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Sumners buys Voom
Manchester facility Sumners has acquired the graphics and corporate company Voom, also Manchester-based and founded by former BBC graphics specialists Andy Frith and Victoria Newton in 1997. Voom's recent clients include Channel 4, Talkback and the BBC. Sumners also recently announced the creation of a specialist corporate production division, Sumners ...
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Pinnacle's new edition
Pinnacle Systems has launched the latest version of Edition 5, its mid-range video editing and DVD-authoring software. Key new features include a real-time accelerated graphics processor. The user can also author DVD right from the editing timeline and create menu structures and motion menus. Pinnacle has also announced the arrival ...
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Xytech signs IST deal
The California-based firm Xytech Systems has signed a multi-region reseller deal with London outfit IST. The two companies offer digital solutions for the media industry, with Xytech specialising in workflow management systems. IST will be running sales and support from its Soho office. Xytech chief executive Peter Tanke said he ...
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NewsIndies head for Iraq
While the 600-plus UK news broadcasters in Iraq have dominated the limelight since the start of conflict, at least three British independent production companies also have staff working in the country, writes Penny Hughes.
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We're covering the war - not writing history
At eight o'clock each evening, BBC3 news is coming off air and BBC4 news is starting, writes Roger Mosey.
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C4 puts Blair crisis under the spotlight
Tony Blair's fight for political survival under the pressure of war and rebellion from his own party will be the focus of a new documentary for Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes.
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Rado C4 team returns to UK
Channel 4 has flown Gaby Rado's news team back from northern Iraq following the death of the respected foreign correspondent, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsMurdoch given Telepiu go-ahead
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has received regulatory approval to buy Italian pay-TV company Telepiu from Vivendi Universal, boosting its aim to become a global satellite broadcasting network, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsLineker and Gower quit BBC1 quiz
Gary Lineker and David Gower are to leave BBC1 sports quiz They Think It's All Over after eight years as team captains, writes Luke Satchell
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X-ratings TV plea
TV programmes should carry cinema-style classifications which warn of violence, sex and swearing, broadcasting watc...
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Winner or cheat? Judge sums up Millionaire case
An Army major was either a genuine winner of a fraudster when he left the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? hot seat w...
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Commons to debate TV issues
The relationship between football and television will be debated in the House of Commons this morning, a move that ...
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TV news could have cost us two world wars, says Straw
The First and Second WorldWars might never have been won if they have been won if they had been covered on 24-hour ...
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Manchester United seeks to score overseas television deals
Manchester United is hoping to sell the overseas broadcasting rights to is Premiership games from next year as it s...
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BBC1 to screen full-length ballet after criticism of arts coverage
The first ballet to be seen on BBC1 in almost a decade will be Matthew Bourne's colourful production of Tchaikovsky...
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NewsInaugural SportelAsia cancelled
The inaugural SportelAsia, the planned Hong Kong-based event for TV executives working in sport, has been cancelled due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Asia, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsDigital TV to increase 14% in Europe
The number of households in Europe with digital TV is expected to rise 14 per cent this year to 30.7 million from 26.9m at the end of last year, according to this year's European Television report from Informa Media Group, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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Round-the-clock news may undermine public morale, says Straw
Jack Straw warned the media yesterday against making ''snap judgements' as they report the dramatic but often confu...
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Quiz show jury set for vital answers
A jury at Southwark Crown Court must decide whether an Army officer who claimed the£1million jackpot on the Who Wa...