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BBC moves Finch to lead factual revival.
The BBC has promoted Bristol-based creative director of documentaries Tessa Finch to the post of head of general factual programmes in Birmingham, with a remit to bring more focus to the
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BBC spares jobs in factual dept.
The number of job cuts from the BBC's factual and learning department is now expected to fall from the 129 originally expected to well below 100, although eight producers still face
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PROGRAMMING - BBC ORDERS CLASSIC ENTERTAINERS SHOW.
The BBC has commissioned an eight-part observational documentary series featuring quintessential British entertainers from the 1970s and 1980s that may include Tony Blackburn, Bernard Manning (right) and Leo Sayer. The Entertainers
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BRYANT JOINS BBC.
BBC Broadcast, the corporation's newest commercial subsidiary, has appointed Andy Bryant as its first director of creative services. Bryant joins from creative communications company Circus where he was a partner overseeing
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Open and Liberate in court battle.
Rival US interactive TV companies Liberate and OpenTV are embroiled in a patent infringement lawsuit in the Californian courts, writes Barbara Marshall.
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PROGRAMMING - SMG LOOKS BACK AT CHARGE OF LIGHT BRIGADE.
SMG TV Productions has been commissioned by Channel 4 commissioning editor, history Hamish Mykura, to produce a 60-minute documentary recreating the events of the Charge of the Light Brigade. The Charge
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MILLENNIUM AWARD.
The BBC and Skillset are launching a three-year Millennium Award programme that will give 120 individuals from ethnic minorities the chance to acquire a range of media skills that can be
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Is Posh the augury of a new era of tabloid ITV?
As ITV 1 took the weekend to commemorate John Thaw, the loss of one of the network's biggest stars brought into relief the changing face of the channel itself. The three
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SOMETHIN ELSE TO OFFER AUDIO TRAINING.
Radio indie Somethin Else is setting up a two-day training course in sound engineering for radio in its London-based studios. The course will provide tuition on topics such as recording voices
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - NEW SOHO AUDIO VENTURE.
Former M2 Television duo director Richard Lambert and senior dubbing mixer Chris Phinikas have set up a new audio facility in London's Wardour Street. Backed by the Soho Studios group, the
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Artsworld buys South Bank Show.
Digital Arts channel Artsworld has bought a raft of programmes from LWT's ITV series The South Bank Show to air as part of a celebration of the programme's 25th anniversary, writes Simon Ellery.
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Body calls for legal rights for artists.
The Creators Rights Alliance (CRA) is calling on the government to bring in new legislation to stop broadcasters 'bullying' creative talent.CRA chairman and TV composer David Ferguson told Broadcast that the
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DISCOVERY NETWORKS EUROPE CREATES UK ARM.
Discovery Networks Europe has restructured for the second time in less than 15 months, with the creation of a distinct UK business to be headed by former branded content general manager
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Granada rejigs archive service.
Granada is hoping to boost revenue from its archive sales business by pooling material from its seven regional libraries into a new division Granada Visual.The operation, which launches on 2 April,
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PSB CONFERENCE IN APRIL.
Pressure group the Voice of the Listener & Viewer's eighth international conference on the future of public service broadcasting and new media, will this year focus on the role of broadcasters
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - ENTRY-LEVEL HOUDINI APPEARS.
Side Effects, whose 3D software Houdini has been used on films such as Lord of the Rings and The Time Machine, has launched an entry-level version called Houdini Select, writes Barbara Marshall.
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IRIS SCOOPS ANOTHER OSCAR FOR THE BBC.
BBC films was celebrating this week as the only UK broadcaster to achieve success at this year's Oscars after actor Jim Broadbent garnered a best supporting gong for his role in Iris, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Telewest has enough cash for another year, says City.
Senior city financiers this week ruled out an imminent restructure of Telewest, despite speculation that the struggling cable business, which owes more than #5bn, was poised to call in City bankers to instigate a debt-for-equity arrangement, writes Simon
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UBC announces City cash deal.
UBC Media was poised to unveil a deal to secure #5m of fundraising from the City, as Broadcast went to press, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - SMG uncovered.
With #390m of debt and MPs raising concerns about its dominance in the Scottish media, the group behind 18-30 holidays expose Club Reps is currently itself the subject of intense scrutiny and speculation.