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DISNEY RETHINKS DIGI-PLAN
The Disney channel has pulled out of the bidding for carriage on the Digital One radio platform and is set to bid for individual digital local licences instead. The broadcaster, which
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ITV defends line-up since News at Ten
ITV chiefs were expected to say they had put more than£60 million into better primetime programming when they appeared before the Commons culture select committee on Thursday (2 March) defending
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Deep space explored
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has given a green light to Final Frontier, a new BBC series exploring deep space beyond our galaxy, writes Tim Dams.Billed as a landmark follow-up to
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SENIOR PRODUCER POST AT CONDOR FOR DARNTON
Karen Darnton has joined Condor as senior producer. She was formerly a producer at Rushes, where among other work she produced commercials for Visa, Adidas, Carling and Peugeot. Before that, she
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OPINION - Creativity comes at a heavy price
The production community should take heart - content is getting the recognition it needs. The Department of Trade and Industry announced on Tuesday the formation of a digital content forum -
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SBS closes down rival
SBS Broadcasting has bought Central European Media Enterprises' Hungarian cable TV station TV3 for $16 million (£10 million) and, with the aid of armed guards, closed it down, writes Katy Elliott.The
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CHURCH INFLUENCE DECRIED
The BBC should resist pressure from the Church of England to increase religious broadcasting, the National Secular Society argued this week. The warning came as the general synod supported plans to
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Mini-Dinosaurs in the pipeline for Christmas
Walking with Dinosaurs series producer Tim Haines has begun work on a£1 million mini-version of the hit show, which will air on BBC 1 this year as a Christmas special,
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Charities slate Third World coverage
A coalition of British charities has attacked terrestrial broadcasters for cutting coverage of the developing world, accusing them of catering for 'the Royle family', rather than providing a balance of programming,
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Scots challenge identity crisis
Scottish broadcasters STV and Grampian launched new on-screen images on Monday (28 February), upping their regional identities just as regional commitments came under further attack, writes Colin Robertson.The moves come alongside
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ITN/LIVING MARXISM LIBEL CASE GOES TO COURT
The long-running dispute between ITN and Living Marxism magazine entered the High Court in London this week, with ITN and two of its journalists claiming damages from the magazine, which denies
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CARLTON AND LWT FIGHT TO SIGN UP THAW
John Thaw has signed a two-year contract with Carlton TV after a two-way shoot-out with LWT. The news comes in the week that LWT's drama department revealed it had booked the
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Carlton, Granada opt for SX format
Carlton and Granada have made a joint decision to buy Sony's digital format Betacam SX as their new ENG format, replacing ageing analogue Betacam SP equipment.Carlton and Granada and all their
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FOREIGN OFFICE TO PROMOTE COMPACT CAMERA SEAT
Camseat has been selected as one of the products the Foreign Office will help to promote from its embassies around the world. It was designed as a compact outside broadcast camera
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BYERS REFERS ITV MERGERS TO COMPETITION COMMISSION
Trade secretary Stephen Byers has referred the proposed acquisition of Carlton Communications and/or United News & Media by Granada to the competition commission. The decision, announced last Friday (25 February), was
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United Sport continues to buy up rights
United Sport has continued its expansion policy, snapping up the rights to the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) and a deal to produce On Digital's coverage of the tennis ATP World
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PREMIER LEAGUE BROADCASTING RIGHTS OUT TO TENDER
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore's invitation to tender document for rights to broadcast games live is to be sent to broadcasters at the beginning of April, following a meeting of
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MANAGEMENT RESHUFFLE AT BROADCAST FILM AND VIDEO
Bristol-based Broadcast Film and Video has restructured its management, with founder Dave Blackham becoming group managing director with overall responsibility for BFV and its subsidiary operations. Rowland Jones, who joined BFV
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Brits gather gold at Monte Carlo festival
Brits swept the board at the 40th Monte Carlo Television Festival, picking up seven of 12 Gold Nymphs awarded last week, writes Tara Conlan.Channel 4 picked up four accolades, three in
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GEARHOUSE BOWS TO MBO
Gearhouse Group has sold its UK and Australian broadcast subsidiaries to a management buyout team lead by former DPL chief executive John Newton. Gravity Media, a new company formed by Newton