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ITC AMENDS TELEWEST FIGURES
The Independent Television Commission has asked Broadcast to correct Telewest's subscriber figures for 1 January 1999 on finding that the figures Telewest supplied to the regulator were incorrect.Telewest had a total
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Allen takes on comic slate
Former Lucky Dog managing director Kenton Allen is working on a number of Granada TV comedy department projects, including a Sermon from St Albion's special to mark the second anniversary of
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Trio to give Corrie airing on US cable
Granada Media has sold Coronation Street to US cable channel Trio, marking the soap's first appearance there since limited syndication in the 1970s.The deal will see Trio - which specialises in
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Senior BBC executives are understood to be keen to sign Denise Van Outen, following her split from agent John Noel Management, writes Alice Macandrew. Van Outen, who has been much in
Senior BBC executives are understood to be keen to sign Denise Van Outen, following her split from agent John Noel Management, writes Alice Macandrew. Van Outen, who has been much in
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SHUKMAN'S FOREIGN AFFAIR
BBC News has appointed David Shukman as its new foreign affairs correspondent.The former Europe correspondent replaces George Alagiah, who has become the new anchor of the weekend editions of the One
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ISBA in call for ads on BBC
The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) has outlined funding schemes that it claims could raise an additional£335 million of revenue a year for the BBC in its submission to
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TVP ADDS VISION BITPACK TO SONIC SOLUTION SYSTEM
TVP Digital Media has acquired a second MPEG-2 encoder to add to its existing Sonic Solutions system. The company says the Digital Vision Bitpack will allow it to begin encoding for
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NO ACTION AGAINST LEE
The police are to take no further action against Janet Lee, deputy head of programming and advertising at the Radio Authority, following her arrest last November.Lee was suspended by the authority
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Four Media targets Euro acquisitions
US facilities giant Four Media Company looks set to enter the European video and film post-production market for the first time later this year following the sale of a controlling stake
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ACCOM PLANS NAB LAUNCH FOR ABEKAS VIDEO SERVER
Accom is to launch a new Abekas-branded video server at NAB. Targeted at the broadcast market, the Abekas 6000 Multiflex supports DVCPro and DVCPro 50 compression rates, switchable between 25Mb and
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On Digital was set to announce plans on Thursday (8 April) to show a final four-part special of LWT's Gladiators over the May bank holiday weekend, writes Alice Macandrew. The digital
On Digital was set to announce plans on Thursday (8 April) to show a final four-part special of LWT's Gladiators over the May bank holiday weekend, writes Alice Macandrew. The digital
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XTV has created the tile sequence for Optomen Television's new cookery series, The Naked Chef. Commissioned by Lesley Gardner, the titles feature hand-held Super 8 footage to reflect the modern approa
XTV has created the tile sequence for Optomen Television's new cookery series, The Naked Chef. Commissioned by Lesley Gardner, the titles feature hand-held Super 8 footage to reflect the modern approach
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INTERVIEW - Pro7's Rola coaster
When ProSieben lured Rola Bauer from Alliance International, it signalled the German broadcaster's move towards making more international fiction like Total Recall (below) to complement its Hollywood imports.
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S+V subsidiary plans brief encounter for C5
Independent Sunset + Vine (S+V)'s newly created Leeds subsidiary has secured its first commission, a two-part history of lingerie for Channel 5, writes John Plunkett.Second Skin, a 2 x 60-minute series,
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C5 creative services hires Dunlop
Channel 5 is to reorganise its creative services department, drafting in on-air promotions veteran Bruce Dunlop on an interim basis to replace outgoing controller of creative services Glynn Brailsford, who quit
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Channel 5's bum rap
The ITC says Channel 5's schedule last year was awash with too many low-quality shows such as The Real Monty. But how can C5 deliver top-quality product on a shoestring, asks John Plunkett.
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Cinesite is close to finishing more than 450 effects shots for Animal Farm, the Turner Network Television and Hallmark Entertainment co-production due for release in the autumn. Directed by John Steph
Cinesite is close to finishing more than 450 effects shots for Animal Farm, the Turner Network Television and Hallmark Entertainment co-production due for release in the autumn. Directed by John Stephenson,
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C4 INTERNATIONAL TO SELL RIGHTS TO ROCK STAR FORMAT
Channel 4 International is in negotiations with several overseas broadcasters, including a Disney company, about acquiring the format rights to its six-part drama series, The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a
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Pebble Mill cuts 30 jobs to save cash
BBC Resources Birmingham is to axe around 30 jobs in a bid to cut costs in the latest round of redundancies to hit the corporation's troubled Pebble Mill studios, writes Dominic
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Share plunge wipes 30% off Avid value
Shares in Avid Technology dropped over $7 (£4.34) last week wiping nearly 30 per cent off the company's value.The drop, a second large fall in less than eight months, came as