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    Panasonic ties up with Apple.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Panasonic this week unveiled details of 25 new products as well as announcing it is collaborating with Apple on two technologies for the professional video industry, writes Barbara Marshall from NAB in Las Vegas

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    Sony chief says it's digital's year.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Sony President and chief operating officer Kunitake Ando has hailed 2002 as 'the year for digital'.Speaking at NAB in Las Vegas, Ando singled out the growth of digital cinematography as well

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    BBC and Channel 4 win raft of gongs at Promax.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC Broadcast has scooped several gold and silver awards in the promo categories at the Promax and BDA Europe awards, writes Will Strauss

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    Discreet adds asset server to FX family.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Discreet has used NAB this week to unveil a new non-linear digital production environment that, the Montreal-based company claims, is not a replacement for Flame or Inferno but is another complementary product, writes Will Strauss

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    4Learning to study workings of mother ship

    2002-12-04T17:03:51Z

    4Learning has ordered a fly-on-the-wall series exploring the internal workings of Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes

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    Emap signs Park in Magic deal

    2002-12-04T17:04:48Z

    Former Capital Radio group programme director Richard Park is joining Emap Radio as a consultant for its London-based station Magic 105.4, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Five International to close

    2002-12-04T17:05:38Z

    Five is to shut down its international distribution arm next year after only three years in operation, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Wall to Wall film to look at crisis in transport

    2002-12-04T17:06:00Z

    The BBC is set to air another of its hypothetical reality docu-dramas, with a film covering what might happen if Britain's transport infrastructure was paralysed, writes Jon Rogers.

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    BBC faces criticism over indie champion

    2002-12-04T17:06:19Z

    The BBC was put on the defensive this week as independent producers voiced fears that its 'indie champion' was little more than a token gesture, writes Jane Marlow

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    Lords take viewers' side

    2002-12-04T17:08:01Z

    A number of prominent peers this week warned that the House of Lords was prepared to give the Communications Bill a rough ride over concerns that it is too focused on the interests of business rather than the rights of citizens, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Trigger Happy indie axes staff

    2002-12-04T17:09:46Z

    Absolutely Productions, producer of Trigger Happy TV, is undergoing a dramatic restructure, cutting its overheads and moving out of scripted comedy, writes Penny Hughes

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    NTL resets Chapter 11 deadline

    2002-12-04T17:11:30Z

    NTL has set a new target of the end of the month for emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it missed its November deadline, writes Paul Revoir

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    Performance gets Sky Digital lifeline

    2002-12-04T17:13:10Z

    The Daily Mail's struggling arts channel Performance is to be given a new lease of life, appearing on satellite for the first time, writes David Wood.

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    Sky's charges for electronic guide to soar

    2002-12-04T17:20:06Z

    BSkyB is set to almost triple the amount it charges some free-to-air channels to appear on its onscreen electronic programme guide (EPG), in a move that could put a number of smaller channels in jeopardy, write Paul Revoir and David Wood

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    Lipsey admits Dyke slur was 'over the top'

    2002-12-04T17:20:51Z

    Labour peer Lord Lipsey has apologised to Greg Dyke after admitting the personal attack he made on him in a magazine article in which he described the BBC director general as lacking in 'emotional intelligence' - was 'over the top', writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Jowell orders BBC to reform News 24

    2002-12-04T17:21:40Z

    The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has set the BBC a deadline of April 2003 to publish a revised remit for BBC News 24 or face the service being taken off the air, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Ratings

    Spielberg's latest breaks ratings records

    2002-12-05T15:57:20Z

    Steven Spielberg's latest TV show is already beating ratings records after just one episode

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    News24 faces big revamp after Lambert report criticises service

    2002-12-06T10:21:42Z

    The BBC must justify the public service remit of its 24 hour news channel or face serious changes. ...

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    Ofcom defends power over BBC

    2002-12-06T10:23:49Z

    The chairman of Ofcom said the regulator will have enough power to control the BBC. ...

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    NTL in£85m deal with AOL

    2002-12-06T10:24:22Z

    NTL will offer AOL broadband internet access to its existing customers. ...