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EX-WTN EXECS LAUNCH TV INDIE
Four former executives from Worldwide Television News (WTN) have set up a new independent TV services company, Phoenix Television. The venture is targeting broadcasters, businesses and international agencies and will provide
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EMERSON TAKES REINS AT TELE-CINE
Todd-AO has confirmed that Jeff Emerson has been promoted to managing director of Tele-Cine. Emerson (left), who has been general manager since last October, assumes the role as of this week.
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YARD CLAIMS IRISH FIRST FOR SMOKE
Dublin facility The Yard is claiming an Irish first for Discreet's Smoke editing system. Smoke forms part of a company-wide investment in Discreet products, which also includes an upgrade from Flame
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METRO BROADCAST PICKS BEALE FOR DEVELOPMENT POST
Metro Broadcast has appointed Paul Beale as business development manager.Beale, who has spent the last 18 months at Impact AV, will be responsible for generating business across all services - including
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PERCY TO LEAD BARCUD-DERWEN ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS
Barcud-Derwen, the UK's largest regional facilities group, has lured former Bafta director Nia Percy to head up its TV facilities for the new Welsh Assembly. She joins operations manager Mike Joseph,
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UNI-LOC TO DISTRIBUTE DUO-POD
Bedfordshire-based camera-mount manufacturer Uni-Loc will distribute Swedish cameraman Lars Hansare's lightweight camera mount, Duo-Pod. Designed for difficult OB and ENG shoots unsuited to traditional tripods, the Duo-Pod will support all professional
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Discreet's Brett to quit for rival Avid
Discreet Logic UK country manager Simon Brett is quitting the company to join rival manufacturer Avid Technology.Brett, who joined Discreet four years ago, is expected to take up the position on
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TVI and Technicolour link to launch Dailies
Carlton Communications companies Soho facility TVI and film processing outfit Technicolour are planning to join forces to open a new telecine and sound post-production company, TVI Dailies.Based at Technicolour's Bath Road
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FrameStore's Tim Webber supervised the effects as well as acting as second unit director for Channel 4 mini-series Merlin. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment in association with NBC, it required aroun
FrameStore's Tim Webber supervised the effects as well as acting as second unit director for Channel 4 mini-series Merlin. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment in association with NBC, it required around 550
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TV Corp shops around for kids/drama outfit
The Television Corporation is looking to spend up to£50 million on a 'rights-related acquisition' - probably in the shape of a children's or drama production company - according to chief
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BBC draws up plans for digital library
The BBC is considering a multi-million pound investment in digital archiving in an attempt to catalogue and manage its library, estimated to include over 100 million items of video, audio, stills
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KIRCH TAKES CONTROL OF PAY-TV CHANNEL PREMIERE
German TV ownership consolidated last week as the Kirch Group took almost total control of pay-TV channel Premiere, leaving broadcast giant CLT-Ufa to increase its control over free-to-air channels RTL 2
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BBC DEAL INCLUDES EASTENDERS SALE TO POLISH TV
The BBC has announced a raft of deals in the wake of Showcase last month.Among the sales agreed are 135 episodes of Casualty to Nelonen in Finland and 130 episodes of
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CBS IN THE MARKET FOR US DISTRIBUTOR KING WORLD
CBS is reportedly negotiating to buy US distributor King World, which sells The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Roseanne Show and Jeopardy. In the UK, King World has licensed The Roseanne Show
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LION AND WARNER SISTERS FIND TARGET AT MIP-TV
Target Distribution has agreed to distribute factual and drama shows from Lion TV and Warner Sisters at Mip-TV. Target is selling Lion's Naked Secrets documentary at the market, plus a feature
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KLINKHAMMER NAMED HEAD OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN GROUP
Central European Media Enterprises (CME), owner of commercial channels in the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine, has named Frederic Klinkhammer president and CEO. He succeeds Michel Delloye who is
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WORLD SERVICE INCREASES BALKANS COVERAGE
BBC World Service has added extra daily broadcasts in Serbian, Albanian and Bulgarian to its service since the escalation of the conflict in Kosovo last week. From Thursday (25 March), the
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DIGITAL CHANNEL E! POLAND GOES LIVE
E! Entertainment has launched a channel, E! Poland, on the new Polish digital platform, @Entertainment, operated by Wizja TV. Initially available to 800,000 subscribers in Poland, the channel, a joint-venture with
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TELEMAGINATION MAKES NUTRITION SPOT FOR UNICEF
Telemagination has filmed a 30-second spot (right) for Unicef's Cartoons for Children's Rights initiative, which brings together 70 animation studios to produce public service announcements illustrating its Convention on the Rights
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Whose Line? airs once more on ABC
ABC has recommissioned Hat Trick Productions' Whose Line Is It Anyway? for a 22-episode run in its autumn schedule later this year.Drew Carey will once again take up the role as