All Broadcast articles in 16 November 2001 – Page 2
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OFF THE RECORD - Sky has Harry under its spell
'Harry Potty About Sky Movies Active' is the headline BSkyB bosses must have craved. And they got it, but Off The Record refuses to let them off so lightly. During an
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RIALTO MAKES HALLMARK VAMPIRE SALE
Wark Clements head of children's and youth Richard Langridge has sold the rights to The Last Vampire to Hallmark Channel in the US through Rialto, the company he launched earlier this
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RTL GROUP TECH HEAD
RTL Group has promoted Alain Flammang to replace outgoing technical division chief executive Mike Southgate. Flammang was head of the Cologne Broadcasting Centre (CBC), one of the four RTL technical service
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ITC gives nod to regional plans
Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson has given her tacit approval to the rationalisation of ITV's regional output after suggesting that the key test for regionality is quality and
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FOREVER LOSSES UP
Forever Broadcasting, the independent Aim-listed radio group, has reported worsening operating losses and has warned that investment in digital radio multiplexes was unlikely to bring financial rewards 'for many years'. The
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WIRELESS GROUP KEEPS STOCKPORT FM LICENCE
The Radio Authority has reawarded the local radio licence in Stockport to The Wireless Group for a further eight years. The extension of the new licence, for Imagine FM, runs from
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FLEXTECH RESHUFFLE
Flextech director of programmes Lisa Opie has been promoted to executive vice-president of Flextech channels, adding marketing to her existing programming responsibilities for the group. Flextech managing director of broadcast and
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UK STYLE ORDERS WATER FEATURE SERIES
UK Style commissioning editor Chantal Rutherford Brown has commissioned Plymouth-based indie Two Four Productions to produce a 15 x 30-minute series on garden water features. Water Gardens will feature presenter and
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WORK EXPERIENCE - Invisible workers
Work experience might seem like the best way of getting a foot in the door of the audiovisual sector but in return for their free labour are volunteers really gaining the skills they need to get on? Nishita Sharma reports.
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Discovery md to step down
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) managing director Joyce Taylor is to step down after almost 13 years with the network with no job to go to, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Pay for freelancers is 'soul destroying'
Nearly half of the industry's substantial freelance workforce earned less than£20,000 in the year to June - well below average full-time earnings in the UK, according to the first industry
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MORE DCMS DELAY
Prime minister Tony Blair's preoccupation with the war has further delayed government plans to pave the way for easing rules over media ownership. Media secretary Tessa Jowell announced on 22 October
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PROMOTIONS AT DB
Cambridgeshire-based DB Broadcast has made two internal promotions. Graham Pearl has been appointed as operations director and Tom Swan has taken the role of sales and marketing director. Pearl joined DB
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PGP LOSES CREATIVE
Pepper's Ghost Productions creative director Richard Morss is leaving the company to set up his own business developing creative properties for broadcast. Although he will continue to work with PGP on
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ITN TWIN TOWERS COVERAGE 'INAPPROPRIATE'
ITN's decision to end a 12 September news special with a two-minute musical montage of footage of the collapse of the World Trade Centre towers in New York has been deemed
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TV Corp reshuffle reaches Sunset
Independent producer Sunset & Vine director of programmes John Leach has been promoted to managing director in response to a number of changes at parent company TV Corporation, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RAJAR EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH RESEARCHER
Radio Joint Audience Research (Rajar) has extended its contract with research contractor Ipsos-RSL for a further two years until December 2004 and thereafter on a rolling annual deal. The company was
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CINAR STILL IN DOUBT
The future of London-based indie Cinar Europe remains in doubt after its parent company, Cinar Corporation, said this week it had terminated talks with a potential buyer. The Canadian entertainment company,
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COSGROVE HALL WINS ITV CHILDREN'S ORDER
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned Cosgrove Hall to produce the animated series Engie Benjy (right). The 26 x 10-minute show follows the adventures of Benjy and
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THOMAS COOK SIGNS DIGITAL TV CHANNEL DEAL
Travel outfit Thomas Cook has struck a deal with digital TV outfit Enteraction TV to produce a 24-hour standalone channel featuring content from the tour operators it represents. Initially available free