All Broadcast articles in 15 November 2002 – Page 9

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    British Pathe online

    2002-11-13T13:41:37Z

    British Pathe Ltd has put its 3,500-hour archive online and has already seen a big jump in sales. British Pathe managing director Julian Aston said: 'We've already seen a 20 per cent jump in orders. For our core audience of documentary researchers this makes life much easier and cheaper. But, ...

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    5D jobs may be saved

    2002-11-13T13:40:59Z

    Post-production manufacturer 5D may be brought back from the brink - and some jobs could be saved. Stan Coltman, senior manager at Tenon Recovery, said he was still hoping to sell the company and some people could be re-employed. Coltman said several interested parties had been shown round the company ...

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    Cheap PCI card on sale

    2002-11-13T13:40:20Z

    Broadcasters such as Channel 4, which have been pushing for post-production to be done at DigiBeta quality, will welcome a cheap-to-buy Mac card that allows producers to do uncompressed editing on Apple's Final Cut Pro. The Blackmagic Design DeckLink card, designed to connect directly to digital broadcast tape decks, allows ...

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    Hogan joins TMR

    2002-11-13T13:39:31Z

    Soho post facility The Machine Room has poached telecine colourist James Hogan from VCC Germany. Hogan, who has also worked for Complete Video, FrameStore and Wiseman London, will work on The Machine Room's Thomson HD Shadow and Ursa Diamond telecines. While in Germany, Hogan worked on both features and commercials. ...

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    Simply Television to launch Asian channel

    2002-11-13T13:28:30Z

    Simply Television is set to launch a new channel aimed at Asians living in the UK, after tying up strategic partnerships with key Asian content suppliers, writes Paul Revoir

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    BBC hits back at Granada's Whiston

    2002-11-13T12:13:24Z

    The BBC has hit back at the scathing attack launched on its drama output by Granada's new drama chief and former head of youth at BBC Manchester John Whiston, claiming he's taken on the role of a pantomime villain, writes Katy Elliot

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    Celebrity Bargain Hunt wins extra 2 million viewers

    2002-11-13T11:47:37Z

    BBC 1's second instalment of the celebrity version of Bargain Hunt, in aid of the corporation's Children in Needappeal, gained over 2 million extra viewers last night, writes Jon Rogers

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    Aha! Is it time to can the laughter?

    2002-11-13T10:08:59Z

    Angry Alan Partridge fans last night called for background laughter to be cut from the latest series of the hit com...

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    Elton will grace hit telly show

    2002-11-13T10:05:41Z

    Elton john is to star in camp comedy series Will & Grace. ...

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    TV's fame show hot by a writ

    2002-11-13T10:03:49Z

    A writ for nearly£220,000 damages has been served on the makers of BBC's 'search for a star? show Fame Academy. ...

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    Large Marge

    2002-11-13T10:02:31Z

    Homer's missus has a boob job. ...

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    Telly belly syndrome

    2002-11-13T09:59:09Z

    Patients report same ailments as favourite TV characters, say GPs. ...

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    I'm hotter than you, Jamie tells Nigella

    2002-11-13T09:58:03Z

    Celebrity chef taunts his Channel 4 rival over her struggles in the States. ...

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    ITV's great Miss Marple robbery

    2002-11-13T09:55:38Z

    It's a mystery worthy of the spinster sleuth herself. How could the BBC have allowed Miss Marple to slip over to th...

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    Emap won't give radio the Kiss-off

    2002-11-13T09:52:46Z

    Emap boss Robin Miller reckons share prices of radio firms are still 'too high', dampening hopes that the Communica...

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    Business mag ads hold back Emap

    2002-11-13T09:48:05Z

    Advertising in consumer magazines is holding up better than in trade publications for business readers, media group...

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    Emap magazines boost profits

    2002-11-13T09:47:46Z

    Media group Emap reported better than expected jump in profits ...

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    Rules relaxed for radio players

    2002-11-13T09:47:25Z

    The government is understood to be ready to relax futher the radio ownership rules ...

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    BBC dusts off radio classics for last digital station

    2002-11-13T09:47:05Z

    Classic episodes of radio comedies such as ...

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    ITV launches Christie's sleuths on trail of big drama ratings

    2002-11-13T09:46:42Z

    Granada Television has signed an exclusive deal for the rights to all the Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot books ...