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TELETEXT CREATES WEBSITE POSITIONS IN RESTRUCTURE
Teletext has created two posts, promoting features editor Catherine Eccles to web editor and digital development editor Sue Choularton to digital services editor as it attempts to restructure for digital TV
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WORLD PRODUCTIONS DOC-MAKER JOINS ROYAL HOLLOWAY
World Productions drama producer Tony Garnett and documentary-maker Mike Grigsby have joined the media arts department at Royal Holloway, University of London. Garnett, a leading producer behind hits such as Cathy
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NewsC4 pays out£5m in bonuses
Channel 4's staff bonus package totalled£5.2m in 2006, with more than 40 staff receiving in excess of£20,000 each on top of their standard salary. [ALL]
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Sky and ITN start interactive news
Sky News appeared to have outflanked ITN and NTL by launching the UK's first interactive news service on Monday (26 June), just as further details of ITN's 24-hour interactive news channel
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BBC to sit new services test
The government has unveiled details of the tests the BBC must pass before launching new services just as it appointed consultants to assess BBC finances, writes John Lewis.
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MPS UNITE TO DEMAND SPORTS RIGHTS REVIEW
Five Conservative and Labour MPs are attempting to get sports rights legislation reviewed in the wake of the Premier League and FA deals, writes John Lewis.Last week, the MPs backed a
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C4 to fund two historical series
Channel 4 is on the verge of commissioning two major historical series, following the critical and ratings success of Elizabeth, writes Ashley Davies.
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Chrysalis to tackle rage
Chrysalis Television has secured a raft of commissions including a three-part, 30-minute series for BBC 1 about the rising tide of anger in the UK, writes Tara Conlan.
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Skaramoosh designed the title sequence for new RDF series Generation Sex, which follows the stories of youngsters seeking help from Brook Advisory Centres. The titles feature treated DV footage from t
Skaramoosh designed the title sequence for new RDF series Generation Sex, which follows the stories of youngsters seeking help from Brook Advisory Centres. The titles feature treated DV footage from the
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Unity Pictures created the title sequence for BBC 2's coverage of the Duke of York's NSPCC Challenge. Match director Nick Kennerley is reuniting Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe in a tennis
Unity Pictures created the title sequence for BBC 2's coverage of the Duke of York's NSPCC Challenge. Match director Nick Kennerley is reuniting Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe in a tennis
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NewsDisney to close abc1
Walt Disney Television is to axe US entertainment channel abc1, which has a valuable Freeview slot. [ALL]
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C4 names Frow as new features chief
Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, features Ben Frow has beaten off the competition to take up the helm at the features department from Liz Warner - now head of C4's Ideas
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Baz calls for online rushes
GMG Endemol Entertainment creative director Peter Bazalgette has called for broadcasters to return rushes to indies so they can be used for online content, writes Tara Conlan.
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Wildscreen competition sees record entries
This year's Wildscreen Panda Awards competition, to be judged as part of the festival in Bristol from 7-13 October, has attracted a record number of entries, writes Steve Clarke.
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NEW PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDERS TO REVOLUTIONISE TV
The coming generation of personal video recorders (PVRs) will mean a fundamental change to the TV business with broadcasters increasingly relying on subscription and pay-per-view revenue, NDS chief executive Dr Abe
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EDITZ RECRUITS FLAME ARTIST FROM BOLLYWOOD
Manchester post-production facility Editz, owned by Eos Media, has gone to Bollywood to recruit its latest Flame artist. Sanjukta Gupta (left) is from Mumbai (Bombay) and was working on a large
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AVID RECRUITS MCGUINNESS FROM AURA 3D
Avid Technology has appointed Richard McGuinness as UK Softimage product manager. Joining from Softimage reseller Aura 3D, where he was sales manager, McGuinness will be responsible for all Softimage products in
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SYNTHETIC PLANS EXPANSION FOLLOWING FLOTATION
Computer animation and content developer Synthetic Dimensions is gearing up for rapid expansion following flotation last December. The outfit plans to recruit up to 25 people - tripling the size of
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ISRAELI ORAD TO BUY FRENCH GRAPHICS OUTFIT GETRIS
Israeli virtual studio company Orad is to acquire Getris, a French video graphics outfit. Valuing Getris at $9 million (£6 million), the deal is in line with Orad's strategy announced during
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BBC RESOURCES' LYNCH RECEIVES£100,000 PAYMENT
Former BBC Resources chief executive Rod Lynch was paid£102,000 last year, according to the directorate's 1999-2000 annual report published last week. Three other directors received£298,924 between them. The payments