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'TV can learn from radio' - Bannister
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has called on the radio industry to 'stop having a chip on its shoulder' and play a central role in the development of digital multi-channel
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Talk Radio chief invites BBC to share all live sports rights
Talk Radio chairman and chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has called on the BBC to share all its live sports rights with Talk.MacKenzie, speaking at the Radio Festival on Thursday (15 July),
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Young rebuffs single-regulator call
BBC vice-chairman Baroness Young has rejected calls for a single regulator for BBC and commercial radio, claiming the board of governors was a 'rigorous' regulator of the corporation's radio output.Young said
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Jump Design & Direction created the titles for the new series of Room 101 for Hat Trick Productions. Designed by Kate McNamara, the film mimics the programme's format, which has celebrities
Jump Design & Direction created the titles for the new series of Room 101 for Hat Trick Productions. Designed by Kate McNamara, the film mimics the programme's format, which has celebrities
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Static has extended its relationship with FilmFour, whose channel branding it created last year, by crafting the sting that will precede each film screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Static has extended its relationship with FilmFour, whose channel branding it created last year, by crafting the sting that will precede each film screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which
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The Creative Partnership picked psychedelia as the inspiration behind the animated on-air promotion for Channel 4's Summer of Love season. A 3D/2D rendering of Ken Kesey's love bus journeys through ic
The Creative Partnership picked psychedelia as the inspiration behind the animated on-air promotion for Channel 4's Summer of Love season. A 3D/2D rendering of Ken Kesey's love bus journeys through icons
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Grabiner ditches eVentures for Apax
Stephen Grabiner, former chief executive of On Digital, stunned the TV industry for the second time last week, spurning an offer to run News Corp subsidiary eVentures and instead joining venture
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Teletext digital delayed again
Teletext's plans to deliver digital terrestrial television (DTT) text services are facing a further setback due to continuing delays with the On Digital software being developed to drive the service, writes
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Talk set for regional growth with bid for new licenses
Talk Radio has unveiled details of its£500,000 drive into regional radio with bids for three regional licences, beginning with a mixed speech and music format for south Wales, writes John
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C4 rethinks shorts budget to make extra film a year
Channel 4's short film department has cut the budget available for individual films in a bid to squeeze an extra one each year out of the current funds, writes Wale Azeez.The
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NTL picks up two BT cable franchises
NTL has taken control of another two cable TV franchises, including the influential Westminster franchise, following the conclusion of a deal with BT, writes Alice Macandrew.The cable TV company announced that
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YTV/TYNE TEES BUYS DISCONTINUED LIGHTWORKS EDITORS
Yorkshire-Tyne Tees TV is buying four Lightworks VIP editing sytems, despite the fact that Tektronix is discontinuing the whole Lightworks product range. YTT head of engineering operations John Nichol said: 'We've
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BRAY STUDIOS SAVED FROM CLOSURE
Bray Studios in Slough, where Hammer House of Horror, Poirot and Murder Most Horrid were filmed, has been saved from closure for the next 15 years, writes Ashley Davies. Peter Gray,
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EDITORS ON THE MOVE
Rushes' former Flame and Inferno artist Paul Hannaford has returned to the facility to concentrate on Inferno production - after spending 18 months working at Digital Pictures in Sydney, where he
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LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION OPENS FOR BUSINESS
LCA - Lights Camera Action, a new lighting and grip wholesale and retail sales company, has launched. Based in Greenford, it is led by Graham Kerr, along with Richard Maskell, Martin
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Tests reveal flaws in US HDTV system
Recent tests of the US digital terrestrial high-definition TV system have shown up serious reception problems that could mean the US abandoning the system that began rolling out last autumn.Instead, it
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VTR consolidates 3D divisions into amgFX
VTR is to consolidate its separate 3D divisions into one company, with the new facility aiming to become the UK's largest 3D production base.VTR's 3D subsidiary, amgFX, will merge with VTR's
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Omneon convergence plans lure investors
US technology start-up Omneon Video Networks has completed a second round of funding - adding $23.7 million (£15.2 million) to its first round of $8 million (£5.1 million).It will begin beta-testing
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The Rushes Soho Shorts Film festival begins on Saturday (24 July) in the bars, cafes, clubs and cinemas of Soho, where 500 entries will be seen on special monitors. The event
The Rushes Soho Shorts Film festival begins on Saturday (24 July) in the bars, cafes, clubs and cinemas of Soho, where 500 entries will be seen on special monitors. The event
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Davies quits ABC to start own outfit
Michael Davies, one of the highest ranking British executives in American TV, is quitting to set up his own production company.Los Angeles-based Davies is currently executive vice-president of alternative series and