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Classic FM appoints Henley as programme manager
Classic FM news manager Darren Henley has been appointed programme manager at the classical music station and will work alongside incumbent programme manager Jane Jones. Henley joined Classic FM as a
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Willis to give Bafta annual lecture
United Productions chief executive John Willis will deliver the Bafta annual lecture in the academy's Princess Anne Theatre on Wednesday 23 June. Willis (left) will be talking about his past career
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Nigel Planer is narrating animated series Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids - produced by independents Honeycomb Animation and Elephant Productions through Carlton for Children's ITV (CITV), write Liz S
Nigel Planer is narrating animated series Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids - produced by independents Honeycomb Animation and Elephant Productions through Carlton for Children's ITV (CITV), write Liz Shackleton and Annie
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Animal Planet blazes into Brazil
BBC/Discovery Communications joint-venture pay-TV channel Animal Planet will launch on cable and satellite platforms in Brazil later this month.The service will be available to around 685,000 new subscribers via Net Brazil,
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World view - Jason Deans in Los Angeles
The general consensus among UK buyers was that the 1999 LA Screenings produced no new ER, Millennium or Sex and the City. No must-have, buzz show that had foreign TV executives
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Carlton International has licensed the Babes in the Wood format to Netherlands production company IDTV. Lucky Dog, producer of the UK version of the show for ITV along with Carlton Television,
Carlton International has licensed the Babes in the Wood format to Netherlands production company IDTV. Lucky Dog, producer of the UK version of the show for ITV along with Carlton Television,
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Cable broadcasts to almost three million UK homes
Close to three million homes now take cable TV services, according to the latest figures released by the Independent Television Commission.On 1 April, 2,971,574 homes subscribed to cable, up by more
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Porter to host On Digital's All Saints broadcast
Top of the Pops presenter Gail Porter has been named as the presenter of On Digital's broadcast of the final concert in the All Saints' sell-out U Tour (Broadcast,16.4.99). The concert
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Airey defends cut in original quotas
Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey has defended the broadcaster's successful bid to cut its original production quotas by 120 hours a year (Broadcast, 4.6.99).C5's total minimum requirement for original
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Media agency claims digital intentions fall back
The number of people planning to sign up to digital television has dropped over the past six months, according to the results of a survey by media agency CIA MediaLab. Twenty-eight
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Intergraph shares leap after patent ruling
Shares in Intergraph jumped over 25 per cent this week after the Alabama computer-maker won its first favourable ruling in its patent battle against chip manufacturer Intel. Intergraph shares leapt to
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Narduzzo ready for scramble after leaving Tele-Cine
Tele-Cine dubbing mixer Mike Narduzzo has quit the company. He is expected to take up a position with Scramble Sound in the summer. Tele-Cine managing director Jeff Emerson said although 'he
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Tinderbox shuts after failure to ignite
Post-production facility Tinderbox has closed two-and-a-half years after it was set up as a potentially mould-breaking desktop editing, multimedia and graphics house. Associate company Nu-Media Research is unaffected by the closure.Tinderbox
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Red Alert Digital splits after Clear takeover falls through
Red Alert Digital, the Bafta-award winning graphics and animation house that helped create the visual effects for BBC series The Human Body and The Planets, has effectively split in two, after
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Action Time to cover Chef Of The Year for ITV
ITV controller of daytime Dianne Nelmes has commissioned Action Time to make a 60-minute programme covering the final of its ITV chef of the year competition. The new competition, which was
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Blackburn and Hamilton look back at Academy bash
Veteran DJs Tony Blackburn and David Hamilton will talk about their careers and give their verdict on the radio industry as it enters the 21st century at a Radio Academy event
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Concern about sex growing says BSC
The number of viewers concerned about the amount of sex on television nearly doubled to 22 per cent in 1998, according to the Broadcasting Standards Commission's (BSC) annual report on public
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Aspen Group sold to Pensa for£8m
Aspen Group, owner of Dean Street facility London Post, has been sold to buyout vehicle Pensa Limited in a deal valuing the group at just over£8 million. Pensa was formed
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ITC receives 67 bids for RSLs
The Independent Television Commission received 67 applications in its third licensing round for restricted service licences (RSLs). Applicants include newspapers such as the Chester Chronicle and the Liverpool Daily Post &
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ITN to cover Eclipse for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned ITN to produce a two-hour live programme recording the eclipse of the sun on 11 August, writes John Plunkett.