All Broadcast articles in 09 February 2001 – Page 7
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Viewers rise at ITV.
ITV increased its viewing share in the fourth quarter of last year to 38.7 per cent following a poor third quarter (35.7 per cent), according to the Institute of Practitioners in
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New kit at Tele-Cine.
Post-production facility Tele-Cine has added a Virage video logger to its encoding and compression department to provide indexing for encoded video clips used for streaming on the internet. Video logger processes
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Online TV music site launches.
Former Virgin Music Group executive Maria Forte has launched an online audio service that allows television, commercial and film producers to download broadcast-quality soundtrack music from the internet. Intended to fill the
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Optomen signs up Thompson in production.
Optomen Television has signed up LWT's head of production, arts and features Richard Thomson as its new head of production. He replaces Claire Anderson, who is leaving London for the West
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Red prepares for Red-i.
Soho creative facility Red has added two new members of staff in readiness for the launch of its e-media arm Red-i. Zak Ezzati joins as senior Mac designer and will head
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Truman-style reality on TV?
Nutshell, the indie formed by former Ginger TV staffers Will MacDonald and David Grainger, is working on a constructed reality pilot, borrowing elements of The Truman Show, and plans to bring film director Guy Ritchie on board, writes Ashley Davies.
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Tivo system to be reprogrammed.
The designer of Tivo, the bespoke video recorder system currently being launched in the UK, is having to reprogramme the service to respond to an increase in last-minute scheduling changes by the BBC and ITV, writes Simon Ellery.
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Rogue signs Warwick.
Rogue Films has signed award-winning director Ben Warwick. Best known for his culinary programmes, including Nigella Bites and Monty Don's Fork to Fork, Warwick has recently completed commercials for the Bird's
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Shipwrecked to run for third series.
Channel 4's reality show Shipwrecked, is to return for a third series. RDF Television has begun pre-production and it is hoped filming will begin in the spring. An appeal for young
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Bob confirms Barney deal
Bob the Builder producer HIT Entertainment to acquire Barney the Dinosaur rights holder - US Lyrick Corp - in£190 million deal
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Robinson set for US gold
Weakest Link presenter will be first British woman to front a prime-time US show
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Carlton Active produces ITV's first interactive ad
ITV is to screen it's first interactive advert next month on digital terrestrial and On Digital - featuring fmcg brands Olivio and Coleman's sauces, both made by food giant Unilever, writes David Wood
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MXR consortium lands west midlands digital radio licence
Nine stations and data service planned for summer launch
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