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FLEXTECH TESTS WEB TV
Flextech Interactive, a division of pay-TV outfit Flextech TV, has joined Telewest in its six-month trial of Microsoft's Web TV interactive system. Flextech's TV Travel Shop will be the first of
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MAHONEY JOINS BBC SIX
Denise Mahoney has been appointed consumer affairs correspondent for the Six O'Clock News with a brief covering food, shopping, housing and transport.Mahoney, 31, joined the BBC in 1990 as a news
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HUDDERSFIELD FM FINED
Huddersfield FM has been fined£5,000 for eight separate breaches of its promise of performance.The Radio Authority found that the station had failed to broadcast a range of services including two
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GIDDENS GIVEN REITH TALKS
The BBC's 1999 Reith Lectures will be given by Anthony Giddens, director of the London School of Economics & Political Science. Entitled Runaway World, his lectures will focus on globalisation, broadcasting
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CNNI creates 20 jobs in expansion
CNN International (CNNI) has announced a major expansion of its London production centre with the creation of around 20 new jobs.An extra 90 minutes of financial news will be broadcast from
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MTV confirms new 24-hour channels
MTV Networks Europe has confirmed plans to launch three new 24-hour channels.As revealed exclusively in Broadcast (29.1.99) the channels will be: VH-1 Classic, concentrating on classic hits from the archives; MTV
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Arab service overhauled
Broadcasting unions Bectu and the NUJ have reacted 'with dismay' to the closure of the BBC World Service's German-language section, with the loss of 29 jobs.Job losses are also expected in
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Younge joins multicultural exodus from BBC
Channel 4 has poached Black Britain editor Pat Younge from the BBC to fill the new role of deputy commissioning editor in the multicultural department, writes Tim Dams.Younge, 35, will report
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October lifts the lid on the City in new six-parter for Channel 4
October Films is producing a 6 x 30-minute documentary series for Channel 4 based around day-to-day activity in the City of London, writes Liz Shackleton.
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ITV names Tonight as new show
ITV has revealed its new hour-long, 60 Minutes-style current affairs show is to be called Tonight and has named the final member of the reporting team as Miriam O'Callaghan, writes Nicola Methven.
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Rabbatts to be governor
Lambeth council chief executive Heather Rabbatts has been appointed to the BBC's board of governors, writes Tabitha Cole.
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Milk Projects has created the title sequence for Censored, a programme in Channel 4's forthcoming censorship weekend. Designed, directed and produced by Elliott Chaffer, the sequence uses high-speed f
Milk Projects has created the title sequence for Censored, a programme in Channel 4's forthcoming censorship weekend. Designed, directed and produced by Elliott Chaffer, the sequence uses high-speed footage of images
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Front Row, the cable pay-per-view channel, has produced its first in-house commercial for live boxing event Date With Destiny. The show features UK boxers Cornelius Carr and Jane Crouch in the
Front Row, the cable pay-per-view channel, has produced its first in-house commercial for live boxing event Date With Destiny. The show features UK boxers Cornelius Carr and Jane Crouch in the
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BBC Resources Birmingham has created a new title sequence for the flagship BBC 2 horticultural series Gardeners' World. Commissioned by Catalyst Television series producer Colette Foster, the sequence
BBC Resources Birmingham has created a new title sequence for the flagship BBC 2 horticultural series Gardeners' World. Commissioned by Catalyst Television series producer Colette Foster, the sequence was designed by
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Granada in drive for live-action kids
Granada Media is mounting a 'major push' into live-action children's programmes and is understood to have earmarked£150,000 to£250,000 for a development fund.The drive will be spearheaded by Granada Media
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Debate on bullying to follow Kosminsky film
Meridian Television is producing a factual debate on bullying to follow its hard-hitting ITV drama from Peter Kosminsky, Walking on the Moon, writes Nicola Methven.Commissioned by ITV controller of news and
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Sky Man United bid hit by ITC concern
BSkyB's bid to buy Manchester United suffered a blow last week after reports suggested that Independent Television Commission chief executive Peter Rogers had recommended the deal be blocked.The ITC issued a
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New BBC 2 controller kicks off Production Show
Basking in the glow of record pre-registration figures (up tenfold on this time last year), The Production Show 1999 reveals yet another trump card. The show delights in welcoming on board
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DISCREET LOGIC BUYOUT APPROVED IN THE US
The US Securities & Exchange Commission has approved the intended acquisition of Discreet Logic by Autodesk. The announcement effectively clears both companies to proceed with the process, subject to shareholder approval.
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EDITING MARKET HOTS UP WITH LAUNCH OF 1410 DEGREES
Former Essential Pictures managing director Robin Clarkson has launched a new editing facility, 1410 Degrees. Named after the melting point of silicon, the outfit is currently working out of temporary premises