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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BDH and BBC Resources both win RTS double
Burrell Durrant Hifle (BDH) and BBC Resources each won two awards at the Royal Television Society's (RTS) craft and design awards held last Thursday (29 November), writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - POLAROID UNAFFECTED
Polaroid UK has attempted to reassure the market that it has not been affected by the US division's decision to file for Chapter 11, the US equivalent of administration which allows
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - ASTON IN SPANISH DEAL
Aston Broadcast Systems has received its biggest order ever from Spanish state broadcaster Radio Television Espanola (TVE). Aston, which was bought four weeks ago by Softel (Broadcast, 16.11.01), has been asked
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - SNELL & WILCOX GROWS
Snell & Wilcox has bought Newbury-based switcher and keyer manufacturer PSP Digital. The acquisition is the latest move in Snell & Wilcox's expansion strategy and follows the pur-chase in September of
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - INVENTOR OF THE YEAR
Roke Manor Research engineer John Mansbridge has been named Siemens Inventor of the Year. He was chosen from 57,000 research and development employees worldwide for his invention RipCore, an internet router
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - DI3 HIRES MD FROM SKY
Interactive TV software provider di3 (formerly Digital Impact) has appointed Mark Hughes as managing director. Hughes joins from BSkyB where, as part of the new media team, he was responsible for
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TRADE TALK - Burning bright
The BBC says goodbye to the strength behind Weakest Link, Ruth Davis, who joins Tiger Aspect Productions as entertainment editor.
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IN MY VIEW - Sarah Thane
On why technophobia needs to be addressed before the take-up of digital TV can progress.
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ON THE BOX - Better than sex
Independent producer and presenter Roger Bolton preferred the passion of Belfast's Question Time to the sensationalism of Taboo.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - New best friends
The BBC now has a head of sponsorhip, David Goldesgeyme. Although commercial rivals fear the worst - another hand in the advertising honeypot - the BBC insists only events, not programmes, will be sponsored.
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LEADER - Variety is exception, not norm
Those working in broadcasting, like politicians, must wake up to a new reality. Just as the prospect of tax increases returns to the political agenda, broadcasters and producers should accept the
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FREE TO AIR - Making news worthy
In the rush to portray Greg Dyke as a great populist and the sole architect of BBC 1's dash for ratings, it is conveniently forgotten how Dyke was schooled in the
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PRODUCTION - Doing it for themselves
The past year has seen a surge in the number of celebrities and agents dipping their toes into television production by forming their own indies. But there are pluses and minuses Jane Marlow reports.
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INDIE FINANCE - First Circle looks in perfect shape
When former Barraclough Carey director Daniel Wolf set up his own production company he knew he wanted to keep it small and focused. Five years on First Circle is enjoying the benefits of his vision. Meg Carter reports.
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TX - A winning performance
Work begins on the BBC's annual Sports Personality of the Year show almost as soon as the last one's finished. The complex logistics and planning required to adequately cover each year's
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INTERVIEW - Crowning glory
Last week's royal visit topped a vintage year for EastEnders executive producer John Yorke, who has overtaken Coronation Street in the ratings and successfully launched a fourth episode.
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RATINGS: WEEK ENDING 18 NOVEMBER - Early evening viewers slip from soap to soap
When soaps pull in record audiences, it's the primetime heavyweights the tabloids get in a lather about - and rightly so, bearing in mind the contribution made to BBC 1's primetime
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AND FINALLY
Chris Le Grys, producer of ITV's Night and Day, failed to make the grade as a gravediggerIf you weren't in TV what would you be doing?DJ-ing. Move over Smashey and NiceyWho
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OFF THE RECORD - Lion boss runs into royalty
Last Wednesday's royal nod to the broadcasting industry caused a stir well beyond the set of EastEnders where Her Majesty and Prince Philip began a day-long schmooze with the great and
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OFF THE RECORD
Granada content ubermeister Simon Shaps had his run-in with the monarch, not at Wednesday's reception at Buckingham Palace along with the rest of the industry but two days earlier, at the