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    British Airways and First Choice sign for NTL Service

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    NTL announced this week that British Airways and travel company First Choice have signed up to its interactive travel service. The addition of the two companies will allow NTL customers to

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    Sky One, Westcountry to air WisedUp docu-soap

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Sky One has joined forces with Westcountry Television for the first time to commission a six-part docu-soap from WisedUp Productions, writes Alice Macandrew.The 6 x 30-minute fly-on-the-wall series, entitled Life's A

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    Scardino aims to grow Pearson TV

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Pearson chief executive Marjorie Scardino has brushed aside rumours of an imminent sale of Pearson TV but admitted the television arm needs to grow relative to the group's other businesses.Speaking at

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    Granada Plus adds to slate

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Pay-TV archive channel Granada Plus has boosted its autumn schedule with the acquisition of 14 new shows, including its first-ever programme from the BBC archive, 1980s hit Terry and June.A 65

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    Glassworks adds flame artist Marin to effects team

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Glassworks has lured former Mill Flame artist Peter Marin (left) to join its effects team of Jonny Hicks, Rachel Mills, Pasi Johansson and Fasa Oyibo. Marin's credits include a range of

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    Man United ad break complaints not upheld by ITC

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission received 25 complaints about ITV's decision to insert an ad break immediately after Manchester United won the Uefa Champions' League Cup last May. ITV said post-match output

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    Liberty to acquire control of Todd AO

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    John Malone's Liberty Media Corporation is acquiring control of US facilities group Todd AO less than two months after the US post-production group said it was looking to sell or merge

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    Accom slashes price of Stratasphere

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Accom has cut the price of its Stratasphere non-linear editing (NLE) system by up to 40 per cent in response to similar moves from rival manufacturers.Accom president and chief executive Junaid

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    Scots BAFTAS go-ahead despite Media Group's absence

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Bafta Scotland is to go ahead with its biannual awards despite Scottish Media Group's refusal to take part (Broadcast, 30.7.99). But there are expected to be fewer categories and the ceremony,

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    C4's 'invitation-only' briefings anger indies

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to rethink its traditional indie open day briefings, replacing them with invitation-only, genre-specific briefings starting this summer, writes Wale Azeez. The move has been criticised by some producers

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    Adams surfs internet revolution for Radio 4

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Douglas Adams will present a two-part series for BBC Radio 4 about the challenges of the internet revolution in the next millennium. Adams, author of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the

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    Channel 4 rolls out new slate of drama

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has unveiled a slate of new dramas including a three-part love story from Paul Abbott and a 6 x 30-minute drama from The National Theatre of Brent.Abbott is penning

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    Jackson to give verdict on C4 future

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Michael Jackson is to make his first major industry-wide appearance since becoming Channel 4 chief executive in July 1997 when he addresses an audience at this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival,

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    C4 becomes associate sponsor of Perrier Award

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has become an associate sponsor of the Edinburgh Festival's Perrier Pick of the Fringe Award. The broadcaster is supporting the comedy event in a joint effort to spot comedy

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    C4 orders third weekly episode of Hollyoaks soap

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned a third weekly episode of Mersey Television soap Hollyoaks, writes Wale Azeez.The new Wednesday episode, which launches on 20 September, will see production staff and overall costs

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    C4 rings changes with Bell

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has appointed BBC features producer/director Hilary Bell as deputy commissioning editor for documentaries, writes Wale Azeez.The appointment, made by C4 head of documentaries Peter Dale, follows the departure of

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    Winners of the inaugural Rushes Soho Shorts film festival were announced last Friday (30 July). Director Ed Fraiman won the Directors' Guild newcomers award for Nurse Ajax (above). The Innovation TK

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Winners of the inaugural Rushes Soho Shorts film festival were announced last Friday (30 July). Director Ed Fraiman won the Directors' Guild newcomers award for Nurse Ajax (above). The Innovation TK

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    ITV scraps The Sexual Century from 21.30 slot

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    ITV has pulled factual series The Sexual Century from its Monday night schedule after just two weeks following poor ratings, writes Jason Deans.The Sexual Century, a 6 x 60-minute documentary co-produced

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    BBC 2 brings summer in the suburbs to life

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a new drama through BBC films and single drama for transmission later this year. Summer in the Suburbs is a 90-minute film about the

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    4:2:2 hires Bond as new head of design

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    4:2:2 has appointed Paul Bond as its new head of design. He will be responsible for co-ordinating the company's creative design output across the Bristol and London facilities. Prior to joining