All News articles – Page 4935

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    TX - Kosovo two years on

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Nick Danziger's powerfully emotional study of Kosovo two years on from the Serbian atrocities nearly went unaired.The general nervousness about audience figures and the fact that stories set abroad are deemed

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    'Outdated' Miss World returns on ITV

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    ITV has bought the rights to Miss World 2001, 13 years after it stopped screening the contest amid complaints that it was too sexist, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Paladin and Invision merge

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Factual Indies Paladin Pictures and Invision Productions have merged to form a new company and have delivered their first programme to Channel 4, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Liberty invests in Todd-AO post

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Todd-AO is the latest Liberty Livewire facility to benefit from the group's capital expenditure plans with a£600,000 revamp of its editing facilities, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    LEADER - A vision that's hard to realise

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    One of the gaping holes in last December's communications white paper is about to be tentatively filled in. Media secretary Tessa Jowell and trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt will next

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    TRADE TALK - Northern grit

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    From atrocities in Kosovo to Weird Weekends with Paul Daniels, new commissioning editor of C4's Dispatches Kevin Sutcliffe has seen it all.

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    KEY HIRE FOR GRANADA

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Granada has poached Kieron Collins from the BBC to become controller of programmes in its Manchester region. Collins, who was only promoted to the position of editor, BBC Manchester entertainment and

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    FILM FOUR SALES HEAD MOVES TO INTERNATIONAL

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Film Four head of sales Janine Gold has been promoted to head of Film Four International. At the same time, sales co-ordinator Libby Hughes becomes film sales executive of the department

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    VOD provider sets sights on Europe

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Video-on-demand (VOD) operator Video Networks is in talks with a number of international media players about forming a strategic alliance for the international roll-out of VOD services, writes David Wood.

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    TV REVENUE - The new economics of TV

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    With commercial TV's£3bn ad revenues ebbing away, it is time the TV industry embraced fresh forms of funding if it's to stand any chance of growing.

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    Distraction to switch sales HQ to London

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    International format distributor Distraction Formats is to move its global sales operation from Paris to London after securing a capital injection of£900,000, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    PREMIERSHIP DEMOTED

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    ITV is to move football highlights programme The Premiership to the later slot of 22.30. As reported by Broadcast last week (19.10.01), the show will move after 17 November. A repeat

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    Jowell provokes further delay

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The broadcasting industry may have to wait until next summer to learn whether media ownership rules are to be relaxed after media secretary Tessa Jowell announced plans to serve up yet

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    Digital exec joins debate on digital tsar

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The government's digital tsar should hold a multimillion pound marketing budget and wield pan-departmental clout according to a leading digital TV executive, writes Simon Ellery.

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    MEDIA JOB OPEN DAY

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    All UK terrestrial broadcasters and other organisations including Bectu, Skillset and the National Film & Television School are taking part in the London media careers information day at Kensington Town Hall

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    WORLD CUP SECURED

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The BBC and ITV have finally agreed a deal for rights to next year's football World Cup after inking a£160m deal with German media group Kirch, writes Simon Ellery. The

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    Manchester ups culture shows

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    New BBC Manchester editor, entertainment features Alan Brown has unveiled a raft of new commissions from BBC 1 and BBC 2, building on the success of programmes such as the I

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    CROSS-MEDIA LIVE SHOW FOR SCI-FI IN HOUSE

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Sci-Fi is producing what it claims will be the first live and interactive investigation into alleged paranormal activity.

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    La Plante sets up indie Cougar

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Two of the UK's leading female drama producers have joined forces to form new indie Cougar Films.Prime Suspect writer Lynda La Plante and The Camomile Lawn producer Sophie Balhetchet have set

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    IN MY VIEW - Simon Shaps, managing director, Granada Content

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    On why we shouldn't underestimate how vital ITV's regional programming is to the network.