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NewsBBC grabs Super Bowl rights from ITV
The BBC has replaced ITV as the free-to-air broadcaster of the US Super Bowl and will broadcast the event live for the next two years under an exclusive deal with the NFL. [ALL]
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Root stirs in£82m to add new flavour
Jane Root last week unveiled her first major season as controller of BBC 2 with the launch of an£82 million autumn schedule.Root said: 'As controller I have set myself a
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Carnegy focuses energy on SouthCity FM
The Local Radio Company (TLRC) chief executive Chris Carnegy is to downgrade his responsibilities at the radio outfit to concentrate on his new Southampton radio station, SouthCity FM, writes John Plunkett.Carnegy's
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Telewest takes over Cable London in£428m deal
Telewest Communications has taken full control of Cable London, buying a 50 per cent stake in the business from rival cable operator NTL for£428 million, writes Tim Dams.Telewest, which already
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Trouble gets a new autumn on-air look courtesy of its in-house graphics department and The Moving Picture Company. Designed and directed by graphics producer/director Steph Neely, the new look feature
Trouble gets a new autumn on-air look courtesy of its in-house graphics department and The Moving Picture Company. Designed and directed by graphics producer/director Steph Neely, the new look features Trouble's
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ITV's network promotions unit has created the launch promos for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Written and directed by Colin Melville and Andrew Cort, the promos feature all four home team
ITV's network promotions unit has created the launch promos for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Written and directed by Colin Melville and Andrew Cort, the promos feature all four home team
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NewsITV looks to buy more indies
ITV has confirmed it will buy more UK and US indies as part of the broadcaster's five year growth plan. [ALL]
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BBC Resources' London-based graphics designer, Victor Martinez, and graphics producer Stephen Venning have created the new titles for BBC Sport's Grandstand. The sequence features live-action footage
BBC Resources' London-based graphics designer, Victor Martinez, and graphics producer Stephen Venning have created the new titles for BBC Sport's Grandstand. The sequence features live-action footage from around 11 UK locations.
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AUTODESK TO AXE 270 JOBS WORLDWIDE
Autodesk is to axe around 10 per cent of its worldwide workforce in an attempt to cut costs. Autodesk chairman and chief executive Carol Bartz said the company was taking the
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THOMSON AND MICROSOFT UNVEIL INTERACTIVE TV OUTFIT
Thomson multimedia and Microsoft are joining forces to launch a new company dedicated to developing interactive television services. Ownership of the joint-venture - which will be known as TAK - will
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FLAME GETS FIRST ORDER FROM ITV NETWORK
Granada Television's design, graphics and effects arm, g2, has become the first ITV company to acquire Discreet's Flame compositing and effects system. Supplied by recently launched Discreet reseller Red Lorry Yellow
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COMPONENT HAILS OPENING OF NEW AUDIO SUITE
Component has opened a new audio suite. Based around the new SADiE Artemis digital audio workstation, the suite will be driven by former Cyber Audio sound engineer Simon Wright. Paul Gidley,
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OASIS JOINS LIST OF FACILITIES WITH EDITBOXFX
Oasis Television has become the third Soho facility to install Quantel's Editboxfx. The editing and effects system, shown for the first time at NAB in April, will be used to post-produce
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GRASS VALLEY SEEKS HIGH PROFILE AT IBC
Grass Valley Group will launch the next generation of its Profile video servers at IBC next month. The Profile XP media servers are board-switchable between high-definition and standard-definition video and are
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VECTOR TELEVISION HIRES SIMS AS EDITOR
Stockport facility Vector Television has appointed Trevor Sims as editor. Sims, who has worked at a number of London facilities, including VTR, had previously been freelancing in the far east.
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GIBB TAKES ON DEVELOPMENT ROLE AT DIGITAL FILM
Digital Film@The Moving Picture Company has appointed a new development manager. Joanna Dewar Gibb, who joins from the British Film Commission, will be responsible for building relationships with clients as well
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BALL TO GIVE IBC KEYNOTE SPEECH
BSkyB chief executive and managing director Tony Ball will present the keynote speech at IBC on 11 September. Ball, who joined BSkyB in June, is expected to use the occasion to
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Telecine to steal the show at IBC
Cintel is to launch a new telecine at next month's IBC in a bid to head off competition from Innovation TK's (ITK) high-definition upgrades for Ursa telecines.Capable of both standard and
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FrameStore has won its fourth consecutive Emmy Award for its effects work on Hallmark Entertainment's Alice in Wonderland. The Noel Street facility created around 870 effect shots for the two-hour TV
FrameStore has won its fourth consecutive Emmy Award for its effects work on Hallmark Entertainment's Alice in Wonderland. The Noel Street facility created around 870 effect shots for the two-hour TV
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will Michael Grade's measures boost the fortunes of ITV?