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CHOICE CHOOSES TO BID
South London radio station Choice FM is bidding to run the new FM local licence in north London. The station would provide local news and community information for an African-Caribbean audience,
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CONFERENCE PROBES BBC
The Voice of the Listener & Viewer holds its fifteenth annual spring conference, Public Service Broadcasting in a Commercial Age: Value for Money, next Thursday (22 April).The one-day event in London
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BBC SNAPS UP CHELSEA
The BBC has bought the live TV rights to Chelsea's semi-final second leg match against Real Mallorca in the European Cup Winners' Cup. The BBC, which will show the game on
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CLASSIC GOES LIVE
Classic FM has launched a live concerts division and will broadcast 12 live events between June and Christmas this year. All the concerts will air in its new Friday Night in
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£272m deficit prompts inquiry into TV market
Media Secretary Chris Smith has launched an inquiry into the TV programming market, including the 25 per cent indie production quota aimed at improving the UK industry's£272 million balance of
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BUILDING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE - KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
- Government and regulators should consider if domestic regulation hinders export performance- Incentives, including tax breaks, might encourage investment in original TV production- An assessment should be made of the support
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BBC reveals details of election coverage
The BBC has unveiled details of its Scottish, Welsh and English election coverage, which will be broadcast on BBC 1 in May.Vote 99 will start on the evening of 6 May,
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ITC rules against extended licences for RSL operators
The Independent Television Commission has refused to yield to lobbying from restricted service licence (RSL) operators for licence durations to be extended beyond two years, writes Jeanette Blair.Some RSL applicants have
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On Digital unveils exclusive shows
On Digital raised the stakes in the battle for digital TV subscribers last week by unveiling a slate of exclusive programming, including one-off episodes of ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale.The
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Sharing Stories seeks new director
Annual international co-production conference Sharing Stories is seeking a new festival director following current incumbent Pauline Muirhead's decision to step down, writes Nicola Methven.The role of the new director will be
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ITV scores RTS nominations
ITV has been nominated for a Royal Television Society (RTS) 1998 Sports Award for its coverage of the FA Cup final last year - the first year ITV took over broadcasting
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Hobbins Sides was engaged to design and produce titles and content graphics for new LWT series 2000 Years. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the Sunday night series traces the history of Christianity
Hobbins Sides was engaged to design and produce titles and content graphics for new LWT series 2000 Years. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the Sunday night series traces the history of Christianity
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BBC Resources Birmingham's graphic design department was commissioned by BBC Network Production to create the titles for the forthcoming television version of legendary radio show Just a Minute. Desig
BBC Resources Birmingham's graphic design department was commissioned by BBC Network Production to create the titles for the forthcoming television version of legendary radio show Just a Minute. Designer Tony Fisher
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Jump Design has created the title sequence for Channel 5's new quiz show, Can We Still be Friends. Produced by LWT, the programme is fronted by Melinda Messenger and features separated
Jump Design has created the title sequence for Channel 5's new quiz show, Can We Still be Friends. Produced by LWT, the programme is fronted by Melinda Messenger and features separated
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S&M HAILS FIRST SALE OF CAKES TRACKING SOFTWARE
Smoke & Mirrors (S&M) Group software development subsidiary Unique ID has sold the first of its Cakes web-based asset tracking and production management systems to The Moving Picture Company a week
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ELSETLIVE-NT TO DEBUT AT NAB FOR ACCOM
Accom will debut its new entry-level virtual set, ELSETLive-NT at NAB next week (17-22 April).The new system, dubbed by the company as the first 'fully functional' NT-based virtual set configuration, comes
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RADAMEC POSTS FALL IN PROFITS FOR 1998
UK manufacturer Radamec, whose Broadcast Systems subsidiary makes robotic controls for Virtual Studios and studio cameras, has unveiled a drop in pre-tax profits from£1.37 million to£454,000 for the year
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FIRST ART TO PREMIERE PRIMAL AT NAB
First Art, the development company headed by Rushes technical director Paul Grace, is expected to unveil its new image processing engine for telecine colourists Primal at NAB next week. Formerly known
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PILAT SELLS IBMS TO NEW ZEALAND BROADCASTERS
Pilat Technologies International has sold its Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS) to New Zealand broadcasters TVNZ and SkyNZ for around£1 million. IBMS was first developed for BSkyB as a system
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SAGITTA CLAIMS RAID FIRST FOR SR-1201
Sagitta Performance Systems has launched what it is claiming is the first 100 per cent fibre Raid storage system for film, broadcast and post-production applications. Based on the Fibre Channel Arbitrated