All Broadcast articles in 04 June 1999 – Page 5
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Freelances set to endorse pay rises
Freelance members of broadcasting union Bectu are next week expected to endorse a 12 per cent rise in minimum pay rates with independent production companies.The move follows a deal struck by
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EXPORTS TASK FORCE MEETS
The new government task force responsible for boosting TV exports met on Wednesday (2 June) and decided the first issues for investigation: how to improve trade statistics, marketing intelligence and support;
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FAIRBURN TAKEN TO HEART
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Paul Fairburn, managing director of Birmingham-based Galaxy 102.2, as managing director of Heart 100.7 FM in the west Midlands. Fairburn, 40, will oversee both stations.He succeeds Phil
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OFF THE RECORD - Keeping it in the family
Regular readers will know that Channel 4's ground-breaking drama series, The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star, was directed by none other than Michael Jackson's partner, Sheree Folkson. But
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PARAMOUNT SNAPS UP US SYNDICATION FIRM RYSHER
Rysher, the US syndication specialist which last year sold Sex and the City (left) to Channel 4, has been taken over by Paramount Television Group. Following the deal, Paramount will distribute
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MBC makes first Nat Geo UK shows
Independent Mentorn Barraclough Carey (MBC) has clinched the first ever original commission for the National Geographic Channel UK.Launched 18 months ago, National Geographic UK has lined up MBC to produce a
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Four Media plans further UK push
Soho was ablaze with anticipation this week as London facilities tried to second guess US facility giant Four Media's next move following its back-to-back acquisitions of TVP Group and Carlton subsidiary
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TESSIER TAKES OVER AT FRANCE TELEVISION
France Television, the holding group for France 2 and France 3, will be headed by Marc Tessier, formerly managing director of French film group CNC. Tessier replaces Xavier Gouyou-Beauchamp, whose chairmanship
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Garden guru heads Style line-up
UK Style channel editor Andrew Lowrie has ordered a slate of new shows for autumn, including a gardening programme fronted by Stefan Buczacki, writes Alice Macandrew.
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TELETEXT GETS ITC NOD
Teletext has been given the go-ahead by the Independent Television Commission to use its increased capacity for extra news pages, including regional news, travel and sports pages. The Government gave formal
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GRANGER SIGNS FOR UKTV
The Paramount Comedy Channel head of promotions Andi Granger is leaving later this month to take up the position of creative director at UKTV. Granger, who joined Paramount before it launched,
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MCWILLIAM NAMED PARTNER IN NI NEW MEDIA GROUP
News International general counsel Bruce McWilliam has been named as a partner in the company's recently launched new media investment group, e-partners. McWilliam will join BSkyB chief executive Mark Booth, who
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POST IMPRESSIONS LAUNCHES HDVU
Post Impressions, the disk-based video company, has launched a hi-definition visualisation utility (HDVU) designed to allow the cost-effective viewing of high-resolution images on standard SGI or NT workstations prior to processing
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OMNEON VIDEO NETWORKS SIGNS UP HOGARTH
Omneon Video Networks, the storage and networking company set up by former Tektronix and Sony veterans last year, has appointed Alan Hogarth to the newly created position of operations director for
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TRADE TALK - Lis Howell
On how this year's LA Screenings have revealed new and unexpected depth in American television output.
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SGI RAISES SPEC ON ONYX II AND ORIGIN SERVERS
SGI is boosting the performance of its Onyx II and Origin server lines. Users of the Onyx II, which include post-production facilities using Discreet's Fire and Inferno, can now mix and
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OWEN AND IRVING MOVE ON TO TRAVEL PHONE-IN
Cable and satellite channel Travel has signed Nick Owen and Jayne Irving as the new presenters of its thrice-weekly Travel Live phone-in programme.Owen and Irving will present the programme on alternate
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OFF THE RECORD - Taking the Michael
OTR is proud to bring you a rare public glimpse of Carlton's famously reclusive grand fromage, Michael Green (pictured left). Not only that, but he appears to be in fancy dress.
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OFF THE RECORD - Royal music patron
OTR is fairly convinced it has found Classic FM's most famous fan - none other than the Duke of Edinburgh. HRH was sitting next to Baroness Warnock at a Royal Society
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STOP PRESS
Channel 5 is to slash original production quotas after the ITC agreed to alter the terms of its licence for the fifth time, writes John Plunkett.
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