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NewsNuts TV unveils launch line-up
Model Lucy Pinder and comedian Dan Wright, presenter of BBC3's F*** Off I'm Ginger, are among the faces of Nuts TV, which launches next week. [ALL]
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BBC APPOINTS DUFF
BBC Scotland has appointed Jim Duff as editor of its flagship daily news programme, Reporting Scotland. Duff was a producer on the programme prior to his appointment. Duff began his career
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LICHTENSTEIN TALKS TO RTS
BBC executive producer documentaries and history Olivia Lichtenstein will give a Royal Television Society talk entitled The REAL Documentary on Wednesday (28 April). Billed as a 'guided tour of documentary film
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BBC 2's Mutual Friend tops Bafta nominations
BBC 2 Dickens adaptation Our Mutual Friend leads the field of hopefuls for this year's British Academy Television Awards, with nine nominations including best drama serial and best actor for Timothy
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Cable to gain 20 per cent of digital market by next year
Digital cable TV (DCT) services are set to attract more than 500,000 subscribers in the next 12 months, according to a survey published this week by leading market research company BMRB
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LWT in doghouse over Tarrant on TV
The Independent Television Commission has rapped LWT for its treatment of clips purportedly showing a man eating dog excrement on Sunday night entertainment show Tarrant on TV, writes Alice Macandrew.The watchdog
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Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Countryfile series editor David Barber to rebrand the flagship rural affairs show. Designers John Durrant and Carys Hull created a new brand identity using th
Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Countryfile series editor David Barber to rebrand the flagship rural affairs show. Designers John Durrant and Carys Hull created a new brand identity using the
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Liquid Television Graphics has created the title sequence of new series Le Show for Rapido TV. Taking inspiration from art deco, the titles feature Antoine De Caunes as a Gene Kelly-type
Liquid Television Graphics has created the title sequence of new series Le Show for Rapido TV. Taking inspiration from art deco, the titles feature Antoine De Caunes as a Gene Kelly-type
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NewsTiscalli roll-out reaches 5m
Broadband, telephone and IPTV provider Tiscali will be available in cities such as Birmingham, Leicester and Liverpool from today as it gears up for a national roll-out. [ALL]
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Illumina was commissioned by BBC Learning and BBC Knowledge to design the titles and stings for Get Webwise for the BBC's Learning Zone. Graphics were created by Gareth Edwards in-house using
Illumina was commissioned by BBC Learning and BBC Knowledge to design the titles and stings for Get Webwise for the BBC's Learning Zone. Graphics were created by Gareth Edwards in-house using
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Talk bags rights to cover England tour
In a further blow to the BBC's sports coverage, Talk Radio has for the first time snatched live radio rights to an England overseas cricket tour.Talk Radio will have exclusive ball-by-ball
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Thane tells TV to 'lighten up'
Independent Television Commission director of programmes and cable Sarah Thane has called for a greater number of late-night erotic programmes that have 'the wit and style of Eurotrash', writes Hilary Curtis.Speaking
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Coles to fuel Saga licence bid
The Saga Group has appointed Ron Coles to the newly created post of full-time director of radio to spearhead its bid to win a commercial radio licence, writes John Plunkett.Saga has
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Brown signs up with YTV
Yorkshire Television (YTV) controller of comedy and entertainment Paul Spencer has appointed Jim Brown to the new position of executive producer, entertainment, writes Nicola Methven.Brown, a former head of entertainment at
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BBC seeks standardisation of 6mm DVD formats
The BBC is working with a number of video manufacturers, including Sony, in an attempt to bring greater standardisation between rival 6mm DV-based video formats. BBC Resources director of technology Keith
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Pinnacle buys in technology from Shoreline Studios
Pinnacle Systems has moved to bolster its position in the broadcast graphics market by acquiring technology from Shoreline Studios - a US firm involved in on-air 3D graphics. Under the terms
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Silicon Graphics unveils new brand identity
Silicon Graphics Inc has adopted a new worldwide brand identity after research by US company Landor Associates showed the computer manufacturer's current image was associated more with high-performance 3D graphics workstations
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Condor recruits Inferno artist Lesage
Condor Post Production in London has recruited French-Canadian Inferno artist Patrick Lesage. Formerly based in Paris as a freelancer, Lesage has worked for a number of high-profile commercials clients including Renault,
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ITV joins up with BT Broadcast for Rugby World Cup
ITV will enlist the support of BT Broadcast Services when it goes to air with coverage of this autumn's Rugby World Cup 99.Although the event is being hosted by Wales, games
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NewsDoctor Who series five delayed
The fifth series of Doctor Whohas been postponed by a year, throwing David Tennant's future as the Timelord into further doubt. [ALL]