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Cable TV subscriptions pass three million mark
Cable TV recorded its ninth successive quarterly increase in take-up, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission, which show 3.2 million homes taking cable at the beginning of the year, writes Tim Dams.
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International News - Montreux Festival nominations favour Brits
A total 27 British programmes have been nominated for this year's 40th Golden Rose of Montreux Festival from a shortlist of 90 entries, writes Ashley Davies.
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On Digital bolsters new launch team
On Digital is to hire up to six senior executives to spearhead development of further 'On'-branded channels.The digital terrestrial broadcaster, which last month relaunched its two home-grown sports channels as On
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Optomen boasts bulging order book
Optomen Television has picked up a raft of commissions, including a brief to produce a new 6 x 30-minute archeology series for BBC 2 and a 3 x 50-minute series for Channel 4 analysing disgust, writes Ashley Davies.
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SRH BIDS FOR BORDER
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) tabled a£116 million hostile bid for Border Television on Wednesday (15 March). SRH chief executive Richard Findlay made an offer to Border shareholders after failing to
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ITN BEATS LM
ITN has won its libel case against LM, formerly Living Marxism magazine, which in 1997 accused reporters Penny Marshall and Ian Williams of fabrication in a 1992 story about a Serb-run
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Blackburn to see first BBC 'open centre'
The BBC is pressing ahead with its controversial plan to create a chain of multimedia centres in high streets across the UK, with the first pilot store due to debut in Blackburn this autumn, writes Tim Dams.
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MACKENZIE CRIES FOUL AS BBC CLINCHES CRICKET DEAL
Talk Sport chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has complained to the Office of Fair Trading after the BBC scooped the rights to domestic test match cricket last week. Talk Sport has complained
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Murphy 'frustration' at stars leaving BBC
BBC choice head of programming Stuart Murphy reaffirmed the corporation's commitment to looking after talent last week, saying that the broadcaster needs to make a bigger effort to hold onto its stars.
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Opinion - Who will win in BBC restructure?
As news begins to trickle out of Broadcasting House about Greg Dyke's already famous formation of a New BBC, those expecting to be stung are readying their responses.There's nothing like a
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Trade Talk - Barry Cox
On the task ahead for the government as it drafts the forthcoming communications white paper.
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FINAL CUT EXCEEDS BRIT AWARDS HAT TRICK
Final Cut achieved its own record at the Brit Awards, when a win for Robbie Williams' She's the One promo (left) in the Best Video category, made it four in a
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OFF THE RECORD - Asbestos they can
And so to the bewildering world of digital TV, where this week lentil-munchers on OTR were delighted to learn that The Natural Health Channel is to launch later this year. The
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AVID APPOINTS ROCKWELL CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Mike Rockwell has been appointed chief technology officer at Avid Technology. He was previously the chief architect of software engineering at Avid's audio products subsidiary, Digidesign. He was in the post
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Anwar warns on multiculturalism
Multicultural programming should no longer be regarded as a tool to create a larger black independent production sector, according to Channel 4 commissioning editor, multicultural Yasmin Anwar, writes Ashley Davies.
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ULSTER TV ANNOUNCES RESULTS
Ulster TV pre-tax profits slumped to£7.8 million for 1999, from 1998's£12.5 million, the company revealed last Thursday (9 March). The reduced income was due to a£4.8 million restructuring
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AND FINALLY ... Anita Land
Unaggressive Anita Land, director of Simpson Fox and television agent, on how she nagged her way up.
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Robbie wins by a nose in animation awards
BBC animation won a clutch of prizes at last weeks' British Animation Awards, with BBC 1 Christmas animation story, Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire directed by Richard Goleszowski picking up
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International News - First-look deal signed by Lough House Animation
Lough House Animation has signed a first-look representation deal with sales specialists Sovereign Pictures for its entire programming slate.Sovereign Pictures will represent all television and ancillary rights, including licensing, publishing, internet
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News Analysis - A bright new spark?
NTL is rarely out of the headlines with new deals unveiled almost on a weekly basis. David Wood takes a temperature check on a company whose tentacles are spreading throughout the industry.