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STUDENT STINGS WINNERS CHOSEN BY CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has chosen the winners of its student stings animation competition.The 15-second stings will all be broadcast later this year. The winners are: Rocio Cangas-Martinez from the Edinburgh College of
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BORDER TV GOES TO CAPITAL RADIO FOR£151 MILLION
Capital Radio has successfully bought Border Television after its recommended offer of£14 in cash for each Border share, which values Border at approximately£151 million, went unconditional last week. Capital
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INTERNET AUDIO CHANNEL TO AIR FROM JAZZ FM IN JUNE
Jazz FM is launching an internet audio service called ejazz.fm on 5 June.Ejazz.fm will offer two streamed audio channels playing continuous down-tempo and up-tempo jazz. Subscribers will also be able to
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VOD PROVIDER FUTURE SIGNS IRISH LICENSING DEAL
Video-on-demand technology provider Future TV has signed licensing deals with several production giants, including Carlton International and Granada Media, for more than 200 hours of content for Irish telecommunications company Eircom.
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TARA AGREES CARRIAGE WITH TELEWEST DIGITAL OFFERING
Irish channel Tara Television has signed a carriage deal with Telewest to run as part of its digital television offering, Active Digital. The channel, which features live chat, sports and soaps,
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SURVIVAL IN WEBSITE LINK-UP WITH US SCIENCE CHANNEL
United Wildlife's flagship strand Survival has teamed up with US science channel Nova to create a website featuring live online footage of the making of the next Survival programme, Dungeons and
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ITV searches for peaktime dramas
ITV is seeking up to 30 hours of new drama as part of a£20 million drive to boost audiences in its peaktime 21.00-23.00 slot, following a run-in with the Independent
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NewsUKTV comes home to Colin & Justin
UKTV Style will follow designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan as they go on a UK tour showing viewers how to make the most of their home. Starting in September, Colin & Justin's Home Showis a 10 x 60-minute magazine series that will form part ...
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Hicks to Chrysalis Radio
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Galaxy 102 managing director Jim Hicks as its new programme director in a series of senior management changes, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Zenith Entertainment has been commissioned by Carlton West Country to produce 13 x 30-minute series Love Stories, in which various couples tell how their relationships developed, writes Georgina Lipsc
Zenith Entertainment has been commissioned by Carlton West Country to produce 13 x 30-minute series Love Stories, in which various couples tell how their relationships developed, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The executive
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Fulcrum shifts docs and drama to Sheffield
London-based indie Fulcrum TV has opened up a new regional production company in Sheffield to concentrate on developing its documentary and drama output, writes Tara Conlan.
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DCMS lines up experts to spark debate
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) have appointed eight broadcasting and communication experts to write discussion papers for the forthcoming communications white paper, writes Ashley Davies.
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Liquid Television Graphics is behind the titles for SkaGinger's new Channel 4 drama Lock Stock ... Harshly lit and colourised wedges of specially shot live action featuring the main characters were
Liquid Television Graphics is behind the titles for SkaGinger's new Channel 4 drama Lock Stock ... Harshly lit and colourised wedges of specially shot live action featuring the main characters were
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United Pictures has completed four new commercials for CNN International (CNNI). Rebecca Hall edited the background footage from more than 30 hours of archive material. The complex layers of text, bin
United Pictures has completed four new commercials for CNN International (CNNI). Rebecca Hall edited the background footage from more than 30 hours of archive material. The complex layers of text, binary
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BBC Resources designer Mark Shirra designed and directed the titles and stings for a Top of the Pops special as part of BBC Music Live. Live action performance was combined with
BBC Resources designer Mark Shirra designed and directed the titles and stings for a Top of the Pops special as part of BBC Music Live. Live action performance was combined with
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C4 report reveals rise in new output
Channel 4's original programming budgets rose by£25.6 million last year, with the station broadcasting 5,280 hours of new output against 4,957 hours in 1998, according to its 1999 Annual Report.Overall,
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i2i wins at Discovery
Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned four new series across three channels, including two 15 x 30-minute series for Discovery Home & Leisure, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC's Ward nets Image Wizard role
Former BBC events executive editor Mike Ward has joined London-based indie Image Wizard TV as head of special projects, writes Tara Conlan.
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LAMBIE NAIRN SCOOPS YELLOW PENCIL FOR BBC IDENTS
Lambie Nairn has landed a silver award in the corporate and brand identity category of the 2000 British Design & Art Direction (BD&A) Awards. The gong for large identity schemes recognises
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BLACK DIAMOND FILMS LAUNCHES COVENT GARDEN WING
Extreme sports specialist Black Diamond Films is to launch a complete pre- through post-production wing at its Covent Garden Piazza base on Friday (26 May). Complementing the action marketing, stock footage