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    Inspiring BBC 4

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    BBC Broadcast is behind the launch campaign for the corporation's new cultural digital channel BBC 4, writes Barbara MarshallThe campaign, Everybody Needs a Place to Think, includes TV, radio and print

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    Pinewood in Canadian studio venture

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Pinewood Shepperton Studios is leading a consortium to build the first purpose-built film studio complex in Toronto, Canada, writes Barbara MarshallThe consortium, which includes a California-based property firm and a Canadian

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    Metro first to buy Sony Xpri

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    As part of a£1m investment plan, Metro Broadcast is the first UK company to buy the Sony Xpri high definition (HD) non-linear editing system, writes Barbara MarshallThe purchase is part

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    Workstation XSI

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Softimage has introduced an entry-level version of its XSI non-linear animating system.The new version, called Workstation, runs on a single workstation and starts at under $5,000 (£3,520), compared with the

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    Encoda picks finance man for EMEA job

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Encoda Systems EMEA chief financial officer David Martin is to replace EMEA president Roy Freeland as head of the European, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) region, writes Barbara MarshallMartin said much

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    £9.7m media park to be built in Wales

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    South-west Wales is the location of Hartham Park's latest media park, a£9.7m development from the property group behind Wiltshire's Corsham Media Park (Broadcast, 14.9.01), writes Barbara MarshallHistoric Welsh mansion Gelli

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    attheraces signs up interactive betting partners

    2002-02-14T12:13:00Z

    Horseracing media rights holder agrees deal with Ladbrokes, Sportech and Surrey Sports for internet and digital TV betting service

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    CBBC overhauls schools output

    2002-02-14T13:56:00Z

    Educational shows to be launched on new digital channel CBBC as Class TV

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    Bennett to rejig commissioning

    2002-02-14T13:56:00Z

    Incoming BBC director of television Jana Bennett charged with updating general factual commissioning process

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    BBC 1's peaktime slump continues

    2002-02-14T13:56:00Z

    Corporation's flagship channel is beaten comprehensively in every slot up to 22:00 while BBC 2's Crime and Punishment struggles to find a cultural niche

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    BBC governors face pre-Ofcom revamp.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies is attempting to reform the corporation's board of governors in a bid to head off calls for the BBC to be regulated by Ofcom.The corporation is considering

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    ITV 1 Premiership was 'badly made'.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The Premiership, ITV 1's equally hyped and criticised football highlights show, did not work in its original 19.00 slot because it was badly made, not badly scheduled, according to the head of the world's biggest sports producer, writes Steve Aston.

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    BRITNEY'S TOTP SPECIAL.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    American pop princess Britney Spears will be the first singer to appear in a series of 10 x 40-minute Top of the Pops specials planned for BBC 1 this year, which will concentrate solely on one artist, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Brunson slams ITV meddling.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Former ITN political editor Michael Brunson has criticised ITV's increasing influence over the content of its news bulletins, writes John Plunkett.

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    Radio body to consult over future of AM.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority has launched a consultation on the future of the AM (medium wave) frequency in a move expected to change the way stations are regulated and licensed, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    BBC bids to rebuild free Afghan media.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is in talks with the Department for International Development (DFID) to secure rolling financial support to re-build Afghanistan's national media - a project that could last up to five years, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Segal leads co-pro search.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is set to expand its co-production activity on the west coast of the US and has appointed senior vice-president programme acquisition Rebecca Segal to oversee the push, writes Jane Marlow.

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    Redmond's Brookie plans.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 flagship soap Brookside is to undergo a radical overhaul that will see it move away from sensationalist storylines to focus more on hard-hitting social issues.Phil Redmond, who created the

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    lTV plans to increase primetime factual.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    ITV is set to stuff its peaktime schedule with more cost-effective factual programming over the next year to help fund expensive commissions such as drama and entertainment, writes Steve Aston.

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    Barb allays new data fears.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (Barb) this week moved to calm fears that the new system for TV audience measurement was wildly under-reporting key demographic groups, writes Lucy Rouse.