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    THE MILL EXTENDS NET SERVICES UNDER SEPARATE BRAND

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    The Mill is extending its internet-based services under the brand emill.In addition to offering an online booking system for dubbs, playouts and downloads, emill can be used to view and store

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    SWITCHDIGITAL BIDS FOR CENTRAL SCOTLAND MULTIPLEX

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Switchdigital has submitted its application for the Central Scotland digital radio multiplex licence. The consortium led by The Wireless Group also includes Clear Channel International, Capital Radio and Carphone Warehouse. The

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    Pinewood in Shepperton bid

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Pinewood Studios has emerged as a rival bidder to US media group Liberty Media for Shepperton Holdings, the group that owns Shepperton Studios and 40 per cent of Soho post-production facility The Mill, writes Dominic Timms.

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    Rooster and Bentley merge

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Visual Entertainment (CVE) is folding its Red Rooster operation into Bentley Productions to create a single merged drama outlet, writes Colin Robertson.

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    BBC Resources graphic designers Sue Moyes and Gregory Millar have joined forces to create the new title sequence and content graphics for BBC Sport's Football Focus. The brief was to create

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    BBC Resources graphic designers Sue Moyes and Gregory Millar have joined forces to create the new title sequence and content graphics for BBC Sport's Football Focus. The brief was to create

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    BBC WINS 'SMART' PLACE

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has secured a place on the UK's first 'smart' personal video recorder (PVR), which is due to be launched by BSkyB and TiVo this autumn. The corporation said this

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    BBC DROPS EXCLUSIVE FELTZ

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has confirmed that it will not renew its exclusive two-year contract with presenter Vanessa Feltz at the end of the year.A corporation spokeswoman told Broadcast: 'The BBC has no

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    GRANADA POACHES BAGSHAW TO PRODUCE THIS MORNING

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Granada Television has signed up the first of its new This Morning team poaching Rob Bagshaw from Mentorn Barraclough Carey to become producer of the ITV weekday magazine show.Bagshaw, who currently

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    Baker leaves BBC for Avid

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    BBC Broadcast head of technology strategy Ian Baker is leaving the BBC to join Avid Technology at the beginning of September, writes Nick Radlo.

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    BBC poaches Geater from Avalon TV

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has poached Avalon Television's head of television and film Sara Geater to take on the newly created role of director of rights and business affairs, writes Ashley Davies.

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    CARLTON GIVES BREAKS TO BLACK AND ASIAN COMEDIANS

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Television has developed a new regional multicultural strand that gives each of four black and Asian comedians a 30-minute programme to develop individual characters. Single Voices, produced by Parminder Vir

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    SULLIVAN ENTERTAINMENT APPOINTS BARLOW UK MD

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Sullivan Entertainment has signed up former Jane Balfour Films director of international sales and acquisitions Mary Barlow to be its first UK managing director. The company announced its plans to shift

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    Artsworld appoints Thomas as deputy director

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    New channel Artsworld has hired NVC Arts sales and co-productions director Kim Thomas as its deputy channel director, writes Simon Ellery.

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    BTDA ANNOUNCES LONDON CONFERENCE LINE-UP

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    The British Television Distributors Association (BTDA) has revealed the line-up for its forthcoming conference with a host high-profile industry names due to appear including former Channel 4 chief Michael Grade. He

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Reaching a junction

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Job losses, disgruntled stars, low morale, major series being decommissioned ... Can BBC Birmingham get out of the slow lane in production terms? Tara Conlan investigates.

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    Lookalikes - driven by ambition

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Be aroused by the testosterone-fuelled resemblance between telly chieftain Baz and racing ace Michael Schumacher. While one has risen to the top of his field with the use of aggressive tactics

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    ALBERT FINNEY NAMED AS NEW UNCLE SILAS IN ITV DRAMA

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Television and Excelsior have revealed that Albert Finney is the replacement for Oliver Reed in its television version of My Uncle Silas. Production has just started on the comedy drama

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    AIRBORNE TV WINS NEW RUN OF EUROPEAN BLUE REVIEW

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    UK distributor and producer Airborne TV has been re-commissioned by Channel 5 for a second series of European Blue Review, which looks behind the scenes of adult entertainment across Europe. C5

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    Liberty confirms Soho acquisition

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Liberty Livewire has confirmed its purchase of the Soho Group of companies, ending six months of speculation. The deal, which values the group at£17m, includes Soho Images, Soho 601 and

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    C5 launches autumn line-up

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 unveiled a£51m autumn schedule last Thursday (10 August) in a drive to shift the spotlight away from its late-night adult output to family entertainment, writes Georgina Lipscomb.