Small MPU – Page 1192

  • News

    Sky set to air E4.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is on the verge of signing an 11th hour distribution deal with Sky Digital for E4.As Broadcast went to press, The two parties were thrashing out last-minute details of

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    C4 extends ITN contract.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has extended ITN's contract to produce the Channel 4 News until the end of 2003, writes Ashley Davies.

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    Food Network wants more men.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Communications and retailer Sainsbury's are repositioning their joint-venture food channel, Carlton Food Network, to appeal to a male audience when it is rebranded as Taste Network in the spring, writes Simon Ellery.

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    BBC's Salmon appoints key football staff.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC Director of sport Peter Salmon has bolstered the sports production team by announcing two appointments, following a recent series of staff departures, write Georgina Lipscomb and Colin Robertson.

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    CREATIVE BRIEFS.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Adams Trainor Design was commissioned by Shauna Minoprio of RDF Media to make the titles for the new series of Shipwrecked for T4 and Shipwrecked Extra for the new E4 digital

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    PEARSON POACHES GRANADA'S KIRKEGAARD.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Pearson TV Worldwide has hired Granada Media's founder of its 'greenhouse' development project Sean Kirkegaard (left) as its new entertainment development team leader. Kirkegaard, 31, took up the new role at

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    UKTV PROGRAMMING CHIEF PROMOTED.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    UKTV head of programming Kathryn Mitchell has been promoted to the newly created position of UKTV channels controller. Mitchell's promotion takes place with immediate effect and she reports directly to BBC

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    BBC PRODUCER WINS HISTORY TODAY AWARD.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC producer Catrine Clay has won the History Today historical film of the year award for The Germans We Kept, a documentary about German prisoners of war made for the Timewatch

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    BBC'S QUEST TO CO-ANCHOR CNN PROGRAMME.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    CNN has poached BBC news North America correspondent Richard Quest to co-anchor its new daily 1 x 60-minute Business International show. Quest starts next week on the show, which launches in

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    TV-LOONLAND EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION DIVISION.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    TV-Loonland, producer and rights provider of children's programming, has expanded its distribution division following a number of acquisitions last year. Marzenna Czubowicz joins TV-Loonland's London office as head of sales and

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    BT Vision unveils new movie channel

    2008-04-18T10:36:45Z

    BT's on-demand service BT Vision is to offer movies including Atonement and The Bourne Ultimatum on a new premium subscription channel.

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    Stoddart saddles up for Go Racing role

    2001-01-12T11:36:00Z

    GMTV managing director returns to roots as new chief executive of broadcaster-led horse racing consortium

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    RespondTV appoints UK boss in preparation for upturn in European interactivity

    2001-01-12T15:55:00Z

    US interactive applications provider RespondTV has continued the build up of its European operations with the appointment of David Hughes as European sales director.Hughes, who has over 20 years experience

  • News

    Das Werk buys Centropolis Effects

    2001-01-12T16:23:00Z

    Independence Day and The Grinch vfx producer acquired by German facilities-to-film group in $8.25 million deal

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    IBM targets media and telco broadband services with appointment of new media chief

    2001-01-12T17:04:00Z

    IT giant IBM has appointed a new media and telecoms expert to advise businesses on the launch of broadband content propositons, writes David Wood.Dr Michael Chamberlain joins as head

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    Videonet hires creative director in move towards original production

    2001-01-15T11:04:00Z

    Video-on-demand service Videonet has hired Marco Giusti as creative director to enhance the 'look and feel' of its HomeChoice service, writes David Wood.He will be responsible for promoting the on-screen

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    Carlton cleared over Millionaire but Ali G falls foul of ITC

    2001-01-15T12:11:00Z

    Regulator dismisses 'rigged' claims over quiz show but lambasts episode of Celebrity for use of bad language

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    Viewers get Inside the Medieval Mind

    2008-04-18T11:01:27Z

    The start of BBC4's documentary series Inside the Medieval Mind, part of its Medieval season, was a surprise hit last night with 644,000 viewers (3.2%) at 9pm.

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    Mole digs up just 1.4 million

    2001-01-15T12:46:00Z

    New Channel 5 reality show launches with 5.7 per cent market share

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    EastEnders goes four times a week

    2001-01-15T16:00:00Z

    BBC finally confirms that Albert Square fans will get extra episode 'later this year'