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INVEST TV RECRUITS FOR SIMPLY MONEY
Invest TV is to recruit up to 10 extra journalists for its Simply Money website and interactive TV channel, which is due to begin trial broadcasts by the end of the
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SONY BRINGS ASIAN CHANNEL TO NOTTINGHAM
Sony's premium Asian pay-TV channel, Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia), has extended its carriage in the UK with a distribution deal with NTL in Nottingham. The channel, which is already
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BAFTA INVITES SINGER TO GIVE MASTERCLASS
Flextech chairman and chief executive Adam Singer will be the next guest in the cable and satellite season of Bafta management masterclasses on Monday (29 November). Singer (right) will talk about
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ITC FINES SIMA TV OVER IRAN PROGRAMMES ..
The Independent Television Commission has imposed a£20,000 penalty on Sima TV for breaching the licensing code. Programmes broadcast in July about Iran were found to have failed to provide a
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... AND NAMES PA CONSULTING AS REGULATORY AUDITOR
The ITC has appointed management and technology consultancy PA Consulting Group to conduct a survey among its licensees to determine key priorities for regulatory change. The survey is part of the
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CARLTON/SWMDA LAUNCH LOCAL FILM-MAKER SCHEME
Carlton Broadcasting, West Country Region is linking up with the South West Media Development Agency (SWMDA) to launch an initiative for local film-makers to make 10-minute documentaries for regional broadcast. The
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GWR/RIL SEAL MINSTER DEAL
GWR and Radio Investments Limited (RIL) are to buy the remaining 50 per cent stake in Minster Sound. The deal, which values the York-based four-station group at£9.6 million, will give
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FLEXTECH/TELEWEST DEAL
Flextech has signed a deal to put all its wholly owned and UK TV channels on Telewest's newly launched digital cable platform.The agreement includes 'substantial' joint marketing initiatives and interactive options.
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BEAT TAPS METRO
News and information outfit Metro Networks is to provide a slate of programming for central Scotland's new radio station, Beat 106. Metro will provide Beat, headed by former Virgin Radio programme
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SCOTTISH SCREEN HONOURED
Scottish Screen has been awarded the Kitemark for its training initiatives by national training organisation Skillset and named Skillset's official partner in Scotland. Channel 4 head of programmes, nations and regions
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Neal attacks BBC on drama series
Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal has called on the BBC to abandon in-house production of drama series and fully open the door to independent producers.Delivering a broadside against both
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Disney prepares first foray into UK radio
Disney is understood to be bidding to launch its first UK radio station on newly launched national commercial digital multiplex, Digital One, writes John Plunkett.The group is said to be in
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Zig Zag cooks up three-course CFN meal
Zig Zag Productions, which last week announced a joint-venture with Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTP), has secured three commissions from Carlton Food Network (CFN), writes Liz Shackleton.The first to go
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SKD boosts overseas sales profile
Animation property company SKD Media is expanding its international sales and distri-bution activities following its merger with private animation library Carrington Productions, writes Liz Shackleton.The merged entity, which has changed its
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Aardman on Omnibus
BBC 1 has commissioned Iambic Productions to produce a one-off documentary on Aardman Animation for arts strand Omnibus, writes Tara Conlan.The 50-minute documentary will air next spring to coincide with the
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Rushes has created a series of five 10-second commercials for Kodak made by Ogilivy & Mather and BFCS. Using the opening line 'We'll never really know how people celebrated the last
Rushes has created a series of five 10-second commercials for Kodak made by Ogilivy & Mather and BFCS. Using the opening line 'We'll never really know how people celebrated the last
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Codename has created the title sequence for new Channel 5 discussion series Sexual Intercourse from Invisible Films. Designed and directed by Keith Robinson the sequence features an animated 'typograp
Codename has created the title sequence for new Channel 5 discussion series Sexual Intercourse from Invisible Films. Designed and directed by Keith Robinson the sequence features an animated 'typographic orgasm', which
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Quinta has created the title sequence for new BBC drama and language series Vingt Minutes. Designed and directed by Gus Henry, the sequence features abstract footage of a metronome, shot at
Quinta has created the title sequence for new BBC drama and language series Vingt Minutes. Designed and directed by Gus Henry, the sequence features abstract footage of a metronome, shot at
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ITN beats rivals in mobile phone wars
ITN has beaten the BBC to become the first broadcaster to launch a mobile phone news service in the UK.The service, which was rolled out on Tuesday (23 November), gives mobile
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Carlton books in trio from indies
Carlton Television head of regional programmes Emma Barker has ordered three new shows from independents including a Paul Ross-hosted gameshow from Cactus TV, writes Liz Shackleton.Ball Park, a 40 x 30-minute