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Sky Pictures looks at life of Irish journalist
BSkyB's new film production unit, Sky Pictures, is planning to invest in a film about the life of investigative journalist Veronica Guerin, who was murdered by the Irish underworld in 1996, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Anderson eyes move into new territories
ITV controller of news and current affairs Steve Anderson is looking for programme ideas in the areas of fashion, beauty and personal finance, writes Nicola Methven.
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Root seeks to break the mould
BBC 2 controller Jane Root called on producers to break the mould of traditional programme-making and 'switch off their default settings', writes John Plunkett.
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Virgin 1 had a tough six months following its launch in October, picking up an average all hours share of just 0.46%.
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FRAMESTORE PROMOTES IN-HOUSE TALENT
FrameStore has taken on a number of new staff and promoted internally. Jason Bartholomew moves from bookings to production as producer, Kirsty Cleminson-Edwards, previously a production accountant, takes over as head
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CLEAN SWEEP FOR LEVI'S FLAT ERIC AT BTA AWARDS
The Levi's Sta-Prest television commercials scooped a number of accolades at last week's British Television Advertising Awards. The commercials (left) - ID, Fly and Dancing - star Flat Eric, a streetwise
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CAMBRIDGE ANIMATION TO SHOWCASE SOFTWARE AT NAB
NAB, taking place in Las Vegas from 19-22 April, sees the preview of Cambridge Animation Systems' latest software, which will implement a 3D backbone into the current 2D Animo system allowing
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TERACOM AND NTL MERGE NEWSGATHERING FORCES
NTL is teaming up with Swedish broadcasting and transmission company Teracom AB to form one of Europe's largest independent satellite newsgathering operations. The alliance will offer news and sports broadcasters a
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FIRST EURO DVD AWARDS TO BE HELD AT DUBLIN SUMMIT
The inaugural European DVD Awards are launched at this year's DVD Summit 2 in Dublin on 31 March. Nine awards will be presented covering categories such as most creative use of
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UNI-LOC LAUNCHES DUOPOD MOBILE CAMERA IN THE UK
A new, highly mobile camera mount is being introduced to the UK market by Uni-loc. Originally developed in Sweden, the DuoPod is specifically tailored for ENG shoots and awkward OB locations
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IMPROVED VERSION 3 LARUS COMES ONTO THE MARKET
RT-SET will introduce significant improvements to its virtual set systems at NAB. In version 3, Larus features HDTV production capabilities and also the new Pica Virtual Board, which allows actors in
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PUKKA FILMS APPOINTS VOLK AND CROSS
Pukka Films has taken on a new facilities manager and senior editor.Julie Volk was previously facilities manager at Tinderbox, before a period of freelancing at 124 Facilities, while John Cross comes
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ON DIGITAL ACQUIRES QUANTEL EDITBOX MAGNUM 4X2
On Digital has bought a Quantel Editbox Magnum 4x2 (four Mix/FX channels and two hours of 601 non-compressed storage) for its presentations and promotions department to create and edit promos. Dean
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ITS hunts down new chief
The UK branch of the International Teleproduction Society (ITS) has appointed a team of headhunters to find a new CEO to spearhead the organisation's transformation into I2A (Image Industry Alliance).This follows
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Quantel plans NAB Editbox fx launch
Quantel is planning to launch a new Editbox to spearhead a revamped line-up of the company's editing products.Due to be announced at next month's NAB, the new product is expected to
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US-based animation company Pixel Kitchen has completed almost six minutes of 3D animation for Dinosaur Attack! - a 1 x 60-minute 'forensic palaeontology' documentary co-produced by Aimimage and United
US-based animation company Pixel Kitchen has completed almost six minutes of 3D animation for Dinosaur Attack! - a 1 x 60-minute 'forensic palaeontology' documentary co-produced by Aimimage and United and jointly
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Autodesk completes Discreet buyout
The long-awaited acquisition of Discreet Logic by Autodesk has been completed following an almost unanimous vote by shareholders from both companies.Autodesk fulfilled extra closing conditions of the deal - the largest
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ITN buys in Panasonic VTR set-up
ITN has bought nine Panasonic DVCPro50 VTRs for its digital operations in a deal described as 'a significant milestone' in TV news technology.The installation is the latest part of the broadcaster's
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S4C creates new subsidiary outfit
S4C has created a new subsidiary company, bringing its distribution and other commercial operations under the S4C International (S4CI) banner.Launched in Cardiff on Tuesday (16 March), S4CI is already a familiar
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Digital start-up leads to Canal+ losses
Canal+ has unveiled preliminary net losses of FFr185 million (£19 million) for 1998, claiming they were caused by investment in digital TV and the integration of pay-TV outfit Nethold.The losses, which