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C4 'short-changing' viewers
Channel 4's first chief executive Sir Jeremy Isaacs fired a damning broadside against the channel this week, claiming it is 'short-changing' older people in favour of younger viewers, writes Colin Robertson.
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Sheffield Notes
BBC general documentaries creative director Olivia Lichtenstein on new talent: 'We've got to put shit round the roots. The roots are so shallow.'Critic Derek Malcolm on the Dispatches investigation into airline
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Radio stations object to RA live shows order
Commercial radio companies are fighting a Radio Authority order that sets a limit on how many hours of prerecorded presentation they can broadcast during the day, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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The Machine Room is behind the film restoration work for Britain At War In Colour, the new TWI/Carlton series for ITV. Featuring colour archive footage, letters and diaries, each episode of
The Machine Room is behind the film restoration work for Britain At War In Colour, the new TWI/Carlton series for ITV. Featuring colour archive footage, letters and diaries, each episode of
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Skaramoosh created the graphic content for Vanished, part of the new BBC Horizon season. Produced by Jonathan Renouf, the programme sets out to explain the mysterious disappearance of a passenger plan
Skaramoosh created the graphic content for Vanished, part of the new BBC Horizon season. Produced by Jonathan Renouf, the programme sets out to explain the mysterious disappearance of a passenger plane
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Company use Todd-Ao
Todd-Ao's film processing and post-production skills were used for Company Pictures' hard-hitting drama Never Never for Channel 4. The modern day love story develops into an account of how the poor
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Chairmen clash over News at Ten
BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has defended the switch of BBC 1's 21.00 bulletin to 22.00 as a move that highlights the independence of the BBC governors.Speaking at a BBC board
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C4 backs Euro kids series
Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools and special projects Paul Ashton has initiated a co-production with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to produce 15 x 15-minute programmes about and for 10-to-12 year-olds across the continent, writes Ashley Dav
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Granada Sky Broadcasting has revealed its biggest raft of programme acquisitions to date
Granada Sky Broadcasting has revealed its biggest raft of programme acquisitions to date, including 62 x 60-minutes of US legal drama LA Law, writes Simon Ellery.The programmes were picked up at
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BBC CREATIVE SERVICES PUSHES CORPORATION'S BRAND
BBC creative services has created a new branding campaign for BBC News 24 and BBC News Online. The campaign features six different scenarios depicting momentous news events such as a car
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OMNIVISION SETS UP AT PINEWOOD WITH PINNACLE PRODUCT
Independent producer Omnivision has established its headquarters at Pinewood Studios and become the first UK company to install Pinnacle's new Targa CineWave system, unveiled at NAB in April. Omnivision was formed
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PROMAX BDA EUROPE CONFERENCE CALLS FOR ENTRIES
The Promax BDA Europe conference has called for entries for its 2001 awards with a deadline of 15 December. The awards cover 45 categories across promotion and design, including three additional
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OMNIBUS FITS UP BBC'S LONDON AND KENT FACILITIES
The BBC is to install digital media management and control solutions from OmniBus Systems at regional facilities in Marylebone High Street, central London and Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The installations, which will
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DIGITAL MEDIA WORLD TO HOST STREAMING MEDIA PAVILION
Digital Media World, which takes place at Olympia in London from 14 to 16 November, will feature a streaming-media pavilion plus a media asset management space. The event, organised by US
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THE MILL PICKS UP SIX MORE DISCREET FLAME MACHINES
Soho facility The Mill has bought six additional Flame machines from Discreet, taking its total to 26. The deal makes The Mill the biggest user of Discreet Flame technology in the
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BROADCOM LAUNCHES INTEGRATED CABLE MODEM CHIP
US technology firm Broadcom launched an integrated chip at last week's Broadband Communications Europe exhibition which it claims will transform European cable operators into multiservice broadband providers. The cable modem EuroDOCSIS
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CONDOR FLIES FORWARD WITH SPIRIT DATACINE MACHINE
Condor Post Production has installed a Spirit Datacine machine incorporating the Da Vinci 2k grading system and a VS4 noise reducer. Managing director Minouche Kool said: 'This makes it one of
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Alcatel, Oracle in broadband tie-up
French telecoms equipment firm Alcatel and e-business software outfit Oracle have formed a new broadband partnership to help telecoms companies deliver interactive television services over their existing copper wire networks.Called thirdspace,
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AniVenture draws up animation software
AniVenture, a US-based outfit incorporated at the beginning of October, has developed software which it claims can cut up to 40 per cent of 2D animation production costs, writes Joanna Scott.
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Owen lands chairman role at IBC
Quantel founder member and consultant Peter Owen has been named exhibition chairman of IBC following the retirement of incumbent Bob van der Leeden, who has headed the show since 1994, writes Lucy Rouse.