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RDF sells Royal Wedding Bells to PBS
Indie factual specialist RDF Television has sold Royal Wedding Bells to PBS. The US public broadcaster will reformat the 3 x 60-minute series, which aired on BBC 1 three weeks before
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Metro Broadcast and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) have joined forces for a series of virtual set production training courses. Courses lasting one, two and three days will begin
Metro Broadcast and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) have joined forces for a series of virtual set production training courses. Courses lasting one, two and three days will begin
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Hughes becomes Hat Trick International director
Hat Trick International sales manager Isobel Hughes (right) has been promoted to the new post of sales director. Hat Trick Productions commercial director Hilary Strong, to whom Hughes reports, said the
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BBC seeks new UKTV deal
The BBC is attempting to secure improved carriage deals for its channels and a place on the Telewest/Flextech board as part of wider discussions about the future of UKTV, writes John Plunkett.
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BBC makes Imax Body
BBC Production's science department is working on an Imax version of its hit documentary series, The Human Body, writes Tim Dams.
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BBC producers to get output quotas
New director general Greg Dyke has pledged to review the workings of the BBC's internal market and producer choice, and introduce guaranteed output agreements for in-house programme departments.The plans were unveiled
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Universal signs film deal with BBC and Canal+
Universal Studio Network (USN) UK has agreed two multi-million dollar licensing deals with the BBC and Canal+ for hundreds of hours of feature films, as predicted in Broadcast last week (28.1.00).Some
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BBC expert calls for more virtual set use
BBC virtual studios expert Danny Popkin criticised the UK television industry last week for not making better use of virtual set technology.Popkin, who is development manager at BBC Resources, was chairing
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Opinion - BBC should treat quotas cautiously
Greg Dyke had a busy first day as BBC director general on Monday.He began his already famous Q&A session with 450 corporation employees with a promise to support in-house production, before
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GBTV, the joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Granada Media, has secured its first deal stateside, in the form of a pilot based on Silent Witness for the NBC network, writes
GBTV, the joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Granada Media, has secured its first deal stateside, in the form of a pilot based on Silent Witness for the NBC network, writes
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WMA to keep UK TV base
The William Morris Agency's (WMA) UK TV arm will not be affected by the group's decision this week to shut down its London-based theatrical division. A WMA spokesman confirmed that its
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Off The Record - Award-winning
This week's picture features OTR's favourite newsreader Michael Buerk (left), who was snapped moments after putting pen to paper on his new one-year deal to stay at the BBC. If truth
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ITN and Carlton win golds at New York awards
ITN and Carlton Television scooped gold medals at the recent 1999 International Television Programming Awards in New York. ITN foreign correspondent Julian Manyon took gold in the best reporter category for
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Pearson's Scardino to receive Gold Nymph Award
Pearson's chief executive Marjorie Scardino is to receive the Gold Nymph Award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival and Market. The award will be presented to Scardino by His Royal Highness
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Xfm and Atlantic revamp
Atlantic 252 and Capital Radio-owned Xfm overhauled their schedules this week following the departure of key DJs including both stations' breakfast hosts, writes John Plunkett.
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Arena plans major Kurosawa co-production
Veteran BBC 2 arts strand Arena is planning an ambitious film examining the life and work of the late Japanese film-maker Akira Kurosawa, writes Steve Clarke.
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Telewest/Open ... announce new interactive deals
Telewest and BSkyB-backed Open ... have announced a raft of new content deals for their digital interactive TV services. Telewest has added 14 more companies to its Active Digital Platform, which
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Sky One snaps up Nelvana's animated Rescue Heroes
Sky One head of acquisitions Penny Harris has bought a 13 x 30-minute run of producer and distributor Nelvana's animated series Rescue Heroes. It is Nelvana's first sale to Sky One
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Liquid Television Graphics created the title sequence and graphics for Transatlantic Films' How Animals Tell the Time. The passing of time and its relation to the lives of animals are interpreted
Liquid Television Graphics created the title sequence and graphics for Transatlantic Films' How Animals Tell the Time. The passing of time and its relation to the lives of animals are interpreted
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Soho mourns loss of Andrew Vere
Soho was this week mourning the unexpected loss of SVC founder Andrew Vere, who died of a heart attack on 25 January at his home in Surrey.The SVC chairman had been