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MAN UTD RULING DUE
Manchester United finance director David Gill said on Monday (29 March) that he expected a government ruling on the proposed takeover of the club by BSkyB on or around 13 April.
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ITC raps ITV for risking documentary tradition
The Independent Television Commission has been impressed with ITV's 'determination to refresh and revitalise' its schedules in 1998, but said shortcomings in factual, current affairs, comedy and the arts needed to
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UNI-LOC TO DISTRIBUTE DUO-POD
Bedfordshire-based camera-mount manufacturer Uni-Loc will distribute Swedish cameraman Lars Hansare's lightweight camera mount, Duo-Pod. Designed for difficult OB and ENG shoots unsuited to traditional tripods, the Duo-Pod will support all professional
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INTERVIEW - Thinking different
Nigel Turner, who arrived to head Quantel's marketing team two months ago after 10 years with US computer giant Apple, isn't just focused on product promotion. He will have a share in running the company as well.
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UKTV records losses despite turnover rise
BBC/Flextech joint-venture UKTV reported losses before interest of£24.4 million for its first full year of trading, despite posting a 39 per cent rise in turnover to£51.2 million, writes Alice
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HEWLAND LINES UP NEW DREAM TEAM AND DREAM DATES
Hewland International has been commissioned to make a third series of its award-winning drama, Dream Team, for Sky One. Sky One head of programming and general manager James Baker has ordered
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TVI and Technicolour link to launch Dailies
Carlton Communications companies Soho facility TVI and film processing outfit Technicolour are planning to join forces to open a new telecine and sound post-production company, TVI Dailies.Based at Technicolour's Bath Road
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PHILIPS CUTS PRODUCTION
Dutch electronics group Philips has denied press reports that it is taking a break from manufacturing On Digital set-top boxes due to sluggish sales. Philips spokesman Peter Stevens said it was
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CNN first with live pics as networks struggle
CNN was the only western news broadcaster to get live TV pictures of the first Nato air strikes out of Kosovo last Wednesday (24 March).The rolling news network's Beirut bureau chief,
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YARD CLAIMS IRISH FIRST FOR SMOKE
Dublin facility The Yard is claiming an Irish first for Discreet's Smoke editing system. Smoke forms part of a company-wide investment in Discreet products, which also includes an upgrade from Flame
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CITV mulls Dome toon
The body behind the Millennium Dome, the New Millennium Experience Committee (NMEC), is talking to the ITV Network Centre about a millennium-related children's animation series, writes Jason Deans.An NMEC spokesman said
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KIRCH TAKES CONTROL OF PAY-TV CHANNEL PREMIERE
German TV ownership consolidated last week as the Kirch Group took almost total control of pay-TV channel Premiere, leaving broadcast giant CLT-Ufa to increase its control over free-to-air channels RTL 2
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DIGITAL CHANNEL E! POLAND GOES LIVE
E! Entertainment has launched a channel, E! Poland, on the new Polish digital platform, @Entertainment, operated by Wizja TV. Initially available to 800,000 subscribers in Poland, the channel, a joint-venture with
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KLINKHAMMER NAMED HEAD OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN GROUP
Central European Media Enterprises (CME), owner of commercial channels in the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine, has named Frederic Klinkhammer president and CEO. He succeeds Michel Delloye who is
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CBS IN THE MARKET FOR US DISTRIBUTOR KING WORLD
CBS is reportedly negotiating to buy US distributor King World, which sells The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Roseanne Show and Jeopardy. In the UK, King World has licensed The Roseanne Show
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Caught up in red tape?
The BBC claims the appointment of two new editorial executives will relieve pressure on BBC 1 and 2's overworked controllers. But is this just more stifling bureaucracy at the Beeb, asks Peter Keighron.
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TALK RADIO CATCHES RIGHTS TO LIVE COCA-COLA CRICKET
Talk Radio has secured exclusive UK radio rights for live ball-by-ball coverage of the upcoming Coca-Cola Cup cricket tournament in Sharjah, Dubai. The commercial radio broadcaster will carry live daily coverage
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ITC RAPS CARLTON/GRANADA
The Independent Television Commission has issued a formal warning to Carlton Communications and Granada Media for what it described as unreasonable discrimination against BSkyB's digital satellite advertising campaign. The warning concerned
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Carlton TV suffers from network's indie policy
Carlton Television appears to be the ITV company suffering most from the Network Centre's wooing of independent producers, judging by newly released Independent Television Commission figures, writes Nicola Methven.The number of