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BBC RESOURCES ADDS WEIGHT TO MARKETING TEAM
BBC Resources Ltd has appointed Samantha Weight to the new position of marketing manager, nations. Previously marketing communications contoller of Scottish Power, she will be responsible for the marketing efforts at
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VMI VOTED HIRE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
VMI Broadcast has won the inaugural broadcast hire company of the year award, sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast Europe. The company previously won the hire association award in 1996.
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Quantel plans film Editbox
Quantel is planning to launch a new version of Editbox specifically designed for film. The company claims the new system, provisionally entitled Editbox 24, will allow film editors to edit film
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3D price-cut signals mid-market battle
Both Softimage and Alias Wavefront have dramatically cut the price of their 3D software in an attempt to boost sales to mid-market post and animation houses.Although the two manufacturers denied that
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Scanlon takes leave of Smoke & Mirrors
Bill Scanlon, the co-founder of Smoke & Mirrors' 3D department, has left the company after only six months in the job.Scanlon, who quit VTR subsidiary the Film Factory last July to
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Essential folds after rescue bid fails
West London facility Essential Pictures has closed its doors after failing in a bid to attract outside investment.The facility, which was hit by bad debt and forced into administration last September
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Double resignation hits DVD after buyout
One-UK managing director Peter Woolliscroft and technical director Damian Rosewarne have quit the DVD production facility two months after the takeover of parent company Tyrell.Both men resigned last Thursday (4 February)
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EC moves against state broadcasters
The European Commission (EC) has given the French, Italian and Spanish governments one month to come up with information on the subsidies they provide for their state TV broadcasters.In a statement
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NCE may pull out of Italian digital pay-TV
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Europe (NCE) may reconsider its investment in Italian digital pay-TV if the government goes ahead with proposed limits on football broadcasting rights ownership, according to Italian newspaper
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Distraction to develop MBC shows in Canada
Canadian format specialist Distraction has signed a two-way development deal with UK indie Mentorn Barraclough Carey (MBC), writes Jason Deans.
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LWT considers international unit
LWT director of programmes Marcus Plantin is considering creating a dedicated unit to focus solely on ideas for the international market, writes Nicola Methven.
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Russian NTV Plus sets up with 18 channels
A new Russian digital satellite pay-TV platform, NTV Plus, launched last week with a number of established international brands among its 18-channel offering, writes Szilvia Kovacs.
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GRANADA TO PRODUCE DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME FOR THE US
Granada Television has teamed up with US outfit Vin Di Bona Productions to make a US version of ITV factual entertainment show Don't Try This At Home (left) for the Fox
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WORLDWIDE SELLS TELETUBBIES TO KINDERKANAL
BBC Worldwide has sold Ragdoll Productions' hit pre-school show, Teletubbies, to Kinderkanal, the German children's channel jointly owned by public service broadcasters ARD and ZDF. Teletubbies will launch on the channel
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CBS REPORTS LOSS DESPITE REVENUE INCREASE
US network CBS has reported a small loss for the fourth quarter of 1998, despite a 22 per cent increase in revenues over the period. CBS made a net loss of
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TRISHA GOES DOWN UNDER TO CHANNEL 3 IN NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand commercial broadcaster Channel 3 has bought the first three months of Trisha (right), Anglia Television's daily daytime chat show for ITV. The deal, brokered by Trisha co-producer Universal, is
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ZEILER RINGS THE CHANGES AT RTL
RTL's new manager and programme director, Gerhard Zeiler, has announced a series of programming changes designed to target a younger audience and make the German commercial broadcaster more profitable. Zeiler has
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CINAR POSTS 69 PER CENT RISE IN NET PROFITS
Cinar, the Canadian children's and family programming producer/distributor, has posted a 69 per cent increase in net profit to $21.8 million (£13.3 million) for the 12 months to 30 November 1998.
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GRUNDY TO OVERSEE REALITY-BASED TV FOR UNIVERSAL
Annette Grundy has been appointed vice-president, European reality-based television for Universal Worldwide Television Production (UWTP). Grundy, who will be based in Amsterdam and report to UWTP president Ned Nalle, will be
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E.TV'S HEARING POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
Advocate Jules Browde, chairman of the South African Broadcasting Monitoring & Complaints Commission, has indefinitely postponed the hearing into e.tv's eight alleged transgressions of its licence conditions. The hearing, instigated by