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TRADE TALK - Learning curve
BBC Knowledge head of programming Liz Cleaver says her new channel, launched this week, will make education accessible. Jason Deans reports.
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EUROPEAN NATIONS TAKE RIGHTS TO WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
Sports marketing agency Prisma has sold rights to air the women's World Cup matches to broadcasters in Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Russia.Pan-European channel Eurosport is also televising at least 11
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OFF THE RECORD - Culture shock
Talking of which, OTR is disturbed to report news of a pricing scandal at BBC TV Centre. Nothing to do with programme-making, silly, but the cost of yoghurts in a canteen
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Heyes unveils design consultancy
FrameStore Design's creative director Bernard Heyes is leaving the company to set up his own design consultancy.Heyes, who co-founded the commercial facility's design arm less than 18 months ago, is expected
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SWEPSON TAKES ON NEW ROLE AT COMPLETE
Complete has appointed Andrew Swepson to a new role across bookings and production. Swepson, who is expected to arrive at Complete's Slingsby Place headquarters toward the end of June, joins from
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RA upholds programme complaints
The Radio Authority upheld 10 complaints about programming and related commercial radio matters between January and March, according to its quarterly report published last week, writes John Plunkett.
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NO RAJAR COMPARISONS
Radio stations have been barred from making comparisons with last year's listening figures when the Rajar figures for the first quarter of 1999 are published next Thursday (10 June).Rajar says comparisons
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Choice co-pro with Rapture
Teen channel Rapture has struck another co-production deal with BBC Choice, writes Alice Macandrew.
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McCONNELL NAMED MD OF HEBREW-LANGUAGE CHANNEL
National Geographic Channel Europe managing director Jerry Glover has named Kirsten McConnell managing director of the group's new Israeli Hebrew-language channel, launched at the start of May. McConnell will oversee the
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - ITV wins Champions League challenge
ITV scored last Wednesday (26 May), with an average 15.5 million viewers tuning into Manchester United's win in the Champions' League Final, writes Liz Shackleton.
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Granada gives new job to Caplin
Sarah Caplin, editor of development in Granada Television's factual department, has been promoted to the new role of executive producer, features, writes Ashley Davies.
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ZEE TV AND CANAL+ TO LAUNCH INDIAN SATELLITE SERVICE
Zee TV has signed up to a joint-venture with Canal+ to launch a 100-channel satellite service in India later this year. The deal will see Canal+ providing set-top box technology and
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MP CALLS FOR CURBS ON FILMING OF CHILDREN
The Labour MP for Nottingham East, John Heppell, last week called on the Government to strengthen the powers of the Independent Television Commission and stop television crews filming children without the
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Deluxe buys out DVD outfit Electric Switch
DVD authoring and production company Electric Switch has been acquired by Rank Group subsidiary Deluxe Video Services for an undisclosed sum.Deluxe Video Services managing director Luis Urbano said the acquisition represented
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BSC slams EastEnders murder
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has rapped EastEnders for the pre-watershed portrayal of violence and use of macabre scenes during the killing and burial of Saskia by Steve, writes Ashley Davies.
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Broadcasters make play for kids
The UK looks set for an explosion in dedicated kids' TV stations in the next 12 months with a number of major broadcasters looking at new launches, including Nickelodeon and ITV.Nickelodeon
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EUTELSAT PULLS SERB BROADCASTER FOR 'PROPAGANDA'
Serbian broadcaster RTS has been pulled off air by satellite organisation Eutelsat, which decided some programming aired by RTS included 'propaganda inciting genocide and racial hatred'. Transmission was suspended following an
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MOONEY AND MAGEE BRING SLAPSTICK TO CITV
Carlton Television is producing a new 7 x 10-minute series for CITV called Mooney and Magee, which features the silent antics of slapstick double act Steve Mooney and Karl Magee. In
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BRIGHTER LINKS FOR FILMFOUR BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL
FilmFour has commissioned independent Brighter Pictures to produce a series of 25 interstitial links promoting its month-long season of British films in July. Three actors, including Gina McKee (My Friends In
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Blue to open commercials floor
Blue is committing close to£1.5 million in a bid to attract more high-end commercials work as predicted in Broadcast (26.6.98).Blue managing director Dave Cadle said the facility was building a