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HOCKADAY TAKES ON ASIA
Mary Hockaday has been appointed editor of the south and east Asia editions of the BBC World Service morning news programme The World Today. Hockaday's previous roles at World Service radio
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CABLE TAKE-UP RISES
Take-up of cable TV services reached an all-time high in the last quarter, to hit 23.7 per cent penetration on 1 January 1999. Overall, the UK cable operators added a total
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R3 LAUNCHES OPERA SERIES
Former BBC Radio 3 controller Sir John Drummond is to present a new five-part series for R3 looking at the state of opera in Britain since 1945. A Price Worth Paying?
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Griffee to take control of the English regions
BBC director of national and regional broadcasting Mark Thompson has appointed Andy Griffee to replace Nigel Chapman as controller, English regions.Griffee will take up his post, based at the BBC's Pebble
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LNN poaches Atkins as head of news
London News Network (LNN) managing director Denise Harker has poached the editor of BBC sports news, Nick Atkins, to become head of news, writes Nicola Methven.
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Ward to head up Lucky Dog
Babes in the Wood producer Lucky Dog has appointed Pete Ward to run the company, following the departure of managing director Kenton Allen, writes Nicola Methven.
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CE Digital is sole taker for Birmingham
CE Digital, the Capital Radio/Emap Radio digital joint-venture, has emerged as the only applicant for the local digital radio multiplex in Birmingham, writes John Plunkett.
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The Dog & Dinosaur Show is BBC Choice's new children's programme, presented by two animated hosts. US-based computer animation company Protozoa created the Dog and Dinosaur characters separately and t
The Dog & Dinosaur Show is BBC Choice's new children's programme, presented by two animated hosts. US-based computer animation company Protozoa created the Dog and Dinosaur characters separately and then composited
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The House created the title sequence for Blaze, produced by Darlow Smithson for Channel 4. The titles show a room being demolished by fire but as it progresses the burning reverses
The House created the title sequence for Blaze, produced by Darlow Smithson for Channel 4. The titles show a room being demolished by fire but as it progresses the burning reverses
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Killer in the Family
BBC Resources Manchester's graphics department created the titles for one-off documentary Killer in The Family. The sequence, designed by Ian Bate and Susan Frost, moves through a gallery showing symbolic images
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Callister joins Sky News exodus
Sky News anchor Stefanie Callister has become the latest in a stream of presenters to depart the 24-hour news channel in recent weeks.Callister, who has been with the channel since it
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ITC censures LWT for 'uncritical' sex
The Independent Television Commission has rapped LWT for the sexual content of its ITV programme, Vice: The Sex Trade, after receiving 53 viewer complaints.Viewers complained that the first two episodes of
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Hain appoints two in Virgin Radio shake-up
Virgin Radio programme director Bobby Hain has announced a shake-up at the station, with the appointment of a head of music programming and head of music scheduling, writes John Plunkett.
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TEKTRONIX PROFITS DOWN 50 PER CENT
Tektronix has announced a fall in net profits of over 50 per cent for its latest quarter. The company made $14.5 million (£8.9 million) net in its third quarter ending 27
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MEDIA 100 SALES SURGE IMPROVES LOSSES
Media 100 has cut its first-quarter net loss by more than 50 per cent. Figures for the period ending 28 February 1999 show net sales had increased by 15 per cent
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VERBE NAMED FACILITY DIRECTOR AT SMOKE & MIRRORS
Penny Verbe has taken on the newly created role of facility director at Smoke & Mirrors (S&M). Verbe (left), formerly production manager at S&M, will concentrate on shaping the company's future
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ALIAS TO SET UP MAYA FUSION WITH EYEON SOFTWARE
Alias/Wavefront is going into partnership with Eyeon Software to develop Maya Fusion, a new compositing and effects tool for the NT platform. The software, which will be previewed at NAB in
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IN:SYNC TO SHOW OFF LATEST SPEED RAZOR AT NAB
At NAB, in:sync will demonstrate its latest 'client' version of Speed Razor, Speed Razor Mach 4.5. The networkable, software-only solution enables real-time viewing of multiple layers of video effects and still
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METRO WINS UK DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT WITH RT-SET
Metro Broadcast has been appointed sole distributor of RT-SET products in the UK including the company's virtual set solutions. Metro is setting up a fully operational virtual set at the National
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UTV PLACES BULK VTR ORDER WITH PANASONIC
UTV, the Channel 3 broadcaster for Northern Ireland, has ordered nine DVCPRO50 VTRs from Panasonic for its news operations. The AJ-D950 is a dual standard VTR, capable of playing back and