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House plays down Edwards' departure
John Edwards, managing director of Barnes Trust Media subsidiary The House, is leaving the company after less than 14 months in the job.His departure comes only three months after the outfit
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DISS JOINS CUT & RUN FOR RETURN TO EDITING
Award-winning commercials editor Nick Diss has joined independent editing house Cut & Run. Diss, who has worked with some of the industry's leading directors including Ridley Scott and Alan Parker, was
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END CREDITS
Andy Harries struggles to come to terms with an empty office as everyone takes an extended Christmas break.
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COX SELLS TELEWEST STAKE
Telewest Communications underwent another substantial change in share ownership last week, when US cable company Cox Communications sold its entire stake of 12 per cent to institutional investors for£450 million.The
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CORRECTION
Mentorn Barraclough Carey North head of production Lynne Marriott has been promoted to general manager and continues as head of production.She was not promoted to head of production as stated in
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Italy eyes new law to curb News Corp
The Italian government is considering new TV ownership restrictions aimed at limiting the ambitions of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Europe.Communications under-secretary Vincenzo Vita, speaking in an interview with Italian weekly L'Espresso,
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Picardy TV confirms Waterfront purchase
Scottish facilities group Picardy Television has acquired Glasgow-based recording and dubbing facility Waterfront Post.Details of the deal, which was confirmed over the New Year, were being kept quiet but Picardy is
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OFF THE RECORD - Cold Turkey stew
Could Channel 4 - that epitome of lightweight fast-track commissioning - be, on occasion, a little too lightweight and fast-track? Off The Record only asks after hearing about last Thursday's debacle
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Rushes closes its doors on motion control operation
Commercials facility Rushes has closed its Camden-based motion control studio in a move that leaves just SVC's White City rig as central London's only remaining motion control operation.Rushes managing director Mark
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Red Post Production has created a new series of titles for The Guardian's sponsorship of pay-TV feature film channel FilmFour
Red Post Production has created a new series of titles for The Guardian's sponsorship of pay-TV feature film channel FilmFour.Designed and directed by Grant Gilbert, the sequence uses computer-animated book elements
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COMMENT - Time to champion successes on free TV
Let us now praise free television.In the past six months ITV and the BBC have produced some shows as good as any in their long histories.As the hubbub of those with
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CFN to serve up three new dishes
Carlton's cookery channel, Carlton Food Network (CFN), has lined up three new series including a regional food show fronted by actor George Baker, writes Alice Macandrew.CFN director of programming Anne Gray
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ITC and ITV network reject calls for 'super-regulator'
The Independent Television Commission has branded calls for a single 'super-regulator' for TV and telecoms as 'fanciful', writes John Plunkett.The commission, in its response to the Government's green paper on convergence
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DT SETS UP KABEL DEUTSCHLAND TO RUN CABLE NETWORKS
German state telecoms outfit Deutsche Telekom (DT) has established a separate subsidiary, Kabel Deutschland, to run the cable television networks it plans to sell off. The new unit, which will be
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JOSPIN KEEPS FRENCH BROADCASTERS WAITING
The French broadcasting industry may have to wait until after a parliamentary election later this year for a new broadcasting law. Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin is thought to be awaiting
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Red Pepper was commissioned by ITV Sport controller of sport Rick Waumsley to create the title sequence and bumpers for The Nations Cup Snooker Tournament. Directed by Bob Cosford, the sequence
Red Pepper was commissioned by ITV Sport controller of sport Rick Waumsley to create the title sequence and bumpers for The Nations Cup Snooker Tournament. Directed by Bob Cosford, the sequence
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Hocking takes the Blue Peter helm
Steve Hocking, a development executive in BBC Production's children's programmes, has been named as the new editor of flagship BBC kids' show Blue Peter.Hocking, 37, is set to assume his new
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CHINA BLUE OPENS DOORS TO NEW DUBBING STUDIO
China Blue, the audio post-production facility launched by engineer David Hamilton Smith, has opened a new dubbing studio. The studio, which is the largest at the company's Wedgewood Mews base, will
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CINESITE POACHES KITSON TO BECOME TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Cinesite has lured former Moving Picture Company senior animator Frank Kitson as its new technical director. Kitson, who joins Cinesite after nine months at MPC, previously spent eight years at Alias