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Unique readies Barry and Previn for R2
Radio indie Unique Broadcasting has secured a raft of new shows and recommissions from the BBC including two new series for BBC Radio 2, presented by John Barry and Andre Previn, writes John Plunkett.
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BBC develops detector for home digital equipment
The BBC has developed a handheld device to pinpoint precisely the location of digital television receivers - to within a yard inside people's homes, it is claimed. It is suggested this
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Huhtala takes on Inferno at Clear
Simon Huhtala will be joining Soho effects house Clear on 21 February as senior Inferno artist, joining from SVC. Huhtala has spent 12 months at SVC and previously worked at Cinesite.
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FCC rules against DVB system in US
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled out reopening the debate over the digital TV standard it mandated for the US, despite concern that the standard does not work in
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Viasat to go completely tapeless in March
The West Drayton playout complex (above) of Scandinavian satellite broadcaster Viasat is expected to go completely tapeless in March. Viasat transmits five channels to Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and is now
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Avid stands by Softimage arm
Avid Technology has denied any intention of selling the Softimage business it bought from Microsoft, claiming it will be putting more into developing and marketing the division's products, especially its DS
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Broadcasters call for digital interoperability
A production seminar on video servers at the EBU in Geneva last week saw calls for further progress towards interoperability of digital video formats.Although there are now two families of digital
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CNN puts Maddox in lead Europe role
CNN has promoted regional managing editor Tony Maddox to the new post of vice-president of its European production operation in London. The appointment makes Maddox the only CNN vice-president outside the
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Granada moves in Oz, Germany
Granada Media has firmed up its international expansion drive, signing its strategic alliance with Australia's Seven Network and opening the doors of its new German subsidiary, writes Tim Dams.
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US/UK will be watching Big Brother
Hit European entertainment show Big Brother is set to air on both UK and US screens by the end of the year, write Tim Dams and Ashley Davies.
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Maynard moves up in Sunset + Vine expansion
Sunset + Vine (S+V) has expanded its distribution department and appointed Giselle Maynard to the post of sales and marketing director. Maynard, formerly senior distribution manager, now heads a four-strong department.S+V,
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NewsFilm 4 and MySpace partner on movie
MySpace has joined forces with Film 4 and Vertigo Films to fund a£1 million British movie, with the filmmaker to be chosen in a competition on the social networking website.
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Hearst/Multipark to launch Cosmopolitan Channel
The Hearst Corporation has formed a joint-venture with Spanish cable operator Multipark to create a 24-hour cable channel based on women's magazine Cosmopolitan. Senior vice-president of Hearst Entertainment Cynthia Hudson told
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E! to launch joint-venture channel in Scandinavia
US-based E! Entertainment Television Networks is launching a new entertainment news E! channel in Scandinavia, in a joint-venture with Stockholm-based new media company NonStop Television. E! Entertainment Television Scandinavia is scheduled
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Copyright Group to handle Viacom UK licensing
Copyright Promotions Licencing Group has taken on the exclusive licensing for Viacom Consumer Products in the UK. The deal spans merchandise for Paramount Pictures and Paramount Television, publisher Simon & Schuster
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NewsDiscovery US shake-up sees Root promoted
Discovery Networks US has seen a massive executive shake-up involving Brits David Abraham, who is leaving to join UKTV, and Jane Root who has been handed a promotion.
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C4/HBO Nazi documentary honoured at Sundance
Paragraph 175, a Channel 4-commissioned documentary about the Nazis' treatment of homosexuals, won the directing award in the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival. The co-production with HBO was directed
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Trade Talk - Action woman
Having left journalism to become ITV daytime controller, Tara Conlan sees Dianne Nelmes come full circle to take over ITV documentaries and features.
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Trade Talk - Steve Barnett
On why recent Rajar figures for radio share reveal what a durable beast the BBC really is.
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News Analysis - A regulation tie?
This autumn, a white paper will cover both broadcasting and telecommunications. David Wood and Katy Elliott look at the road ahead to new 'communications' legislation.