All Broadcast articles in 15 January 1999 – Page 2
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Veteran producer King dies after long illness
Veteran programme-maker John King, creator of Going For A Song and Telly Addicts, has died aged 62 following a long illness.King, who spent the last 11 years of his career as
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CORRIE SETS UP LIGHT AGE
Mersey Television editorial and business development manager Andrew Corrie is leaving to set up an independent and facilities company in Manchester.Corrie, a former personal assistant to Phil Redmond, returned to Mersey
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UK distributors go it alone at Natpe
Leading UK distributors Carlton International, Granada Media and Itel will have their own stands for the first time at this month's Natpe programming market.The three companies have in previous years shared
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BBC FILMS APPOINTS MACTAGGART TO DEVELOPMENT ROLE
Ivan Mactaggart has been appointed to the new post of business development manager for BBC Films within the corporation's Rights Agency. Mactaggart, who was previously director of the First Film Foundation
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GEARHOUSE PICKS TOMLIN AS CHIEF ENGINEER FOR UK ARM
Gearhouse Broadcast has appointed former Cinevideo senior engineer Colin Tomlin as the new chief engineer of its UK division. The move coincides with a period of international expansion at the UK
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ASIA WAKES UP TO BBC WORLD SERVICE'S THE WORLD TODAY
The BBC World Service launched The World Today, a new daily English-language breakfast programme for Asia, on Monday (11 January).The World Service is producing a 170-minute edition of the show for
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Geraint bangs the drum for BBC Wales
BBC Wales head of production John Geraint issued a rallying cry to the nations on Wednesday (13 January) when he addressed newly appointed director of BBC national and regional broadcasting Mark
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Booth-Clibborn departs Bazal
The founding producer of Changing Rooms, Ann Booth-Clibborn, has left to join Flashback Television, writes Claire Handley.At Flashback Booth-Clibborn becomes the new series producer on 3 x 60-minute show Lost Gardens
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BBC OVERSEAS JOB SWOP
BBC news has appointed Ireland correspondent Mark Devenport as United Nations correspondent, while Nigeria correspondent Hilary Andersson has been made Jerusalem reporter.
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BBC under fire over 'black ghetto'
A group of black media professionals has written to BBC director general Sir John Birt calling on the corporation to rethink its policies on black programming, writes Tim Dams.The group, The
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CINESITE POACHES KITSON TO BECOME TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Cinesite has lured former Moving Picture Company senior animator Frank Kitson as its new technical director. Kitson, who joins Cinesite after nine months at MPC, previously spent eight years at Alias
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Hocking takes the Blue Peter helm
Steve Hocking, a development executive in BBC Production's children's programmes, has been named as the new editor of flagship BBC kids' show Blue Peter.Hocking, 37, is set to assume his new
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CHINA BLUE OPENS DOORS TO NEW DUBBING STUDIO
China Blue, the audio post-production facility launched by engineer David Hamilton Smith, has opened a new dubbing studio. The studio, which is the largest at the company's Wedgewood Mews base, will
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Red Pepper was commissioned by ITV Sport controller of sport Rick Waumsley to create the title sequence and bumpers for The Nations Cup Snooker Tournament. Directed by Bob Cosford, the sequence
Red Pepper was commissioned by ITV Sport controller of sport Rick Waumsley to create the title sequence and bumpers for The Nations Cup Snooker Tournament. Directed by Bob Cosford, the sequence
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JOSPIN KEEPS FRENCH BROADCASTERS WAITING
The French broadcasting industry may have to wait until after a parliamentary election later this year for a new broadcasting law. Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin is thought to be awaiting
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DT SETS UP KABEL DEUTSCHLAND TO RUN CABLE NETWORKS
German state telecoms outfit Deutsche Telekom (DT) has established a separate subsidiary, Kabel Deutschland, to run the cable television networks it plans to sell off. The new unit, which will be
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ITC and ITV network reject calls for 'super-regulator'
The Independent Television Commission has branded calls for a single 'super-regulator' for TV and telecoms as 'fanciful', writes John Plunkett.The commission, in its response to the Government's green paper on convergence
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CFN to serve up three new dishes
Carlton's cookery channel, Carlton Food Network (CFN), has lined up three new series including a regional food show fronted by actor George Baker, writes Alice Macandrew.CFN director of programming Anne Gray
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COMMENT - Time to champion successes on free TV
Let us now praise free television.In the past six months ITV and the BBC have produced some shows as good as any in their long histories.As the hubbub of those with
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