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    Liberty plans internet strategy

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Liberty Media plans to build a network of post-production companies to provide a digital infrastructure to support future internet and broadband services, according to vice-president David Beddow.Speaking only days after Liberty's

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    Pacy moves in for Appleton at Clever

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    WPP subsidiary Clever Group has parted company with chief executive Stuart Appleton as part of a move to restructure the company, which will eventually group WPP's diverse facilities interests into a

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    Quantel and Omnibus link up to develop Inspiration

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Quantel has signed a development and marketing deal with news station automation specialist Omnibus.The alliance, announced at last week's News World Conference in Barcelona, will focus on technical development, sales and

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    Avid cuts Unity price to attract smaller facilities

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Avid technology is dropping the price of its Unity media networking system in an attempt to kick-start sales to smaller facilities.In a campaign redolent of its disastrous summer promotion for AVBV-based

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    GMG and Seven in joint-venture talks

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media Group and Australia's Seven Network are in talks about a joint-venture production outfit to create programming for the Australian and international markets.The venture is intended to operate as an

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    X-Dream to break out of Europe

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    UK broadcaster, distributor and producer X-Dream International has secured a $70 million (£43 million) investment deal to back the launch of its European Extreme Sports Channel into South America and Asia,

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    Distributors join forces for Sithengi

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Seven UK distributors are joining forces to boost UK sales to the South African market at the Sithengi film and TV market in Cape Town this month (November 16-19), writes Liz

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    Flashback wins A&E job for war machines series

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Flashback Television has picked up a commission from A&E Television Networks' The History Channel for a 4 x 60-minute series, Battle Stations, writes Tim Dams.The series examines the machines that proved

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    NEWS CORP AND BT CONSIDER TAKING CONTROL OF VIVENDI

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    News Corp and BT are considering a joint move to take control of Vivendi, according to newspaper reports. The French utilities and media giant made its own predatory move on BSkyB,

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    PRICE RANGE FOR FOX KIDS EUROPE FLOTATION REVEALED

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Fox Kids Europe is to be floated at between )10.50 (£6.74) and )13.50 (£8.66) per share when it is offered on the Amsterdam stock market on 18 November. Fox Kids Europe

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    NAT GEO/CARLTON VENTURE FINISHES FIVE WILDLIFE DOCS

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    National Geographic Channel's Program Enterprises Group (NGT-PET) has wrapped production on five projects focusing on conservation, all produced under the channel's joint-venture with Carlton Television. Under the deal, signed in April

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    DISCOVERY GAINS FOOTHOLD IN CROATIA

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has entered the Croatian market for the first time with the launch of five factual channels - Discovery, Animal Planet, Discovery Travel & Adventure, Civilisation and Sci-Trek.

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    NEW CHAIR CHAIMOWITZ BIDS TO EXPAND AUCTION CHANNEL

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Brilliant Digital-owned The Auction Channel has named Ron Chaimowitz as its new chairman and chief executive officer. Chaimowitz, a former co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of GT Interactive Software, said

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    MONTE CARLO TV FESTIVAL ADDS BEST TV SERIES PRIZE

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    The Monte Carlo Television Festival is planning to launch a new television category at its 2001 event. Festival secretary general David Tomatis confirmed this week that the event would add a

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    INTERNATIONAL DOC AWARDS FESTIVAL TO LAUNCH IN 2001

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Discovery Communications has joined forces with the American Film Institute (AFI) to launch a new international documentary awards festival. The AFI/Discovery Global Documentary Festival is expected to launch in the spring/summer

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    FRENCH RUGBY DEFEAT BRINGS RECORD AUDIENCE FOR TF1

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    French broadcaster TF1 reported a record audience of more than 14 million viewers on Saturday (6 November) for the France v Australia Rugby World Cup final. Sources at TF1, who said

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    Miles better?

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Will Annie Miles stuff the schedules with Brit-produced shows such as Dennis & Gnasher when she takes over at Fox Kids UK, asks David Wood.

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    Sarah Thane is ITC director of programmes and cable

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    On how we should approach the development of a media education strategy for our children.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - The eagle has landed

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Liberty Media's expansive plans to make a£150 million bid for US facilities giant Four Media has sent shock waves through post-production in this country. Dominic Timms investigates.

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    OPINION - Education key to public service TV

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Education is the new buzz in television - at least, it will be until the end of year or whenever the Government rules on the future funding of the BBC. This