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DONNENFELD JOINS NICKELODEON AS RESEARCH HEAD
Fox Kids Europe has bolstered its strategic team by poaching Nickelodeon UK planning and research head Shari Donnenfeld to take the new role of director of research and planning. Donnenfeld joins
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MTV UK AND IRELAND UNVEILS SEVEN NEW PROGRAMMES
MTV UK and Ireland is drawing up plans for up to seven new shows including a post-club programme allowing viewers to send messages to each other through an on-screen ticker tape.
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SOUTH WALES FILM COMMISSION TO PUBLISH DIRECTORY
The South Wales Film Commission has unveiled plans to launch its first production guidebook for the region. Kicking off in January 2001, the directory will target international and domestic film and
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Wall third to turn down top ITV role
United Broadcasting & Entertainment chief executive Malcolm Wall will not become chief executive of ITV after ruling himself out of the running.He told Broadcast the£500,000 a year ITV role -
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Commercial radio 'crucial'
Commercial radio is a crucial source of information for listeners and provides more than just music or chat, according to a public service audit carried out by Commercial Radio Companies' Association (CRCA), writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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UK-based rights holder
Chorion has fully funded a new computer animated series featuring Noddy which launches at Mipcom Junior next month with the BBC holding an option to buy UK rights, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Pin has created the title sequence and graphics for new BBC 1 adventure travel series S Club 7 Go Wild. The series is produced by At It Productions in association with
Pin has created the title sequence and graphics for new BBC 1 adventure travel series S Club 7 Go Wild. The series is produced by At It Productions in association with
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Jump designed the opening titles and logo for Attachments, the new BBC 2 drama produced by World Productions. Devised by Tony Garnett, the series centres on a group of thirty-somethings who
Jump designed the opening titles and logo for Attachments, the new BBC 2 drama produced by World Productions. Devised by Tony Garnett, the series centres on a group of thirty-somethings who
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BBC resources Birmingham is behind the title sequence for the new-look BBC 1 children's series Space Detectives. The series is presented by Sally Gray, who explores a range of space-related topics
BBC resources Birmingham is behind the title sequence for the new-look BBC 1 children's series Space Detectives. The series is presented by Sally Gray, who explores a range of space-related topics
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BBC breaks rules on kids, says rival
Kids channel Nickelodeon has stepped up an attack on the BBC, which it accuses of breaching government guidelines for its new kids services while using public funds for the proposed new
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Mentorn on the move
London-based The Mentorn Group is closing its Birmingham office and relocating Mentorn Barraclough Carey (MBC) Midlands to a new site in Oxford, writes Tara Conlan.
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Wild Dream brief for C4 school slot
Wild Dream Films is to produce a 5 x 20-minute series for Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools John Richmond, writes Ashley Davies.
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The Box aims at young via Smash Hits strand
Music TV channel The Box is to launch a Smash Hits strand just as a similar strand launches on Sky One, writes Simon Ellery.
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The Community Channel launched this week on Sky Digital, claiming to be the first dedicated charity TV channel. Backed by funding from the government, the National Lottery, the Department for Internat
The Community Channel launched this week on Sky Digital, claiming to be the first dedicated charity TV channel. Backed by funding from the government, the National Lottery, the Department for International
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ISDN INTERNATIONAL CODES TO CHANGE AT END OF MONTH
International ISDN codes for data calls are changing on 30 September between 01.00 and 07.00. Any stored international ISDN numbers beginning 000 will have to be reset to the new 00
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SOHO'S SILK SOUND TO GET FIFTH STUDIO IN£1M REFIT
Soho recording facility Silk Sound is undergoing a£1m refit that will include the addition of a fifth studio by the end of the year. The project has included the complete
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KINGSTON SIGNS DEAL WITH ASIAN BROADCASTER
Kingston Communication's technical arm has struck a multiplexing deal with Asian production outfit Reminiscent TV, which is launching seven new channels in the UK later this month. Under the five-year deal,
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THE BANANA AGENCY SET UP BY EX-SKY/BBC TEAM
Promax UK 2000 chairman Tony Lakin and producer John Morgan have teamed up to create The Banana Agency. Based in London, the agency will concentrate on the production of promos, trailers
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BBC DEVELOPS FIRST UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY DEGREE
BBC Training and Development has teamed up with De Montfort University, Leicester, to create a degree course specially designed to prepare students for a technical career in broadcasting. This is the
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NTL to buy outside broadcast outfit
NTL is understood to be in the process of buying outside broadcast facility Scanners. Although neither party would confirm the deal, an announcement is expected early next week.Scanners chairman Malcolm Bartram