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20TH CENTURY FOX NAMES GLOBAL PAY-TV AND PPV CHIEF
Twentieth Century Fox senior vice-president, international pay- TV and pay-per-view Peter Levinsohn has been promoted to executive vice-president, worldwide pay-TV and pay-per-view. Levinsohn - who joined Fox in 1989 - will
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ITV2 calls for new theme-night shows
The channel is preparing to offer two types of commissions, one of which will see a single production outfit overseeing and creating a package for a whole night, including links and
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GREENLAND NAMED CHIEF OF NEW SKILLSET/FT2 COURSE
Patricia Greenland has been appointed by FT2 to head the London Production Manager Training Scheme on behalf of the Skillset London Forum. The scheme encompases a 30-week training programme for six
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BBC Resources Birmingham designed and produced the titles for the third series of BBC 2's Goodness Gracious Me. The sequence is based on an urban poster-filled wall featuring the show's characters,
BBC Resources Birmingham designed and produced the titles for the third series of BBC 2's Goodness Gracious Me. The sequence is based on an urban poster-filled wall featuring the show's characters,
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BBC Resources Glasgow produced the titles for new BBC 2 children's series Hyperlinks, which offers a new way of looking at facts and figures. Graphic designer Lucy Goad created a futuristic
BBC Resources Glasgow produced the titles for new BBC 2 children's series Hyperlinks, which offers a new way of looking at facts and figures. Graphic designer Lucy Goad created a futuristic
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ACCOM TRIPLES REVENUE IN THE YEAR TO DECEMBER 1999
Accom has reported almost tripling its revenue in 1999, as it released its end of year results. It still posted a net loss for 1999, but at $1.7 million (£1.06 million)
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Available Light shines with 16-hour HTV West contract
Bristol-based indie Available Light productions has secured a deal with HTV West to produce 16 hours of regional shows, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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UNIVERSAL IN TALKS TO LAUNCH 13TH STREET IN JAPAN
Universal Studios Networks (USN) is understood to be in talks to launch its 13th Street action and adventure channel in Japan. USN president Tony Garland said there had been 'tremendous interest'
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Indie Business - A pitch is worth 1000 words
You've worked for weeks on your idea, now you have just minutes to sell it. Below, commissioning editors tell Georgina Lipscomb what they look for in a pitch while, right, programme-makers discuss their attempts to become salesmen.
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ITV puts£1 million into comedy kitty
The ITV Network Centre has set up a£1 million development fund to bankroll new sitcoms and sketch-based comedy shows.The initiative is the first under newly installed ITV comedy controller Sioned
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UNITED DRAMA FOR BBC 1 CONFIRMS KIRWAN IN STAR ROLE
Dervla Kirwan has been confirmed as the lead in United Productions' new 7 x 60-minute BBC 1 drama Hearts and Bones. As exclusively revealed in Broadcast (8.10.99), the drama is about
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A spectacular host of ghostly special effects have been created for BBC 1's new comedy drama series Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (right), writes Joanna Scott. Based on the 1970s detective cult
A spectacular host of ghostly special effects have been created for BBC 1's new comedy drama series Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (right), writes Joanna Scott. Based on the 1970s detective cult
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Root axes two more BBC 2 factual strands
Closure of long-running shows comes as channel controller fends off criticism of entertainment bias
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Sky News' founding presenter quits channel
Abrupt departure linked to contract negotiations say insiders
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Kaufman urged to probe SMG's Grampian coverage
ITV inquiry pressed to consider whether regional content has suffered since Grampian merger with Scottish Media Group
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Oniya parts company with Carlton
Multicultural programmes chief Dele Oniya quits broadcaster to focus on own production outfit