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FORUM TO MARK SIX MONTHS SINCE LAWRENCE REPORT
The Media Trust and black media consultancy The Creative Collective have organised a media forum for 14 October entitled Lawrence, Macpherson & the Media - A New Beginning? to mark the
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PENK RETURNS TO ITV AS A FLY ON THE WALL
LWT head of entertainment Bob Massie is executive producing a new Steve Penk special, Fly on the Wall, for ITV. The 60-minute show, which is based on a US format owned
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FLASHBACK RUBS MAGIC LANTERN FOR INTERACTIVE PLANS
Independent production company Flashback Television has signed an agreement with new media outfit Magic Lantern to work together on developing interactive applications for Flashback's existing slate of programmes. With a long
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ITV EXTENDS RSL TERMS
Restricted Service Licences (RSLs) for small-scale TV broadcasters are to be extended from two to four years, the Independent Television Commission announced on Wednesday (29 September). The extension, aimed at encouraging
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INTERVIEW - Export strength
David Graham is no stranger to controversy. At Diverse he hit the headlines with a provocative current affairs show for Channel 4 and his company's report on selling programmes abroad has put him in the firing line again.
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ITK HAILS FIRST EURO ORDER FOR MILLENNIUM MACHINE
Innovation TK (ITK) has announced the first European order for its new high-end telecine Millennium Machine from Amsterdam facility Valkieser.Delivery of the machine, which will include a 4k option, is expected
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VAN POOSS QUITS AS MD OF ESSEX RADIO
Essex Radio managing director Rob Van Pooss has quit the outfit. In a statement, owner DMG Radio said he had left the station earlier this month 'at the end of his
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Stressed Eric gets second series
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a second series of Absolutely Productions' animated sitcom, Stressed Eric, writes Jason Deans. Creator Carl Gorham has written 7 x 30-minute new episodes for
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OFF THE RECORD - Shop window dummies
OTR was saddened to see there were no bubble perms adorning Sky One's new show, C15: The New Professionals. Apparently Bodie and Doyle are all in favour of a 'a younger,
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ELECTRIC SKY UNWRAPS MOB DOCUMENTARY
Electric Sky will be launching documentary series Mafia Empire (3 x 60-minutes) - which is co-produced by the distributor, ORTV and Discovery Communications - at the 1999 Mipcom market next week.
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UPCTV PAIR DOUBLE DUTCH DISTRIBUTION
United Pan-Europe Communications Television (UPCtv) services Extreme Sports and Film1 will double their distribution in Holland from 1.6 to more than 3.2 million subscribers, following a carriage deal with seven cable
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ON DIGITAL SALES UP
On Digital is expected to announce next week that it has signed up between 375,000 and 400,000 subscribers to the end of September. This would represent about 150,000 new customers in
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VICTORIA REAL OFFERS MSC IN DIGITAL TV PRODUCTION
Interactive programming production outfit Victoria Real is claiming a first by offering a masters degree in digital TV production in association with the University of Brighton.The two-year training programme will cover
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DIGITAL TV - Digital: the producers' view
One year on from launch, how has digital TV performed? Action Time's Stephen Leahy and Lion's Paul Wooding explain what it has meant for the indie sector, while below Cap Gemini asks whether take-up has matched projections.
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OPINION - Export or die? Not necessarily
Producers and broadcasters heading down to Cannes this weekend for yet another dose of liver-threatening networking face an interesting choice: to internationalise or not.A schism is appearing between those (David Graham,
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WORLDWIDE EXTENDS RUGBY LEAGUE EXPORT DEAL
BBC Worldwide has agreed a new five-year deal, 2000-2004, for overseas distribution of the rugby league Silk Cut Challenge Cup. As part of the new deal, the coverage will be distributed
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Target Distribution seals Sky One deal
UK indie Target Distribution has finalised a deal with BSkyB to become its preferred distributor for all Sky One commissions until the end of 2000, writes Jason Deans.
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SGI FINDS 'MYSTERY PARTNER' FOR CRAY
SGI announced it has found a financial partner for its troubled super computer subsidiary, Cray Research, but is refusing to say who it is. SGI senior vice-president product group John Beau
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POUSHKINE CRASHES OUT OF GLASSWORKS
Glassworks general manager Georgina Poushkine has left the company after less than six months in the job. Managing director Hector MacLeod confirmed that Poushkine left the facility early last week. He
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TALK COVERS EURO DECIDER
Talk Radio has beaten BBC Radio 5 Live to the exclusive live radio rights for the crucial Sweden v Poland match on 9 October, which will decide if England can still