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SGI SETS UP IBC LAUNCH FOR I/O BOARD
SGI is expected to unveil a new high-definition I/O board for the Onyx2 and Origin servers at IBC. Capable of handling uncompressed 1080i and 720P video, the new board will bring
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Blue Peter undergoes makeover
Long-running BBC children's series Blue Peter is to get its first major makeover in more than five years when a new-look show goes on air on Monday (13 September), writes Dominic Timms.
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SMG bid for GMTV stake could be blocked
Granada Media and Carlton Communications are thought to be planning to block moves by the Scottish Media Group (SMG) to take a controlling stake in breakfast broadcaster GMTV.SMG is understood to
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BBC PANDAEMONIUM BREAKS OUT AS SHOOTING STARTS
BBC films feature Pandaemonium, a story about the creative friendship between Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, has gone into production (Broadcast, 27.8.99).Directed by Julien Temple (The Filth and the Fury,
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BBC SCOTLAND FILLS UNIT TO COVER NEW PARLIAMENT
BBC Scotland has completed the line-up of its newly formed parliamentary unit presenting team to cover events from the new Scottish parliament.John Morrison, currently BBC Scotland's European correspondent, joins as chief
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DODD TO HEAD BBC NEWS ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS CENTRE
BBC News has unveiled plans to create an economics and business centre to house 100 journalists reporting for TV, radio and online. Based alongside the BBC's London newsgathering operation, it will
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BBC WANTS MORE SPORT
The BBC is launching a new social action campaign to encourage people to get involved in sport. Called Get Your Kit On!, the campaign follows recent BBC action campaigns Fighting Fat,
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BBC web service prompts protests
BBC Worldwide launched its free internet service provider, freebeeb.net, last week into a flurry of protest from commercial rivals.Bipa, an alliance of UK internet publishers including ITN, United News & Media,
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JAQUET QUITS BBC FOR PROMOTIONS ROLE AT BLOOMBERG
BBC News 24 and BBC World creative director Andy Jaquet has left the corporation to take up a new role as head of promotions for Bloomberg Television. He is expected to
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OPINION - BBC may yet pay full price for talent
It is not often that the king programme pins of Britain's terrestrial networks see eye to eye on a significant industry issue. But on the question of rising talent costs, and
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Bazal lands ICG's Holland
Independent Bazal has poached Pat Holland from the BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) to executive produce a raft of new productions, writes John Plunkett.
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Breakers gets axed
Chrysalis Television International has scrapped production of its Bondi beach soap, Breakers, in a move that it admitted last week would cost up to£4 million, writes Tim Dams.
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Big names face axe in LBC revamp
ITN is understood to be putting the finishing touches to its wide-ranging overhaul of LBC 1152 AM and has confirmed that the editor of its sister outfit, News Direct 97.3 FM,
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Avid denies Macintosh U-turn
Avid Technology has denied performing a U-turn on its plans for the Apple Macintosh platform after the company said it would release a new Millennium Edition of Media Composer for Apple's
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BBC Choice gets autumn Beige look
BBC Choice has commissioned two new entertainment series featuring comedy acts Lenny Beige and The Four Horsemen, writes Jason Deans.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - New Millionaire takes jackpot audiences
The autumn season kicked off with strong showings, but ITV stole the show with a new run of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, writes Tina Mistry.
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BFC SEEKS TO ATTRACT HOLLYWOOD WORK TO UK
The British Film Commission is collaborating with the Foreign Office and the DTI to create a DVD to attract Hollywood film and television work to the UK. The Big Picture is
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MPs attack Carlton's regional rebranding
Regional MPs this week protested angrily that Carlton's decision to drop its regional brands, Central and Westcountry, may breach its licence conditions.Robin Corbett, chairman of the Birmingham Group of Labour MPs
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BELLUZZO TAKES CONTROL OF MICROSOFT'S WEB ARMS
Microsoft has confirmed the appointment of former SGI chief executive Rick Belluzzo as head of its consumer and commerce group. As part of the move, predicted in Broadcast (27.8.99), Belluzzo will
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SONY APPOINTS WHITE TO HEAD UK OPERATIONS
Sony Broadcast & Professional UK has appointed Jeremy White as director of country operations. White, who has been at the company for the last 18 years, replaces Nick Twyman, who is