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    YTTTV wins ITV 1 factual orders

    2002-03-07T11:44:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television (YTTTV) has staked its claim on ITV 1's factual output with a series of new commissions, including a new strand looking at various uninviting professions, writes Steve Aston

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    Radio mics could be hit by analogue switch-off

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    The Institute of Broadcast Sound (IBS) is pressing the government to consider the impact of analogue switch-off on the use of radio microphones, writes Barbara MarshallAt a seminar held on Wednesday

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    Regulators approve GVG sale to Thomson

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    Thomson Multimedia has this week confirmed its purchase of the Grass Valley Group (GVG) and, through its Technicolor subsidiary, has added two more companies to its list of acquisitions, writes Barabara Marshall

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    422 boosts animation

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    422 has taken on Gary Noden who is heading north from London's Eye Animation to become senior 3D animator at 422's Manchester site. Noden's credits include idents for Cartoon Network, Fox

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    Turner awards major facility contract

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    Snell & Wilcox has won a multimillion pound deal to equip the world's largest broadcast centre at Turner Entertainment Group's new Atlanta headquarters , writes Barbara MarshallThe 193,000 square foot facility, due

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    World Wide covers satellite launch

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    The launch of Envisat - Europe's largest satellite - last Friday (1 March) was the climax of a year's work by indie World Wide Pictures for the European Space Agency (ESA)

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    Blue hires three

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    Blue has made three appointments this month. Andy Brown joins from Soho 601 to head the Flame department, Lucy Cotter has left Rushes to take a senior bookings role and Tracey

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    Discreet staff moves

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    Jeremy Lutterloch has been promoted to Discreet UK regional manager, replacing Patrick Jocelyn who became director of Europe, Middle East and Africa last month (Broadcast, 8.2.02).

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    4mc in£2.5m hd push

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    4MC has just taken delivery of the Sony HD Cam and Panasonic HD D5 VTRs as part of a£2.5m investment in high- definition equipment across the Liberty Livewire group.In

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    McMillan expands

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    Broadcast equipment supplier McMillan is expanding its London operation with a move to a new Soho site. As part of the move, the firm is recruiting four extra staff and has

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    MCR directorships

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    The Machine Room has made four of its senior managers directors. David Clarke, Wendy Field, Simon Brigg and Darryl Huxley have been with the company for between two and five years

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    Farm ups non-linear

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    The Farm group is doubling the size of non-linear facility The Shed with the addition of six rooms.Due to open at the beginning of April, the new rooms will include

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    Titschmarsh loses viewers

    2002-03-07T14:21:00Z

    BBC 2's How to be a Gardener drops 800,000 but still gives BBC 1's lottery a run for its money

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    Pop Idol company finds role for Eyre

    2002-03-07T14:21:00Z

    Former Pearson TV chief executive joins Pop Idol creator in non-executive role

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    C5's Newman boosts indies with first slate

    2002-03-07T14:21:00Z

    New controller of entertainment puts faith in independents with commissions for Radar TV, Princess and Monkey Productions

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    BBC political head moves to Blakeway

    2002-03-07T15:31:00Z

    Anne Tyerman joins London office as indie's new programme director

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    BBC and C4 'should lose free spectrum'.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 face having to pay 'tens of millions of pounds' to continue broadcasting, as part of a government drive to improve the efficiency of UK digital and

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    ITV Digital should be frozen, says City.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    ITV Digital should stop marketing to new subscribers and shareholders Carlton and Granada should freeze the troubled business, senior City sources said this week, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Single plays at risk, warns drama head.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The current trend for long running populist dramas and soap operas is in danger of killing off one-off specialist films, according the head of BBC Northern Ireland drama, Robert Cooper, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Savage brings BBC 3 gravitas.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is backing up its commitment to produce more serious-minded programmes for BBC Choice by appointing a new head of current affairs for the digital youth channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.