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Teachers' writers do battle in Broadcast Young Talent Awards
Two writers who worked on the Tiger Aspect series Teachers will go head to head in the battle to win the coveted young writer of the year award at this year's Broadcast Young Talent Awards.
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Jackson rules out return to UK television
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has ruled out a return to the UK when he leaves his chairman post at Universal Television Group (UTG), effectively scotching rumours that he could become the next BBC director general.
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C4 follows Operatunity with ?ballet idol'
Channel 4 is to follow up its 'opera idol' series Operatunity with another minority arts talent trawl - this time set in the world of ballet.
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Field widens for BBC2 job
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has emerged as a surprise contender for the BBC2 controllership.
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At It opens in Bristol
At It Productions - the indie behind Channel 4's T4 strand - is to launch a Bristol office on the back of a rare joint commission from T4 and 4 Learning.
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Parky boss stays at BBC
Parkinson executive producer Bea Ballard has ruled out a move to ITV despite Michael Parkinson asking her to join him when he defects from the BBC later this year.
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NewsBBC pulls plug on politics for ?yoof'
The BBC has abandoned its high-minded Saturday morning youth politics slot, amid claims it was never interested in it in the first place.
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NewsFive to dig for WWII hero's fighter plane
Five will bring central London to a standstill with a live event, in which a team of archaeologists attempt to dig up a second world war Hurricane fighter plane from underneath a main road by Buckingham Palace.
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NewsBBC and ITV to bid for live Premier matches
The BBC and ITV are set to go head to head for the rights to six to eight Premiership football matches after NTL, Telewest and Irish pay-tv company Setanta dropped out of the running.
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NewsSmaller indies join forces
The growth of 'super-indies' such as RDF and Wall to Wall has sparked a wave of collaboration among smaller indies desperate to improve their profit margins and negotiating power.
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NewsBBC pledge on arts and current affairs
The BBC this week revealed plans to put greater focus on arts and current affairs programmes on its main services over the next year, as it gears up for its Charter review battle.
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BSkyB explores tapeless future
BSkyB has taken a significant step towards becoming a tapeless broadcaster with the purchase of Sony's XDCam disk-based production equipment and its automated robotic playout system, writes Rick Dacey.
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China Blue adds£250,000 ProTools HD studio
Audio post house China Blue is investing nearly£250,000 in constructing a 5.1 ProTools HD studio with the aim of bolstering client retention, writes Rick Dacey
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The Station hires Avid op
Avid DS operator Carl Greep has joined The Station. Greep, who has previously worked at Red and Red Square, is joining the graphics department headed by chief designer Sharon Spencer. The appointment topped off a period of significant expansion for the D'Arblay Street facility, which has opened a second office ...
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Royal approval
Software developer Curious and wireless camera innovator Link Research have each been rewarded for business innovation with the Queen's Award for Enterprise. Curious, an eight-person software company based in London, received its award for its World Map software, which enables users to create broadcast quality still and animated maps. Link ...
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Sky buys pinnacles
BSkyB has bought two Pinnacle DekoCasts to create 'automated interstitials' during ad breaks on the international feed of Sky News. The new machines will take info from Sky News data streams
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BBC buys final cut
BBC Technology has added Apple's Final Cut Pro HD editing software to the workflow for its Colledia production product. Colledia - which enables production staff to access electronically stored tapeless material on a shared IT platform - will be rolled out across the BBC over the next five to 10 ...
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DGP adds dvd site
Soho facility DGP is adding a second site to allow it to do more DVD work at its current premises. Last year, the company produced masters for over 60 million DVDs. The company is the only Warner Bros DVD affiliate in the UK and uses its recommended Toshiba authoring kit. ...
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Tips for directors
The tips section in last week's feature 'Crews take aim' (Broadcast, 23.4.04) should have been credited to Ian Sands. For more information on 'Keeping crews happy', see www.iansands.co.uk/links/crew.
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Heggessey tests Saturday shows
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned three entertainment shows from BBC Scotland as part of a drive to boost the channel's Saturday night performance.