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SOUTH BANK BOARD TAKES ON THREE MEDIA GOVERNORS
The South Bank Board has lined up three new media industry governors.With the approval of Media Secretary Chris Smith, BBC Broadcast director of television Alan Yentob joins former Virgin Communications chairman
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BALDWIN-EVANS HEADS BBC RESOURCES CONSULTANCY
BBC Resources Projects has appointed David Baldwin-Evans as its first head of consultancy. Baldwin-Evans joins from Sony Broadcast & Professional Europe (SBPE) where he was senior manager commercial marketing.
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Leeds bags first high-end telecine
Leeds will become home to the first Philips Spirit high-definition telecine north of Watford when a facility opens in August.Headed by former Screenhouse producer/director John Francas, The Finishing School is expected
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BAFTA SETS DEADLINES FOR CHILDREN'S AWARD ENTRIES
The deadline for this year's Bafta Children's Awards entries is 20 July, and 20 August for the film category. The event will be held at London's Hilton Hotel on 7 November.
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Drama heads ITV autumn schedule
ITV's£220 million autumn 1999 schedule includes a strong line-up of drama, which director of programmes David Liddiment hopes will take advantage of its post-News at Ten schedule.Unveiling the slate on
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DEXTER DEPARTS LINK FOR AUSTRALIAN ENERGEE
Australian animation producer/distributor Energee Entertainment has poached Genevieve Dexter from Link Entertainment to becomes director of co-productions and acquisitions. Based in London, Dexter (left) will build Energee's catalogue by sourcing new
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AUSSIE PRODUCERS EYE UK WITH PRODUCTION VENTURE
Australian-born producers Susie Brooks-Smith and Julie Atherton are making a two-hour drama for HBO but hope to break into the UK market via a new long-form production venture. The drama, Jigsaw,
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GENRE AUDIT: PETS AND VETS - Pets, vets and TV sets
Pets and vets shows take top ratings from the notoriously animal-loving UK public. But is interest finally beginning to wane? Meg Carter on a peculiarly British obsession.
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GENRE AUDIT: PETS AND VETS - Breeding success
In Britain it seems we just can't get enough of vets, pets and wildlife programmes. But do foreign audiences share our animal passion? Jane Marlow on why overseas broadcasters prefer Attenborough to Animal Hospital.
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Liddiment defends mass audience TV
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment hit out at BBC 1, the Campaign For Quality Television (CQTV) and the Independent Television Commission in a combative speech last week in which he
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OFF THE RECORD - Paxo in 'cudgel' attack
Newsnight uberanchor Jeremy Paxman was in fiery form last week, and we don't just mean his controversial interview with Henry Kissinger on Start the Week. Fellow R4 presenter Janet Daley raised
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OVENDEN AND SLOLY TO MAKE ATLANTIC CROSSING
Atlantic 252 has made two programming appointments as part of the station's ongoing overhaul under programme director David Dunne. Mark Ovenden, whose previous experience includes BBC Radio 1's Annie Nightingale Show,
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THE MILL PROMOTES FLAME ARTIST 'BARNSLEY' TO BOARD
The Mill has promoted Barnsley, one of its leading Flame artists, to board director. Barnsley (aka Andrew Wood) has been at the Great Marlborough Street facility for the last eight years.
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GWR arm to bid for radio multiplexes
The GWR group has launched a fully owned subsidiary, Now Digital Limited, to bid for regional and local digital radio multiplexes, writes John Plunkett.
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FOX KIDS EUROPE APPOINTS MERCHANDISING HEAD
Fox Kids Europe has appointed Jean-Philippe Randisi as managing director, Saban Merchandising Europe. The move follows the restructuring of Saban's international merchandising within Fox Family Worldwide and Fox Kids' expansion into
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LLOYD APPOINTED BORDER DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES
Border Radio Holdings (BRH) has confirmed the appointment of David Lloyd as group director of programmes following the departure of John Myers to set up a rival radio group for the
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VIVENDI TO APPOINT TWO TO BSKYB BOARD
French utilities giant Vivendi, which owns 17 per of BSkyB following its takeover of Pathe's pay-TV interests, wants to appoint two directors to the UK satellite broadcaster's board. These are expected
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Lygo heads search for animation
Channel 4 has created a new animation team under the auspices of Kevin Lygo's entertainment department as part of a drive to find a peaktime, British-made animated sitcom, writes Tim Dams.
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SKY ONE DRAWS UP SUMMER ANIMATION STRAND
Sky One is introducing a two-hour summer weekday animation strand, Animaktion, to go out for six weeks from Monday 26 July between 08.00 and 10.00. The line-up, which replaces Sky One's
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Animal tragic
Nikki Cheetham of Bazal argues that although TV schedules are currently packed with animal-based programming, a cull is on the way with only the fittest likely to survive.