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DOGMA HEADS MIRAMAX SLATE BOUGHT BY FILMFOUR
FilmFour has acquired the UK rights to five Miramax films: Dogma, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon; teen film She's All That; Jane Campion's Holy Smoke; the first full-length feature from
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INDEPENDENT RADIO GROUP CUTS ITS LOSSES AS SALES RISE
Operating losses at the Independent Radio Group (IRG), which runs six commercial stations including Scot FM in central Scotland, fell 17 per cent to£2.4 million last year. Group sales were
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ITC AMENDS TELEWEST FIGURES
The Independent Television Commission has asked Broadcast to correct Telewest's subscriber figures for 1 January 1999 on finding that the figures Telewest supplied to the regulator were incorrect.Telewest had a total
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SHOWCASE FOR SHORTS
Films backed by the BBC and Channel 4 are among the seven shorts featuring in New Directions 1999, the First Film Foundation-sponsored event to give upcoming UK directors the chance to
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NEW COUNTY SOUND MD
Valerie Handley is the new managing director of Guildford-based County Sound Radio Network. She is due to start her post in May. Handley is presently projects director of County Sound parent
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65,000 TAKE UP FILMFOUR
FilmFour, the new pay-TV film channel from Channel 4, has attracted 65,000 subscribers within four months of launch. The new channel aimed to attract 150,000 subscribers by the end of this
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Broadcasters hand out year 2000 bug warning
Millennium bug specialists have warned that producers and facilities houses unable to deliver programmes or services because of systems failures after 1 January 2000 risk not being paid by their clients.ITV's
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Researcher scheme returns
The Independent Companies Researcher Training Scheme (ICRTS) is on the look-out for budding TV researchers to start in October, having secured funding to operate the scheme for the second year.The ICRTS,
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Granada Plus unveils first original commission
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) channel Granada Plus has ordered its first original commission, a daily studio-based magazine show, writes Alice Macandrew.GSkyB director of programmes Gary Shoefield has ordered a 52 x
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Chrysalis to head north for material
Chrysalis Television is launching a Sheffield-based northern division to take advantage of the drive by broadcasters to source more material from outside the M25, writes Tim Dams.Chrysalis Television North will be
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BBC Resources Birmingham has completed the titles for new BBC 2 series Sikhs. Designed by Gurpreet Renoata, the sequence uses images and symbols from the Sikh world to reflect the historical
BBC Resources Birmingham has completed the titles for new BBC 2 series Sikhs. Designed by Gurpreet Renoata, the sequence uses images and symbols from the Sikh world to reflect the historical
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Burrell Durrant Hifle has created the new titles for The Antiques Show on BBC 2. Commissioned by Mark Hill and Jane Lomas of BBC Features Bristol, the titles are based on
Burrell Durrant Hifle has created the new titles for The Antiques Show on BBC 2. Commissioned by Mark Hill and Jane Lomas of BBC Features Bristol, the titles are based on
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XTV has created the tile sequence for Optomen Television's new cookery series, The Naked Chef. Commissioned by Lesley Gardner, the titles feature hand-held Super 8 footage to reflect the modern approa
XTV has created the tile sequence for Optomen Television's new cookery series, The Naked Chef. Commissioned by Lesley Gardner, the titles feature hand-held Super 8 footage to reflect the modern approach
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Latest BSC report slaps three wrists
BBC 1's Watchdog, Channel 4 investigative documentary Undercover Britain: Stolen Goods and ITV docu-soap Motorway Life have all been criticised by the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) in its latest monthly report.Watchdog
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Chrysalis and GMG in multiplex hat
Chrysalis Radio and Virgin Radio parent Ginger Media Group (GMG) are tipped to be among the applicants vying to run one of three spare channels on the commercial national digital multiplex,
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Jones to head docs at Granada TV
Granada Television head of features Bill Jones is to replace Ruth Pitt as the company's head of documentaries from this week, writes Nicola Methven.Pitt will take on a dual role as
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OPINION - Drive for exports must be priority
The British television industry too often lacks the courage, or the will, to take a good, honest look at itself. Not so the latest piece of research from David Graham &
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VFG TO RAISE£10 MILLION TO FINANCE EXPANSION
VFG, the facilities group listed on the Alternative Investment Market, is planning to raise a minimum of£10 million through a share placement to finance further expansion. VFG, which now consists
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NOMURA TAKES STAKE IN CAMBRIDGE ANIMATION
Japanese investment bank Nomura International has taken an undisclosed equity stake in Cambridge Animation. Cambridge Animation managing director Ruth McCall said the funding would enable the company to 'expand its presence
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ACCOM PLANS NAB LAUNCH FOR ABEKAS VIDEO SERVER
Accom is to launch a new Abekas-branded video server at NAB. Targeted at the broadcast market, the Abekas 6000 Multiflex supports DVCPro and DVCPro 50 compression rates, switchable between 25Mb and