All News articles – Page 5685

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    ... as local stations buck trend

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Local commercial radio staved off what could have been a drop for the whole of commercial radio, according to the latest Rajars, writes Tabitha Cole.

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    BT BROADCAST SPLASHES OUT FOR DUTCH SNG SERVICE

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    BT Broadcast Services has acquired Dutch satellite and news gathering (SNG) Intrax service from state broadcaster NOB for an unspecified sum. Intrax currently operates a fleet of 15 satellite trucks and

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    Jobs go in Box revamp

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Emap Radio's The Box Music Channel has made an estimated five members of staff redundant as a result of a restructuring, writes Alice Macandrew.

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    MPC BOOSTS FACILITIES R&D WITH DOUBLE SIGNING

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The Moving Picture Company (MPC) has poached former Mill and Mill Film senior software engineer John Bennett and computer systems manager Stewart Anderson. Digital Film@MPC head of production Michael Elson said

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    BOARD MOVES AT CARLTON

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The boards of Central Broadcasting and Carlton Broadcasting have been expanded with the appointment of three executives. Carlton Sales managing director Steve Platt and Carlton Television controller of broadcasting Coleena Reid

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    Beat wins central Scotland licence

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority has awarded the new FM independent regional radio licence in central Scotland to Beat FM, whose backers include Emap Radio and Changing Rooms presenter Carol Smillie.The Glasgow-based outfit

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    Commercial radio hit by BBC gains ..

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio has continued to gnaw away at the commercial sector's lead in the market, according to the latest round of Rajar figures.The corporation increased its share of all radio listening

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    NCC urges body to bat for consumers

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The National Consumer Council (NCC) has called on the Government to establish an independent body to represent consumer interests in broadcasting, writes Alice Macandrew.

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    VTR's Film Factory created the titles and bumpers for new ITV comedy series Days Like These. Commissioned by director Bob Spiers and producer John Bartlett, they were designed by Terry Hylton

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    VTR's Film Factory created the titles and bumpers for new ITV comedy series Days Like These. Commissioned by director Bob Spiers and producer John Bartlett, they were designed by Terry Hylton

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    ITV back to school for new docu-soap

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Grant Mansfield, ITV controller of documentaries, features and arts, has ordered two new docu-soaps for 1999 - one looking at a school, the other going behind the scenes at a hairdressers.The

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    RA under fire over awards policy

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority (RA) came under renewed fire this week as five more unsuccessful bidders attacked the regulator's licence awards policy.The authority is being accused of 'serious errors of judgement' in

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    AVID HAILS SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SOFTIMAGE DS

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Avid Technology is claiming it has sold over 500 Softimage DS systems since its official launch last September. Avid Technology Europe product marketing director Simon Davies added that the company had

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    ITC looks at APRs early

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission is bringing forward its Annual Performance Review of licensees to the beginning of April, writes Nicola Methven.

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    ORAD GETS READY FOR NAB ANNOUNCEMENTS

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Orad Technology is planning to unveil a range of new virtual set technologies at NAB in April. The Israeli manufacturer will show a new camera tracking device, called InfraTrack, which will

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    BBC AIRS LAWRENCE DRAMA

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 is to film the Tricycle Theatre's stage play, The Colour of Justice, a dramatised reconstruction of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, for transmission towards the end

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    ROYLE FAMILY FIRST SERIES TO AIR ON UK PLAY

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has acquired the first series of last year's popular new comedy, The Royle Family, from BBC Worldwide. The 6 x 30-minute run, which aired on

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    EC moves against state broadcasters

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission (EC) has given the French, Italian and Spanish governments one month to come up with information on the subsidies they provide for their state TV broadcasters.In a statement

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    Xfm to rejig line-up after RA all-clear

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Capital Radio-owned Xfm has announced a programming overhaul following the Radio Authority's ruling that it is now fulfilling its licence requirements, writes John Plunkett.

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    Essential folds after rescue bid fails

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    West London facility Essential Pictures has closed its doors after failing in a bid to attract outside investment.The facility, which was hit by bad debt and forced into administration last September

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    Double resignation hits DVD after buyout

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    One-UK managing director Peter Woolliscroft and technical director Damian Rosewarne have quit the DVD production facility two months after the takeover of parent company Tyrell.Both men resigned last Thursday (4 February)