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C5 buys biking Grand Prix
Channel 5 has signed a three-year deal for the exclusive UK rights to the motorcycling Grand Prix - the 500cc MotoGP World Champsionships, writes Tim Dams.The broadcaster will air live coverage
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NE indies land£50k business boost
The Research Centre for Television and Interactive Media (RCTIM) has raised£50,000 for two north-east indies to train and employ development researchers and to hone other key areas of their businesses,
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D9 TO DRIVE MONEY CHANNEL
The new Money Channel is basing its production on JVC's D9 format (formerly known as Digital-S) and cites value for money as the main reason. 'It was the advent of digital
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PATTE REACHES A NEW PINNACLE IN EUROPE
Pinnacle Systems has appointed Antoine Patte as vice-president Europe, professional products, in charge of a team of subsidiaries developing products for nonlinear editing, DVD authoring, streaming video over the internet and
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3i backs Grade to buy Pinewood
Venture capital company 3i has backed the purchase of Pinewood Studios from the Rank Group, making a£67 million investment and taking an 80 per cent stake, writes Nick Radlo.Michael Grade
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Chyron stakes its faith on new media
The operating loss for Chyron Corporation more than tripled last year - but the company says expanding its products into new media markets will turn it back to profitability - a
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NewsProducers found Us3
Three producers from T4, CD:UK and MTV have founded Us3 Productions to make music videos, DVD extras and documentary content for cross-platform delivery. It was founded by MTV production manager Darren Emerson, T4 producer Greg Allan and CD:UK and MTV producer Ashley Cowan and makes its debut next month with ...
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Red Pepper wins Champions rebranding bid
TV branding outfit Red Pepper Film Company has won the contract to design a new on- and off-screen identity for the biggest club football tournament in Europe - the UEFA Champions
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Virtue opens internet broadcast studio
Virtue Interactive has opened what it claims to be the first studio in the UK built exclusively to produce audio and video for webcasting, writes Nick Radlo.Programmes are streamed live from
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Discovery signs up LWT factual series
Discovery Communications Inc (DCI) has ordered a slate of factual programming from LWT Productions (LWTP) as part of Granada Media's ongoing international expansion drive.The deal sees the creation of a new
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UK distributor Itel has sold exclusive cable and satellite rights for 60 hours of programming to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), including 13 x 1-hour episodes of Anglia's Survival
UK distributor Itel has sold exclusive cable and satellite rights for 60 hours of programming to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), including 13 x 1-hour episodes of Anglia's Survival wildlife series,
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Broadcast Letters - Issue: 9 February 2007
The letters that featured in the 9 February 2007 issue of Broadcast
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EM.TV buys Jim Henson
The Jim Henson Company has been bought by German media group EM.TV & Merchandising, in a£427 million deal which could lead to a revival of The Muppets, writes Tim Dams.The
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CLT-UFA ABANDONS SPLIT MANAGEMENT FOR BELLENS
CLT-Ufa is ditching its split management structure with the appointment of Didier Bellens as chief executive, replacing Remy Sautter and Rolf Schmidt Holtz who have shared the role since the 1997
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DISCOVERY'S BENNETT SIGNS NEW ATLANTIC SERIES
London-based indie Atlantic Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Communications Inc (DCI) senior vice-president Jana Bennett to make a 3 x 60-minutes series, The Conquistadors, using graphics devised by Atlantic's fledgling
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SKY NEWS SIGNS NEW DISTRIBUTION DEALS
Sky News has signed two international distribution deals, including one with Dutch cable consortium MediaKabel for carriage on its new basic digital service. The 24-hour news channel has also secured a
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GOVERNMENT CRITICISM PROMPTS NZTV'S MEO TO RESIGN
Chairwoman of New Zealand state-owned broadcaster NZTV Roseanne Meo resigned last week, following government disapproval of her hiring and firing of newsreader John Hawkesby last year. Prime minister Helen Clark criticised
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EBU LAUNCHES LATE NIGHT BROADCAST ALLIANCE
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has set up the Night Trade Alliance to encourage European broadcasters to air more of each other's original programmes in regular late slots. So far Germany's
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SONY PICTURES TO DISTRIBUTE SOLOMON & GAENOR
Sony Pictures Classics is to handle the North American theatrical distribution for Solomon & Gaenor, the S4C/FilmFour financed film shortlisted for an Oscar in the best foreign language category last week
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Sitcom vacant
ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam's aim is to create a Father Ted for her channel. Colin Robertson awaits the outcome with baited breath.