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Framestore was brought in to composite the title sequence to Adam Curtis' new documentary, The Mayfair Set. The work, designed by Bernard Heyes, combines archive 16mm film from the 1960s with
Framestore was brought in to composite the title sequence to Adam Curtis' new documentary, The Mayfair Set. The work, designed by Bernard Heyes, combines archive 16mm film from the 1960s with
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Elstein urges BBC to launch pay-TV
The BBC should launch its own pay-TV film and sports channels, according to Channel 5 chief executive David Elstein, who was recently a candidate for the director general's job.Discussing The Next
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BBC is 'putting digital at risk'
Michael Green, chairman of Carlton Communications and On Digital, has accused the BBC of putting the future of digital terrestrial television (DTT) at risk by allowing its channels to be available
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Men & Motors job given to Hamilton
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) has appointed Ian Hamilton to take over from Suzan Price as editor of programmes for men's lifestyle channel Men & Motors, writes Liz Shackleton.
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Edinburgh One to One
Senior commissioning executives from four of the five terrestrial channels and Sky One have been lined up to appear at the 1999 Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival's Controller One to One strand, writes Tim Dams.
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CLEAN SWEEP FOR DVCPRO IN SCANDINAVIA
Panasonic is claiming all the leading Scandinavian TV networks as customers for its DVCPro digital tape format following the recent addition of Danmarks Radio (DR) to its roster. The Danish TV
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DVB PROJECT ACCEPTS USE OF DOLBY AUDIO FOR DIGITAL TV
Following pressure from some of the countries that are considering the adoption of the DVB system for their digital television services, the DVB Project has officially accepted that the Dolby Digital
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OPTEX WINS EMMY FOR AURASOFT SOFTLIGHT
Optical and lighting manufacturer OpTex has won an Engineering Emmy from the US Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its development of the Aurasoft softlight. The award follows a similar
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BBC OFFERS BALL'S EYE VIEW WITH POLE-CAM
This week's Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie sees BBC Resources make yet another effort to revive the interests of jaded TV sports producers.Its latest innovation is the Pole-Cam - literally a
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ARMY PRESENTATION TEAM RECRUITS DVD
The army is the first of the services to adopt DVD technology as its core presentation system for the future. Freehand Graphics has supplied the army presentation team with a full
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Drake Automation sold to Columbine
Another leading UK technology company has passed into US ownership with the news that Drake Automation, which specialises in automating the transmission of programming for large multi-channel broadcasters, has been bought
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MPC opens state-of-the-art digs
Moving Picture Company, one of London's largest video facilities, has relocated for the first time in its history - opening a state-of-the-art facility designed around digital networking and video servers.The facility
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Unique ID tempts MPC with Cakes
Unique ID has scored the most high-profile customer it could hope for with its first client for its Cakes asset-tracking system. The new Moving Picture Company facility will adopt Cakes throughout
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TV3 planning breakfast slot
Ireland's fledgling commercial broadcaster, TV3, is to launch a new Planet 24 breakfast service from September in competition with programmes that spill over from mainland Britain, writes Anthony Garvey.
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Disney rebuilding its Euro operation
Disney's European and UK operations are set to be restructured in line with internal streamlining within the Disney corporation.Part of a drive to consolidate Disney's international business, it comes after Disney/ABC
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Vivendi seeks£2.6bn from sell-off strategy
Vivendi is to sell off its 20 per cent stake in Belgian communications group Audiofina plus its 52 per cent stake in European broadcaster Tele-Monte-Carlo (TMC), according to chairman Jean-Marie Messier, writes Paul Michaud.
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CARLTON FOOD NETWORK TO SELL TO JAPAN VIA DIGITAL
Carlton International has signed an output deal with Digital Planet Satellite Broadcasting to channel a minimum 150 hours of Carlton Food Network programming to Japanese digital broadcasters Direct TV and SkyPerfect
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ROBINSON TAKES ON TOP MINOTAUR MARKETING ROLE
Distributor Minotaur International has poached Patrick Robinson from David Graham Associates to become senior marketing executive, reporting to managing director Jane Lighting. Robinson worked for DG&A from 1997 and was co-author
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WORLD RIGHTS TO MEL C DOC TAKEN UP BY 3DD
3DD has secured worldwide TV rights to a 30-minute fly-on-the-wall documentary about Spice Girl Melanie C. The film, being directed by Hamish Hamilton for Done & Dusted, airs on Channel 4
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GRIEVES GIVEN BUSINESS AFFAIRS POST AT CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has hired National Video Corporation legal and business affairs manager Cheetah Grieves to become manager of business affairs. Grieves, who had been with NVC since 1996, reports to C4I