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Derwen eyes Soho deal
Barcud Derwen, the UK's largest independent facilities group outside the capital, is understood to be in discussions with a number of London facilities about a possible Soho acquisition.Barcud Derwen managing director
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OmniBus hires Paisley
OmniBus Systems has appointed former Tektronix systems director Brian Paisley as its new group managing director.OmniBus Systems chairman Glynn Powell-Evans said the company created the role to reflect the changing nature
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Panasonic loses Holland in reshuffle
Panasonic broadcast and professional director Martin Holland has unexpectedly quit the company after a reorganisation of its senior management.Holland, who was the company's European marketing director, resigned officially last Monday (February
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PG Studio to launch at Siggraph
Animation production company Pepper's Ghost has developed a new digital production control and asset management system, which it intends to launch at Siggraph in August.Developed over the past 14 months, PG
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Bond samples Sushi on Titanic
The Production Show 1999 remains shaken but not stirred by the first-class exhibitor line-up at this year's show. Highlights include Avid Reseller root6. In full black tie, root6 is celebrating its
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Van Miert looks into F1 rights
Karel Van Miert, European Union (EU) commissioner for competition, has revealed that he is negotiating to remove anti-competitive elements of TV rights deals for Formula One (F1) motor racing, writes Kim Benjamin.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Hat Trick pushes shows at Mip-TV
Leading UK comedy and entertainment indie Hat Trick Productions will be selling completed shows through its distribution arm for the first time at Mip-TV next month.Hat Trick International (HTI), which was
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - CLT-Ufa seeks to sell Premiere stake
CLT-Ufa, the Bertelsmann/Audiofina broadcasting joint-venture, has confirmed that it is negotiating to sell its 37.5 per cent stake in German pay-TV service Premiere, writes Andrew Graeme.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - BBC Prime goes on air beyond Europe
BBC Worldwide pay-TV entertainment channel BBC Prime is to expand beyond Europe for the first time, with a digital satellite TV (DST) distribution deal covering sub-Saharan Africa.BBC Prime launched across the
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - FRANCE 3 AND TF1 WARNED FOR 'FAKING' DOC SCENES
French public service broadcaster France 3 and commercial rival TF1 have been reprimanded by the country's television watchdog, the Conseil Superieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA), for faking elements of recent documentaries. CSA
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - HIT BUYS INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS TO LIVING BRITAIN
UK producer/distributor Hit Entertainment has snapped up the international rights to Living Britain (left) outside the UK and US, which have gone to BBC Worldwide.Hit has also acquired the UK video
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - TORRANCE EXITS BBC FOR DRAMA ROLE AT GRANADA MEDIA
Granada Media International (GMI), the distribution arm of Granada Media, has poached Caroline Torrance from the BBC to manage the company's drama portfolio. Torrance, who will join Granada on 8 April,
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - SOUTH PACIFIC BOLSTERS DRAMA AND FILM TEAM
South Pacific Pictures, the New Zealand-based producer one-third-owned by UK outfit Chrysalis Visual Entertainment, has made four appointments in a move to step up its TV drama and feature film activities.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - FIGHT OVER SPANISH DIGITAL TELEVISION ROLLS ON
No end appears to be in sight in the Spanish digital television battle, after Via Digital president Pedro Perez announced that he sees two platforms continuing following the breakdown of merger
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - WORLDWIDE AND EINSTEIN TO PRODUCE TOTP FOR ITALY
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal to develop the Top of the Pops (right) format for the Italian market with local producer Einstein Multimedia.TOTP producer Chris Cowey will be working with
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - IGER PROMOTED TO ABC GROUP CHAIRMAN
ABC president Robert Iger has been promoted to ABC group chairman and given responsibility for the overseas operations of the US network's parent company, Disney. Iger will be responsible for the
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TRADE TALK - Dele's vision
Dele Oniya wants to take multicultural programming to the mainstream. Now at Carlton, he feels he is in the right place to do it. Lucy Rouse reports.
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TRADE TALK - On the box
Anglia Television's controller of factual Andrea Cornes on Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age and Queer as Folk.
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TRADE TALK - Jonathan Davis
The moving of ITV's main news bulletin next week has been heralded in the press as the declaration of a ratings war with the BBC. The failure of BBC spokesmen to
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Is TV sex a big turn-off?
Sex on TV attracts virulent press condemnation but few complaints from viewers, and, perhaps most surprising of all, small audiences. Tim Dams asks if sex has lost its pulling power.