ENDEMOL BOARD.
Victoria Real creative director Jason George has been appointed to the creative board of Endemol Group. The board is charged with creating new formats and developing existing global formats in the
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ON THE BOX - The boys done good.
Emap Performance TV md Shirley Renwick was seduced by sex-change show Boy Meets Girl but wasn't sold on Salesmen from Hell.
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BREAKFAST ED CHOSEN.
BBC news has appointed BBC News 24 senior editor Richard Porter to the position of BBC Breakfast editor. Porter, 37, is a surprise appointment to the post, which was left vacant
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ITC calls on broadcasters for programme policy statements.
ITV, CHANNEL 4 and Channel 5 should all publish new programme policy statements next month, according to the Independent Television Commission (ITC), writes Lucy Rouse.
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PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - Where do we go from here?
While the broadcasting revolution has ended the cosy days of shared viewing and listening, the government is clinging to the public service ethos - but what is it? In a three-page special Broadcast seeks industry views.
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Religion head receives commissioning budget.
The incoming BBC head of religion and ethics will be given commissioning powers and a budget to bolster the corporation's religious programming, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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OFF THE RECORD - Is Green story a load of old bull?
Full marks to Carlton schpinmeisters for explaining away a recent newspaper story about the broadcaster supposed ongoing plans to buy Scottish Television and Grampian from Scottish Media Group. They suggested that