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    ITV2 pulls 2.3 million for Pop Idol

    2002-02-12T10:56:00Z

    Digital channel's exclusive coverage is most watched non-terrestrial programme in last 12 months

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    Pop Idol comes up trumps

    2002-02-11T16:29:00Z

    Final instalment of search-for-a-star epic bags 13 million

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    Viewers criticise occult programming

    2002-02-11T14:29:00Z

    Survey respondents say voodoo and black magic are unacceptable subjects for mainstream TV

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    Local MP fights planned Meridian TV news closure

    2002-02-11T14:29:00Z

    Reading West MP Martin Salter writes to ITC in bid to prevent axing of one of three regional newsrooms and return to 'bad old days of TVS when the region was treated as an irrelevant suburb of London'

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    Yo-Yo content talks

    2002-02-11T14:29:00Z

    Interactive television company Static 2358 is in talks with content owners over ways to exploit the interactivity offered on its second digital channel Yo-Yo, which launched this week.Static is talking

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    C4 steps up regional drive

    2002-02-11T14:29:00Z

    Broadcaster to inject over£100,000 of programme development funding into regional indies

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    Zenith looks for factual revival

    2002-02-11T14:29:00Z

    Indie appoints former Right to Reply series editor as network factual producer

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    Channel 4 nabs BBC producer for multicultural role

    2002-02-11T14:29:00Z

    Sam Bickley becomes new deputy commissioning editor, multicultural reporting to Yasmin Anwar

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    Barrymore makes disappointing return

    2002-02-11T13:42:00Z

    Troubled entertainer fails to recapture the old ratings magic as My Kind of Music is beaten by BBC 1's News

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    ITC slams Television X

    2002-02-11T13:18:00Z

    Mix-up which saw NTL customers given free access to unencrypted porn results in serious warning for the channel as elsewhere Channel 4 is taken to task over live Madonna outburst

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    New service from SAM

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    TV and film graphics technology support firm Sufficiently Advanced Magic (SAM) has introduced a new hire service aimed at post houses. Based on the need for increased processing and storage capacity

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    MediaArc goes baa

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    BBC MediaArc's 3D CharacterShop has produced the opening film for the British Animation Awards (BAA) to be held in London on 15 March, writes Barbara Marshall.Featuring specially created sheep, the

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    Jobs go at RTL and GVG

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    RTL and Grass Valley Group have become the latest companies to cut jobs in response to market difficulties, writes Barbara MarshallRTL's technical operation is being restructured, following the announcement two weeks

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    Golden Sq adds to FX

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    Golden Square Post Production has added to its effects department with the appointment of Inferno artist Yourick Van Impe who joins from Condor Post Production.Van Impe, who has worked regularly

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    Clear adds producer

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    Clear has added a fourth producer to its team by taking on senior producer Fleur Hollis. Hollis joined after five years at Soho 601 and has also worked at FrameStore (now

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    Sales agent for Cintel

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    Cintel has strengthened its sales function with the appointment of reseller Sprockets as exclusive agent for the London region.The appointment comes ahead of the launch of Cintel's next generation film

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    Consultant for Arri

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    Arri has taken on Mick Mason BSC as consultant to the group's rental activities.Working across the camera, lighting and grip operations of Arri Lighting Rental and Arri Media, Mason will

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    Discreet promotes UK head

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    Discreet UK manager Patrick Jocelyn has been promoted to the role of director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, replacing Eric Lemarechal, writes Will StraussReporting to vice-president worldwide sales and field

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    Gamble on HD kit begins to pay off

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    European companies are beginning to benefit from the demand for high definition production equipment, writes Barbara MarshallBelgian OB firm Alfacam has a further four HD trucks under construction to add to

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    Quantel unveils heir to Paintbox

    2002-02-11T10:57:00Z

    Quantel has unveiled details of its first major new graphics package since it launched Paintbox 20 years ago, writes Barbara MarshallThe as yet unnamed package, which will run either on a