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    Ealing Studios' future secured

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The owners of Ealing Studios are hoping to relive the glory days of the west London landmark after this week getting the go ahead for a£70m development.The plans, which were

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    Capital's head of strategy resigns

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Capital Radio has lost another high-profile member of staff following director of strategy and development Sally Oldham's decision to resign from the radio group, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Jobs to go at Static after sale to OpenTV

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Up to 10 jobs are set to go at interactive TV outfit Static 2358 following its purchase by US platform giant OpenTV in a cash and shares deal worth $59m (£42m), writes Simon Ellery.

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    RDF Media wins major US boost

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    RDF Media has bagged its second major US commission after sealing a deal with USA Networks to produce a transatlantic version of its cod Japanese betting format, Banzai.USA Networks' Chris Sloane

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    BBC orders Hat Trick sitcom

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Hat Trick Productions has been commissioned to produce a comedy 'mini-soap' for BBC 1 from the writer of Drop the Dead Donkey, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Ideal World to deliver C4 Virgins

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker has commissioned a controversial series from Ideal World which looks at people's 'first-time' encounters, writes Penny Hughes.

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    BBC TACKLES WEATHER

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The man behind Walking With Dinosaurs, BBC science creative director John Lynch is to executive produce Weather, a landmark series, writes Barbara Marshall. Scheduled for delivery next year, the series will

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    ITV unveils The Bill offshoot

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    ITV has unveiled details of its second planned spin-off from The Bill, Beech Is Back, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    TWI SELLS WIMBLEDON TENNIS DOC TO BBC 2

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    TWI has sold a four-part documentary series on the history of Wimbledon to BBC 2. The 4 x 55-minute programmes, Wimbledon: The History of the Championships, will feature restored newsreel and

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    UNITED PRODUCTIONS KICKS OFF COMEDY DRAMA

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    United Productions has begun production on a new comedy drama for ITV based on the novel The Last Detective. Peter Davison is to star as the book's protagonist, Dangerous Davies. The

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    PORTUGAL BUYS NEW 100-PART NODDY SERIES

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has licensed the whole of the new 100 x 10-minute series of Make Way for Noddy to RTP in Portugal. The agreement is the first international licensing deal for

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    TWO FOUR TV FILLS BOARD

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Two Four Productions' new media arm twofourtv has filled its last boardroom position with Paul Tarplee taking up the role of chief technology officer. Tarplee will oversee and co-ordinate the company's

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    POCKETT HIRES STONIER

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    English & Pockett, part of FutureBrand Worldwide has hired Peter Stonier as head of convergent media. He will be responsible for the company's growing involvement in the media business, mainly in

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    Lack of tech skills noted

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    A serious shortage of trained broadcast engineers is affecting both broadcasters and manufacturers, the News World Technology conference in London was told, writes Nick Radlo.

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    Panasonic plans European drive

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Newly appointed Panasonic Broadcast Europe chief Ted Taylor admitted last week that 'the ship is a little off course and there are gaps in the product line-up'.Taylor, who took the helm

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    Snell & Wilcox in bid for firm

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Snell & Wilcox has confirmed it is in talks to buy Newbury-based hardware manufacturer Post Impressions whose managing director has quit for Avid, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Liberty firms gain mds

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Rushes and Soho 601, both part of Liberty Livewire, have gained new managing directors it has emerged this week, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Encoda appoints global tech boss

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Encoda Systems, formed from the merger between CJDS, Enterprise and Drake Automation/DAL, has appointed Michael Dunn as global chief technology officer, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    MIDAS FIRST FOR CTV

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    CTV Outside Broadcast is the first to buy a broadcast console from Worcestershire-based Midas. The Broadcast 2000 console was part of a re-fit of one of their three OB trucks which

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    ITV's reversal of fortune

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    There is only one story in town at the moment and I don't mean the imminent lynching of the creative team behind the Big Brother BT Cellnet sponsorship credits. It is