All Broadcast articles in 11 June 1999
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0n-Line Design has completed the title sequence and graphics for the new series of Alpha Zone. Commissioned by Roger Bolton Productions, they were designed by Ben Jackson. Created largely in After
0n-Line Design has completed the title sequence and graphics for the new series of Alpha Zone. Commissioned by Roger Bolton Productions, they were designed by Ben Jackson. Created largely in After
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Radio 1 defends Tong from conflict of interest charge
BBC Radio 1 has defended DJ Pete Tong after an Independent investigation revealed that almost 250 tracks on his radio show in the past two years were produced by a company
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Vivendi takes 17% holding in BSkyB
The prospect of a merger between European pay-TV giants BSkyB and Canal+ has been revived by Vivendi's acquisition of the 16.7 per cent Pathe stake in the UK company.The deal sets
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BBC 2 commemorates Omagh bombing
BBC 2 is scheduled to screen Omagh - The Legacy on 15 August - the first anniversary of the bombing that killed 29 people.The 40-minute documentary is being made by Northern
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Edmonds set for radio return at R2
Noel Edmonds is set to return to radio to present an 'end of the century' series for BBC Radio 2, writes John Plunkett.
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4:2:2 Bristol has created the titles and graphics for Comic Relief's 'Debt Wish', a 50-minute special of stand-up comedy from the Brixton Academy, which aims to raise awareness of Third World
4:2:2 Bristol has created the titles and graphics for Comic Relief's 'Debt Wish', a 50-minute special of stand-up comedy from the Brixton Academy, which aims to raise awareness of Third World
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SGI ramps up performance of entry-level O2
SGI is to improve the performance of its entry-level Unix workstation, the O2, with the addition of the MIPS R12000 processor, previously available only on the Octane. Available in either 270MHz
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Airplane! creator to make C4 series
Channel 4 has struck a deal with a US studio for a 'factotainment' TV series from the creator of cult US movies Airplane! and Naked Gun, David Zucker, writes Tim Dams.
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Channel 4 scoops rights to Futurama
Channel 4 controller of acquisitions June Dromgoole has snapped up the UK terrestrial rights to Futurama, the new animated series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and another Twentieth Century Fox animation, Family Guy, writes Jason Deans.
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ITN to cover Eclipse for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned ITN to produce a two-hour live programme recording the eclipse of the sun on 11 August, writes John Plunkett.
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OPINION - What is to be done with Channel 5?
The hand-wringing continues about whether or not a man who's donated up to£50,000 to a political party (which now happens to be in power) should be allowed to become the
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ITC receives 67 bids for RSLs
The Independent Television Commission received 67 applications in its third licensing round for restricted service licences (RSLs). Applicants include newspapers such as the Chester Chronicle and the Liverpool Daily Post &
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Aspen Group sold to Pensa for£8m
Aspen Group, owner of Dean Street facility London Post, has been sold to buyout vehicle Pensa Limited in a deal valuing the group at just over£8 million. Pensa was formed
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Concern about sex growing says BSC
The number of viewers concerned about the amount of sex on television nearly doubled to 22 per cent in 1998, according to the Broadcasting Standards Commission's (BSC) annual report on public
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Blackburn and Hamilton look back at Academy bash
Veteran DJs Tony Blackburn and David Hamilton will talk about their careers and give their verdict on the radio industry as it enters the 21st century at a Radio Academy event
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Action Time to cover Chef Of The Year for ITV
ITV controller of daytime Dianne Nelmes has commissioned Action Time to make a 60-minute programme covering the final of its ITV chef of the year competition. The new competition, which was
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Intergraph shares leap after patent ruling
Shares in Intergraph jumped over 25 per cent this week after the Alabama computer-maker won its first favourable ruling in its patent battle against chip manufacturer Intel. Intergraph shares leapt to
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Narduzzo ready for scramble after leaving Tele-Cine
Tele-Cine dubbing mixer Mike Narduzzo has quit the company. He is expected to take up a position with Scramble Sound in the summer. Tele-Cine managing director Jeff Emerson said although 'he
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Tinderbox shuts after failure to ignite
Post-production facility Tinderbox has closed two-and-a-half years after it was set up as a potentially mould-breaking desktop editing, multimedia and graphics house. Associate company Nu-Media Research is unaffected by the closure.Tinderbox
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Red Alert Digital splits after Clear takeover falls through
Red Alert Digital, the Bafta-award winning graphics and animation house that helped create the visual effects for BBC series The Human Body and The Planets, has effectively split in two, after