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DISCOVERY GAINS FOOTHOLD IN CROATIA
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has entered the Croatian market for the first time with the launch of five factual channels - Discovery, Animal Planet, Discovery Travel & Adventure, Civilisation and Sci-Trek.
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OFF THE RECORD - Football crazy
And so to the News World conference in Barcelona, where the massed ranks of international hacks were able to take a few metaphorical potshots at Hackney's most successful son, Nato spokesman
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Powerboat racing fuels corporation's stake in SPL
The Television Corporation has bought a 50 per cent stake in Supercatz Promotions Limited (SPL) in a bid to kick-start Grand Prix-style coverage of offshore powerboat racing. SPL will become part
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Granada/NYT co-pro dawns
Granada Media and the New York Times (NYT) unveiled their first joint production this week - an 8 x 60-minute science documentary series for The Learning Channel (TLC), writes Tabitha Cole.
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Pact Salford conference to be opened by minister
Jane Anderson, the minister for Film, Broadcasting & Tourism, is to open the seventh annual Television from the Nations & Regions Conference. Jointly organised by Pact, the University of Salford and
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EX-TELE-CINE MAINTENANCE HEAD SMITH JOINS COMPLETE
Facility house Complete has appointed former Tele-Cine head of maintenance Colin Smith as its new chief engineer and technology director. Smith, who spent 14 years at Tele-Cine, replaces former technology director
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Rottentrolls secures fourth run on CITV
ITV controller, children's and youth programmes Nigel Pickard has commissioned a fourth series of The Children's Company's Bafta-winning Rottentrolls (left). The new 7 x 10-minute run, again written by Tim Firth,
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Cirone moves to Pearson TV
Pearson TV has recruited industry consultant Nino Cirone as a programme strategist for its UK production division, writes John Plunkett.
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Music Choice picks Collen to head up programming
Digital audio broadcaster and online retailer Music Choice has appointed Janemarie Collen as its new director of programming. Collen originally joined Music Choice in 1993 as senior special events manager. She
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OFF THE RECORD - Cheesed off
And as if CNN boss Chris Cramer (below) hadn't done enough at News World to prove that not all newshounds are as dry as pot noodles, what should land in OTR's
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Money Channel shows faith in satellite sales house
The Money Channel has signed an airtime sales and sponsorship deal with TV airtime sales house Granada Media Sales Satellite & Cable. The Money Channel is due to launch on Sky
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McDonald fronts ITV's new century
ITN is producing ITV's millennium eve coverage with a programme fronted by Trevor McDonald, writes Liz Shackleton.
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OFF THE RECORD - Scaredy cat
To say that Michael Bloomberg's so-called keynote speech failed to capture the audience's imagination at this year's News World is something of an understatement. As CNN big kahuna Chris Cramer observed:
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ITN staff want cash for techno stress
Editorial staff at ITN are demanding a one-off payment of between£1,500 and£2,000 to compensate for the stress caused by problems with new newsroom technology, writes John Plunkett.
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Granada gets Carter for health TV
Granada Media Group (GMG) has hired Paula Carter from BBC Resources to head a combined digital channel and internet service, which the group aims to launch next year.Formerly director of sales
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Grimsby College to make shows for Cable Channel
Grimsby College is claiming a first by setting up its own television 'station' that will make programmes for broadcast on the local cable network channel. ECE (Education, Community & Entertainment) Grimsby
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Sarah Thane is ITC director of programmes and cable
On how we should approach the development of a media education strategy for our children.
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NEWS CORP AND BT CONSIDER TAKING CONTROL OF VIVENDI
News Corp and BT are considering a joint move to take control of Vivendi, according to newspaper reports. The French utilities and media giant made its own predatory move on BSkyB,
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Brookes fails to win Newbury radio licence
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes has failed in a bid to run his own radio station. Brookes' outfit, Bruno Brookes Media & Entertainment, had applied to run the new
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X-Dream to break out of Europe
UK broadcaster, distributor and producer X-Dream International has secured a $70 million (£43 million) investment deal to back the launch of its European Extreme Sports Channel into South America and Asia,