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As regions reflect the national picture
Local radio reflected the national picture, with commercial radio's share dropping 1.6 percentage points to 38.4 per cent year-on-year, while BBC local services gained 1.5 per cent to 10.8 per cent, writes John Plunkett.
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Bafta starts indie strand
Bafta is to launch a new interview strand dedicated to the independent production sector, writes Tim Dams.
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Red Post commissioned by Brighter Pictures to create titles for The Spy Next Door
Red Post production was commissioned by production company Brighter Pictures to create the title sequence and branded graphics for new Sky One series The Spy Next Door. Live action was shot
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Lynx Digital post-produces BBC children's talent show
Lynx Digital has post-produced new BBC 1 children's talent show Steps to the Stars. The show includes music from the group and features two of its members as presenters, Claire and
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C&W Communications creates branding for digital cable TV service
Cable & Wireless Communications' in-house content production department created the idents and branding for its digital cable TV service - one of the first digital interactive cable services in the UK.
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Bowdur moves up in lifestyle revamp
Granada lifestyle controller James Hunt has reorganised his 300-strong department in a move that sees Shop! executive producer Helen Bowdur take the new role of executive producer for Granada's joint-venture channels.Reporting
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C4 drinks from Poisoned cup
Channel 4's science and education department has ordered a 6 x 30-minute series looking at the work of the National Poisons Unit from Twenty Twenty Productions, writes Ashley Davies.
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Unique readies Barry and Previn for R2
Radio indie Unique Broadcasting has secured a raft of new shows and recommissions from the BBC including two new series for BBC Radio 2, presented by John Barry and Andre Previn, writes John Plunkett.
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BBC develops detector for home digital equipment
The BBC has developed a handheld device to pinpoint precisely the location of digital television receivers - to within a yard inside people's homes, it is claimed. It is suggested this
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Huhtala takes on Inferno at Clear
Simon Huhtala will be joining Soho effects house Clear on 21 February as senior Inferno artist, joining from SVC. Huhtala has spent 12 months at SVC and previously worked at Cinesite.
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FCC rules against DVB system in US
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled out reopening the debate over the digital TV standard it mandated for the US, despite concern that the standard does not work in
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Viasat to go completely tapeless in March
The West Drayton playout complex (above) of Scandinavian satellite broadcaster Viasat is expected to go completely tapeless in March. Viasat transmits five channels to Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and is now
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Avid stands by Softimage arm
Avid Technology has denied any intention of selling the Softimage business it bought from Microsoft, claiming it will be putting more into developing and marketing the division's products, especially its DS
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Broadcasters call for digital interoperability
A production seminar on video servers at the EBU in Geneva last week saw calls for further progress towards interoperability of digital video formats.Although there are now two families of digital
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CNN puts Maddox in lead Europe role
CNN has promoted regional managing editor Tony Maddox to the new post of vice-president of its European production operation in London. The appointment makes Maddox the only CNN vice-president outside the
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Granada moves in Oz, Germany
Granada Media has firmed up its international expansion drive, signing its strategic alliance with Australia's Seven Network and opening the doors of its new German subsidiary, writes Tim Dams.
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US/UK will be watching Big Brother
Hit European entertainment show Big Brother is set to air on both UK and US screens by the end of the year, write Tim Dams and Ashley Davies.
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Maynard moves up in Sunset + Vine expansion
Sunset + Vine (S+V) has expanded its distribution department and appointed Giselle Maynard to the post of sales and marketing director. Maynard, formerly senior distribution manager, now heads a four-strong department.S+V,
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Hearst/Multipark to launch Cosmopolitan Channel
The Hearst Corporation has formed a joint-venture with Spanish cable operator Multipark to create a 24-hour cable channel based on women's magazine Cosmopolitan. Senior vice-president of Hearst Entertainment Cynthia Hudson told
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E! to launch joint-venture channel in Scandinavia
US-based E! Entertainment Television Networks is launching a new entertainment news E! channel in Scandinavia, in a joint-venture with Stockholm-based new media company NonStop Television. E! Entertainment Television Scandinavia is scheduled