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Daubney departs PBE
Panasonic Broadcast Europe (PBE) managing director Chris Daubney is quitting the company after just two years in a move understood to be part of a major management reshuffle.Daubney, who joined PBE
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TVC ponders US acquisitions
The Television Corporation (TVC) is considering entering the US market by taking an initial stake in a Los Angeles post-production company.TVC chief executive Chris Rowlands said the move would also open
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Tully moves to Tele-Cine colourist
Tele-Cine has lured Alan Tully to become its new senior telecine colourist.Tully, currently senior colourist at Soho Images, is expected to arrive at Tele-Cine at the end of May. He replaces
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Cinesite moves for Effects firm
Cinesite has made its long-expected move into physical effects and model-making by acquiring Pinewood-based effects company Effects Associates for an undisclosed sum.It will operate as a subsidiary of Cinesite Europe with
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Only Fools ... optioned to US
Castle Rock, part of the Time Warner group, is pitching Only Fools and Horses to US writers after optioning US rights to the series from creator John Sullivan.The company is thought
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Carlton backs bid for Spanish digital
Carlton Communications has joined a consortium led by Spanish telecommunications company Retevision to bid for a digital terrestrial television licence in Spain.The consortium, Onda Digital, applied for the licence last week
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Cafe makes mummies for US Learning
UK independent Cafe Productions has begun work on two new international commissions including a three-part special on Egyptian mummies for The Learning Channel (TLC) in the US.The 3 x 60-minute series,
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MISSION SEES CHINA CD RELEASE OF PEOPLE'S CENTURY
BBC Worldwide has cut its first ever video deal in China, as a result of the trade mission led by Media Secretary Chris Smith (Broadcast, 30.4.99). The three-way agreement between BBC
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PEARSON TV SELLS THE BILL TO BEIJING
Pearson Television International has sold The Bill to a local commercial channel in Beijing, following another British promotion in China. British Law Week in China, promoting policing, led to the sale
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NEWS CORP SEEKS STAKE IN GEOGRAPHIC JOINT-VENTURE
News Corp is reportedly negotiating to buy into the joint-venture between National Geographic TV and NBC to allow the partners to launch a National Geographic channel in the US. National Geographic
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CME SUES CZECH CHANNEL HEAD FOR£14 MILLION
Central European Media Enterprises, the owner of several TV channels in eastern Europe which recently announced plans to merge with SBS, is suing the president of its Czech channel for more
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KARABELL TO HEAD NEW CNBC BUREAU IN PARIS
CNBC, owned by Dow Jones and NBC, has opened a Paris bureau to focus on business news in France and southern Europe. It will be headed by Shellie Karabell, formerly bureau
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MTV REVAMPS ITS EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
MTV Networks has reorganised its European operations, creating a new managing director role for its feeds targeted at northern and eastern Europe and grouping its services in Spain, Portugal, Greece and
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LEHMAN BROTHERS TAKES STAKE IN KIRCH MEDIA
The Kirch Group has sold a 3.1 per cent stake in its Kirch Media subsidiary to Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partnership for a capital injection of DM375 million (£130 million). This
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Britt Allcroft snaps up Art Attack indie for£14m
Media Merchants deal boosts Thomas the Tank owner's presence in children's market
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NewsRockTalk wins Manchester licence
GMG Radio is continuing its rapid expansion after winning the FM licence to cover Manchester with its RockTalk format.
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Channel 5 signs dot.com airtime/equity deal
C5 swaps£1 million weather sponsorship for 8 per cent stake in online insurance service