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GRANADA FINALISES US VIDEO LAUNCH DEAL.
Granada International is to launch The Forsyte Saga, Othello and Dr Zhivago on video in the US following a deal with video publisher Acorn Media.Acorn has previously handled the US release
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - SNELL & WILCOX CUTS.
Snell & Wilcox plans to cut 40 jobs in the UK, representing 10 per cent of its workforce, in response to 'the global trading uncertainty'. Chief operating officer Harry Cross said
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Oliver cooks up one-off.
Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver is in advanced talks with the BBC to make a one-off documentary in which he would open and run a restaurant with the help of 16 disadvantaged young people, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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MACONIE AND THORNTON TO HOST CONFERENCE.
This year's Music Radio conference, organised by the Radio Academy, is to be held on Thursday 18 April at the Shaw Theatre in London. Hosts will be broadcaster and writer Stuart
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OFF THE RECORD - Show coincidence.
Keen-eyed viewers may have noticed an unlikely Saturday night primetime quiz show coincidence over the Christmas period. Amazingly, a 'flame-haired' lady contestant showed up on both The Waiting Game and Millionaire
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CNN MOBILE NEWS.
Newscaster CNN has launched a mobile phone breaking news service. The text-based service, which launched this week, will deliver immediate, breaking headlines for a #7.50 a month subscription. CNN has partnered
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Management step in to halt closure of VFG.
Publicly quoted broadcast equipment supplier VFG is poised for a management buyout after being put into administrative receivership last month, writes Barbara Marshall.
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OFF THE RECORD - Discovering Clive on Mastermind.
Remember Discovery's bid to make the mainstream by airing an updated version of Mastermind, hosted by Clive Anderson? Well, Granada boss Steve Morrison put the channel firmly in its place at
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UBC MEDIA FINALISES CLASSIC GOLD PURCHASE.
UBC Media has finalised its #1.7m deal to buy the six remaining AM Classic Gold licences from GWR. The licences will operate as part of Classic Gold Digital in which UBC
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PROPERTY CHANNEL OWNER TAKES STAKE IN INDIE.
The Completely Creative Group (CCG), which is set to launch The Property Channel later this year, has taken an undisclosed stake in independent producer and NTL affiliate Clarion TV. Green Gecko
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TRADE TALK - Chained gang.
Having been linked to Initial, what will Baadasss TV producer Nav Raman bring to her new factual entertainment commissioning role at Channel 4?
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CBBC gives tots two new shows.
CBBC Controller Nigel Pickard has unveiled two new pre-school commissions - seen as the next generation of Teletubbies and Tweenies - with one series to be produced by little-known indie Novel
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LOTTERY CASH FOR THE COMMUNITY CHANNEL.
Charity service The Community Channel has secured #900,000 of new funding safeguarding the channel's future until 2004. The money is a mixture of Lottery funds through the National Lottery's Community Fund
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Kilgarriff joins Cartoon Network.
Former Rapture director of programmes Richard Kilgarriff has rejoined the TV industry to head Cartoon Network's UK operation, writes David Wood.
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Carlton creates key hi-tech role.
Carlton is set to shake up its largely unsuccessful strategy of embracing new technologies with the appointment of a technology troubleshooter.Richard Cross, vice-president of News Corporation's digital subsidiary NDS, joins Carlton
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OFF THE RECORD - Carlton Xmas present.
Those Scrooge-like bosses at Carlton have been at it again. Instead of a pay rise this year, staff got a day off in lieu as a Christmas present!Tighter than a BBC
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - IBC CONFERENCE CALL.
The International Broadcasting Convention has called for contributions to help shape this year's conference to be held in Amsterdam in September. The deadline for proposals, which should be no more than
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GALLEON GROUP BUYS PC PEPPER RIGHTS.
Animation company The Galleon Group has bought half the rights to new children's animation production PC Pepper, jointly owned by Fireman Sam creator Rob Lee. PC Pepper is based around the
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Buyers sought for Photobition.
Administrators at accountancy firm Arthur Andersen are seeking buyers for the film storage and distribution division of graphics services provider Photobition Group, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BT may invest in indies.
BT could become a major investor in the independent television sector, according to new chairman Sir Christopher Bland, writes David Wood.