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Pact launches online jobs site for indies
Producers alliance Pact has launched a jobs page on its website: www.pact.co.uk.The free service is designed to help indies recruit from a broad pool of production and technical staff.
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BSkyB to sign joint-venture with Kingston
BSkyB is close to signing a joint-venture deal with Hull-based telephone and communications outfit Kingston Communications to provide a 60-channel interactive TV service. Kingston has already started trials involving nearly 1,000
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Radio Authority to advertise next licensing round
The Radio Authority is to advertise the next major analogue radio licence (the regional licence for the west midlands) in April and the west/south Yorkshire licence in September. The midlands winner
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Chris Patten to deliver first of Reith Lectures 2000
Chris Patten will deliver the first in the series of this year's Reith Lectures, which will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the BBC World Service and the internet. His lecture
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Fletcher nabs Border Radio Head Of Sport slot
Darren Fletcher has been appointed to the newly created position of group head of sport at Border Radio Holdings. Fletcher will continue in his role as sports editor at the east
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New crewing service launches via email and mobiles
A new online database of crews has been launched, called ultimatefilm.com.The new service, targeted at production executives, is designed so that production managers can view a CV online and then contact
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Jellikins secures second series on GMTV
GMTV children's and digital general manager Gillian Carr has recommissioned Winchester Television and Optical Image co-production Jellikins (right) for a second series. A 13 x 20-minute series of the weekly, animated
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Ex-R1 DJ John becomes Capital Gold's Man Of Kent
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Adrian John is to present the breakfast show on Capital Radio's Capital Gold service in Kent. John, who will replace Tim Stewart, was due to join
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Government plans own TV services
The government is planning to launch its own digital TV channels to help deliver key public services in fields such as health, employment and voting.The plans - revealed exclusively in Broadcast
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RA to issue 'yellow cards'
Radio stations are to be issued with new football-style 'yellow cards' by the Radio Authority if they are judged to be in danger of breaching their format, writes John Plunkett.
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ITV2 snaps up rights to HTV soap
HTV Wales has struck a deal with ITV2 for the digital channel to air its new regional soap, Nuts & Bolts, writes Ashley Davies.
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ITC's shares show C5 up and C4 steady
The Independent Television Commission's share figures for the whole of 1999 reveal falls for the BBC and ITV, while Channel 4 held steady and Channel 5 notched up a rise, writes Paul Donovan.
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TSI Design was commissioned by Big Bear Films to produce the title sequence and special effects for new BBC1 comedy My Hero. The title sequence shows Thermo Man, played by Ardal
TSI Design was commissioned by Big Bear Films to produce the title sequence and special effects for new BBC1 comedy My Hero. The title sequence shows Thermo Man, played by Ardal
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Liquid Television Graphics created the title sequence and graphics for Transatlantic Films' How Animals Tell the Time. The passing of time and its relation to the lives of animals are interpreted
Liquid Television Graphics created the title sequence and graphics for Transatlantic Films' How Animals Tell the Time. The passing of time and its relation to the lives of animals are interpreted
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CFC completed 150 shots on 20th Century Fox film The Beach. In one scene, Leonardo diCaprio and Virginie Ledoyen make love in the sea, illuminated by phosphorescent plankton. Designed by 3D
CFC completed 150 shots on 20th Century Fox film The Beach. In one scene, Leonardo diCaprio and Virginie Ledoyen make love in the sea, illuminated by phosphorescent plankton. Designed by 3D
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Thane pulls out of race for ITC chief
Independent Television Commission director of programmes and cable Sarah Thane has ruled herself out of the running for the post of chief executive - which will become vacant later this year
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Lab's Harrison moves to Sky
Sky Productions head Mark Freeland has continued to boost his in-house programme-making department by recruiting Andy Harrison from LWT's low-cost programme-making unit The Lab, writes David Wood.
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Arena plans major Kurosawa co-production
Veteran BBC 2 arts strand Arena is planning an ambitious film examining the life and work of the late Japanese film-maker Akira Kurosawa, writes Steve Clarke.
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Cintel denies crisis as PR agent pulls out
Telecine manufacturer Cintel has denied it is facing financial difficulties after the surprise decision by its long-standing press and marketing advisor Hobbs Associates to terminate their nine-year relationship. Dick Hobbs said
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Intelsat tests show high degree of interoperability
Intelsat has published the results of its latest interoperability testing for digital video compression equipment in satellite use, including equipment that can operate in a plug-and-play environment using some specific parameters.