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UBE POACHES ROBERTSON TO HEAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Channel 4 head of corporate affairs Sue Robertson has been poached by United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) to become its director of public affairs. Robertson's brief at UBE will be to redefine the
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BAGS TELEWEST CARRIAGE DEAL
National Geographic Channel has secured a three-year carriage deal on Telewest's digital cable service, due to launch later this year. The agreement also renews the channel's existing deal for carriage on Telewest's analogue service.
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SMITH LAUNCHES SKILLS INVESTMENT FUND
The Skills Investment Fund, proposed by the Government last year to raise money for training within the broadcast and film industry, was officially launched on Monday (4 October) by Media Secretary Chris Smith. The
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HOWDEN JOINS U'DIRECT
Independent pay-per-view movie service u'directfilms has recruited former BBC Broadcast controller of programme acquisition Alan Howden as a senior adviser. Howden, who retired from the BBC this year, will advise the 12- channel, near-video-on-demand
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ITC REVIEWS POINTS SYSTEM
The Independent Television Commission has announced a review of the digital points system, designed to prevent digital TV being dominated by a single programme supplier. The system could be overhauled to take into account
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SGRiN CHOOSES HUGHES
Sgrin, the media agency for Wales, has appointed Gwawr Hughes to become co-ordinator of Media Antenna Cymru Wales. Media Antenna works to provide a direct link between the European Union's media programme and Wales.Hughes
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARDS
More than 60 entries from local and national broadcasters have been received for the 1999 mental health media awards. The awards, which aim to recognise TV and radio programmes that increase the public's
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STUDENTS WIN COMMISSION
Granada Television executive producer, regional sport, Don Jones has commissioned a half-hour documentary, Injury Time, produced by students on the Television Features course at Salford University. The film, scheduled to air on Granada TV
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Latest Pebble Mill cuts claim 16 jobs
BBC Birmingham is to shed 16 management and support posts in the latest in a series of redundancies to hit the BBC's beleaguered Pebble Mill operation.The move follows the restructure introduced by new
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ICG APPOINTS NEW NATIONS AND REGIONS CHIEF
The BBC's independent commissioning group (ICG) has appointed a new executive responsible for boosting output from indies in the nations and regions, writes Tim Dams. Jo McIlvenna joins as national and regional independent development
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BSkyB adds duo to digital platform
BSkyB has upped the ante in the fight for digital TV viewers by signing two new channels to its digital satellite platform - the US-based Hallmark Entertainment network and the Money Channel, writes John Plunkett.
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Brighter goes undercover to land debut commission for Sky One
Independent Brighter Pictures has won its first commission from Sky One, a 7 x 30-minute look at the undercover world of amateur espionage, writes John Plunkett.
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Paramount snaps up UK stand-ups
The Paramount Comedy Channel has bought a raft of live UK stand-up shows and a 30-part run of Clive Anderson Talks Back as part of a drive to acquire more home-grown talent, writes John Plunkett.
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X-Dream grows arm to sell internet rights
X-Dream International, a production and distribution company specialising in extreme sports, has spun off a distribution arm to sell interactive programming rights for the internet, writes Wale Azeez.
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RDF scoops series of factual orders
Indie RDF Television is working on a raft of new factual commissions for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, including a show for the BBC 2 History Zone.The 6 x 30-minute BBC 2
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Chatsworth and Flicks launch TV4C
Chatsworth Television and Flicks Films have banded together to launch a new entertainment production company and distribution outfit called TV4C, specialising in the development and production of live-action and animation programmes for young people,
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On Digital unveils interactive plans
On Digital revealed plans to launch its home shopping and banking services early next year with access to the internet pencilled in for a later launch, writes John Plunkett.
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GEARHOUSE POSTS LOSSES OF£900,000
Gearhouse has reported a loss of£900,000 for the year ending 30 June 1999. The loss, which was highlighted by the company in a series of profit warnings earlier this year,
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ALEXANDER APPOINTED MD OF QUANTEL SOUTHERN EUROPE
Quantel has restructured its operations in southern Europe. David Alexander (left), currently managing director of Quantel Spain, has been appointed managing director of Quantel Southern Europe. The move consolidates the company's
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INTEL TO BRAND NEXT-GENERATION CHIPS ITANIUM
Intel has chosen the name Itanium for its next generation 64-bit chip set expected to be launched early next year. Previously code-named Merced, the new chip is expected to form the