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Editors blast last-minute changes to TV schedules
Editors of leading TV titles were in crunch talks with the terrestrial channels as Broadcast went to press on Wednesday (23 June) about last-minute schedule changes they say are costing the magazines money, writes Lucy Rouse.
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UK Horizons in bid to recreate Eden to mark millennium
BBC/Flextech joint-venture channel UK Horizons has unveiled details of one of its biggest commissions to date, writes Alice Macandrew.
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OPINION - BBC's power play turns to high farce
The BBC can still get many things right, but when it comes to appointing its own leader the corporation's worst instincts have an unpleasant habit of coming to the fore. When
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BBC settles out of court
The BBC has reached a last-minute out-of-court settlement in the libel action brought by Mori and the market research company's chairman, Robert Worcester. The action centred on allegations made by the
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BBC retains Wimbledon
The BBC has secured exclusive rights to broadcast the Wimbledon tennis tournament for the next five years. The deal covers TV, radio and some internet rights, and continues the corporation's 60-year
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Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by BBC Bristol series editor Peter Symes to create the title sequence for documentary series Picture This. Designed and directed by Rob Hifle, the titles feature
Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by BBC Bristol series editor Peter Symes to create the title sequence for documentary series Picture This. Designed and directed by Rob Hifle, the titles feature
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OFF THE RECORD - Barking mad
But if Andrew Davies raised the tone of this year's Banff, Canadian indie Bark Productions soon had it back where it belonged. Throughout the week, Bark could be seen promoting its
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OFF THE RECORD - No invitation to the ball
Hurrah! It's the end of June - the time when our attention turns to one of Auntie's most beloved events. No, not Wimbledon, silly. We're talking about OTR's annual invite to
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Sky One to uncover Tenerife in the Autumn
The fifth series in Sky One's popular ... Uncovered strand (Ibiza Uncovered, left) has been commissioned for the channel's autumn schedule, in the form of Tenerife Uncovered. The new 8 x
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Barron to quit Worldwide for BBC job in the autumn
BBC Worldwide director of factual Liz Barron is to return to a broadcasting or production role within the corporation later this year, writes Jason Deans.
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HERR DEPARTS AUTODESK AS BUSINESS RESTRUCTURES
Eric Herr, Autodesk president and chief operating officer and interim head of effects and editing subsidiary Discreet, is leaving the company. His departure coincides with a realignment at the US software
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EDUCATION - GENRE AUDIT: TV's broader education
Educational TV, once thought worthy but dull, is reinventing itself by borrowing from mainstream genres. Andy Fry reports in the first of a series of new-look Genre Audits.
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EDUCATION - GENRE AUDIT: On a learning curve
Educational programming is likely to undergo a radical transformation with the use of interactive technology. Jane Marlow examines how broadcasters are developing the genre and, right, educational shows on the radio.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS SELLS ENPS TO CANAL+ AND NRK
Associated Press has sold its Electronic News Production System (ENPS) to French broadcaster Canal+. It will be used to produce a new news channel expected to launch in November. The deal
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US group buys OB arm of Corinthian
US facilities group National Mobile Television (NMT) is acquiring the outside broadcast division of north London facility group Corinthian Television (CTV), in a deal believed to value the three-and-a-half-year-old OB business
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Aristocrats lords it over O'Hanlon drama
BBC 1 drama series Aristocrats started with a masterful 7.2 million viewers and a 33 per cent share at 21.00 on Sunday (20 June), writes Liz Shackleton
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Arena Digital has created the graphic sequences for newly released documentary Is God A Number, which uses mathematics to find explanations for the natural world and the workings of the human
Arena Digital has created the graphic sequences for newly released documentary Is God A Number, which uses mathematics to find explanations for the natural world and the workings of the human
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Politicians applaud governors' U-turn as Yesterday in Parliament returns to Today
BBC governors are today (Thursday 24 June) expected to bow to the demands of politicians and restore Yesterday in Parliament (YIP) as part of BBC Radio 4's Today programme on FM, writes John Lewis.
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APRS RELAUNCHES ANNUAL SHOW
The Association of Professional Recording Services (APRS) is relaunching its annual show this week. Recording Technology '99, which takes place this weekend (25-26 June) at the Business Design Centre in Islington,
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MTV base kicks off with Station Zero animation
MTV UK has bought a new animation from MTV in America to premiere on new digital dance channel MTV Base. MTV digital vice-president, programming and production Peter Good has acquired 20