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TELEWEST AND NTL ANNOUNCE NEW DIGITAL SERVICES
Telewest launched its digital cable service last week as rival NTL announced its plans for high-speed multi-player TV gaming. Telewest aims to make its digital cable service available to half of
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SKY AGREES TO ALLOW ON DIGITAL TO AIR SKY SPORTS 2
BSkyB has agreed to supply Sky Sports 2 to rival On Digital from Monday (1 November), ending a long-running dispute between the two broadcasters.The decision follows a ruling by the Independent
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TO REWARD HEROIC SHORT FILMS
The National Geographic channel is inviting programme-makers to send in short film ideas about 'blue planet heroes' - inspirational individuals who will leave the planet in a better shape than when
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FRIER STEPS UP AT ITN
Angela Frier has been appointed ITN deputy director of development to work alongside new director of development Michael Jermey (Broadcast, 15.10.99). Frier moves from Euronews where she had completed a two-year
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BAKEWELL TO CHAIR BFI
Joan Bakewell has been appointed chair of the British Film Institute, succeeding Alan Parker. Bakewell has been a governor at the BFI for the past five years and was deputy to
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CHANCE FOR LUARD LECTURE
Former BSkyB deputy managing director David Chance is to give the first Roger Luard Memorial Lecture at Luton University on 11 November. In the lecture - sponsored by Hit Entertainment -
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CLASSIC FM EXPANDS
Classic FM has expanded its production team with the appointment of a new producer and two assistant producers. Clive Jones rejoined the station last month as a full-time producer after leaving
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BUDDAH SCHEME ON AGAIN
Radio independent Wise Buddah is to run its creative intern scheme for a second year. The first two interns taken on this summer, Emma Marston and Ben Bond, have been recruited
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Wireless Group makes£21.4m bid for IRG
Kelvin MacKenzie's Wireless Group has made a formal£21.4 million offer to buy the Independent Radio Group (IRG), as predicted in Broadcast last week.The Talk Radio parent company beat off competition
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NEWS SPECIAL - SHEFFIELD INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL - Doc-makers agree TV can't be trusted
The television industry wants and needs further regulation because it cannot trust itself to stick to current restrictions, according to a straw poll of documentary-makers at the 6th Sheffield International Documentary
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NewsSky One to resurrect sci-fi classic Blake's 7
Sky One is planning a remake of iconic British science fiction series Blake's 7.
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Fountain in call for more access TV
Former head of Channel 4's Independent Film & Video unit Alan Fountain has criticised his former employer and the BBC for a lack of commitment to access television - programmes that
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ITC factual chief admits commercial TV concerns
Independent Television Commission head of factual programmes Stephen Perkins admitted at Sheffield last week that he is worried by the low levels of investigative and foreign affairs programming on commercial television,
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Report attacks TV trends of the 1990s
Current affairs and drama are in rapid decline due to a constant quest by managers to save money, centralised decision-making and over-reliance on focus groups, according to a report from the
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C4 tells indies to stay off beaten track
Channel 4 commissioning editor, documentaries Alan Hayling has warned independents to steer clear of programmes about police, crime, sex and relationships while outlining the station's budget round for 2001, writes John
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Steyger quits BBC for post with Victoria Real
BBC Birmingham editor of new media programmes Tony Steyger has left to join Brighton-based TV and new media production company Victoria Real, writes Wale Azeez.Steyger takes on the new role of
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Production hires marketing guru
BBC Production has hired a new marketing expert in a bid for more control and consistency in programme marketing and to ensure brand developments are emphasised when new programmes are formulated.Zoe
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Hibbert Ralph Animation (HRA) has produced a new commercial for Leo Burnett/Heinz. Directed by HRA's Kim Burdon, the ad portrays the journey of one heroic piece of spaghetti from plate to
Hibbert Ralph Animation (HRA) has produced a new commercial for Leo Burnett/Heinz. Directed by HRA's Kim Burdon, the ad portrays the journey of one heroic piece of spaghetti from plate to
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Liquid Television Graphics was commissioned by Patagonia Films to create the title sequence for new Sean Bean ITV thriller Extremely Dangerous. Specially shot live-action footage of a book, which feat
Liquid Television Graphics was commissioned by Patagonia Films to create the title sequence for new Sean Bean ITV thriller Extremely Dangerous. Specially shot live-action footage of a book, which features prominently
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Kemistry is behind the title sequence for BBC 1's new flagship children's drama series, The Magician's House. Consisting of a magical journey over golden forests and valleys that follows a ley
Kemistry is behind the title sequence for BBC 1's new flagship children's drama series, The Magician's House. Consisting of a magical journey over golden forests and valleys that follows a ley