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OFF THE RECORD - Campaign for quality food
The angry debate in the letters page of the BBC's in-house rag, Ariel, reached fever pitch this week. No, nothing to do with the programmes, silly, but the quality (or lack
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CWC deal makes NTL cable top dog
NTL established itself as the biggest cable operator in the UK this week after it snapped-up Cable & Wireless Communications' (CWC) residential TV and telephony business for£8.2 billion.The deal gives
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BT PLATFORM ROLL-OUT
BT is expected this week to unveil details of the roll-out of a new platform to deliver advanced data and video services into millions of UK homes. The telecoms giant was
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BSkyB picks Turner to be film head at Sky Pictures
BSkyB has named William Turner, a production executive at Carlton Films, as the first head of its film production unit, Sky Pictures, writes Alice Macandrew.Turner joins the satellite broadcaster at the
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Vivendi increases share in BSkyB
Rupert Murdoch's control over BSkyB suffered a blow last week when French media and utilities group Vivendi upped its stake in the company to almost 25 per cent, writes Alice Macandrew.Vivendi
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Sky Digital signs British Eurosport
Eurosport's new dedicated UK service British Eurosport has doubled its reach by signing a deal to join BSkyB's digital satellite service next month, writes Alice Macandrew.The sports channel, which failed to
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SONY UK TO SUPPLY SKY DIGITAL BOXES
Electronics equipment manufacturer Sony UK has become the fifth company to strike an agreement with BSkyB to manufacture and supply digital set-top decoders for the satellite broadcaster's digital TV service. The
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IMEDIA BOUGHT BY TERAYON TO BOOST BROADBAND VIDEO
Imedia Corporation, which patented a system to generate multiple channels of video at low MPEG bit rates, has been bought by Terayon Communication systems. Terayon specialises in the supply of broadband
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SBS AND UPC IN JOINT BID FOR DUTCH SOCCER RIGHTS
Europe's largest broadcaster, SBS, is mounting a joint bid for Dutch football TV rights with its new pan-European partner, cable company UPC. SBS chief executive Harry Sloan said the two planned
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BFI PUBLISHES LOW-BUDGET FILM FUNDING GUIDE
The British Film Institute (BFI) has just published the 1999-2000 edition of Lowdown - the Low Budget Funding Guide. The publication includes listings of funding sources for film and video production,
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Sullivan snubs BBC to sign ITV contract
One of the BBC's top comedy writers, John Sullivan, creator of hits such as Only Fools and Horses, has snubbed the BBC by signing a deal with ITV, writes David Wood.Sullivan,
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BSC RAPS BBC OVER PINOCHET NEWS REPORT
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has upheld a complaint of unfair treatment and unwarranted infringement of privacy by the Six O'Clock News (left) during an item about the possible whereabouts in
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VIDLER FILLS MARKETING ROLE FOR BBC SPORT
BBC sport has created the new role of head of marketing and business development as part of a move to boost its success in bidding for sporting rights. Andria Vidler, who
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WARD TO HEAD BBC PRODUCTION'S PEOPLE STRATEGY
BBC Production has hired a former Glaxo Wellcome change management consultant to be its new personnel controller. Catherine Ward joins in early September and will head BBC Production's People Strategy, which
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BBC invests for new radio hits
The BBC has tripled its radio programme development budget to£2.2 million in a bid to find the successors to hit series such as BBC Radio 4's Goodness Gracious Me and
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BBC SCOTLAND TO BUILD NEW HQ IN GLASGOW
BBC governors have plumped to build new headquarters for BBC Scotland in Glasgow. A number of options have been under consideration for the last two years, including a move from its
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BBC LAUNCHES ONLINE MEDIA MANAGEMENT COURSE
The BBC has devised an online post-graduate degree course in media management for its up-and-coming programme-makers. The 10-module MA, set up in conjunction with the University of Leeds, is pitched at
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Philips Spirit wins BBC Resources trial
BBC Resources is upgrading its telecine operation by buying a Philips Spirit Datacine film scanner capable of HDTV transfers - a telecine machine usually found only in high-end commercials facilities.BBC Resources
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BAD NEWS FOR BBC DRAMA
Less than half the population (48 per cent) believe the BBC provides good drama compared with almost two-thirds three years ago, according to a survey by CIA MediaLab. One in four
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OFF THE RECORD - Back page splash
Cheesy snap of the week comes courtesy of the Radio Festival, held in Cardiff earlier this month. Off The Record was amazed when it heard that this Loaded-style woman-in-bikini stunt (below)