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Cintel and ITK agree to end dispute
Cintel and Innovation TK have settled out of court, ending the recent dispute over telecine-related patents, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC's Olympian feat
The Sydney 2000 Olympics is an even bigger challenge for the BBC than the 1996 games in Atlanta, writes Barbara Marshall.
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - Edinburgh Notes
'This generation doesn't complain if they don't like our schedules - they simply turn over. 'Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells' is being replaced by 'Not bothered of Newcastle'.'BBC DG Greg Dyke'I believe
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - NTL allots£10m to fund local content
NTL has unveiled a new£10m fund that is earmarked for developing local video-on-demand (VOD), enhanced text and local news.Announcing the move at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, NTL general manager
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - Granada hunts local tie-ups
Granada Media is to explore partnerships with non-ITV regional production centres and independent producers in a bid to establish a number of dedicated regional creative outposts, writes Colin Robertson.
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - James Murdoch attacks Asian arch rival
Star TV chief executive James Murdoch went on the offensive in his Alternative MacTaggart lecture at the festival striking out at his Asian arch rival, Richard Li, for failing to build a real global media company and casting doubt on TWI-backed venture Ne
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Freeserve director of broadband and cable Peter Cowley told Edinburgh delegates that indies who share rights with broadcasters may be at a severe disadvantage when it comes to exploiting their assets online, writes David Wood.
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - Airey: C5 board will boost budget
Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey believes the broadcaster's share-holders RTL and United News & Media will increase the channel's programme budget, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - PBS chief calls for UK indie ideas
President and chief executive officer of US public service broadcaster PBS Pat Mitchell told festival delegates that she wants British producers to pitch more programme ideas to her company, writes Ashley Davies.
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - Dyke backs Salmon after exit rumours
BBC director general Greg Dyke has given his backing to BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon following rumours that Salmon may quit, writes Tara Conlan.
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - C4 and kids channels balk at BBC proposals
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has vowed to fight the BBC's proposed third channel which will go head to head with C4's entertainment channel E4 (set to launch this
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - Indies need marketing freedom
Mentorn Barraclough Carey chairman Tom Gutteridge has urged broadcasters to give independent producers more control over the way their programmes are marketed, writes Ashley Davies.
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NEWS SPECIAL: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - Shadow to oversee new Ofcom body
The current system of regulation could be replaced by a single body kept in check by a shadow strategic communications authority, according to one of the team formulating ideas for the forthcoming communications white paper, writes Tara Conlan.
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TRADE TALK - Peace junkie
Sorious Samura, freed from a Liberian prison, has gained a reputation as a journalist who treads dangerous ground.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Substance or spin?
Greg Dyke grabbed the headlines with his MacTaggart lecture, but do his plans - and his sums - for the BBC's future add up? Steve Clarke tracks down some dissenting voices in the industry.
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OPINION - Failure to adapt is the real threat
As the dust settles on another Edinburgh Television Festival some have rather unfairly suggested that Dyke's second MacTaggart was a masterpiece of presentation over content.But the truth is that it was
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TOP TV SHOWS - The pick of the TV crop
More than 400 leading industry figures - from those who commissioned, produced and wrote to those who acted in or presented the shows - have voted for their all-time favourite television programmes. Meg Carter analyses the trends behind the winning broadc
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SYDNEY OLYMPICS - Let the show begin
The BBC is planning its most extensive coverage ever of the Olympics, with over 21 hours of programming a day. Naomi Marks talks to those in charge of running this major sporting event from September onwards.
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INTERVIEW - BSkyB grows up
Sky is maturing as a new strategy evolves and Mark Sharman, who is filling the shoes of the high profile Elisabeth Murdoch as head of broadcasting and production, is the man charged with keeping audiences growing.
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OFF THE RECORD - Hop on the bus, Gus
It was a weekend topped and tailed by transport hell for many of those poor lushes in Edinburgh this weekend. Train delays on the way up; out- and-out cancellations on the