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CARLTON WOMEN IN FILM AND TV HELD AT DORCHESTER
The 1999 Carlton Television Women in Film and Television Awards will be held on Tuesday (7 December) at London's Dorchester Hotel, hosted by Meera Syal. Categories include business, craft, creative originality,
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BORDER TV RECORDS RISE IN TURNOVER
Interim results for Border Television show a 21 per cent increase in turnover for the six months to 31 October 1999. Television turnover was up 7.3 per cent giving the company
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MONEY CHANNEL IN TALKS FOR INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE
The Money Channel is understood to be in talks to secure international carriage deals. The channel, due to launch in the UK on 7 February on Sky Digital, confirmed this week
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SONY UNVEILS RADIO AWARDS 2000
The Sony Radio Awards 2000 were unveiled this week, with a radically revamped set of categories and fewer awards. The 26 categories are: entertainment, comedy, short form, news, sports event, drama
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NEWBIGIN JOINS C4 CORPORATE RELATIONS FROM DCMS
John Newbigin is to become the new head of corporate relations at Channel 4 succeeding Sue Robertson, who is joining United News & Media. Newbigin joins C4 from the Department for
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HTV POACHES LLYR JAMES
HTV Wales has poached documentary-maker Dafydd Llyr James to take up the new post of head of features. Llyr James, who is currently a producer/director with BBC Wales, starts his new
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MXR BIDS FOR MULTIPLEX
The MXR London Consortium, comprising Chrysalis Group, Border Television, DMGT and Soul Media, have put in a bid for the second London digital radio multiplex. MXR London is proposing eight services,
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BBC FUNDS FILM SCHOOL
The BBC is giving the National Film and Television School (NFTS)£400,000 a year over the next three years to help fund its core graduate course in programme-making. NFTS board of
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C4 boosts science in themed schedule
Channel 4 is looking to commission landmark science series with individual budgets in excess of£1 million.The drive for science shows is spelt out in C4's new guide for independent producers,
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Simmons to run Capital digital ops
Capital Radio has made 95.8 Capital FM programme controller Pete Simmons programme chief of the group's digital operations, writes Tabitha Cole.As programme controller, digital, Simmons will oversee the January launch of
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Indies dominate Broadcast Awards children's shortlist
Indies dominate the shortlist for the Broadcast Awards 2000 children's programme category.Shortlisted are Junk from Zenith Entertainment for BBC 2; The First Snow of Winter from Silver Fox Films for BBC
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Rushes has created a new series of open, close and break bumpers for Cadbury's sponsorship of ITV's Coronation Street. Written by Sponsor Vision copywriter Andy MacGillivary and directed by Paul Blake
Rushes has created a new series of open, close and break bumpers for Cadbury's sponsorship of ITV's Coronation Street. Written by Sponsor Vision copywriter Andy MacGillivary and directed by Paul Blake,
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Bernard Heyes Design has created the titles for the new series of Parkinson on BBC 1. Designed and directed by Bernard Heyes, the sequence features 10,000 cubes showing live-action shots of
Bernard Heyes Design has created the titles for the new series of Parkinson on BBC 1. Designed and directed by Bernard Heyes, the sequence features 10,000 cubes showing live-action shots of
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BBC resources graphic designer John Salisbury has created the title for new BBC series Human Rights Human Wrongs. Using a combination of live-action footage and graphics, the sequence features a mothe
BBC resources graphic designer John Salisbury has created the title for new BBC series Human Rights Human Wrongs. Using a combination of live-action footage and graphics, the sequence features a mother
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Ellis to head BBC radio production
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has named Graham Ellis as the corporation's first controller of radio production, marking the final senior appointment in his restructuring of the directorate.Ellis, who is
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DNE seeks Power pilot bids
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) is inviting independent producers to send in ideas for a raft of pilot shows following the success of a similar scheme earlier this year, writes John Plunkett.DNE
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IPC launches web-based TV guide
TV Times and What's On TV publisher IPC has launched a new internet-based television listings and entertainment service, unmissabletv.com, writes Tim Dams.Billed by IPC as 'the most comprehensive TV site on
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FRAGILE HEADS CONSORTIUM IN BID FOR EALING STUDIOS
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) looks set to sell Ealing Studios to a consortium headed by production company Fragile Films. The NFTS, which bought the historic film complex in
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AUTODESK UNVEILS SHARP FALL IN PROFITS
Autodesk has reported a sharp drop in profits for the third quarter.The US software company, which acquired effects and editing manufacturer Discreet Logic earlier this year, saw net profits for the
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PIONEER LAUNCHES WORLD'S FIRST RECORDABLE DVD PLAYER
Consumer electronics manufacturer Pioneer has announced that it will launch the world's first recordable DVD player before Christmas. The DVR-1000 is expected to go on sale in Japan during the first