All Broadcast articles in 14 November 2003
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NewsBoom in Sky's profits
BSkyB boasted a large rise in profits and continued growth in subscribers in its latest set of results, announced ahead of today's annual general meeting.
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Ratings3.9m warm to The Big Chill
BBC2's science programme The Big Chillcame out on top in the battle of the documentaries last night (13 November) with 3.9 million (16.3%).
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NewsMosey slams smut TV
BBC head of television news Roger Mosey has accused niche digital channels of peddling a 'poisonous cocktail' of smutty and worthless programmes.
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NewsBBC3 Liquid News axed
Liquid News , BBC3's irreverent entertainment 'news' show, has been axed.
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NewsITV buys Macca Russian doc
ITV has snapped up a documentary charting Paul McCartney's recent trip to Russia where he performed to over 100,000 people as part of his Back in the World tour, for its Christmas schedule.
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OFF THE RECORD - OFCOM STAFF STIFLED BY REGULATIONS.
Those top policy wonks at Ofcom have already come up against a regulatory problem that they
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AND FINALLY.... ROLAND TONGUE, MD, Open Mind Productions, pines for an ethics and philosophy channel.
Tell us one of your most hilarious faux pasCreeping up behind a colleague in a bar,
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OFF THE RECORD - WHAT AN AMAZING FEET.
Crew on Sky One's There's Something about Miriam, which saw six men chase a woman who
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PRODUCTION - Tricks of the trade.
This year alone, one top TV studio has spent more than£30,000 on chocolate and flowers for its clients, guests and talent. In a special report, Kevin Hilton asks studio bosses what else they spend on to bring in work and keep producers happy.
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Production - MBO team takes over at Oasis TV.
Following months of speculation, a management team has finally bought out Oasis Television in a multimillion
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Production - LPC opens Sci-Fi playout suite.
The London Playout Centre (LPC) has invested a seven-figure sum in a new playout suite dedicated
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PRODUCTION - NEW JOB FOR MIXER.
Hackenbacker Audio Post Production has hired re-recording mixer David Humphries, who has almost 30 years of
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In Production - St Martin's wins idents work.
Cartoon Network has teamed up with post-grad animation students from Central St Martin's College to produce
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PRODUCTION - ON LOCATION - You've got some front.
Jonathan Hacker, producer/director of Timewatch: Through Hell for Hitler, went to Poland to recreate the Russian front and imagine the war through the eyes of a German tank driver.
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Production - The strength of focus.
British freelance cameraman James Brabazon's love of adventure and desire to unearth untold stories has led him to war-torn locations such as Kosovo and Liberia - and earned him two Rory Peck Awards.
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PRODUCTION - ROUGH CUT - House-hunting in Soho.
Peter Wright compares searching for your dream des res to finding the right edit house in Soho.
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PRODUCTION - TRAGIC LOSS AT CLEAR.
Clear Facilities director Damien Raymond-Barker lost his two-year battle with cancer last week. He was 33
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INDIE PROFILE - Chinese exchange.
Lion TV has broken through to the Chinese market with an enviable deal on the table and a raft of epic tales eagerly waiting to make the screens. Meg Carter talks to the indie's directors about their eastern ambitions.
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PRODUCTION - PINNACLE CEO QUITS.
Pinnacle Systems' Kim Fennell has resigned as the president and chief executive of the manufacturer. Current