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POST IMPRESSIONS PLANS MAJOR NAB LAUNCH
Post Impressions is planning to launch a non-linear high-definition (HD) colour correction system at next year's NAB in April. Working in collaboration with colour management specialist Pandora, the system will be
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SCOTTISH SCREEN HONOURED
Scottish Screen has been awarded the Kitemark for its training initiatives by national training organisation Skillset and named Skillset's official partner in Scotland. Channel 4 head of programmes, nations and regions
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Intergraph's ICS unit to be hived off soon
Intergraph Corporation is expected to announce the disposal of its Intergraph Computer Systems (ICS) subsidiary within the next few weeks, according to a senior Intergraph source.Intergraph is understood to be talking
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... WHILE HEWLAND SERVES UP MINI MILLENNIUM MESSAGES
Independent Hewland International has been commissioned by ITV to make A Message for the Millennium. The run of 100 x 1-minute shows gives viewers the chance to say something special before
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GMTV swaps Reuters news for ITN
ITN has taken over the GMTV news contract from video news agency Reuters, as predicted in Broadcast (29.10.99), giving the Gray's Inn Road outfit its fourth terrestrial news window in the
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OPINION - Mouthpiece for the TV generation
It's another landmark week in the world of broadcasting: Broadcast turns 40. (Well, okay, the real anniversary was back in August but the industry was on holiday; then it was Edinburgh...
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ITC FINES SIMA TV OVER IRAN PROGRAMMES ..
The Independent Television Commission has imposed a£20,000 penalty on Sima TV for breaching the licensing code. Programmes broadcast in July about Iran were found to have failed to provide a
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Faull fleshes out interactive plans
Former On Digital executive director of broadcasting Ashley Faull has revealed further details of his new interactive entertainment company, as it begins to raise backing worth£50 million.The new venture, renamed
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Outsider to replace Eyre
ITV is looking increasingly likely to appoint someone from outside the broadcasting industry to succeed Network Centre chief executive Richard Eyre, writes Steve Clarke.Eyre, due to start at Pearson TV early
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SEVEN EYE WELSH LICENCE
Seven groups have applied for the new south Wales analogue regional radio licence, including the Guardian Media Group, GWR-backed The Radio Corporation, Kelvin MacKenzie's The Wireless Group and Jazz FM. Other
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EXPORTS INQUIRY OUT
The Government's UK Television Exports Inquiry report will be released on Thursday (25 November). The report - prompted by a survey of TV exports by David Graham & Associates - contains
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Fox Kids lures Ward from MTV to lead UK expansion
Fox Kids UK is preparing to increase its UK-originated programming and has drafted in MTV Europe production manager Claire Ward to spearhead the drive, writes Tara Conlan.Fox Kids managing director Rod
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Eurosport mulls over sports news launch
Pan-European sports channel Eurosport is considering launching a sports news channel to rival BSkyB's fledgling service, Sky Sports News, writes John Plunkett.Sources said this week that Eurosport, a three-way venture between
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ELECTRONIC GIANTS TEAM UP TO UNVEIL HAVI
Eight of the world's leading consumer electronic manufacturers have teamed up to launch a new standard, which promotes the interoperability of home digital entertainment devices. The Home Audio Video Interoperability Organisation
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ITV winter line-up focuses on drama
ITV is to reunite former Ballykissangel stars Dervla Kirwan and Stephen Tompkinson in a new 6 x 60-minute drama, Shades, to air in autumn 2000.The show, about strangers who meet after
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Disney prepares first foray into UK radio
Disney is understood to be bidding to launch its first UK radio station on newly launched national commercial digital multiplex, Digital One, writes John Plunkett.The group is said to be in
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OFF THE RECORD - Derailed
OTR was grateful to receive a bumper Beeb press pack about the week of programmes on the rail industry, with the puntastic title of Track Record (below). The series will seek
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GWR/RIL SEAL MINSTER DEAL
GWR and Radio Investments Limited (RIL) are to buy the remaining 50 per cent stake in Minster Sound. The deal, which values the York-based four-station group at£9.6 million, will give
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FLEXTECH/TELEWEST DEAL
Flextech has signed a deal to put all its wholly owned and UK TV channels on Telewest's newly launched digital cable platform.The agreement includes 'substantial' joint marketing initiatives and interactive options.
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Parsons sues de Mol over Survive!
Former Planet 24 boss Charlie Parsons is suing Endemol and its subsidiary.John de Mol Productions, seeking multi-million dollar damages for format theft.The legal wrangle centres on two shows - Survive! devised