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    ITV to go to court to halt ITC's order

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    ITV is pushing ahead with its plans to take the Independent Television Commission to court following the ITC's order last week that the network must move its Nightly News bulletin to

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    The heat is on for Caribbean

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, multicultural programmes Yasmin Anwar has defended the line-up for this summer's Caribbean Summer season after being accused of broadcasting stereotypical images of black people, writes Ashley Davies.Caribbean

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    BBC masterclasses opened up

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is to open up its masterclasses with key BBC executives and talent to people outside the corporation for the first time, writes Tara Conlan.BBC Choice head of programming Stuart

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    BBC series for Ladbroke

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Radio indie Ladbroke Radio has tied up a number of new commissions from BBC Radio 2 and BBC World Service, writes Georgina Lipscomb.R2 has lined up Ladbroke to produce a 6

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    SKARAMOOSH EXPANDS INTO LARGER SOHO PREMISES

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Design company Skaramoosh is expanding and has moved to larger premises next door to its current Neal Street home. Managing Director Daniel Slight said: 'The consistent demand for work was making

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    MC2 INSTALLS FIRST CYCLOPS MOTION RIG IN LONDON

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Motion control facility MC2 has installed a Mark Roberts Cyclops motion control rig at Black Island Studios in west London. The rig is the first in London and one of only

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    THOMPSON LEAVES LOREL CYBERSTAR FOR KINGSTON TLI

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Satellite and broadcast operation Kingston TLI has appointed Nick Thompson as managing director. Thompson joins from Lorel CyberStar where he was European president and replaces David Stone who becomes non-executive chairman.

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    ORAD TO BUY FRENCH NUMERIC VIDEO

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Virtual studio company Orad has signed an agreement to buy French Numeric Video, developer and manufacturer of video servers and live slow-motion systems. The deal is expected to be completed in

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    PINNACLE TO REPURCHASE UP TO 3 MILLION OF OWN STOCK

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Video equipment manufacturer Pinnacle Systems has announced a stock repurchase scheme in which it may buy up to 3 million shares of its common stock. According to president and chief executive

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    PROMAX EXTENDS AWARD NOMINATIONS

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Promax UK has extended its deadline for award nominations to Wednesday (9 August). Entries should be sent to Debbie Lawrence, Promax UK, Garden Studios, 11-15 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BP (020

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    SIGGRAPH BOOSTS SHOWCASES DIGITAL HUMAN SIMULATION

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Digital human simulation was a hot topic at Siggraph. Digital Domain's Experience Music Project, titled James Brown: Putting a New Face on the Godfather of Soul, created a funky digital performance

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    SOFTIMAGE PREVIEWS NEW 3D ANIMATION PACKAGE

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Softimage previewed version 1.5 of XSI, its 3D animation package at Siggraph.Due in late November, only six months after the original product's debut, v1.5 looks like an attempt to make up

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    BBC and GTV link up as 3sixtymedia

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Granada Television and the BBC have announced a new joint-venture this week combining their Manchester production facilities. The company, 3sixtymedia, is expected to launch in the autumn, subject to the approval

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    Eight quit Nats to launch Station or join Farm

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Eight members of Soho Square facility Nats are quitting the company in two separate moves this week. Six are to launch new venture The Station while two are joining The Farm

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    SIGGRAPH SPECIAL: WILL MAN AND MACHINE MERGE? - Graphics in techno leap

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    The future is 'one huge graphics challenge' said keynote speaker Ray Kurzweil last week at computer graphics convention Siggraph, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Friendly computers the way forward

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    The emerging technologies forum at Siggraph painted a bleak picture of society as we strive to make friends of computers, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Pye tipped to head joint GMI/Itel arm

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media's new commercial director and executive vice-president, international production, Chris Pye, is being tipped to oversee a combined Granada Media International (GMI) and Itel.Granada said this week that details of

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    India goes digital

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has brokered a deal for BBC Resources to develop a blueprint for the introduction of digital terrestrial TV (DTT) in India, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Imago Productions has won two wildlife commissions from Discovery, write Ashley Davies and Simon Ellery. The Norwich-based indie's first commission is a 15 x 30-minute series for Animal Planet Europe,

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Imago Productions has won two wildlife commissions from Discovery, write Ashley Davies and Simon Ellery. The Norwich-based indie's first commission is a 15 x 30-minute series for Animal Planet Europe, that

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    Postcard from ... Denis Seguin in Toronto

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    This July three events changed the face of Canadian television broadcasting.Since anyone cares to remember, there have been two national television networks: CBC and CTV, representing the public and private sectors