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JAZZ FM SIGNS TRAVEL INFORMATION PROVIDER.
Travel information company Trafficlink has signed deals to supply its service to Jazz fm's London and Manchester radio stations and the MXR digital radio consortium. The new partnerships are a boost
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FILMFOUR/ORANGE PRIZE.
FilmFour is teaming up with mobile phone operator Orange to launch a new prize for would-be film-makers. The Orange FilmFour Prize for Short Film will be open to writer and director
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WORLD OF WONDER FILLS TOP PRODUCTION JOB.
World of Wonder has signed its first UK head of production, Maria Silver. Silver was production manager on Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and Michael Moore's Big One.
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MISX.COM EXPANDS.
Media Intelligence Service Exchange (MISX.com) has extended its online showcase service to include UK animation companies. Following the company's report on the UK animation business earlier this year, nine companies, including
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TX - The paws and effect.
Graham Brown is the King of Gunge so as the producer of Petswap, ITV's new kids' gameshow, he is in his element. Every inch of the CITV studio set is either
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MERIDIAN TONIGHT ED.
Nick Myers has been appointed regional editor for the south-east edition of ITV regional news programme Meridian Tonight. Replacing Lloyd Bracey, Myers, a former GMTV night editor, joins from ITN where
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PEARSON RESULTS SHOW DROP IN PROFITS.
Shares in UK media group Pearson held firm this week despite the company reporting a 17 per cent slide in pre-tax profits. Citing a year of heavy internet investment, Pearson said
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STRANKS JOINS DRG.
Children's radio campaigner Susan Stranks has joined the Digital Radio Group (DRG), the consortium bidding for the London digital licence. Stranks, who runs the Children 2000 pressure group, will develop a
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DGP SIGNS UP STAFF.
DGP has hired four new staff following its recent refurbishment and suite upgrades. The appointments include Symphony/Smoke editor John McLaren and producer Moira Brophy. McLaren joins from Welsh Worldly Production where
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Granada revamps kids department.
Granada has restructured its children's department following its takeover of United Productions' children's assets, rebranding the division as Granada Kids, writes Colin Robertson.
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DEEPEND PICKS KELLER.
Multimedia design agency Deepend has appointed Mark Keller as technical director for the moving image team. Keller was recently responsible for the design, specification and installation of the Ice Room, the
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DEBATE - The TV studio is dead: or is it?
Far from being a dying breed, the TV studio is a thriving, if changing, beast, according to producers and studio bosses. Ten key players met to discuss the state of the studio in a forum chaired by Broadcast technology editor Barbara Marshall.
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Granada sets a date for portals.
Granada Broadband plans to launch its much-vaunted Liverpool and Arsenal enhanced football broadband portals in the autumn, writes David Wood.
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TERRESTRIALS CUT EDEN.
London-based distributor Electric Sky has struck a deal with National Geographic Channels Worldwide to show its National Lottery-funded Eden project coverage, after being snubbed by all of the UK terrestrial channels,
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FINAL CUT PLANS GROWTH.
Commercials and pop promo editing house Final Cut is stepping up its drive to attract international business by signing with global creative matchmaking agency The Comfort Zones. Established in January this
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WORLD CUP DEAL.
German media outfit Kirch Group has struck a deal with the two German terrestrial broadcasters ARD and ZDF for rights to screen the World Cup tournament on terrestrial TV. The deal
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Ex-BBC men set up crew web service.
Two former BBC managers are planning a web-based crew finding service that uses GPS-equipped mobile phones to pinpoint the location of staff and vehicles, writes Barbara Marshall.The duo, former BBC South
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Morphos loses Quantel Editbox to con men.
DHL delivery men were tricked into handing over a£200,000 Quantel Editbox to strangers last week, following a routine delivery to a Soho-based post-production firm, write Simon Ellery and Barbara Marshall.
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COMMONWEALTH TIE-UP.
Broadcast is joining forces with the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association to host a seminar on 29 March entitled Cable and satellite viewing: how far can it go? Chaired by Investec Henderson Crosthwaite
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SECOND COMMISSION FOR THE HOT SEAT.
Flashback TV has been commissioned by Artsworld channel director Richard Melman to produce a second series of interview show The Hot Seat. Presented by Sir Christopher Frayling, the 6 x 30-minute