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NUJ'S CORBETT BECOMES NEW CHIEF OF WRITERS' GUILD
National Union of Journalists freelance organiser Bernie Corbett has been appointed the new general secretary of The Writers' Guild. Corbett, 47, joins at the beginning of October. He replaces assistant general
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RADIO AUTHORITY ISSUES OWNERSHIP DEADLINE TO GWR
The Radio Authority met last Thursday (7 September) to consider GWR's proposals to bring it back within the 15 per cent ownership points limit after its acquisition of Daily Mail &
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ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY TO HOST BIG BROTHER EVENT
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is hosting a Big Brother workshop on 18 September at the Groucho Club. The event costs£10 for RTS members,£13 for non-members and£7 for
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ANTELOPE AWARDED GOLDEN REMBRANDT AT IBC
UK indie Antelope scooped a coveted Golden Rembrandt prize at the Nombre d'Or International Wide-screen Festival at IBC in Amsterdam last weekend.Antelope won the documentary award with Mozart in Turkey for
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NTL NAMES JWT'S CARTER AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Cable outfit NTL has named Stephen Carter, chief executive officer of ad agency J Walter Thompson, as its chief operating officer. Carter, who was being wooed by ITV to fill the
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FOUR NI OPERATIONS SECURE FUNDS FROM C4 AND LEDU
Four Northern Irish production companies have won research and development funding from Channel 4 and Ledu, the Small Business Agency for Northern Ireland. The four indies chosen were Besom Productions, Double-Band
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PREMIUM CABLE CHANNEL SUBSCRIBERS FALL AWAY
The number of cable subscribers buying premium channels has fallen to less than one channel per household for the first time, according to the latest quarterly cable figures from the Independent
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GB PRODUCTION GUILD HIRES FT2'S MARTIN AS CHIEF EXEC
The Production Guild of Great Britain has hired film and freelance training (FT2) director David Martin as its first chief executive. The Production Guild was set up in January as an
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BLACK SCREEN FESTIVAL REVEALS LINE-UP OF SPEAKERS
Panellists at this year's Black Screen Film & Video Festival will include Channel 4 commissioning editor of multicultural programmes Pat Younge (left), Real Life Productions managing director Ali Rashid, Film Council
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LADY HOLLICK TO CHAIR THE LONDON ARTS BOARD
The London Arts Board has appointed former TV producer Lady Hollick as its new chair. Hollick has worked for many years in TV, including as a producer/director of Granada TV's World
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September backs clip sales venture
September Films is backing a major new media venture aimed at selling programme clip footage to broadcasters and programme makers via the web.The news comes in the same week that the
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Knowledge unveils drama
BBC Knowledge controller Liz Cleaver has commissioned the channel's first original drama, a 30-minute programme about poet and artist William Blake, writes Tara Conlan.
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Ronin prepares first ITV comedy show
Indie Ronin Entertainment has scored its first ITV commission in the form of a broadcast pilot for new comedy show Alter Ego, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Kemistry's Nick Boyd designed and directed the new title sequence for BBC 1 hospital drama series Casualty. The brief was to give the titles a pacy narrative while maintaining the feeling
Kemistry's Nick Boyd designed and directed the new title sequence for BBC 1 hospital drama series Casualty. The brief was to give the titles a pacy narrative while maintaining the feeling
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TSI Design produced the opening titles and content graphics for Flying Elephant Film's new documentary series, Miracles of Faith, for Channel 5. The dramatic title sequence takes the viewer on a
TSI Design produced the opening titles and content graphics for Flying Elephant Film's new documentary series, Miracles of Faith, for Channel 5. The dramatic title sequence takes the viewer on a
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Adams Trainor Design has completed the titles for History Quest, a new series by Screenhouse Productions for BBC Knowledge in which presenter Rory McGrath investigates mysteries from British history.
Adams Trainor Design has completed the titles for History Quest, a new series by Screenhouse Productions for BBC Knowledge in which presenter Rory McGrath investigates mysteries from British history. Directed by
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Pact to champion indie sector rights
Shed Productions managing director Eileen Gallagher is to be Pact's new vice-chair (television) and has vowed to work for independent producers' rights to compete in a fair environment in the run-up
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Sky commissions Princess
Princess Productions has nailed its first commission from Sky One in the shape of a 3 x 60-minute series about heart-throbs, writes Ashley Davies.
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Two Way TV strikes interactive games deals
Two Way TV has bought the interactive and enhanced television rights for a raft of formats, including Channel 4 cult quiz show Crystal Maze, writes Simon Ellery.
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DOLBY AUDIO FOUNDER RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Dr Ray Dolby was presented with the John Tucker Award of Excellence at IBC on Sunday (10 September). Recognising the contribution the founder of Dolby Laboratories has made to electronic media,