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OFF THE RECORD - The midas touch
Execs from BSkyB were particularly ebullient at the royal reception, boasting that the monarch spent a good 10 minutes looking at their specially installed display. The loyal royalists from Isleworth had
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BBC2 unveils Winter schedule
Topical drama from BBC news and current affairs team heads£77m Christmas and Winter line-up
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MediaWave goes into administration
Company behind Madonna webcast fails to find funding and calls in receivers PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Sales slump costs 60 jobs at Quantel
Quantel intends to cut 60 jobs from its workforce in reaction to worsening market conditions, writes Barbara MarshallAlthough staff have not yet been made redundant, a list of 60 names was
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VFG restructure fails to stem losses
Beleaguered film and video facilities group VFG expects pre-tax losses to reach£7.5m or£8m for the year ended August 2001, despite a major restructure which attempted to shore up the
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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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Aston in spanish deal
Aston Broadcast Systems has received its biggest order ever from Spanish state broadcaster Radio Televisión Española (TVE). Aston, which was bought four weeks ago by Softel (Broadcast, 16.11.01), has been asked
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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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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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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 purchase in September of
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Murphy in plea for digital TV coalition
Carlton chief executive appeals to terrestrial broadcasters to 'put some muscle' behind planned free-to-air digital terrestrial service
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blueyonder teen novel
Telewest has unveiled details of its first animated broadband project to run on its high-speed internet service blueyonder, writes Simon ElleryFlextech Television creative director Jett Loe has commissioned independent animation company
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Broadcast web poll
The majority of broadcasters and independents would like to see ownership rules reformulated rather than scrapped or retained in their current form, according to an online survey conducted for produxion.com.In
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S4C to flush out new Welsh talent
S4C kid's commissioning editor Meiron Davies charged with finding new performers, writers and producers in the region
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Ministry radio bid
The Ministry of Sound has entered the race for the hotly contested East Midlands analogue licence with plans to launch a new youth station.If successful, the company plans to have
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Queen opens for CNN
CNN's 150 London-based news staff this week moved into their new 1,600 square foot studios in London's Great Marlborough Street after an official opening ceremony by the Queen.The upgraded offices
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History Channel moves into drama
Documentary specialist branches out to capitalise on viewers' enthusiasm for history programming
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Kudos appointment
Kudos Productions has named former BBC script editor Claire Parker as head of development.Parker replaces Howard Burch who left the role six weeks ago to work within the indie's film
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CSS acquires talent agency
Company which represents Parkie and Cilla buys Peters Fraser & Dunlop in move that could lead to creation of new indie
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Shed md chairs Pact
Shed Productions managing director Eileen Gallagher has been elected as the new chair of Pact, succeeding Hartswood Films chairman Beryl Vertue who continues to sit on the governing council.Tiger Aspect