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    Flextech orders 20 new shows.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Flextech television has unveiled its biggest slate of new orders yet with a number of series greenlit across its own channels.The commissions, which represent a 30 per cent rise in original

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    ITV banks on Stars specials.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    ITV is looking to reinvigorate its long-running Stars in their Eyes brand with a number of new spin-offs, writes Steve Aston.

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    More football extras for C4.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    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 Hughes.

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    C5 to make drama with Southern Star.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has signed a #3m co-production deal with Australian producer Southern Star for a new children's drama series, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Fast Studio kit gets rebrand.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    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 Marshall.

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    Maya prices cut in bid for volume sales.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    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.The 3D animation

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    Liberate sets up interactive lab.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Interactive television software developer Liberate Technologies has launched a development lab to help boost the development of interactive TV applications, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    BBC HEADS BAFTA LIST.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1's The Way We Live Now has led the field in this year's nominations for the British Academy of Film & Television Arts (Bafta) Craft awards to be held in

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    NEW BT BROADCAST HEAD.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    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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    PEPPER HIRES HIT MAN.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    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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    RUSHES ADDS TO FX TEAM.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    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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    PROMAX COURSE STARTS.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    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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    CLARIFICATION.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    We would like to point out that the name of the new company in last week's story, New Soho audio venture, is Marmalade.

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    Leader - Mail gets knives out for auntie.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The Royals are in the news again, and once again the BBC is under fire. The Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph, in particular, judged the BBC's coverage of the Queen Mother's

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    Free to air - ITV must learn from failure.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    As the administrators struggle to keep ITV Digital afloat, and the inevitable mudslinging reaches levels rarely heard in the UK outside the Palace of Westminster, the British communications industry can only

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    Trade talk - Action woman.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Action Time has trebled its international revenues since sales specialist Caroline Beaton joined. What's next for its new joint managing director?

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    In my view - Trevor Brignall.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    On why the ITV Digital platform lost the plot and what options it has for the future.

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    On the box - One man and his dog.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Good Food Live editor Elaine Bancroft was confused by Albert Walker but gave Teachers top marks for staffroom insights.

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    News analysis - Deal of the decade.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Will the extension of the BBC's co-production deal with Discovery for another 10 years put the squeeze on UK indies and cause compromises in programming as co-production potential becomes increasingly important?

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    TV RECESSION - First green shoots?

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Spring is in the air and there are signs of an advertising recovery. But have commercial TV and radio come through the worst?