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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Audience eludes the Scarlet Pimpernel
BBC 1's latest costume drama, The Scarlet Pimpernel, was trounced when it made its debut on Sunday (24 January), writes Alice Macandrew.
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Lord Attenborough is star speaker at Movie Day
The Production Show 1999's Movie Day will target the film industry head on, promising to deliver a star-studded line-up. Speakers include Lord Attenborough, who most recently starred in both Steven Spielberg's
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NEW TRADE ASSOCIATION
The National Association of Screen Make-up Artists & Hairdressers has been set up to represent the interests of make-up artists and hairdressers working in the media. The association is on a
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ANXIETIES MOUNT OVER FRENCH PAY-TV FILM RIGHTS
Concern over control of French pay-TV film rights rose to fever pitch this week as French broadcasters battled for control of television and cinema group Pathe. Pay-TV group Canal+ bought up
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BBC BIRMINGHAM SERIES TO MARK SIKH ANNIVERSARY
The Asian unit at BBC Birmingham's network production department is producing a series for BBC 2 to mark the 300th anniversary of the establishment of modern Sikhism. The 3 x 30-minute
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RED POST HIRES ANDREWS TO OVERSEE SOFTIMAGE DS
Red Post Production has taken on former Happy Fish and Aura editor Dan Andrews to run its recently acquired dual stream Softimage DS. Andrews' appointment coincides with the arrival of the
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Jump Design & Direction was commissioned by Brighter Pictures producer Oliver Wright and director Max Barber to create the title sequence for new music video and comedy show Bob Downe All
Jump Design & Direction was commissioned by Brighter Pictures producer Oliver Wright and director Max Barber to create the title sequence for new music video and comedy show Bob Downe All
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WORLD SERVICE INCREASES ALBANIAN COVERAGE
The BBC World Service added an extra 15-minute bulletin to its Albanian language service on Monday (25 January) because of the growing crisis in Kosovo. It is the second time in
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Nickelodeon UK has swiped the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from arch-rival children's cable channel Cartoon Network, writes Alice Macandrew. The entire series is set to air on
Nickelodeon UK has swiped the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from arch-rival children's cable channel Cartoon Network, writes Alice Macandrew. The entire series is set to air on
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Auction Channel to air sports sell-offs
The Auction Channel has clinched a deal with Sky Sports to broadcast a series of 10 live interactive auctions of sports memorabilia, writes Alice Macandrew.The first kicks off on 15 March
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NICK ASKS WISEDUP TO MAKE CURRENT AFFAIRS DEBUT
Nickelodeon director of programming Howard Litten has commissioned Wisedup Productions to make the channel's first current affairs show. A 13 x 30-minute run of Nick News will premiere at the end
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Silicon gambles with add-on cards
A technical abberation in Silicon Graphics' new NT workstations has rendered them incompatible with up to two-thirds of currently available add-on video cards necessary to turn them into non-linear video and
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HTV Wales goes into action with soap Nuts and Bolts
HTV Wales has given the go-ahead for its first soap opera for 15 years from head of drama development Peter Edwards, writes Nicola Methven.
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THE ALPHABET GAME SPELLS SUCCESS FOR ACTION TIME
Action Time has won a new commission for its gameshow format The Alphabet Game from Italian commercial broadcaster Canale 5. The channel has commissioned an initial 66 episodes, which will be
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DirecTV set to acquire Primestar
US digital satellite TV operator DirecTV is to acquire rival Primestar, reducing the number of players in the satellite market from three to two, writes Claire Atkinson.
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RAPTURE WIDENS ACCESS
Teen channel Rapture has secured access to another 700,000 homes with the conclusion of a carriage deal with the UK's third-largest cable company, NTL.The Norwich-based channel, which launched just over a
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HELKON GAINS ACCESS TO ENDEMOL'S PROGRAMMING
From this month, Endemol International Distribution programming will be exclusively licensed in German-speaking territories by German company Helkon Media. Endemol bought a 51 per cent stake in Helkon last year, and
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ITC slaps down C5 for late-night sex
The Independent Television Commission is preparing to rebuke Channel 5 in its Annual Performance Review of licensees for what it regards as the station's inappropriate use of erotic material.The review, to
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Microsoft takes 5% stake in NTL
The UK cable industry was given a shot in the arm on Monday (25 January) when US software giant Microsoft shelled out $500 million (£302.7 million) for a 5 per cent stake in NTL, writes Alice Macandrew.
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LWT hails ITV and C5 commissions
LWT Productions' entertainment department has won a slate of new commissions from ITV and Channel 5.Following the success of last month's Michael Barrymore-hosted special, Kids Say the Funniest Things, which attracted