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    Huhtala takes on Inferno at Clear

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Simon Huhtala will be joining Soho effects house Clear on 21 February as senior Inferno artist, joining from SVC. Huhtala has spent 12 months at SVC and previously worked at Cinesite.

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    FCC rules against DVB system in US

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled out reopening the debate over the digital TV standard it mandated for the US, despite concern that the standard does not work in

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    Viasat to go completely tapeless in March

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The West Drayton playout complex (above) of Scandinavian satellite broadcaster Viasat is expected to go completely tapeless in March. Viasat transmits five channels to Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and is now

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    Avid stands by Softimage arm

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Avid Technology has denied any intention of selling the Softimage business it bought from Microsoft, claiming it will be putting more into developing and marketing the division's products, especially its DS

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    Broadcasters call for digital interoperability

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    A production seminar on video servers at the EBU in Geneva last week saw calls for further progress towards interoperability of digital video formats.Although there are now two families of digital

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    CNN puts Maddox in lead Europe role

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    CNN has promoted regional managing editor Tony Maddox to the new post of vice-president of its European production operation in London. The appointment makes Maddox the only CNN vice-president outside the

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    Granada moves in Oz, Germany

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media has firmed up its international expansion drive, signing its strategic alliance with Australia's Seven Network and opening the doors of its new German subsidiary, writes Tim Dams.

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    US/UK will be watching Big Brother

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Hit European entertainment show Big Brother is set to air on both UK and US screens by the end of the year, write Tim Dams and Ashley Davies.

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    Maynard moves up in Sunset + Vine expansion

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Sunset + Vine (S+V) has expanded its distribution department and appointed Giselle Maynard to the post of sales and marketing director. Maynard, formerly senior distribution manager, now heads a four-strong department.S+V,

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    Hearst/Multipark to launch Cosmopolitan Channel

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The Hearst Corporation has formed a joint-venture with Spanish cable operator Multipark to create a 24-hour cable channel based on women's magazine Cosmopolitan. Senior vice-president of Hearst Entertainment Cynthia Hudson told

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    E! to launch joint-venture channel in Scandinavia

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    US-based E! Entertainment Television Networks is launching a new entertainment news E! channel in Scandinavia, in a joint-venture with Stockholm-based new media company NonStop Television. E! Entertainment Television Scandinavia is scheduled

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    Copyright Group to handle Viacom UK licensing

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Copyright Promotions Licencing Group has taken on the exclusive licensing for Viacom Consumer Products in the UK. The deal spans merchandise for Paramount Pictures and Paramount Television, publisher Simon & Schuster

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    C4/HBO Nazi documentary honoured at Sundance

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Paragraph 175, a Channel 4-commissioned documentary about the Nazis' treatment of homosexuals, won the directing award in the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival. The co-production with HBO was directed

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    Trade Talk - Action woman

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Having left journalism to become ITV daytime controller, Tara Conlan sees Dianne Nelmes come full circle to take over ITV documentaries and features.

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    Trade Talk - Steve Barnett

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    On why recent Rajar figures for radio share reveal what a durable beast the BBC really is.

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    News Analysis - A regulation tie?

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    This autumn, a white paper will cover both broadcasting and telecommunications. David Wood and Katy Elliott look at the road ahead to new 'communications' legislation.

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    Opinion - White paper may offer hope to BBC

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    There is hope for the BBC yet, as the Murdoch camp (incarnate in The Times and the Sun) ramps up its campaign against Greg Dyke and just about everything the corporation

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    The Future Of ITV - Merger most horrid?

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    As the industry waits to hear whether the proposed merger between Carlton and United will be referred to the Competition Commission, Peter Keighron looks at the state of play, while key figures give their views on ITV's future.

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    EBU At 50 - Power in the union

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    It may sound like a bureaucratic offshoot of the European Union, but the European Broadcasting Union is a highly politicised body that is more than capable of rocking the broadcasting boat. Andy Fry celebrates its 50th.

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    Interview - Terrestrial invader

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Remy Sautter is head of Europe's biggest broadcaster, the acquisitive CLT-Ufa. With a network of terrestrial channels throughout mainland Europe and a major stake in C5, he now has his beady eye fixed on the UK.