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Owens fills Virgin programming role
Virgin Radio has poached Chrysalis Radio-owned Galaxy 102 managing director Henry Owens to become programme director, writes John Plunkett.Owens, 38, a former programme director at Atlantic 252, will join Virgin in
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MTV NETWORKS OPENS ITS FACILITIES TO OUTSIDE HIRE
MTV Networks Europe has opened its video facilities in Camden to outside customers - with its three studios available first for hire. Post-production, transmission and dubbing facilities will become available early
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ELLIPSE JOINS QUEUE FOR GAUMONT
Canal+ production subsidiary Ellipse is among the bidders for French production company Gaumont TV. Gaumont, which was established in 1990 and has a programme catalogue including the Highlander series, recently reported
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EC LAUNCHES INQUIRY INTO FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE TV
The European Commission (EC) has launched formal investigations into the state funding of public service TV in France and Italy. The probe will concentrate on government cash injections and direct subsidies
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Subscription revenue to soar in east Europe
Eastern European subscription TV and advertising revenues are forecast to rise by more that 400 per cent over the next 10 years, from $3.5 billion (£2.2 billion) in 1999 to $16.4
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Opponents fight 'digital poll tax'
An unprecedented grouping of commercial terrestrial broadcasters, pay-TV operators and set-top box manufacturers came together last week to oppose a BBC digital licence fee.Senior executives representing the various commercial interests met
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WORLD SERVICE JOINS US DIGITAL SATELLITE PLATFORM
BBC World Service is to be included in a digital satellite radio platform that will start broadcasting to the US in 2001. XM Satellite, a subsidiary of American Mobile Satellite Corporation,
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WELSH DENIED POWERS
The new Welsh Assembly will not be allowed to appoint people to the broadcasting regulation bodies, the BBC, ITC, S4C and the Broadcasting Standards Commission. The proposal that the assembly should
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Postware debuts with Ensemble at Siggraph
Telecine company Cintel has opened an outfit with a new data product to improve efficient working in video facilities.Postware will make its debut at Siggraph selling Ensemble, a turnkey database product
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NEW PROFESSIONALS GET SEPTEMBER DEBUT ON SKY ONE
Sky One has acquired the modern version of the 1970s classic The Professionals to air on the channel in the new autumn schedule. The 13 x 60-minute series, C15: The New
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Dash & Lilly heads UK Emmy hopefuls
UK producers and broadcasters are competing for 14 1999 Primetime Emmys in the US, with Granada Media TV movie Dash and Lilly securing an impressive eight nominations.The Granada single drama about
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HUTCHINSON COVERS FOR O'BRIEN AT HOME & LEISURE
Discovery Home & Leisure former director of programme planning Leonie Hutchinson has assumed the role of commissioning editor for the channel while Dee O'Brien is away on maternity leave. O'Brien, whose
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OFF THE RECORD - Countdown hit for six
On a similar note, Channel 4's decision to axe Countdown for last week's cricket didn't go unnoticed. Presenter Richie Benaud told viewers that 'only about three or four thousand people' had
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CORPORATE JOLLIES - Junkets, jollies and journos
Whether it's white water rafting in the Rockies, a trip on Concorde or just a team-building weekend in Windsor, the corporate jolly is now an established part of the broadcasting calendar. Ed Shelton goes in search of a free lunch.
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King of comedy
If anyone can crack the US market, it's Hat Trick founder Jimmy Mulville, who last week unveiled plans to open an LA office. David Wood reports.
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OXFORD CHANNEL EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
The Oxford Channel, one of the newly launched restricted service licences (RSL), has recorded higher than expected viewing figures for its first six weeks on air, according to its research.A survey
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SOUL MUSIC MIXES RELIGION AND MUSIC FOR CENTRAL
Central TV has ordered a new 6 x 30-minute series combining music and religion from its factual department. Soul Music will explore the creative musical talent in the midlands while at
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CARTWRIGHT JOINS REDS
Liverpool Football Club has expanded its board to include Granada Media Group commercial director Stacey Cartwright. Granada acquired a 9.9 per cent share in the club for£22 million earlier this
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Carlton ditches trio of digital channels
Carlton Communications managing director of production Lord Waheed Alli has decided to axe three of the outfit's pay-TV channels as part of a major overhaul of its digital strategy, according to
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CANAL+ IN TALKS WITH CNN, REUTERS OVER I-TELEVISION
Canal+, which is to launch news channel I-Television on French digital satellite platform CanalSatellite on 4 November, is said to be talking to CNN and Reuters Television about forming strategic alliances