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PECK AWARD OPENS UP
The Rory Peck Award for freelance cameramen and women is to be divided into three categories for the first time this year. The 1999 awards will be made up of three
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OAKSEY LEAVES HTV BOARD
Racing commentator Lord Oaksey, one of HTV West's longest-serving board members, is to retire from the position after 18 years. His place on the HTV West advisory board has been taken
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UBE PROMOTES CRESSWELL
United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) financial director John Cresswell has been promoted to chief operating officer. The position will take effect from Easter, when Malcolm Wall succeeds Roger Laughton as chief
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CRCA HIRES IRVINE
The Commercial Radio Companies Association has appointed a former parliamentary assistant to Media Secretary Chris Smith. Nick Irvine, currently a research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), joins
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CLARIFICATION
Broadcast would like to point out that Planet 24, not Waheed Alli, donated£12,500 to the Labour Party. Alli received a peerage in June 1998 in recognition of his service to
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C4 hands cricket contract to S+V
Sports independent Trans World International (TWI) has been accused of 'sour grapes' after Channel 4 unexpectedly awarded the cricket production contract to a rival company.C4 surprised industry insiders by awarding the
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Ron Neil awarded a CBE
Former chief executive of BBC Production Ron Neil headed the cast of TV executives decorated in the 1999 New Year's Honours list, writes Claire Handley.Neil, who retired from his post at
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BBC features and events loses Film '99 to Scotland
BBC Scotland has wrested the contract to produce the new Jonathan Ross-fronted Film '99 from BBC features and events, writes Tim Dams.Ross became the long-awaited replacement for critic Barry Norman after
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Farren quits BBC for job at Granada
Granada Television has wooed BBC documentaries series producer John Farren to join its factual department and concentrate on docu-soaps, writes Nicola Methven.Farren, who becomes executive producer of documentary serials, produced and
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Cable outfit NTL buys into Newcastle
UK cable operator NTL has challenged BSkyB's control of TV sports rights by taking a stake in Premier League football club Newcastle United, writes Alice Macandrew.NTL has agreed to pay£10
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R5 signs indies for sport flagship
Independent radio producer Somethin' Else and leading TV sports producer Chrysalis Sport have been jointly commissioned to produce a new flagship youth magazine strand for BBC Radio 5 Live. writes Claire
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Aldis Animation has completed the title sequence for Zenith Productions/BBC drama Junk. Commissioned by producer John Price and director Marcus DF White, the titles were designed by Aries Brooker usin
Aldis Animation has completed the title sequence for Zenith Productions/BBC drama Junk. Commissioned by producer John Price and director Marcus DF White, the titles were designed by Aries Brooker using Softimage
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Bravo Post Production has created a fresh series of trails for the BBC's new Live and Kicking Friday Show. Commissioned by BBC Children's senior producer Chris Bellinger, the brief was to
Bravo Post Production has created a fresh series of trails for the BBC's new Live and Kicking Friday Show. Commissioned by BBC Children's senior producer Chris Bellinger, the brief was to
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New Brook Lapping series Hostage gets its title sequence courtesy of Diverse Design. Directed by Steve Picard and produced by Daniel Creasey, the titles combine archive and specially shot material in
New Brook Lapping series Hostage gets its title sequence courtesy of Diverse Design. Directed by Steve Picard and produced by Daniel Creasey, the titles combine archive and specially shot material in
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BBC and OU seal indie agreement
The BBC and the Open University (OU) have finalised an agreement that will allow indie producers to pitch for up to 25 per cent of the OU's£10 million annual programming
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Is it Legal? fails to win second series from Channel 4 after poor ratings
Comedy series Is it Legal? has been dropped by Channel 4, one year after transferring to the channel from ITV, writes Tim Dams.C4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has not commissioned
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Bectu calls for freelance holidays
Bectu has launched a legal challenge to force the Government to implement in full a European directive guaranteeing annual paid leave for freelance workers, writes John Plunkett.The European Working Time Directive
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The force will be with you at The Production Show as it gathers momentum, promising to deliver the biggest and best show yet. Now in its ninth year, The Production Show
The force will be with you at The Production Show as it gathers momentum, promising to deliver the biggest and best show yet. Now in its ninth year, The Production Show
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DIGITAL DOMAIN JOINS GERMAN STUDIO CONSORTIUM
US special effects house Digital Domain has joined a consortium to acquire and operate a claimed 'state-of-the-art' production and effects studio in Germany. The consortium, which also includes US independent production
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STAR WARS PRODUCER TO APPEAR AT PRODUCTION SHOW
Industrial Light and Magic has confirmed that Star Wars producer Rick McCallum and visual effects supervisor Rob Coleman are planning to demonstrate how some of the effects for new film The