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CARLTON APPOINTS LAZARUS AS BUSINESS CONTROLLER
Carlton Television has appointed WEA Records director of business affairs Steve Lazarus as controller of legal and business affairs, strategy and development within Carlton Productions.He will report to Carlton Productions managing
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ENDEMOL APPOINTS GOES AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Dutch production house Endemol Entertainment has appointed SBS Broadcasting founder Ronald Goes as its chief operating officer. Goes, 35, takes over from Aat Schouwenaar who became the company's deputy chairman in
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ANTELOPE AWARDED GOLDEN REMBRANDT AT IBC
UK indie Antelope scooped a coveted Golden Rembrandt prize at the Nombre d'Or International Wide-screen Festival at IBC in Amsterdam last weekend.Antelope won the documentary award with Mozart in Turkey for
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Thompson announces retirement
BBC head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson has decided to retire from the corporation at the end of the year, writes Tara Conlan.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Rooting for auntie
An examination of BBC programming performance over the past year shows fairly stable audiences for BBC 1, with BBC 2 controller Jane Root making a mark in factual and drama.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - The winner takes it all
Although some cynics dismiss it as just another carriage deal, the agreement struck between BSkyB and NTL signals much wider distribution and a commitment to new services, writes Simon Ellery.
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EBU advises a focus on business
The European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) head of new technology, David Wood, warned broadcasters to face up to changing media consumption patterns in his keynote address at IBC. 'Technical standards issues are
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Adams Trainor Design has completed the titles for History Quest, a new series by Screenhouse Productions for BBC Knowledge in which presenter Rory McGrath investigates mysteries from British history.
Adams Trainor Design has completed the titles for History Quest, a new series by Screenhouse Productions for BBC Knowledge in which presenter Rory McGrath investigates mysteries from British history. Directed by
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YOULTON AND SNELL GIVEN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Snell & Wilcox chairman and chief executive Professor David Youlton and president and research director Roderick Snell collected a joint lifetime achievement award at the Production Solutions Awards in Amsterdam on
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News groups win Olympic access
The row over access to public areas around the Olympic Games has been resolved at the 11th hour following industry lobbying of the European Commission & World Trade Organisation.Associated Press (AP)
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HUGHES SELLS CHILDREN IN TROUBLE DOC TO 80 COUNTRIES
Former Morning Worship presenter and aid worker Dai Hughes has sold a 4 x 30-minute documentary about the plight of children around the world in the 21st century to 80 countries.
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Static allots£5m to original content
Interactive TV outfit Static 2358 has unveiled a new£5m fund to commission original content for its interactive 24-hour TV channel PlayJam.Static, which expects to launch on Sky Digital at the
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TSI Design produced the opening titles and content graphics for Flying Elephant Film's new documentary series, Miracles of Faith, for Channel 5. The dramatic title sequence takes the viewer on a
TSI Design produced the opening titles and content graphics for Flying Elephant Film's new documentary series, Miracles of Faith, for Channel 5. The dramatic title sequence takes the viewer on a
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Brown gets control of 4Learning
Channel 4 deputy director of programmes Karen Brown is giving up direct responsibility for most of her commissioning departments, after being offered a more dedicated job in charge of 4Learning, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 orders late-night dramas
Attaboy TV is producing a new 5 x 30-minute drama/factual crossover project for Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, night-time Zizi Durrance, writes Ashley Davies.
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FOUR NI OPERATIONS SECURE FUNDS FROM C4 AND LEDU
Four Northern Irish production companies have won research and development funding from Channel 4 and Ledu, the Small Business Agency for Northern Ireland. The four indies chosen were Besom Productions, Double-Band
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Einstein ready for UK liftoff in January 2001
The Einstein Channel has announced that its new UK launch date will be January 2000 and has started its hunt for programming ideas, writes Simon Ellery.
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MIPCOM 2000 ATTENDANCE ON THE RISE
Attendance for Mipcom 2000 is on the rise from last year with participation figures increasing from 1,862 participating companies in 1999 to 2,131, a rise of 14.5 per cent. The number
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BBC picks 2nd creative chief
BBC events unit executive editor Nick Vaughan-Barrat has been named as the second creative director in the new BBC factual and learning division, with a brief to head events and food, writes Tara Conlan.