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Music Choice picks Collen to head up programming
Digital audio broadcaster and online retailer Music Choice has appointed Janemarie Collen as its new director of programming. Collen originally joined Music Choice in 1993 as senior special events manager. She
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Airey to join board of newly formed Film Council
Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey (left) is joining the board of the Film Council. The newly formed body will be responsible for distributing£150 million of government and lottery
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Grimsby College to make shows for Cable Channel
Grimsby College is claiming a first by setting up its own television 'station' that will make programmes for broadcast on the local cable network channel. ECE (Education, Community & Entertainment) Grimsby
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RDF picks Paterson to take factual role
Indie RDF Television has hired BBC documentaries and history department executive producer Clare Paterson to develop and oversee production of factual programmes.Paterson, who has worked in the BBC documentaries department for
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BBC poaches HTV's Richards
BBC Wales has poached* HTV Wales managing director Menna Richards to be its new controller, succeeding Geraint Talfan Davies, writes Tim Dams.
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English + Pockett (E+P) has unveiled a set of 16 idents for the ITV network as part of its 'TV from the Heart' campaign. E+P creative director Rob Machin said each
English + Pockett (E+P) has unveiled a set of 16 idents for the ITV network as part of its 'TV from the Heart' campaign. E+P creative director Rob Machin said each
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BBC scoops five Bafta Children's Awards
The BBC dominated the fourth annual Bafta Children's Awards on Sunday (7 November), scooping five of the top prizes at a ceremony at the London Hilton, writes Paul Donovan.Leading the way
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LWT names Newcombe as drama exec producer
LWT Productions controller of drama Jo Wright has promoted producer David Newcombe to become the department's executive producer, writes Tabitha Cole.
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Jump Design & direction has created titles for the latest series of LWT classic, Blind Date. Using a combination of live action and graphic elements, designer Russell Mann conjured up different
Jump Design & direction has created titles for the latest series of LWT classic, Blind Date. Using a combination of live action and graphic elements, designer Russell Mann conjured up different
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4:2:2 Manchester was commissioned by design company Voom to create the titles, graphics and effects backdrop for the forthcoming Dr Who Night on BBC2. As part of the commission 4:2:2 created
4:2:2 Manchester was commissioned by design company Voom to create the titles, graphics and effects backdrop for the forthcoming Dr Who Night on BBC2. As part of the commission 4:2:2 created
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BBC Resources graphic designer Nicki Chamney and video effects supervisor Dave Jervis have created the title sequence for new BBC children's science programme Why 5. The sequence links five random obj
BBC Resources graphic designer Nicki Chamney and video effects supervisor Dave Jervis have created the title sequence for new BBC children's science programme Why 5. The sequence links five random objects
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD IN BARCELONA - BBC News set for mobile phone era
BBC News chief executive Tony Hall is on the verge of announcing a raft of new deals to put the corporation's news service on to mobile phones.Hall, speaking at the News
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD IN BARCELONA - CNN rejects Kosovo compromise charge
CNN president of international networks Eason Jordan has angrily rejected claims that the broadcaster made journalistic compromises in order to gain top-level access to governments, writes John Plunkett.
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD IN BARCELONA - Purvis backs TV bulletins
ITN chief executive Stewart Purvis launched a passionate defence of traditional TV news bulletins, claiming they had kept their audience 'rather better' than terrestrial TV as a whole.In a debate on
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD IN BARCELONA - BARCELONA IN BRIEF: NEWS WORLD SOUNDBITES
'No self-respecting businessman can operate without a PR man telling him what to say.' Lord (Tim) Bell, chairman of Bell Pottinger'The internet. In two years' time you are never going to
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KIND RETURNS TO 4MC UK TO RUN STREAM DIGITAL MEDIA
4MC UK, the recently formed company created by the mergers of independent facilities TVP Group and TVI, has lured back its former technical manager Paul Kind to head DVD arm Stream
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EX-TELE-CINE MAINTENANCE HEAD SMITH JOINS COMPLETE
Facility house Complete has appointed former Tele-Cine head of maintenance Colin Smith as its new chief engineer and technology director. Smith, who spent 14 years at Tele-Cine, replaces former technology director
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NEWS CORP TO FLOAT 20 PER CENT OF NDS
News Corp is to spin off a minority stake in its UK-based conditional access and electronics subsidiary NDS. News Corp intends to float 20 per cent of the business on both
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RTS AWARD FOR INNOVATION GOES TO PHILIPS SPECTER
Philips Specter Datacine has won the Royal Television Society award for innovative applications. Philips beat nominations from Autocue and BSkyB to win the award, which was presented at a ceremony on
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GEARHOUSE DENIES TAKEOVER AS SHARES SOAR
Gearhouse was forced to deny it is in talks about a possible takeover of the company after speculation sent its share price up by 10 per cent.However, the company's denial did