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Teletubbies shortlisted for daytime Emmy
Ragdoll Productions' Teletubbies has been shortlisted in the outstanding pre-school children's series category at the US Daytime Emmy Awards. The show, first commissioned for the BBC in 1997, broadcasts daily in
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Tidmarsh lands BBC Worldwide factual brief
BBC Worldwide's global marketing and brand development division has appointed Alix Tidmarsh as general manager, factual group, with a brief to build brands and properties for the genre. She started her
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Williams to handle development at Nick GNV
Nickeolodeon Global Network Ventures has named Courtney Williams as head of business and network development, Europe. Williams, who will be based in London, previously managed the channel's launch throughout the Asia
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Broadbent to lead Rapture on acquisition trail
Satellite and cable youth channel Rapture Television is planning a move into programming acquisitions and has drafted in former Carlton TV acquisitions executive John Broadbent to lead the drive.Broadbent, previously
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Entertainment Rights turns to C4's Wiseman
Entertainment Rights, formerly SKD Media, has hired Channel 4 International programme sales executive Alix Wiseman as sales manager. She will be responsible for Latin America, France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Benelux.
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US city gives free web access to cable viewers
The city of LaGrange, Georgia has become the first city in the US to provide free internet access through cable television, reports US website Computerworld.The LaGrange Internet TV service, which
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ABC president Fili-Krushel to leave job
ABC Television network president Patricia Fili-Krushel, the highest-ranking female executive in the US broadcast industry, is to leave her post, reports the Wall Street Journal. Fili-Krushel, whose job includes overseeing entertainment
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Brits, brains and black cab drama lead out BBC 2's£75m spring/summer schedule
Root promises 'innovation, core values and fantastic effects' in new season
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Brits, brains and black cab drama lead out BBC 2's£75 million spring/summer schedule
Root promises 'innovation, core values and fantastic effects'
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ITC delivers verdict on performance of Channel 4 and Channel 5
Qualified praise for broadcasters in 1999 annual performance reviews
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Minister's switchover target 'can be met'
Ninety-five per cent of UK homes could go digital by 2010
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Smith's switchover target 'can be met'
Ninety-five per cent of UK homes could be digital by 2010
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Golden Brown - Karen Brown, Channel 4's great survivor
Karen Brown, deputy director of programmes at Channel 4, survived two chief executives and is now thriving under a third, writes Peter Keighron Picture the scene. Michael Jackson has corralled Tim
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The interactive classroom - the bell tolls for schools TV
Will traditional schools programming soon become a thing of the past? Jim Curtis investigates how broadcasters have responded to the government's drive to create a new 'interactive curriculum'Teachers may frequently