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HUGHES TAKES TOP JOB AT WELSH TRAINING OUTFIT
Sion Hughes, deputy chief executive of Welsh independent producers' association TAC, has been appointed chief executive of Cyfle, the training company for the film and TV industry in Wales.
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DISNEY CHANNEL UK LAUNCHES EVENING MOVIE SLOT
The Disney Channel UK is introducing a new evening movie slot to its schedule from Monday (15 February). Under the initiative, the channel will air a different family movie every night,
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MONTGOMERY QUITS AS DIRECTOR OF SCOTTISH MEDIA
Former Mirror Group chief executive David Montgomery, who left the company last week, has resigned from his position as a non-executive director of Scottish Media Group with immediate effect. He originally
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SEPTEMBER FILMS KICKS OFF MANAGEMENT RESHUFFLE
Independent September Films has announced a management reshuffle, with general manager Sally Miles appointed managing director and David Green stepping up as chief executive. Miles, who joined the company in 1992,
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BBC AIRS LAWRENCE DRAMA
BBC 2 is to film the Tricycle Theatre's stage play, The Colour of Justice, a dramatised reconstruction of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, for transmission towards the end
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LIVING GETS GREEN FINGERS
Flextech TV-owned channel Living has acquired comedy gardening series Mrs Greenthumbs from Canadian producer/distributor Salter Street Films. The 26 x 30-minute series combines hands-on gardening tips with the humour of the
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BOARD MOVES AT CARLTON
The boards of Central Broadcasting and Carlton Broadcasting have been expanded with the appointment of three executives. Carlton Sales managing director Steve Platt and Carlton Television controller of broadcasting Coleena Reid
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PRIX ITALIA 50TH BIRTHDAY
The 1999 Prix Italia will be held in Florence and Sienna from 11-18 September 1999. This year - which is the 50th festival - will see the radio and television event
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Beat wins central Scotland licence
The Radio Authority has awarded the new FM independent regional radio licence in central Scotland to Beat FM, whose backers include Emap Radio and Changing Rooms presenter Carol Smillie.The Glasgow-based outfit
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Telewest sets digital date
Battle lines were drawn in the competition to launch digital cable TV services last Thursday (4 February) after Telewest unveiled plans to launch its digital package in the fourth quarter of this year, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Star Wars special effects man to direct CITV pre-school series
ITV controller of children's and youth programmes Nigel Pickard has agreed a raft of new commissions, including a pre-school show directed by the special effects director of Alien and The Empire
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C5 buys Real Life hospital doc series
Leeds-based factual producer Real Life Productions has secured a raft of new commissions including two documentary series for Channel 5, writes Liz Shackleton.
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VTR's Film Factory created the titles and bumpers for new ITV comedy series Days Like These. Commissioned by director Bob Spiers and producer John Bartlett, they were designed by Terry Hylton
VTR's Film Factory created the titles and bumpers for new ITV comedy series Days Like These. Commissioned by director Bob Spiers and producer John Bartlett, they were designed by Terry Hylton
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Liquid Television Graphics was commissioned by BBC executive producer Richard Klein to create the titles for new fly-on-the-wall documentary series Internal Affairs. Designed by Tim Varlow and produce
Liquid Television Graphics was commissioned by BBC executive producer Richard Klein to create the titles for new fly-on-the-wall documentary series Internal Affairs. Designed by Tim Varlow and produced by Asra Alikhan,
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XTV created the title sequence and stings for new Channel 5 series My Ex. Designed and directed by Michael Berthon, the titles feature faces from the series intercut with an animated
XTV created the title sequence and stings for new Channel 5 series My Ex. Designed and directed by Michael Berthon, the titles feature faces from the series intercut with an animated
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Commercial radio hit by BBC gains ..
BBC Radio has continued to gnaw away at the commercial sector's lead in the market, according to the latest round of Rajar figures.The corporation increased its share of all radio listening
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... as local stations buck trend
Local commercial radio staved off what could have been a drop for the whole of commercial radio, according to the latest Rajars, writes Tabitha Cole.
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Raven to head UBE sports team
United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) is boosting its commitment to sport by beefing up the management team at United Sport, writes Nicola Methven.
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AVID HAILS SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SOFTIMAGE DS
Avid Technology is claiming it has sold over 500 Softimage DS systems since its official launch last September. Avid Technology Europe product marketing director Simon Davies added that the company had
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ADVANSTAR BUYS UK ANIMATION TRADE SHOW
US publisher Advanstar has acquired leading UK graphics and animation trade show Digital Media World from Virtual Reality Centre for an undisclosed sum. Advanstar currently publishes a number of trade magazines