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    BBC CHOICE SIGNS UP BRADBURY FOR BACKSTAGE ROLE

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Julia Bradbury will present BBC Choice's early evening show, Backstage, from Monday (22 March). Bradbury is currently a presenter on The National Lottery: We've Got Your Number.Produced by Lion TV, Backstage

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    ITV SOAP AWARDS INITIATED

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Carlton TV is to produce The British Soap Awards 1999 in May, a new awards ceremony for ITV that will see viewers vote in a range of categories, including their favourite

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    CLEAN SWEEP FOR LEVI'S FLAT ERIC AT BTA AWARDS

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The Levi's Sta-Prest television commercials scooped a number of accolades at last week's British Television Advertising Awards. The commercials (left) - ID, Fly and Dancing - star Flat Eric, a streetwise

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    FIRST EURO DVD AWARDS TO BE HELD AT DUBLIN SUMMIT

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The inaugural European DVD Awards are launched at this year's DVD Summit 2 in Dublin on 31 March. Nine awards will be presented covering categories such as most creative use of

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    MIRRORTEL DEBUTS WITH MONTE CARLO AWARDS SHOW

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    MirrorTel's new production arm, Mirror Productions, has won its first contract - for exclusive worldwide rights to the Monte Carlo Style Awards on 18 June. The accolades are said to be

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    Autodesk completes Discreet buyout

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The long-awaited acquisition of Discreet Logic by Autodesk has been completed following an almost unanimous vote by shareholders from both companies.Autodesk fulfilled extra closing conditions of the deal - the largest

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    THOMAS JOINS NVC ARTS AS SALES DIRECTOR

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    NVC Arts managing director John Kelleher has appointed Kim Thomas as director of sales. Thomas (right) was previously director of sales and co-productions at Dorling Kindersley Vision. Separately, director of sales

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    MULTI MEDIA ARTS GROWS UP WITH KIDS' SERIES FOR BBC

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Liverpool-based independent Multi Media Arts is developing a 13-part children's drama with BBC Scotland. BBC World-wide will distribute the series, under the working title Toy Patrol, at Mip next month. The

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    BBC APPOINTS TRIO TO BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has appointed three executives to its board of management, including director of new services and deputy director of BBC Television David Docherty, director of BBC Online Nigel Chapman and

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    PUKKA FILMS APPOINTS VOLK AND CROSS

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Pukka Films has taken on a new facilities manager and senior editor.Julie Volk was previously facilities manager at Tinderbox, before a period of freelancing at 124 Facilities, while John Cross comes

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    VANESSA CREW APPEAL

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Three members of The Vanessa Show team have appealed against the BBC's decision to dismiss them with effect from 3 April. A BBC investigation is said to have found no evidence

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    CAMBRIDGE ANIMATION TO SHOWCASE SOFTWARE AT NAB

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    NAB, taking place in Las Vegas from 19-22 April, sees the preview of Cambridge Animation Systems' latest software, which will implement a 3D backbone into the current 2D Animo system allowing

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    Anderson eyes move into new territories

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of news and current affairs Steve Anderson is looking for programme ideas in the areas of fashion, beauty and personal finance, writes Nicola Methven.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Love is on the air

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Bit of a cock-up at Classic FM, which announced it would be playing some particularly schmoozy music this weekend to get couples in the mood to conceive for the millennium. What

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    SKY GETS AHEAD IN FILM ON ITS MOVIE CHANNELS

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Sky Movies is producing two new series to air on its film channels in April. A 10 x 30-minute run of How to Get Ahead in Film, produced by Simon Kerslake

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    BBC ADVERTISES FOR BIRT REPLACEMENT

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The BBC advertised the post of director general on Monday (15 March), inviting applications from candidates 'who have a track record of visionary leadership in a large, complex organisation'. Candidates must

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    Lux adds comedy to duties at ICG

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Danielle Lux, currently head of entertainment features at the BBC's independent commissioning group (ICG), has had her role expanded to include comedy, writes Liz Shackleton.

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    EURONEWS ADDS TO REACH WITH MADRITEL DEAL

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    ITN-owned news channel Euronews is to be distributed in Madrid via cable operator Madritel. The deal takes the channel to an additional 1.7 million cable homes, building on its distribution to

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    STE makes James acting MD

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) has appointed general manager Darrel James as acting managing director in the wake of Alistair Moffat's departure last week, writes Nicola Methven.

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    FROZEN WINS ACCLAIM

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Playwright Bryony Lavery has won the 1998 Central Television-sponsored Eileen Anderson Award for her drama, Frozen. The annual award, which aims to encourage and recognise new writing talent, is open to