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PHILIPS DTS PICKS DB BROADCAST FOR UK INTEGRATION ROLE
Philips Digital Transmission Systems (DTS) has appointed dB Broadcast as its premier integrator for UK projects as well as a reference point for worldwide projects. Philips DTS operations manager Weil Louvenberg
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STATIC 2358 BRINGS XMINER TO THE SURFACE
Design company Static 2358 has launched a new web-data mining and repurposing application targeted at interactive television and mobile PDAs. XMiner, a Java and XML application, allows interactive TV and mobile
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SOHO IMAGES SIGNS KELLY FROM METROCOLOR
Soho Images has poached former Metrocolor film grader and contactman Dave Kelly. Soho Images managing director Gary Napier said he was delighted to have captured Kelly, who he claimed was 'arguably
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SPACED DIRECTOR WRIGHT SIGNS FOR AD FIRM GODMAN
Commercials production company Godman has signed Channel 4's Spaced director Edgar Wright in a move that marks his first venture into advertising production.Wright, 25, has been making comedy films for over
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Avid to axe staff in restructuring plan
Avid Technology is expected to announce a significant number of redundancies and plans to spin off at least part of Softimage when it reveals a restructure next month.Avid said last Thursday
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VTR confirms talks with South Beach
Facilities company VTR has confirmed it is in talks with restaurant group South Beach Concepts about a partnership for production subsidiary Portman Entertainment.Shares in South Beach Concepts, which trade on the
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Pinnacle hails record earnings for quarter
Pinnacle Systems has reported what it claims is a ninth successive quarter of record earnings.The company said revenue for its first quarter of fiscal 2000 jumped to $50.45 million (£30.1 million),
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SGI shares slump to all-time low
Shares in troubled computer manufacturer Silicon Graphics (SGI) plunged to an all-time low after the company announced larger than expected first-quarter losses and revealed it would write off $86 million (£51.3
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Channel 4 leads UK Emmy nominations
UK producers and broadcasters have secured an impressive seven out of 21 nominations for the 27th International Emmys.Channel 4 led the way - four of its projects have made the shortlists
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News Corp bids for FTV Premiera
News Corp is one of the potential bidders for FTV Premiera, the holder of the Czech Prima TV commercial licence, according to the bank handling the sale.Czech bank IPB confirmed on
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Australia mulls loosening of foreign ownership rules
Treating the Australian media just like any other industry over issues of foreign ownership is just one of a package of recommendations from a government advisory panel that, if adopted, would
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GRANADA USA SLICES HAMM FROM STUDIOS USA
Granada Entertainment USA (GEU) president Scott Siegler has recruited Bill Hamm from Studios USA to take the newly created position of senior vice-president series programming. Hamm will oversee the development and
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TVNZ RENEWS CARLTON INTERNATIONAL DEAL
New Zealand public service broadcaster TVNZ has renewed its output deal with Carlton International for a further three years. The deal gives TVNZ first look at Carlton International shows including new
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WORLDWIDE SELLS MIAMI 7 AROUND WORLD
BBC Worldwide has sold S Club 7 in Miami - known as Miami 7 in the UK - to broadcasters in more than 35 countries and has been appointed exclusive distributor
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FOX KIDS EUROPE TO FLOAT ON AMSTERDAM STOCK MARKET
Fox Kids Europe is to be floated on the Amsterdam stock market under plans announced by its parent, Fox Family Worldwide (FFW). It will include all FFW's European cable and satellite
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EX-CARLTON MAN JONES JOINS VISUAL INTERNATIONAL
Former Carlton International director of international relations Philip Jones has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Visual International, which specialises in distributing music, light entertainment and documentary programming for third-party producers
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RAYNER LEAVES ITEL FOR CARLTON AUSTRALASIA ROLE
Carlton International director of sales Louise Sexton has hired Dominic Rayner from rival UK distributor Itel to become territory manager Australasia. Rayner, who is due to take up his new position
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TRADE TALK - Young at heart
David Young is the BBC's youngest ever head of light entertainment yet he's already catching the eye of the corporation bigwigs, writes Tim Dams.
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TRADE TALK - Tony Stoller
On the work that has gone into preparations for the launch of the commercial digital radio multiplexes.
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New media gold diggers
The trickle of talent leaving TV for the world of new media is threatening to become a flood. Why? Because the skills picked up in broadcasting can prove invaluable. John Plunkett reports.