All Broadcast articles in 17 December 1999 – Page 2
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EX-SONY MAN HUCKFIELD MOVES TO PANASONIC
Panasonic Broadcast Europe has appointed David Huckfield as general manager, UK broadcast sales, based at Panasonic's European headquarters in Wokingham, Berkshire. Huckfield spent 10 years working at Sony Broadcast, where he
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Think-tank warns govt on TV exports
Left-wing think-tank the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) will this week issue a warning to the Government to streamline its efforts to boost television exports.The warning comes as part of
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The Broadcast InterviewEileen Gallagher, Ginger TV
A year into the job and Ginger TV boss Eileen Gallagher says the company is doing ‘very well’. With a brief to develop its TV interests beyond Chris Evans, the indie has three series in production without the big man in sight.
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Granada Film Production drama
124 Facilities senior colourist Mike Panchaud created the master grade for Granada Film Production drama Longitude, based on the Dava Sobel novel. For the film, which moves between eighteenth-century seascapes and
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LLOYD JOINS DISCREET FROM SGI
Discreet has appointed Nick Lloyd to be UK broadcast manager with a remit to develop sales of all Discreet's products to broadcasters and post-production houses in the UK and Ireland. He
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YOUNG'S NON-NEWS DEBUT LINED UP WITH GRANADA TV
Kirsty Young's first ITV non-news show will be an as-yet-untitled Granada Television broadcast pilot for a viewer-participation crime-solving programme. The 60-minute show, which is due to go out in February, will
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DISCOVERY EUROPE SEALS DIGITAL DEAL WITH TELEWEST
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has signed a digital carriage deal for all its channels on the Telewest cable network. Telewest will carry Discovery Channel Europe, Discovery Home & Leisure and Animal
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MERGER DEADLINE NEARS
The deadline for submissions to the Office of Fair Trading from third parties wishing to comment on competition or public interest issues raised by the proposed Carlton/ United merger falls on
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DE FOUGEROLLES JOINS TWO WAY TV FROM MTV EUROPE
Interactive outfit Two Way TV has recruited Jean de Fougerolles from MTV Europe to become its head of distribution. He will oversee the service's roll-out on emerging digital platforms including digital
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UKRD SNAPS UP DAWE MEDIA RADIO GROUP
Guildford-based UKRD Group has bought the Dawe Media radio group for an undisclosed sum. Dawe Media owns three radio stations in King's Lynn, Cambridge and Oxford and is a shareholder in
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Wives and Daughters overtakes Twist
Wives and Daughters left Oliver Twist wanting this week, stealing top spot for the first time in the clash of the Sunday night classics, writes Tara Conlan.
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INSCRIBER DEVELOPS INTERFACE FOR CYBERSET
Inscriber Technology has developed a new interface for Orad Systems virtual studio product Cyberset, which will allow direct placement of 3D text and graphics within the different layers and depths of
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COOGAN GETS PHYSICAL WITH JIM HENSON
Pete Coogan has been promoted to become vice-president of physical production at Jim Henson Television. Coogan was previously production executive but will now manage all of the company's non-US global productions.
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OFF THE RECORD - Triumph communicates
OTR's John Birt award for plain speaking goes to the good people of TV news agency APTN. The chaps at Associated Press really came up trumps with a release hailing a
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Sinclair plans more COFDM tests
Sinclair Broadcast Group in the US is to carry out further tests on the COFDM digital TV modulation standard - this time to demonstrate its hierarchical coding capacity. The move marks
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Coastal and United join for ITV drama
United Productions and Robson Green's indie, Coastal Productions, have teamed up for their third ITV drama commission.Close and Innocent will star Green as John Close, a successful commercial lawyer who returns
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ITN WEBSITE TO COVER MILLENNIUM JOY IN EIGHT CITIES
ITN has launched a new website that will broadcast live pictures and audio over the internet of the millennium celebrations in eight cities around the world. www.itn.co.uk will show live video
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CHRISTIAN PLATFORM SIGNS UP EURONEWS AND TRAVEL
Christian Channel Europe (CCE) has signed deals to carry ITN-operated EuroNews and the Travel Channel as part of its Dream Family Network platform, which launched on the Sirius II satellite at
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MPs concern over new ITN politics chief
MPs are concerned that ITN has not yet announced its replacement for political editor Michael Brunson, who is due to retire at the beginning of next year, writes John Lewis.
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OFF THE RECORD - Capital punishment
In what must surely rank as one of the most desperate (surely ground-breaking? Ed) marketing ploys of the new millennium, Capital Radio has hired 40 London cab drivers to drone on