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    New BT Broadcast head

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    BT Broadcast Services has promoted North America general manager Jon Romm to the role of head of global broadcast sales.Romm's new role sees him take responsibility for the broadcast sales

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    Rushes adds to FX team

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Rushes has added to its visual effects team with the appointment of Inferno artist Emir Hasham who joins from VTR.Recent credits include daytime idents for Channel 4 and Planet Funk

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    S&M adds three staff

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Smoke & Mirrors has taken on three people, including Tony Lawrence and Hani Al Yousif who both join as senior Flame artists.Lawrence, one of the co-founders of Clear, joins next

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    Promax course starts

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Promax UK kicks off its third annual foundation course next Wednesday (10 April) with a new module called Easy As ABC.The nine-week course includes modules on scriptwriting, the psychology of

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    Pepper hires Hit man

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Pepper has appointed Iain Cameron to the new role of head of quality control (QC) as part of a push to expand the QC service for producers.Cameron joins from Hit

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    Liberate sets up interactive lab

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Interactive television software developer Liberate Technologies has launched a development lab to help boost the development of interactive TV applications, writes Barbara MarshallThe lab, based at Liberate's London offices, is available

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    Maya prices cut in bid for volume sales

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Canadian 3D graphics specialist Alias Wavefront shocked the industry this week by announcing it was cutting the price of its leading software Maya by up to 73 per cent, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Fast Studio kit gets rebrand

    2002-04-04T11:51:00Z

    Californian video equipment manufacturer Pinnacle Systems is to change the name of the Fast Studio colour line of editing products next week at NAB, writes Barbara MarshallThe product family will be

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    Emap signs Flytxt as supplier for SMS campaign

    2002-04-04T11:57:00Z

    Wireless marketing company to partner media group through forthcoming SMS roll-out

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    Flextech orders 20 new shows

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    Flextech Television has unveiled its biggest slate of new orders yet with a number of series greenlit across its own channels, writes Simon ElleryThe commissions, which represent a 30 per cent

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    ITV banks on Stars specials

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    ITV is looking to reinvigorate its long-running Stars in their Eyes brand with a number of new spin-offs, writes Steve AstonCommissioned by controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz, Granada is to produce

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    BBC 1 recommissions Open Mike series

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    Open Mike Productions has received two recommissions from BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey.Friday Night with Jonathan Ross has been extended to 20 x 40-minutes with eight shows set to air

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    Frank Butcher to get EastEnders spin-off

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    Former EastEnders actor Mike Reid is to film a broadcast pilot for the BBC, featuring the trials and tribulations of his character Frank Butcher as he sets up home in Manchester.

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    Radio 1 to throw open doors to unknowns

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    BBC Radio 1 is to dedicate a whole day of output to supporting unsigned UK acts from all sorts of music genres.OneMusic Day will take place on 6 May to coincide

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    C5 to make drama with Southern Star

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    Channel 5 has signed a£3m co-production deal with Australian producer Southern Star for a new children's drama series, writes Georgina LipscombThe 26 x 30-minute series, Don't Blame Me (working title),

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    Little bird dramas set for BBC and ITV

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    Little Bird Productions is poised to garner two drama commissions from the BBC and ITV 1.Little Bird co-chairman Jonathan Cavendish said that talks were underway with the BBC's independent drama

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    Octopus to make delicious show for UK Food

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    Octopus Television has been commissioned by UK Food commissioning editor Gareth Williams to produce 15 x 30-minute series following chef James Martin as he travels around the south-east of England.Delicious

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    More football extras for C4

    2002-04-04T12:27:00Z

    Channel 4 has increased the next run of its Football Stories strand from six to 10 outings and has also commissioned a two-part series on football hooliganism, writes Penny HughesThe 2

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    Rockface ups audience but cannot challenge ITV 1's live football

    2002-04-04T13:56:00Z

    BBC 1 drama gains 1 million viewers but the knockout stages of the Champions League proves the bigger draw

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    OFT extension buys extra time for Sky.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has extended the deadline for BSkyB to respond to charges that it breached competition rules, opening the door for 11th-hour moves by the satellite giant