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    BBC ONLINE SIGNS WITH ON DIGITAL TO PROVIDE NEWS

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    BBC Online has signed a deal with On Digital to provide news headlines and a link to BBC news and weather on On Digital's new digital terrestial television internet service On

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    ULSTER TELEVISION SHOWS STRONG PROFITS GROWTH

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Ulster Television's group operating profit rose 24 per cent to£6.7m in the six months to June. Interim results released on Monday (18 September) revealed its television operating profit was up

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    PEARSON COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MOVES UP AT RTL

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Pearson TV director of communications Roy Addison has been promoted to director of communications for the RTL Group, following Pearson TV's merger with CLT-Ufa earlier this year. Addison, who will be

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    SEPTEMBER LURES BURSTALL FROM FLAME TO HEAD FACTUAL

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September Films has poached Flame executive producer James Burstall to become its first head of factual. Burstall, who will report to September chief executive David Green, will be charged with overseeing

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    RECORD NUMBER OF COUNTRIES SIGN UP FOR WILDSCREEN

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    The upcoming Wildscreen Festival has attracted delegates from 43 countries to this year's event, a record number of nations. More than 800 attendees are booked in for the week-long festival, which

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    INSIDER INSPIRATION TO BE INTERVIEWED AT SHEFFIELD

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Documentary maker Lowell Bergman (right), whose CBS investigation into the tobacco industry inspired feature film The Insider, will be interviewed by Channel 4 head of nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove at

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    C4'S PETERS TO PRESENT CELEBRITY SHOW FOR CARLTON

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, children's and young people Andi Peters has been signed up by Carlton TV to present its forthcoming live ITV teatime celebrity show, Celebrity, which begins on Monday

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    S4C TO SHOW FRENCH RUGBY SEASON ON DIGITAL

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    S4C has secured the rights to televise the domestic French club rugby season and will broadcast games on S4C Digital, which is available throughout the UK. Each week it will broadcast

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    FLEXTECH SEEKS CONTENT CHIEF FOR SCENE ONE

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Telewest content arm Flextech is looking to fill the newly created position of director of content for its cross-platform interactive entertainment guide Scene One. Reporting to Scene One general manager Mark

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    R2 unveils schedule

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 has unveiled its autumn/winter schedule, with highlights including new series fronted by Jack Docherty and Sir Derek Jacobi, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Sci-Fi opens short film competition

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    The Sci-Fi Channel has launched a short film competition to develop four scripts, with a winning entry produced for cinemas and television, writes Simon Ellery.

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    SKY COMMISSIONS VISAGE FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    BSkyB commercial arm Sky Business has appointed business broadcasting outfit Visage Productions to develop and produce more than 2,500 hours of original programming each year for business-to-business channels the Automotive Channel

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    USP RADIO PROJECTS APPOINTS 98 FM'S HUTTON

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Radio indie USP Radio Projects has appointed former Dublin-based 98 FM managing director Ken Hutton to the new role of new business development director. Hutton, 34, takes charge of exploring new

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    DONNENFELD JOINS NICKELODEON AS RESEARCH HEAD

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    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'

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    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