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S4C diverts funds to programming
S4C is to free up an annual minimum of£3.4 million in extra programme funding for 2000 and 2001, by diverting government money that was previously used to cover administration and
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ITC seeks successor for departing Smee
The Independent Television Commission is seeking a new head of public affairs to replace Paul Smee, who is leaving in mid-September to head a new financial services trade body, writes Ashley
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Paladin dances for 2
Indie Paladin Pictures is in pre-production on a new dance series for BBC 2 featuring leading ballerina Deborah Bull, writes Jason Deans.Travels with My Tutu is the working title for a
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Illuminations Television has gone into production on a TV adaptation of the Benjamin Britten opera Gloriana (above), which tells the story of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth 1 and the Earl
Illuminations Television has gone into production on a TV adaptation of the Benjamin Britten opera Gloriana (above), which tells the story of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth 1 and the Earl
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Commercial radio hails govt review
Commercial radio has welcomed a government review of the way in which analogue licences are allocated, in the hope that some wavelengths currently used by the BBC may be freed up
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Sony Radio Awards set for revamp
The Sony Radio Awards could be revamped in time for next year's ceremony with new categories and fewer awards.New categories being considered include an entertainment award, aimed at the links provided
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'TV can learn from radio' - Bannister
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has called on the radio industry to 'stop having a chip on its shoulder' and play a central role in the development of digital multi-channel
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NewsFocus: 360-degree commissioning
The advent of multiplatform means commissioning is rarely just about TV
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Talk Radio chief invites BBC to share all live sports rights
Talk Radio chairman and chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has called on the BBC to share all its live sports rights with Talk.MacKenzie, speaking at the Radio Festival on Thursday (15 July),
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Young rebuffs single-regulator call
BBC vice-chairman Baroness Young has rejected calls for a single regulator for BBC and commercial radio, claiming the board of governors was a 'rigorous' regulator of the corporation's radio output.Young said
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Jump Design & Direction created the titles for the new series of Room 101 for Hat Trick Productions. Designed by Kate McNamara, the film mimics the programme's format, which has celebrities
Jump Design & Direction created the titles for the new series of Room 101 for Hat Trick Productions. Designed by Kate McNamara, the film mimics the programme's format, which has celebrities
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Static has extended its relationship with FilmFour, whose channel branding it created last year, by crafting the sting that will precede each film screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Static has extended its relationship with FilmFour, whose channel branding it created last year, by crafting the sting that will precede each film screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which
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The Creative Partnership picked psychedelia as the inspiration behind the animated on-air promotion for Channel 4's Summer of Love season. A 3D/2D rendering of Ken Kesey's love bus journeys through ic
The Creative Partnership picked psychedelia as the inspiration behind the animated on-air promotion for Channel 4's Summer of Love season. A 3D/2D rendering of Ken Kesey's love bus journeys through icons
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Grabiner ditches eVentures for Apax
Stephen Grabiner, former chief executive of On Digital, stunned the TV industry for the second time last week, spurning an offer to run News Corp subsidiary eVentures and instead joining venture
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Teletext digital delayed again
Teletext's plans to deliver digital terrestrial television (DTT) text services are facing a further setback due to continuing delays with the On Digital software being developed to drive the service, writes
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Talk set for regional growth with bid for new licenses
Talk Radio has unveiled details of its£500,000 drive into regional radio with bids for three regional licences, beginning with a mixed speech and music format for south Wales, writes John
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C4 rethinks shorts budget to make extra film a year
Channel 4's short film department has cut the budget available for individual films in a bid to squeeze an extra one each year out of the current funds, writes Wale Azeez.The
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NTL picks up two BT cable franchises
NTL has taken control of another two cable TV franchises, including the influential Westminster franchise, following the conclusion of a deal with BT, writes Alice Macandrew.The cable TV company announced that
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YTV/TYNE TEES BUYS DISCONTINUED LIGHTWORKS EDITORS
Yorkshire-Tyne Tees TV is buying four Lightworks VIP editing sytems, despite the fact that Tektronix is discontinuing the whole Lightworks product range. YTT head of engineering operations John Nichol said: 'We've
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BRAY STUDIOS SAVED FROM CLOSURE
Bray Studios in Slough, where Hammer House of Horror, Poirot and Murder Most Horrid were filmed, has been saved from closure for the next 15 years, writes Ashley Davies. Peter Gray,