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Granada in drive for live-action kids
Granada Media is mounting a 'major push' into live-action children's programmes and is understood to have earmarked£150,000 to£250,000 for a development fund.The drive will be spearheaded by Granada Media
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Debate on bullying to follow Kosminsky film
Meridian Television is producing a factual debate on bullying to follow its hard-hitting ITV drama from Peter Kosminsky, Walking on the Moon, writes Nicola Methven.Commissioned by ITV controller of news and
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Sky Man United bid hit by ITC concern
BSkyB's bid to buy Manchester United suffered a blow last week after reports suggested that Independent Television Commission chief executive Peter Rogers had recommended the deal be blocked.The ITC issued a
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New BBC 2 controller kicks off Production Show
Basking in the glow of record pre-registration figures (up tenfold on this time last year), The Production Show 1999 reveals yet another trump card. The show delights in welcoming on board
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DISCREET LOGIC BUYOUT APPROVED IN THE US
The US Securities & Exchange Commission has approved the intended acquisition of Discreet Logic by Autodesk. The announcement effectively clears both companies to proceed with the process, subject to shareholder approval.
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EDITING MARKET HOTS UP WITH LAUNCH OF 1410 DEGREES
Former Essential Pictures managing director Robin Clarkson has launched a new editing facility, 1410 Degrees. Named after the melting point of silicon, the outfit is currently working out of temporary premises
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JENKS NAMED AS NEW COO AT AVID
Avid Technology has appointed former excecutive vice-president Clifford A Jenks as its new chief operating officer. Avid chairman and chief executive Bill Miller said Jenks had been 'instrumental in Avid's comeback
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SEIKEGBA RETURNS TO THE MILL TO BOOST SCHEDULING
The Mill has lured back former booker Vicki Seikegba as deputy head of its new scheduling department. The department will be run by Melanie Whickham who also joins the company from
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PHILIPS JOINS DVB/DAVIC INTEROPABILITY CONSORTIUM
Philips has joined the nine founding members of the DVB/Davic interopability consortium, which supports common standards for cable modems and set-top boxes. Other members include Alcatel, Cocom, DiviCom, Hughes Network Systems,
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TELE-CINE APPOINTS BLEAZARD AS SALES MANAGER
Tele-Cine has appointed Wendy Bleazard as its new sales manager. She will be responsible for generating new business across the company including design arm XTV. Tele-Cine managing director Jeff Emerson said
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SONY SHOWS OFF DV-CAM DIGITAL CAMCORDER
Sony has launched a new DV-CAM format digital camcorder capable of capturing high-quality digital stills. The DSR-PD100P is a three-chip magnesium-alloy bodied camera incorporating Sony's version of firewire (IEEE-1394), enabling direct
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SCREENSCENE ADDS PIXIE TO QUADRA FDL TELECINE
Dublin-based facility Screenscene has added Pogle's new Pixie colour grading system to its Quadra FDL telecine. Screenscene director and post-production supervisor Jim Duggan said the arrival of the high-resolution digital colour
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TELEMAGINATION PROMOTES EDWARDS TO PRODUCER
Animation facility Telemagination has promoted Marion Edwards to the role of producer. Edwards, who has been with the company for two years, will work alongside new technical director Lyndon Pickersgill.
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New PIII and software hits Milia
US chip giant Intel unveiled its forthcoming Pentium III processor (previously code-named Katmai) to a select US audience on Wednesday (17 February, writes Joanna Scott.
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Narduzzo quits to set up T/C facility
Tele-Cine senior colourist Vince Narduzzo is quitting the Charlotte Street facility to set up a new telecine company, Pepper (Film & Television Post-Production).It is being launched in association with Big Finish,
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Heralded as 'a landmark in the computerised rendering of the human form', Ghostcatching is an eight-minute, large-screen collaboration between new media production company Riverbed and respected moder
Heralded as 'a landmark in the computerised rendering of the human form', Ghostcatching is an eight-minute, large-screen collaboration between new media production company Riverbed and respected modern dancer Bill T Jones.
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Metro regroups after Tyrell buyout
The Metro Group is restructuring and rebranding its business units following its acquisition of independent reseller Tyrell (Broadcast, 8.1.99).From the beginning of next month the group will trade as The Clever
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Loveday joins 5D as technical director
Plug-in and software developer 5D has lured former Eyeon Software head of research and development Peter Loveday to become its technical director.Loveday, largely responsible for the development of Eyeon's Digital Fusion
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Murdoch eyes new Italian pay-TV deal
Rupert Murdoch is talking to French outfits TF1 and Canal+ about a possible Italian digital pay-TV alliance, following the collapse of a proposed deal for the mogul to take a controlling
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EC seeks opinion on BBC/Flextech
The European Commission (EC) is seeking industry comment on possible anti-competition issues arising from the BBC/Flextech pay-TV joint-venture, writes Nigel Tutt.