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Sky Pictures looks at life of Irish journalist
BSkyB's new film production unit, Sky Pictures, is planning to invest in a film about the life of investigative journalist Veronica Guerin, who was murdered by the Irish underworld in 1996, writes Alice Macandrew.
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INTERVIEW - Quiz show queen
Action Time is bringing seventies marital quiz Mr and Mrs back to TV with a nineties spin - Julian Clary is presenting. But managing director Trish Kinane says there's more to the indie's output than just gameshows.
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NTL INTERACTIVE TV SERVICE TO OFFER ONLINE MAGS
NTL is set to launch a new interactive TV service featuring online versions of consumer magazines Empire and Q, which are published by Emap, the owner of Broadcast. The Entertainment channel
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Game over?
Football's changed and it's not all for the best. Pete Davies argues that while you can't blame Murdoch for everything, the new order, bankrolled by Sky, is pricing fans out of the game.
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FRAMESTORE PROMOTES IN-HOUSE TALENT
FrameStore has taken on a number of new staff and promoted internally. Jason Bartholomew moves from bookings to production as producer, Kirsty Cleminson-Edwards, previously a production accountant, takes over as head
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TERACOM AND NTL MERGE NEWSGATHERING FORCES
NTL is teaming up with Swedish broadcasting and transmission company Teracom AB to form one of Europe's largest independent satellite newsgathering operations. The alliance will offer news and sports broadcasters a
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EMAP PROMOTES MOLONEY
Emap Consumer Magazines chief executive Tom Moloney, whose responsibilities included all of Emap's radio and TV interests, has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Emap Petersen, the group's recently
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Quantel plans NAB Editbox fx launch
Quantel is planning to launch a new Editbox to spearhead a revamped line-up of the company's editing products.Due to be announced at next month's NAB, the new product is expected to
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YORK HIRED TO THROW LIGHT ON WESTCOUNTRY ECLIPSE
Westcountry Television is to cover the biggest event of the year in its region with a 3 x 30-minute documentary, Eclipse '99, from London-based indie York Films.
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HELMRICH PROMOTED TO SENIOR VP AT E! ENTERTAINMENT
E! Entertainment's Jon Helmrich has been promoted to senior vice-president international development to spearhead the network's expansion, co-production and channel operations.Previously vice-president international development, Helmrich will report to E! executive vice-president
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OFF THE RECORD - No (ode to) joy for Dyke
Pearson TV head honcho Greg Dyke came out of the closet last week - as a lover of classical music. Dyke made the shock admission after Pearson's annual results, when he
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ITN DUO TRIUMPH AT TRICS
ITN's Trevor McDonald and Katie Derham won awards at this year's Television & Radio Industries Club (Tric) ceremony on Tuesday (16 March). McDonald won newscaster/reporter of the year, while media and
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OFF THE RECORD - Pregnancy for dummies
On a similar note, those marketing chaps at Granada have gone into overdrive to publicise their own bonking bonanza, Birth Race 2000, on ITV next month. Hundreds of dummies have been
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ITC predicts extra DTT reception
Up to 16 per cent more UK homes will be able to receive digital terrestrial TV (DTT) services before analogue is switched off, according to a report from the Independent Television
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SPONSOR QUITS GAY DRAMA
Scottish & Newcastle has pulled its Beck's beer sponsorship from Channel 4's controversial gay drama, Queer as Folk, halfway through the show's eight-week run. C4 refused to comment on why the
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Shearman goes to vet for docu-soap
Tiger Aspect Productions subsidiary Shearman Productions is shooting a docu-soap about a south-east London veterinary practice for ITV, writes Annie Dare.
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NEWS DIRECT NAMES MD
Rebecca Sandles has been appointed managing editor of News Direct 97.3FM following the departure of editor Chris Mann, whose contract was terminated earlier this month. Sandles, formerly Mann's deputy, will have
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ON DIGITAL GETS SALES HEAD
Digital terrestrial (DTT) operator On Digital has appointed Graham Edgar to the role of head of national sales. Edgar, formerly of BSkyB, joins a seven-strong team reporting to sales and marketing
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Digital One London set to resume transmission
Commercial digital radio consortium Digital One is set to resume its digital broadcasts in the London area, four months after it was ordered off air by the Radio Authority (RA).The GWR-controlled
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DEWHURST NAMED AS NEW MD OF TARA TELEVISION
Cathy Dewhurst, former director of programming and operations with Irish entertainment channel Tara Television, has been named as the company's new managing director. She replaces David Fitzgerald, who resigned in February