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GOVERNMENT SELLS OFF MORE OF RADIO SPECTRUM
The Government is to auction off two tranches of the existing radio spectrum in a bid to provide UK subscribers with cheaper access to broadband wireless services, such as video email
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SKY BOX OFFICE TO STAGE SIMPLY RED CONCERT
Sky Box Office will air the final date of Simply Red's UK tour live on 22 August. The broadcast is the fourth musical event in Sky Box Office's Live in your
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BBC NEWS TO OPEN UP BUREAUX IN BERLIN AND JERUSALEM
BBC News is to open two new bureaux in Berlin and Jerusalem on Monday (12 July). The move comes as the main BBC news gathering bureau in Germany relocates from Bonn
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Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Wall to Wall series producer Ben Goold to create titles for history series Into Africa. Designed by Rob Hifle, the sequence features a drape unfurling
Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Wall to Wall series producer Ben Goold to create titles for history series Into Africa. Designed by Rob Hifle, the sequence features a drape unfurling
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M2 Design has produced the titles for Planet 24 pilot The Richard Blackwood Show. Designed by Lisa Lloyd and Arundi Asregadoo, the sequence features presenter Blackwood interacting with an animated ba
M2 Design has produced the titles for Planet 24 pilot The Richard Blackwood Show. Designed by Lisa Lloyd and Arundi Asregadoo, the sequence features presenter Blackwood interacting with an animated background,
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ITC to rule on Sky One pricing policy
Telewest has complained to the Independent Television Commission about the pricing of BSkyB's entertainment channel, Sky One.In a letter to the watchdog, the cable operator argued that the way BSkyB charges
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ITN accepts cut-price C5 deal
ITN was forced to offer Channel 5 an improved service at a substantially reduced cost to retain the station's news contract in the face of a fiercely competitive bid from Sky News, writes John Plunkett.
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Twenty Twenty to teach teenagers about art on C4
Twenty Twenty has gone into production on a new art series aimed at teenagers for Channel 4 education, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Drama producer Edwina 'Eddie' Craze dies at 60
Veteran television drama producer Edwina Craze has died of cancer aged 60.Craze, known to colleagues as Eddie, joined the BBC in 1961 as assistant floor manager and rose through the ranks
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DREAMWORKS PULLS OUT FROM LA MEDIA COMPLEX
DreamWorks SKG has withdrawn from plans to build a landmark $250 million (£158.5 million) studio and media complex in Los Angeles. Despite sizeable state and local subsidies DreamWorks co-founder and former
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MEDIA 100 HIT BY SUDDEN RESIGNATION OF FEINGOLD
Media 100 president and chief operating officer Robert Feingold has quit unexpectedly. Feingold, who was only appointed to the post last October, is also resigning as a director of the company.
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THE MILL PROMOTES FLAME ARTIST 'BARNSLEY' TO BOARD
The Mill has promoted Barnsley, one of its leading Flame artists, to board director. Barnsley (aka Andrew Wood) has been at the Great Marlborough Street facility for the last eight years.
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S4C WALES LURES RASUL FROM PANASONIC
S4C Wales has lured Panasonic Broadcast Europe's head of systems engineering, Arshad Rasul, to become its director of engineering and technology. Rasul, who is expected to join S4C officially towards the
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JACKSON QUITS TELE-CINE TO HOOK UP WITH MAGMASTERS
Tele-Cine sound dubbing mixer Bob Jackson is quitting the company to join audio facility Magmasters. Jackson is expected to join Magmasters in September where a new dubbing suite is being installed
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SOHO EDITORS POACHES BRACE OF INFERNO OPERATORS
Soho Editors has signed Inferno operators Darren Marshall and Andrew Godwin. Marshall, who joins from Complete, has recently worked on ads for Land Rover, Mercedes and Mazda. Prior to joining Complete
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BALDWIN-EVANS HEADS BBC RESOURCES CONSULTANCY
BBC Resources Projects has appointed David Baldwin-Evans as its first head of consultancy. Baldwin-Evans joins from Sony Broadcast & Professional Europe (SBPE) where he was senior manager commercial marketing.
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Pinnacle spends $40m on HP video
Pinnacle Systems has acquired Hewlett Packard's broadcast video server business for approximately $40 million (£25.4 million) in a deal expected to close in August.In a largely unexpected move, it is thought
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Leeds bags first high-end telecine
Leeds will become home to the first Philips Spirit high-definition telecine north of Watford when a facility opens in August.Headed by former Screenhouse producer/director John Francas, The Finishing School is expected
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Quantel axes 20 posts to cut costs
Quantel is understood to have laid off around 20 people in an attempt to cut costs. The losses, which were unveiled last Wednesday (30 June), follow the cutting of around 75
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VTR confirms talks for Portman
VTR has confirmed that it is in negotiations with SKD Media with regard to divesting itself of troubled production subsidiary Portman Entertainment Group. News of the talks sent VTR shares up