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    Granada plans idea rewards

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Granada is drawing up plans to offer cash rewards to staff who develop successful programme formats in a bid to find its own global hit.The deal would mean staff who generated

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    LEADER - Making sure the show goes on

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    In the middle of a TV programming market, just about the only good thing about being in Cannes on the Cote d'Azur is the weather. Glorious October sunshine, as opposed to

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    IBIZA HOLIDAY REPS GET OWN SERIES

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BSkyB is set to turn its bawdy summer feature film Is Harry on The Boat? (pictured) into a long-running series to air on its flagship channel Sky One, writes Simon Ellery.

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    IBT SHIFTS FOCUS

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Independent producer and lobby group International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) will stop making programmes to concentrate on working with broadcasters and other independents on social action TV projects following the departure of

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - HIVE REPLACES TEAM

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The Hive has made three appointments and is planning two internal promotions to its DVD department. Senior designer David Earls, junior designer Faye Greenwood and quality controller Jackie Constandine have joined

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - EQUIPMENT ON SHOW

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The 26th annual sound broadcast equipment show (SBES) will be held at Birmingham's NEC on 14-15 November 2001. Featuring two days of seminars as well as an exhibition of audio products,

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - STLD gives epilepsy warning

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The Society of television lighting directors (STLD) is calling on broadcasters to take more responsibility for managing the risks of photosensitive epilepsy (PSE), writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Elizabeth team revisits Escape

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has ordered a one-off exploration of the Great Escape from the team behind Channel 4's high-rating series Elizabeth.The 60-minute documentary drama, produced by

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    Hit and Discovery tie up

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Hit Wildlife, a division of animation company Hit Entertainment, has signed a three-year co-production deal with Discovery Networks International, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - News service goes digital with Sony

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe (BPE) has won a contract with Associated Press Television News (APTN) to replace its analogue production equipment.The deal, which APTN director of technology Nick Evansky said

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    ON DEMAND TV - Revolution in waiting

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    While the roll-out of VOD has been unquestionably slow, many predict huge revenues for on-demand networks. But as competition increases, who will be the real winners when the interactive revolution takes off?

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - RUSHES PROMOTES DAVIES

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Rushes has promoted bookings coordinator Jonathan Davies to promo producer. Davies joined Rushes last year after working for several post-production firms including Moving Picture Company, 8811 and P3 Post.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - THE FINAL CUT

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Shining Productions used Apple's desktop editing system Final Cut Pro to edit a documentary for Channel 4 music strand 4 Music, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    NEWS SPECIAL: COVERING THE CONFLICT - Newsworld overhauled

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Newsworld, the annual gathering of international news broadcasters, is overhauling its schedule following the terrorist attacks against the US and the onset of war in Afghanistan, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    SNOW IN CNN DEBATE

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow is to chair CNN's weekly 30-minute International Correspondents show this Saturday examining the current crisis in Afghanistan. Other participants include CNN European political editor Robin

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    Root creates drinks club for high-raters

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root has created her own exclusive club, with membership strictly limited to producers whose programmes pull in at least 3 million viewers, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Media Centre's Locke goes to imagineering

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has appointed a head of imagineering after founding head Fiona McKenzie resigned to return to programme making, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    ITV Digital slashes fees to reduce cancellations

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    ITV Digital is offering special cut-price packages including subscriptions for as little as£1 a month to up to 10,000 subscribers in a drastic bid to stop them cancelling, writes Simon Ellery.

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    BSkyB kicks off interactive football trials

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BSKYB has unveiled further details of its interactive strategy which kicks off next weekend (20 October) with the first trials of its 'pay-to-play' interactive Premiership football, writes Simon Ellery.

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    PARANORMAL SPECIAL BROADENS UK HORIZONS UK

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Horizons channel editor Dominic Vallely has commissioned two new programmes for a special themed weekend called Haunted. Secrets of the Paranormal, produced by BBC Worldwide's interactive arm, will be a 60-minute