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Philips forced to lift lid on Spirit II
Philips, manufacturer of the Spirit high-end telecine, has revealed that its next-generation machine, tentatively known as Spirit II, is in development.Among a rash of telecine announcements at this week's IBC exhibition
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French pact for Discreet
Discreet has signed a distribution and technical pact with French manufacturer Thomson Broadcast Systems.The deal, announced at IBC, spearheads a move by Discreet, best know for its effects and editing systems,
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Channel 4 won both the gold and silver awards at this week's IBC widescreen festival, Le Nombre D'Or. Dan Reed's harrowing account of war-torn Kosovo, The Valley, won the gold award,
Channel 4 won both the gold and silver awards at this week's IBC widescreen festival, Le Nombre D'Or. Dan Reed's harrowing account of war-torn Kosovo, The Valley, won the gold award,
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NewsJane Garvey to host Woman's Hour
BBC Radio 5 Live veteran Jane Garvey is to join Radio 4's Woman's Hourteam as a presenter, replacing Martha Kearney who left in April to become the main presenter of World at One. [ALL]
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M2 in talks with NVC Arts on DVD centre
M2 and Time Warner subsidiary NVC Arts are in negotiations concerning a new joint-venture DVD authoring centre.M2 managing director Bill Cullen said although no deal had been 'officially done', he expected
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Sony in e-commerce venture with US outfit
Sony revealed a surprise e-commerce initiative at IBC this week.In a joint-venture with US company BroadVision, Sony is preparing to launch a number of online commercial initiatives, which the company claims
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Avid readies launch of HD Softimage DS
Avid Technology has announced the launch of a high-definition version of Softimage DS, as predicted in Broadcast last week.Expected to be available at NAB next year, the new version will support
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Hornblower wins Emmys for United
United Productions fended off tough UK and US competition to land two Emmys for its mini-series adaptation of CS Forrester's Hornblower novels.Made for Meridian Broadcasting in association with cable network A&E
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EC backs collective sporting rights bids
The European Commission (EC) has said it will take a 'favourable view' of the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) application for its public service broadcaster members to be able to continue bidding
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Duggan leaves PBS for 'new challenges'
Ervin Duggan, president of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), quit last Thursday (9 September), saying he wanted to move on to 'new challenges', writes Claire Atkinson.An interim chief executive, PBS board
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RIGHT-WING WATCHDOG 'DISHONOURS' MURDOCH
Conservative US media watchdog Empower America has announced that it is 'dishonouring' Rupert Murdoch and his Fox Television Network with a 'Silver Sewer' award. The group is also giving fellow conservative
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CANWEST'S LONDON OPERATION TO TRADE AS FIREWORKS
CanWest Entertainment's London-based distribution operation - which was set up in July (Broadcast, 9.7.99) - is to trade under the name of Canadian producer/distributor Fireworks, which was acquired by CanWest in
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NewsOfcom backs BBC HD plans
Ofcom has ruled that the BBC's plan to introduce a mixed-genre HD digital TV channel is unlikely to have a significant negative impact on the market. [ALL]
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GEM DRIVES DEALS ON WHEELS TO MIPCOM
GMG Endemol sales arm Gem is to take a mix of shows and formats to this year's Mipcom programming market, which takes place in Cannes from 4-8 October. Shows available range
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CME SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AT CZECH SUBSIDIARY
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) suspended operation of its Czech broadcasting subsidiary CNTS and laid off more than 215 staff last Thursday (9 September). The move comes after Vladimir Zelezny, CME's
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JOHN ADAMS TELEVISION TO LAUNCH IN CANNES
Children's programming producer John Adams is launching UK-based production and distribution entity John Adams Television at Mipcom in Cannes next month. The outfit will continue to represent programming produced under Adams'
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BBC PRIME GAINS CARRIAGE ON PREMIERE WORLD
BBC Worldwide's European entertainment channel, BBC Prime, has gained carriage on the Kirch Group-owned Premiere World platform, to be launched in Germany and Austria on 1 October. The new digital platform
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NewsBlog: Viewers deserve a bit more respect
Robin Parker, like many other delegates, went to Cambridge hoping to get an insight on current television issues and talk some shop. But, thanks to some gimmicky stunts, he left with the thought that broadcasters should have more respect for their viewers. [ALL]
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Is Cain able?
Dropping Carlton's regional brands is the latest move in Steven Cain's strategic plan for the broadcaster. Wale Azeez asks what's next.
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NewsInterview: Dan Brooke
After losing both its European MD and programming chief, you might expect Discovery's UK arm to be in a fragile state. Not a bit of it, general manager Dan Brooke tells Rob Shepherd