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MILLENNIUM COMMISSION UNVEILS NEW FILM AND TV FUND
The Millennium Commission is bankrolling a new scheme under which 225 people will receive funding for new TV, radio or internet productions. Organised by the Community Media Association, the Millennium Award
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ITV AND BBC 1 ANNOUNCE EURO 2000 BROADCAST SPLIT
ITV and BBC 1 will simultaneously broadcast the eagerly awaited England vs Germany match in the knock-out stages of Euro 2000 on Saturday 17 June at 19.45. ITV will air the
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ASTRA TO CARRY QVC-STYLE DIGITAL HOME SHOPPING CHANNEL
Peterborough-based direct marketing outfit Ideal Shopping Direct is to launch an interactive digital home shopping channel. The QVC-style service will broadcast free-to-air 24 hours a day on the Astra digital satellite
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BERESFORD QUITS FILMFOUR FOR TALKBACK PRODUCTION JOB
TalkBack Productions has hired FilmFour head of physical production Joanna Beresford to be head of production. She replaces Sally Debonnaire, who was promoted a year ago to deputy managing director but
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BBC FILMS AND ALCHYMIE BANKROLLS BORN ROMANTIC
BBC films and feature film indie Alchymie are financing a new romantic comedy film, called Born Romantic. Produced by Kismet Films and co-produced by Alchymie, it is the second feature by
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C4 OFFERS ONLINE HELP WITH KIDS HOMEWORK
Channel 4 has launched an interactive online service to help school children with their homework. Overseen by C4 commissioning editor, schools Paul Ashton, Homework High lets secondary school pupils seek real-time
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LWT STARTS WORK ON REFORMATTED CUSTOMS DRAMA
LWT has gone into production with reformatted ITV customs and excise drama The Knock (left). The first of 4 x 90-minute new episodes stars Rik Mayall as an African-born businessman who
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BOWIE RETURNS TO CLYDE 1FM AFTER TWO MONTHS AT RIVAL
Breakfast show presenter George Bowie is returning to Clyde 1FM after just two months at its rival Scottish station, Beat 106. Bowie left Clyde in November to join Beat, which launched
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SKY NEWS LAUNCHES STUDENT JOURNALISM AWARD
Sky News has launched a student journalism initiative that includes a student news journalism award, a reporting workshop and a Sky News roadshow to visit schools and colleges. The scheme will
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Shewell to head RDF drama move
Indie factual specialist RDF Television has hired Real Women producer Debbie Shewell to spearhead the production company's first foray into drama production.RDF director of programmes Stephen Lambert said Shewell, who takes
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C5 unveils news set
Channel 5 has scrapped its award-winning, brightly coloured newsroom set in favour of a minimalist studio and more outside broadcasts, writes Tara Conlan.C5 controller of news, current affairs and documentaries Chris
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Case TV in online drive
Case TV, one of the UK's oldest independent production companies, has changed its name to casetv.com as part of a drive to pull in more new media work, writes Ashley Davies.As
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Scottish Radio builds up£75m war chest
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has unveiled plans to hold a rights issue to raise a£75 million war chest to fund acquisitions in 'traditional and new media' - sparking speculation it
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BBC's Gibson plans shows for daytime
BBC features in Bristol is to make its first move into daytime television on the back of two new commissions for BBC 1.BBC features head Jeremy Gibson announced this week that
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Bryant takes Wireless role
Talk Radio managing director Jason Bryant is to take on the new role of managing director, development, for the station's parent company, The Wireless Group, writes John Plunkett.Wireless Group chief executive
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CNN International to visit Hot Spots
CNN International (CNNI) is to launch a weekly 30-minute international travel show from 4 March, produced by London-based indie ARTV, writes Tara Conlan.The upmarket consumer travel show, Hot Spots, will be
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YOULTON TO STEP DOWN AS SNELL & WILCOX CEO
Snell & Wilcox chairman and chief executive David Youlton is relinquishing his chief executive role at the company to be replaced by David Spencer, who has been a non-executive director of
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FT2 LAUNCHES TRAINING INITIATIVE FOR CRAFT ASSISTANTS
FT2 (Film & Television Freelance Training) has launched a new£350,000 training initiative for craft and technical assistants in east London. Based on FT2's new entrant training model, the scheme, known
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NewsIt's Life but not as we've seen it before
BBC1 has commissioned a natural history spectacular billed as the 'natural successor' to its big budget HD blockbuster Planet Earth.
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SMPTE LOOKS AT BANDWIDTH, BITRATE AND RESOLUTION
Bandwidth, Bitrate and Resolution is the title of SMPTE's 34th Advanced Motion Imaging Conference being held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco February 3-5. An all-day seminar next Thursday (3