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Available Light shines with 16-hour HTV West contract
Bristol-based indie Available Light productions has secured a deal with HTV West to produce 16 hours of regional shows, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC Choice orders slate of new entertainment shows
BBC Choice has ordered a slate of new commissions, including a music series fronted by comedian Sean Hughes, writes Tim Dams.
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RADIOSCAPE LAUNCHES DAB TRANSMISSION PRODUCTS
RadioScape has begun marketing a complete set of transmission products for digital audio broadcasting (DAB), which it developed to meet NTL's needs for the launch of the UK's commercial radio DAB
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RUSHES RECRUITS SALLY COOPER FROM AD AGENCY
Producer Sally Cooper has joined Rushes after four years at advertising agency WCRS, where she worked on a number of high profile, post-production and animation intensive projects. They included RSA's Little
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CINTEL OFFERS C-REALITY UPGRADE PATH FOR URSA USERS
Cintel is to offer an upgrade path to its top of the range C-Reality telecine technology, for its existing user base of Ursa Gold and Diamond systems. The new Ursa Callisto
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ACCOM TRIPLES REVENUE IN THE YEAR TO DECEMBER 1999
Accom has reported almost tripling its revenue in 1999, as it released its end of year results. It still posted a net loss for 1999, but at $1.7 million (£1.06 million)
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BLUE INSTALLS FLAME
Soho facility Blue Post Production has installed a Discreet Flame compositing and special effects system, supplied by Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry.Blue managing director Dave Cadle said Flame had been bought to
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BLACKHAM BECOMES BFV GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
Bristol based Broadcast Film and Video has re-structured its management, with its founder Dave Blackham becoming group managing director, with overall responsibility for BFV and its subsidiary operations.Rowland Jones, who joined
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BT TO OPEN SECOND TELEPORT IN US
BT Broadcast Services is to open a teleport in Los Angeles this autumn - its second in the US - to service a growth in business from the west coast of
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Grade may bid for Pinewood Studios
The news that Michael Grade might be bidding for Pinewood Studios took the UK film industry by surprise and, as Broadcast went to press, there was still no confirmation of the
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A spectacular host of ghostly special effects have been created for BBC 1's new comedy drama series Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (right), writes Joanna Scott. Based on the 1970s detective cult
A spectacular host of ghostly special effects have been created for BBC 1's new comedy drama series Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (right), writes Joanna Scott. Based on the 1970s detective cult
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Cinevideo invests in kit
Broadcast rental company Cinevideo has invested over£850,000 in new equipment from manufacturers including Sony, Canon and Vinten writes Joanna Scott.
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NBC tests confirm US DTV problems
The US digital television system has suffered a further setback with the news that tests by NBC have confirmed difficulties receiving reliable signals on indoor aerials in cities. At the same
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ITN Archive enters Japanese market
ITN Archive is expanding into Tokyo through a new agreement with Reuters Japan, as it gears up to secure additional clients in the region.The outfit, which launches this week, will be
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Sparke joins Mentorn to sell E-Vision service
Mentorn International has recruited APTN development executive Tim Sparke to sell its masthead TV version of current affairs magazine The Economist across the globe, writes Tim Dams.
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Brit writer to scribe US pilot
The Warner Brothers network has signed up British writer Brian Elsley to write the 30-minute pilot for the US version of The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, writes Ashley Davies.
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UNIVERSAL IN TALKS TO LAUNCH 13TH STREET IN JAPAN
Universal Studios Networks (USN) is understood to be in talks to launch its 13th Street action and adventure channel in Japan. USN president Tony Garland said there had been 'tremendous interest'
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EC DISMISSES ROHAN'S FORMULA ONE THREAT
The European Commission (EC) has played down a suggestion by Silverstone Circuits chief executive Derek Rohan that all Formula One races could be held outside Europe if the commission forces the
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20TH CENTURY FOX NAMES GLOBAL PAY-TV AND PPV CHIEF
Twentieth Century Fox senior vice-president, international pay- TV and pay-per-view Peter Levinsohn has been promoted to executive vice-president, worldwide pay-TV and pay-per-view. Levinsohn - who joined Fox in 1989 - will
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BUENA VISTA FACES COURT ACTION ON US MILLIONAIRE
Buena Vista Entertainment is being sued by Lloyd's UK insurance firm Goshawk, which is concerned that the US version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is producing too many winners.