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Telewest backers seek debt action
Troubled cable TV company Telewest is coming under pressure from a group of bondholders to restructure its£5.3 billion debt.Express
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NewsJowell says BBC licence-fee will survive
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is facing a backlash from the broadcasting industry, after implying she has single-handedly reviewed the BBC's charter four years ahead of schedule and decided the BBC should be funded by licence-fee payers' money for at least another 15 years, writes Luke ...
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NewsTelewest and History Channel sort out their differences
A row between the History Channel and Telewest over carriage terms, which saw the documentary channel pulled from the cable company's TV line-up, has been resolved, writes Paul Revoir
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RatingsJubilee coverage grabs over 12m for BBC 1
BBC 1’s coverage of the pop concert and firework display held at Buckingham Palace on Monday (3 June) as part of the queen’s golden jubilee celebrations swamped the opposition, writes Jon Rogers
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Millions tune-in to early morning footie
BBC 1's live coverage of the Republic of Ireland's opening World Cup match against Cameroon gave the corporation an early morning lead over its rivals, writes Jon Rogers
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New data-sharing kit
Data storage specialists Hitachi Data Systems and Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Adic) have launched a video file-sharing system that allows up to 60 people to access the same video data simultaneously. The system combines Adic's CentraVision system, with Hitachi's storage products
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Treasury reviews tax
The Treasury is reconsidering its decision to exclude all television productions from lucrative sale and leaseback tax breaks, writes David Wood
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Avid experience info
Avid has unveiled details of the three-day UK leg of its Experience Avid Naked tour which it is running instead of exhibiting at IBC in September. The event will take place on 25 to 27 June with one day each for broadcast, post-production and new media. The event will include ...
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Digital radio bureau appoints Dickens to chief executive role
The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has appointed a new chief executive four months after the first man to hold the role, Terry Scicluna, resigned, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Financing biz set up
Medialease, a new asset finance and leasing company, has been set up by former European Broadcast Finance (EBF) sales director Paul Robson. The new company will offer equipment finance for new and used purchases as well as capital funding and refinancing for existing equipment. Robson spent the past three years ...
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Red promotes TK chief
Soho facility Red has promoted head of telecine Gary Szabo to the board as creative director. Szabo joined Red in March 2000 from Rushes and before that he was at Framestore. His credits include commercials for Blackcurrant Tango, Boddingtons and British Airways. In his new role he will oversee and ...
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BBC interactive move
BBC Technology has appointed Phil Fearnley, co-founder of the now defunct interactive specialist Smashed Atom, as director of new media solutions. His remit includes overseeing the content creation for Hutchison 3G's planned mobile phone service, the streaming partnership with Real Networks and pay-per-view cricket internet streaming with Sky Sports and ...
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NewsFirst United Agents victory in PFD tribunal
TV agent Duncan Hayes - whose clients include Ricky Gervais - has won his bitter tribunal battle against his former employers Peters, Fraser and Dunlop (PFD).
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A stormy relationship
Online Post Production is behind the post-production and graphics for Argy Bargy, a 60-minute documentary produced by Chrysalis Television for Channel 5. The programme focuses on the relationship between England and Argentina over the years in terms of football and politics. It was graded in ...
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BBC and EBU develop multimedia set-top box
The BBC and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have partnered with London's Brunel University to develop a powerful set-top box that combines digital TV with the internet and multimedia streaming, writes Barbara Marshall
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Software to make live TV safe for epileptics
The inventor of the system known as Gordon that detects potential triggers of photo-sensitive epilepsy (PSE) in video is developing an instant-repair version suitable for live transmissions, writes Barbara Marshall
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Festival set up for digital arts
A new digital arts festival launched last week has been pitched head to head with the London Effects and Animation Festival (Leaf), with both events fixed for 9 to 11 October 2002, writes Barbara Marshall
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Drama rule change opens doors at BBC
Strict BBC producer guidelines stating that people must give their permission before they can be portrayed in television dramas have been scrapped, after criticism from the creative