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IMEDIA BOUGHT BY TERAYON TO BOOST BROADBAND VIDEO
Imedia Corporation, which patented a system to generate multiple channels of video at low MPEG bit rates, has been bought by Terayon Communication systems. Terayon specialises in the supply of broadband
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SBS AND UPC IN JOINT BID FOR DUTCH SOCCER RIGHTS
Europe's largest broadcaster, SBS, is mounting a joint bid for Dutch football TV rights with its new pan-European partner, cable company UPC. SBS chief executive Harry Sloan said the two planned
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BFI PUBLISHES LOW-BUDGET FILM FUNDING GUIDE
The British Film Institute (BFI) has just published the 1999-2000 edition of Lowdown - the Low Budget Funding Guide. The publication includes listings of funding sources for film and video production,
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Sullivan snubs BBC to sign ITV contract
One of the BBC's top comedy writers, John Sullivan, creator of hits such as Only Fools and Horses, has snubbed the BBC by signing a deal with ITV, writes David Wood.Sullivan,
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BSC RAPS BBC OVER PINOCHET NEWS REPORT
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has upheld a complaint of unfair treatment and unwarranted infringement of privacy by the Six O'Clock News (left) during an item about the possible whereabouts in
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VIDLER FILLS MARKETING ROLE FOR BBC SPORT
BBC sport has created the new role of head of marketing and business development as part of a move to boost its success in bidding for sporting rights. Andria Vidler, who
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WARD TO HEAD BBC PRODUCTION'S PEOPLE STRATEGY
BBC Production has hired a former Glaxo Wellcome change management consultant to be its new personnel controller. Catherine Ward joins in early September and will head BBC Production's People Strategy, which
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BBC invests for new radio hits
The BBC has tripled its radio programme development budget to£2.2 million in a bid to find the successors to hit series such as BBC Radio 4's Goodness Gracious Me and
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BBC SCOTLAND TO BUILD NEW HQ IN GLASGOW
BBC governors have plumped to build new headquarters for BBC Scotland in Glasgow. A number of options have been under consideration for the last two years, including a move from its
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BBC LAUNCHES ONLINE MEDIA MANAGEMENT COURSE
The BBC has devised an online post-graduate degree course in media management for its up-and-coming programme-makers. The 10-module MA, set up in conjunction with the University of Leeds, is pitched at
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Philips Spirit wins BBC Resources trial
BBC Resources is upgrading its telecine operation by buying a Philips Spirit Datacine film scanner capable of HDTV transfers - a telecine machine usually found only in high-end commercials facilities.BBC Resources
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BAD NEWS FOR BBC DRAMA
Less than half the population (48 per cent) believe the BBC provides good drama compared with almost two-thirds three years ago, according to a survey by CIA MediaLab. One in four
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OFF THE RECORD - Back page splash
Cheesy snap of the week comes courtesy of the Radio Festival, held in Cardiff earlier this month. Off The Record was amazed when it heard that this Loaded-style woman-in-bikini stunt (below)
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DNE unveils two autumn series
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has lined up two new series for the autumn including a six-part show on contemporary inventors from Roger Bolton Productions, writes Alice Macandrew.The Inventors, Roger Bolton's first
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INITIAL KIDS' COMIN' ATCHA SCOOPS SECOND RUN ON ITV
ITV has ordered a second run of Initial Kids' series Comin' Atcha starring teenage girl band Cleopatra. The show has been commissioned by ITV controller of network children's and youth programmes
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Asian TV hits Sky Digital
The UK's Asian community will see an explosion of choice in television with the launch of two new premium pay-TV services on Sky Digital next month, writes Alice Macandrew.Sony Entertainment Asia
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ARTV signs Hillary for White House art film
UK independent ARTV has secured access to Hillary Clinton for a show about the White House art collection for broadcast as a special edition of Art House, the company's weekly programme
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ITN ARCHIVE REVAMPS SALES TEAM
ITN Archive has restructured its sales team, with the appointment of a new sales manager and three business development managers. Former Financial Times Business sales manager Alwyn Lindsey heads up the
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Stocking up at APTN with combined role
Video news agency Associated Press Television News (APTN) has announced a raft of management changes including the appointment of Chris Stocking to head a new combined broadcast services and production division,
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BSKYB OPTS FOR VIEWTIME TO AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
BSkyB has signed up Viewtime, the online TV information and analysis system developed by media specialist Peaktime. The system will allow Sky to view minute-by-minute audience ratings for the five terrestrial