All Broadcast articles in 14 December 2001 – Page 4

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    Ruby Wax to front BBC 1 This Morning rival

    2001-12-13T14:05:00Z

    Comedian Ruby Wax has been signed up by BBC 1 to front a new daytime show as the channel continues to pile pressure on ITV 1.The 2 x 60-minute Ruby,

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    Cintel promotes Welsh

    2001-12-13T13:51:00Z

    Cintel has promoted Adam Welsh, who has been with the company for 18 years, to become its managing director.Welsh, a former president of Cintel's US business, will help oversee the

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    Winchester purchase

    2001-12-13T13:45:00Z

    Production company Winchester Entertainment has bought its creative partner Optical Image, a leading provider of facilities in the Midlands.The two companies have worked together on Jellabies (Jellikins in the UK)

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    New Trouble idents

    2001-12-13T13:45:00Z

    Flextech creative services has created a new series of idents for youth channel Trouble to air from 1 January.Commissioned by creative director Kerry Taylor, the idents feature MCs from a

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    Lynx boosts facilities with sound suite

    2001-12-13T13:45:00Z

    Post-production house Lynx Digital has added another sound suite to its facilities in Denham, outside west London, writes Lucy RouseThe new suite is built around an AMS Neve Logic 2 console

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    Mentorn opens Scottish office

    2001-12-13T13:41:00Z

    15 new jobs created at new Glasgow unit to be run by former Wark Clements head of factual Jane Rogerson

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    Government to review digital spectrum

    2001-12-13T13:41:00Z

    New review will gauge industry opinion on future spectrum allocation

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    NCC: is DTT critical?

    2001-12-13T13:41:00Z

    National Consumer Council seeks government clarification on DTT as director Anna Bradley talks of need for 'content pull' rather than 'technology push'

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    Money's Hall launches texting channel

    2001-12-13T13:41:00Z

    Ex-managing director of Simply Money launches joint venture channel aimed at the text-mad youth market

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    BBC rules out set top box option

    2001-12-13T13:41:00Z

    Plan to launch digital terrestrial television set-top box is dismissed but talks with other terrestrial broadcasters in 'digital coalition' continue

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    Five Live footie

    2001-12-13T12:33:00Z

    FA Cup radio commentaries to be made available through TV sets as part of new BBC interactive services

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    Digital radio's crunch time

    2001-12-13T12:33:00Z

    Digital radio must succeed as a mainstream consumer proposition next year or risk becoming a monumental flop, according to UBC Media chief executive Simon Cole, writes Georgina LipscombSpeaking at a Radio

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    Broadcast event

    2001-12-13T12:33:00Z

    BBC director of television Mark Thompson, who was this week confirmed as the next chief executive of Channel 4, will join speakers from Canada and the US for a Broadcast conference

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    BBC 3 put back till June

    2001-12-13T12:33:00Z

    Successor to BBC Choice will not launch with BBC 4 if greenlit

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    Wonfor to quit Granada Content

    2001-12-13T09:28:00Z

    Creative director and doyenne of the ITV company quits to find 'a new set of challenges'

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    RTE looks to UK output to ease cash shortfall

    2001-12-13T09:28:00Z

    British broadcasters to benefit as advertising downturn bites and licence-fee increase is refused

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    This Morning hires editor to build ratings

    2001-12-13T09:28:00Z

    Former features editor Helen Warner takes over day-to-day running of troubled show

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    Keating quits arts commissioning role

    2001-12-13T09:28:00Z

    BBC controller of arts commissioning and digital channels relinquishes post to become first controller of BBC 4

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    BBC faces 'year zero' after loss

    2001-12-13T09:28:00Z

    Departure of director of television Mark Thompson leaves BBC facing uncertain times

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    ITV creates new post to woo advertisers

    2001-12-13T09:28:00Z

    Channel 4 ratings manager Sally Quick brought in as new head of commercial strategy