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BBC'S FUTURE GENERATIONS LEADS UK GOLDS AT PROMAX
The BBC's Future Generations promotion led the way for the UK at the Promax International Awards in San Francisco. The promo took three golds and a silver as the BBC helped
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AVID SLASHES ENTRY-LEVEL COST OF XPRESS
Avid Technology has slashed the price of its entry-level Avid Xpress software by as much as 29 per cent in a bid to boost sales into the corporate video and institutional
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CHANGING MARKET FORCES TELE-CINE REDUNDANCIES
Tele-Cine has axed at least five people as a result of changing market demand, according to managing director Jeff Emerson. Three Avid offline editors and an overnight telecine operator were among
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NewsAutumn brings mixed fortunes for big five
A flurry of new or returning terrestrial shows have marked the start of autumn, but although some managed to hit the target, they have largely been some way off the bullseye.
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FOUR MEDIA POSTS 32 PER CENT RISE IN REVENUE
Four Media Company, which recently acquired UK facilities TVP Group and TVI, has reported a 32 per cent rise in revenue for its third quarter ending 2 May. Profits for the
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KAJITANI HONOURED WITH MONTREUX GOLD MEDAL
AVC Company Matsushita Electric Industrial Co executive vice-president Masahiko Kajitani has been awarded this year's Montreux Symposium achievement gold medal award. Kajitani, dubbed the father of Panasonic's DVCPro tape format family,
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DESIGN AGENCY CATALYST MEDIA OPENS FOR BUSINESS
A new design and branding agency, Catalyst Media, has opened in Soho. The new venture is headed by Bryan Wright, former founding director of 20/20 Design and head of sister company
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PACE BUYS ACORN'S SET-TOP BOX ARM
Pace Micro Technology has acquired Acorn Group's set-top box business in a deal worth£200,000. Pace chief executive Malcolm Miller said the acquisition would enable the company to develop an 'ever
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C4 AND C5 AUDIO DESCRIPTION CONTRACT AWARDED
The Independent Television Facilities Centre has scooped the contract to supply Channel 4 and Channel 5 with audio description services. The announcement comes less than a month after the company landed
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Microsoft shelves Euro WebTV plan
Microsoft has launched a new software platform for the television industry in a move that effectively puts a final nail in the coffin for any prospect of a UK or European
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Poor attendance threatens Montreux
The long-term future of the Montreux Symposium & Technology Exhibition looks to be perched on a knife edge after yet another year of disappointing attendances.The Montreux Symposium Committee was expected to
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John Maybury, award-winning promo director and helmsman on Love is the Devil, the film on the life of artist Francis Bacon, has completed The Museum of Memory, a complex visual essay
John Maybury, award-winning promo director and helmsman on Love is the Devil, the film on the life of artist Francis Bacon, has completed The Museum of Memory, a complex visual essay
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Dyke unveils new training facility
A new media centre has been set up to counter a shortage of technical and creative skills in digital TV and new media production.The£1 million centre, White Space Studio, has
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BBC science adds graphics arm
BBC science has established its own in-house 3D animation and modelling facility to service a potential roster of landmark series expected to go into production in the next 18 months, writes
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NewsWatson debates trust
Film-maker Paul Watson and former Five chief executive and DCD Media chairman David Elstein are among the industry figures discussing trust in TV in a courtroom-style debate later this month.
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Classic horror tops£1.9m slate for Itel
A UK/US adaptation of Henry James' horror story, The Turn of the Screw, forms part of a $3 million (£1.9 million) co-production slate brokered by UK-based distributor Itel since Mip-TV.The 120-minute
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US Team picks Dandelion on way into Europe
Team Communications is set to acquire UK outfit Dandelion Distribution in a $5 million (£3.1 million) deal that forms the first step in the US producer/distributor's planned expansion into Europe, writes
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Brits triumphant at Banff
UK producers have scooped five of the 16 prizes at the 1999 Banff Rockie Awards in Canada, including best overall programme, which went to BBC Northern Ireland/Parallel Films drama Amongst Women,
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WATCHDOG RELAXES PEAKTIME CANADIAN CONTENT QUOTA
Canadian broadcasters and producers have welcomed a relaxation of the regulations governing peaktime Canadian content requirements. From September 2000, Canada's largest broadcasters - CTV, CanWest Global Communications, TVA Group and Western
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SWEDEN'S KANAL 5 PICK UPS FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Avalon International has sold Avalon Television's Fantasy Football League format to Sweden. As part of the deal, Avalon's executive producer for entertainment and sport Andy Jacobs will work with Nordisk Films