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Sony merges B&P and DNS arms
Sony Corporation's decision to merge its Broadcast & Professional and Digital Network Solutions business in Japan will have no 'immediate' effect in Europe or the UK, according to Broadcast & Professional
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X-Dream grows arm to sell internet rights
X-Dream International, a production and distribution company specialising in extreme sports, has spun off a distribution arm to sell interactive programming rights for the internet, writes Wale Azeez.
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ARDENT TEAMS UP WITH E! FOR DEVELOPMENT DEAL
Independent Ardent Productions has signed a development deal with US cable broadcaster E! Entertainment for a 13 x 60-minute documentary series.The deal was brokered by the William Morris Agency and announced
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ICG APPOINTS NEW NATIONS AND REGIONS CHIEF
The BBC's independent commissioning group (ICG) has appointed a new executive responsible for boosting output from indies in the nations and regions, writes Tim Dams. Jo McIlvenna joins as national and regional independent development
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KING ROLLO BRINGS BACK SPOT ANIMATIONS
King Rollo Films has announced plans to make the first new Spot animations since the original series was created in 1997. The forthcoming 13 x 5-minute pre-school series, called Spot's Musical Adventures, will
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ALEXANDER APPOINTED MD OF QUANTEL SOUTHERN EUROPE
Quantel has restructured its operations in southern Europe. David Alexander (left), currently managing director of Quantel Spain, has been appointed managing director of Quantel Southern Europe. The move consolidates the company's
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Ainsworth to meet Dyke at Blackpool
BBC director general designate Greg Dyke is meeting with the Conservative shadow media secretary Peter Ainsworth to discuss Dyke's vision for the BBC, writes John Lewis.
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Ainsworth calls for regulatory rethink
Tory media spokesman Peter Ainsworth is calling for controls on commercial broadcasters to be dismantled and for the BBC to justify keeping its board of governors, writes John Lewis.
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WORLDWIDE EXTENDS OZ FIRST OPTION AGREEMENT
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has renewed a first option deal with BBC Worldwide for a further five years. The agreement covers series such as The Human Body, The Planets, Teletubbies, The
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UBE POACHES ROBERTSON TO HEAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Channel 4 head of corporate affairs Sue Robertson has been poached by United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) to become its director of public affairs. Robertson's brief at UBE will be to redefine the
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BSkyB adds duo to digital platform
BSkyB has upped the ante in the fight for digital TV viewers by signing two new channels to its digital satellite platform - the US-based Hallmark Entertainment network and the Money Channel, writes John Plunkett.
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X-DREAM TO SELL (.TV) PROGRAMMES ABROAD
Sky TV's (.tv) computer channel has signed production and distribution hybrid X-Dream International to manage international sales of its programmes.X-Dream will take charge of the sale and distribution of up to
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C5 EXTENDS MISS WORLD RIGHTS FOR TWO MORE YEARS
Channel 5 has bought the rights to Initial-produced Miss World for the next two years. C5, which aired the show for the first time in 1998, will screen this year's event live on
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C5 UNVEILS RETAIL OPERATION 5 DIRECT
Channel 5 launched a retail operation this week called 5 Direct. Viewers can now order some of the goods advertised on the station by phoning a special number, which will then be sent
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Off the Record - Exodus from C5
Still with the good people of Channel 5, its ubiquitous director of programmes Dawn Airey was in a rather sad mood at her RTS bash last week. Her spirits were apparently
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C4 BUYS NEW SOPRANOS AND SEX AND THE CITY SERIES
Channel 4 has acquired the two latest series of HBO shows The Sopranos (left) and Sex and the City, as well as signing up the first series of controversial new Columbia TriStar comedy
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C4 and Paramount in E4 launch talks
Viacom-owned Paramount Comedy Channel is believed to be in talks with Channel 4 about becoming a partner in E4, the new entertainment channel C4 is planning to launch by next spring.C4 is also
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Abramsky review heralds R4 overhaul
Sweeping changes are expected to the management structure at BBC Radio 4 as part of BBC director of radio Jenny Abramsky's long-awaited commissioning review published this week, writes John Plunkett.
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Chatsworth and Flicks launch TV4C
Chatsworth Television and Flicks Films have banded together to launch a new entertainment production company and distribution outfit called TV4C, specialising in the development and production of live-action and animation programmes for young people,
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OPINION - C4 regains some of its old confidence
Dawn Airey did not get where she is today by being shy and retiring. But even by her own pugnacious standards, her attack on Channel 4 at last week's Royal Television