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    FLINTHAM AND TOWNSEND FILL NEW POSTS AT SKILLSET

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Skillset, the national training body for broadcast, film, video and multimedia, has filled two newly created posts - in-house research manager and communications director. Neil Flintham joins as research manager with

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    INTERGRAPH UNVEILS ZX FAMILY FOR VIZUAL

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Intergraph Computer Systems has launched a new Zx family of ViZual workstations which, the company claims, will deliver twice the system throughput of current generic systems. Utilising the company's new Wahoo

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    SIEGLER REWARDS THREE AT GRANADA ENTERTAINMENT USA

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Granada Entertainment USA president Scott Siegler has promoted Matt Goldammer to director, business and legal affairs, Rebecca Hedrick to story editor for TV movies and mini-series and EJ Lee to manager,

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    INTERVIEW - Let me entertain you

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Ex-Planet 24 man Duncan Gray spent his first year as Granada's entertainment chief gathering a strong team around him. Now he's ready to reap the rewards, with a raft of shows about to hit the network's new schedule.

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    Edinburgh unveils programme

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    The full details of this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival were unveiled on Tuesday (17 August), writes Tina Mistry.Highlights scheduled for the event, which runs from 27-30 August, include ITV chief

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    ZDF SUBSIDIARY IN DOCUMENTARY JOINT-VENTURE

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    German public broadcaster ZDF's commercial arm, ZDF Enterprises, and Hamburg producer Katharina Trebitsch have set up the joint-venture doc.station to develop and produce documentaries for the international market. The Hamburg-based company,

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    Digital tax a turn-off NOP poll reveals

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    A new NOP survey has shown that half of all consumers who want to sign-up to digital TV will be put off if faced with a digital tax of£24, as

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    Just desserts

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    After many years working with Peter Bazalgette, Tim Hincks was named deputy of GMG Endemol. But is he just a Baz clone, asks John Plunkett.

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    DBC SIGNS DARBY AND MCBRIEN FOR MARKETING ROLES

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Digital pay-per-view venture the digital broadcasting company (dbc), which launched the movie service u>directfilms on Sky Digital last month, has recruited two new members of staff to its marketing department. Charlotte

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    CWC digital TV takes off

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) launched its first interactive digital TV services in Manchester on Friday (13 August).The cable operator announced it had signed up more than 50 content providers for

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    Two senior posts go as CVE restructures

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Two senior Chrysalis Visual Entertainment (CVE) executives, managing director Julie Blessyn and Chrysalis Television International (CTI) managing director Nick Witkowski, are understood to be negotiating redundancy packages.The redundancies are said to

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    THE MILL JOINS LIST OF CUSTOMERS FOR SPIDDR

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    The Mill is the latest facility to order Post Impression's SpiDDR. Mill technical director Roy Trosh said SpiDDR would be used as more than a replacement for the facilities D1 vtr.

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    FLAT ERIC RETURNS FOR LATEST LEVIS COMMERCIALS

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Flat Eric (left) makes a return performance for Levis in a new commercial post-produced by The Mill. Directed by Quentin Dupieux for Partizan Midi Minuit and written by Kym Papworth for

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    Sky Television's in-house graphics department has created the title sequence for new Sky News IT and computer programme Technofile. Designed and directed by Darren Kelly, the titles use a combination

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Sky Television's in-house graphics department has created the title sequence for new Sky News IT and computer programme Technofile. Designed and directed by Darren Kelly, the titles use a combination of

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    Hartswood takes Road to Colditz

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Hartswood Films has gone into production on a 2 x 50-minute documentary for BBC 1, The Road to Colditz, writes Tim Dams.Featuring interviews with former prisoners of war from Colditz and

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    Pubs and clubs get Sky Inn Practice

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    BSkyB is gearing up to launch its first business-to-business service next month with 20 hours of programming targeted at the pubs and clubs trade, writes Alice Macandrew.The new programme, Inn Practice,

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    ITC clears ITV's Tonight

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has ruled in favour of Tonight's decision to interview the five suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder case, writes Wale Azeez.In its ruling the ITC said the

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    Turner to rebrand classic film offer

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Turner Broadcasting Systems is set to relaunch its 24-hour movie channel TNT Classic Movies as Turner Classic Movies (TCM) this autumn.The relaunch, scheduled for 15 October, will involve a complete rebranding

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    REPORT - Who's top of the class in UK TV?

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Teacher's pet or class clown? As the industry packs its bags for next week's Edinburgh TV festival, and with an eye on the autumn schedules, Broadcast gives three contrasting views of terrestrial performance over the past year.

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    WHIZZIWIG RETURNS TO CITV FOR THIRD SERIES

    1999-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Television children's drama Whizziwig has been recommissioned for a third series by ITV controller of children's and youth programmes Nigel Pickard. The 7 x 30-minute run, which features the antics