All Broadcast articles in 08 December 2000 – Page 2
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Somethin' Else gets two orders for Jazz Indie
Somethin' Else has won two commissions from new digital satellite channel Artsworld TV. A Kind of Blue (working title) is a 6 x 60-minute live jazz series to transmit from January
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TV directive faces three reviews
The Television Without Frontiers directive is to be reviewed three times as part of the process towards implementing a new directive in 2002, according to European commissioner for education and culture Viviane Reding, write Penny Hughes and Tara Conlan.
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In at the deep end
Grandstand will provide unusual shots of the British Winter National Swimming Championships this weekend (9-10 December) with the help of BBC Resources' latest camera - the swimmingcam.Developed by the special facilities
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Reuters in hostile environment course
Reuters Foundation is launching an intensive week-long, hostile-environment training programme for journalists, photographers and camera operators from the developing world. Twelve journalists will be selected to attend the course, which begins
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Trade talk - Company man
Logical, rational ITV beast Paul Corley now has a non-executive role at Channel TV and will hopefully fatten the company up as he did Border.
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Closer regional ties vital
Closer co-operation between broadcasters and other media companies operating outside London is vital if the industry is to thrive, according to delegates at the Television from the Nations & Regions conference
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John McVay chosen to head Pact
Producers' Alliance Pact has chosen a new chief executive to replace Shaun Williams who leaves in February, writes Ashley Davies.
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On Digital nets interactivity chief
Digital TV platform On Digital has promoted director of sales and business development Matthew Seaman to the newly created post of director of interactivity.Seaman will report to chief operating officer Rob
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Chello/Excite deal off
Cable company UPC's plans for broadband internet in Europe have suffered a setback following the collapse of Chello's proposed joint-venture with AT&T-controlled Excite@Home. After five months of discussions over how to
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Greene leaves Carlton Food Network
Carlton Food Network magazine show Food Network Daily presenter Sarah Greene has decided to leave the outfit. She has been working for CFN, which is to be re-branded Taste Network and
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Carlton profits rise
Carlton Communications has lifted pre-tax profits by 8 per cent to£342m, following an increase in turnover of 7 per cent to£2.1bn from£1.9bn, for the year ending 30 September
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OFF THE RECORD - Carlton TV in last minute cover-up
Carlton staff got terribly flustered when organising a comedy night for its homelessness campaign. One of the acts lined up was Puppetry of the Penis. Call us old-fashioned, but surely there
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MS buys Chyron stake
Software giant Microsoft is paying around£6m to take a minority stake in US-based broadcast-to-streaming company Chyron. As part of the deal the two companies will work together to integrate Microsoft's
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OFT to investigate BSkyB
The Office of Fair Trading has launched a fresh investigation into BSkyB tough new rules focusing on its supply of wholesale film and sport channels.The move comes after rival On Digital
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RTL draws together Euro Broadcasting
The RTL Group is bringing together its technical broadcasting services throughout Europe in a bid to develop itself as a pan-European media company.It is integrating the activities of Luxembourg-based Broadcasting Centre
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BT broadcast head
BT has appointed Mark Smith to head its broadcast services division, replacing general managers Tony Fowler and Tony Rybacki who left last week. Smith moves across from being director of BT
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On the box - A train of thought
C5 director of broadcasting Ashley Hill thought that C4's Great Train Robbery stole the show but that Barbara deserved burying.
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Terrestrial - Benson takes factual role
BBC controller of specialist factual Glenwyn Benson has this week taken up the role of acting joint director of factual and learning, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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UBC hires Beerling for Classic Gold
UBC Media Group has appointed the former controller of BBC Radio 1 network Johnny Beerling to manage the Classic Gold digital network. Beerling will work alongside Classic Gold's senior managers Colin
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Farrar hired to beef Play UK team up
UKTV, THE joint-venture between BBC and Flextech Television, has bolstered the programming team of rebranded comedy and music channel Play UK with the appointment of Jon Farrar as deputy channel editor, writes Simon Ellery.