All News articles – Page 5440

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    SCHOOLS TV - The battle for the classroom

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Will traditional schools programming disappear as the government decides which of three multimedia learning services will get£100 million in funding? James Curtis examines the future and nature of the three trials just finished.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Barbed wire kisses

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    More successful was Kiss FM programme director Andy Roberts, who has notched up an impressive seven Sony nominations. Just as well, because in a moment of youthful drunken madness last year,

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    AWARD-WINNING PEOPLE LIKE US GETS SECOND SERIES

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root has recommissioned a second series of People Like Us, which last week scooped the Royal Television Society comedy-drama award. The 6 x 30-minute series is set

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    UK channels sweep Promax BDA Europe awards

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    English language TV channels based in the UK and Ireland won more than half the gold awards at the Promax and BDA Europe 2000 Awards, for best promotional and marketing campaigns

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    TELETUBBIES SHORTLISTED FOR US PRE-SCHOOL AWARDS

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Ragdoll Productions' Teletubbies has been shortlisted in the outstanding pre-school children's series category at the US Daytime Emmy Awards. The show, first commissioned for the BBC in 1997, broadcasts daily in

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    Ex-Digimania CG artists form Axis

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Four computer graphics artists who were part of the core creative team at Digimania have formed a new computer animation company in Scotland - Axis Animation.Backed by Scottish new media group

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    FELPERIN TO INTRODUCE KNOWLEDGE ART CINEMA STRAND

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    BBC Knowledge is launching a new European art-house film strand in April called Kino, which will showcase films such as La Haine, The Dream Life of Angels, The Nanny and Ay

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    LION GOES INTO THE ARENA TO FACE CASTAWAY QUIZZING

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Lion TV executives Jeremy Mills, Nick Catliff, Richard Bradley and Shahana Meer are to be quizzed about the indie's BBC 1 docu-soap Castaway 2000 (right) at Bafta on 26 April. Channel

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    MARQUIS OPENS AS OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Several former Avid Technology managers have formed a new company to offer a service as operations and systems architects for the broadcast community. Marquis has been set up by Granby Patrick,

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    OFF THE RECORD - An apt commentary

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Spotted recently on a notice board at LWT: an advert asking for people who can belch louder than 115 decibels. It's for a new record breakers-type show fronted by celebrity footballer

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    PINNACLE APPOINTS GEE AS SOLE UK RESELLER

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Pinnacle Systems has appointed Gee Broadcast as the sole UK authorised reseller for its DVExtreme, Alladin Pro, Deko, Lightning and Thunder families of products. Pinnacle has also appointed Metro Broadcast and

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Digging up the indie sector

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    The proposed buyout of Endemol Entertainment by Telefonica has thrown the indie status of GMG Endemol into doubt. Ashley Davies reports on how the deal reignites the debate about indie quotas.

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    Pepsi Chart Show sold into Latin America

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    GMG Endemol Entertainment distribution arm Gem has sold The Pepsi Chart into Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Guatemala, writes Tim Dams.

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    Copyright theft alliance to launch

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    A new international TV industry alliance to combat copyright theft is due to be launched at Mip-TV in Cannes in two weeks time, writes Tim Dams.Production companies and broadcasters from around

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    Jackson aims for joint web work

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has said he would like to see the broadcaster's online activities expand via a series of joint-ventures with independent producers, writes Ashley Davies.Jackson told Broadcast

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    AGIA NAPA FROM KEO AND COUCH RETURNS LATER THIS YEAR

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Keo Films and Couch Potato are to make a second series of Agia Napa: Fantasy Island for Channel 4 commissioning editor multicultural Yasmin Anwar. The series will return later this year.

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    TELEWEST CLAIMS MOST ADVANCED BROADBAND PLATFORM

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Telewest launched what it claimed is the world's most advanced broadband interactive platform last week, combining its high-speed internet service Blueyonder with interactive services from 60 content partners. The company announced

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    ON DIGITAL COMPLETES ADULT DIGITAL TRIO FOR PLAYBOY

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Playboy TV UK has struck a deal with On Digital to carry subscription-based Adult Channel from 00.00 to 04.00 every day from 3 April, giving the channel carriage on all three

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    Liddiment admits ITV share too low

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has admitted that the network's share for the first three months of the year had been 'disappointing'.Speaking as he unveiled ITV's spring/summer schedule, Liddiment said:

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    Granada to launch ad-funded slate in April

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Granada is poised to unveil a slate of new advertiser-funded regional programme deals, including a 10 x 30-minute DIY series with home improvement giant B&Q, writes Colin Robertson.