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CELTIC FILM AND TV FESTIVAL SIGNS UP INDUSTRY FIGURES
A host of speakers have been signed up to take part in the 21st Celtic Film and TV festival. Those due to appear include United Productions chief executive John Willis (right),
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WRIGHT STEPS UP TO BECOME LBC 1152 AM MORNING ED
Daniel Wright has been named morning editor of LBC 1152am. Currently editor of the Bates & Warr Breakfast Show, The Steve Allen Programme and London Focus for LBC, Wright, 28, replaces
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NewsHigh Point nabs Australian comedy drama
London based distribution company High Point Films & TV has nabbed international rights to a new Australian comedy drama starring Raji James of Eastendersand East is Eastfame.
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SCOTTISH AND GRAMPIAN APPOINT NEWS CHIEFS
Grampian TV and Scottish TV have named their new heads of news and current affairs as Henry Eagles and Paul McKinney respectively. Eagles, currently head of news, will add current affairs
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GWR REVEALS BID FOR WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL RADIO
GWR has announced plans to bid for the new analogue regional radio licence in the West Midlands. The licence, which covers Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry, is due to be advertised by
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FUTURE FILMFOUR SUBSCRIBERS TO SIGN UP VIA THE WEB
FilmFour has set up a service to enable new subscribers to sign up via its website, www.filmfour.com, and allow connection to the service within 48 hours. The site also provides links
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Electric Sky picks up terrestrial titles
Factual specialist Electric Sky has secured distribution rights for a raft of titles commissioned by UK terrestrial broadcasters including Prospect Pictures' Channel 4 Learning series Take Away My Take Away.
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WISE BUDDAH/WORLDPOP PREPARE GLOBAL SINGLES CHART
Radio indie Wise Buddah is collaborating with internet music magazine Worldpop.com to provide a radio version of the global singles chart currently featured on Zenith TV/Blaze show CD:UK on ITV. The
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CITV UPS MOPATOP'S COMMISSION FOR EVERY DAY OUTING
ITV has ordered an extra 40 episodes of pre-school show Mopatop's Shop (left) from programme-makers Carlton Television and The Jim Henson Company, as part of a plan to increase the show's
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SCOTT SAYS YES TO INTERNET-BASED NEWS BULLETIN
Selina Scott has agreed in principle to front a new five-minute evening news bulletin on the internet. The new service will be video-streamed via news website Newswatch.co.uk from next month. The
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SNOWDON REACHES PEAK AT TWO RADIO STATIONS
Kevin Snowdon has been promoted from sales director to managing director of radio stations 97.6 Chiltern FM and Classic Gold 792/828. Snowdon has served as sales director at the Dunstable-based stations
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NewsFA Cup TV rights put out to tender
The Football Association has issued an invitation to tender for its TV rights for the UK, covering the four year period from the 2008/09 season.
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WESTWOOD TO TALK HIP HOP AT MUSIC RADIO 2000
BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been lined up as a speaker for music radio conference Music Radio 2000. Westwood has been asked to speak about the importance of hip
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C5 AGREES TO NEW RUN OF PICTUREHEAD LOTTERY DOC
Channel 5 has commissioned Picturehead Productions to make a follow-up to last year's 7 x 30-minute Everyone's A Winner documentary series (right) about National Lottery winners. Commissioned by C5 controller of
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BBC to invest£1m in newsgathering
BBC News head of newsgathering Adrian Van Klaveren is to hire 16 new editorial staff after securing£1 million to bankroll his plans to bolster news gathering's 24-hour operations.Van Klaveren revealed
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NewsDiscovery launches Turbo channel
Discovery Networks UK is launching a new channel aimed at 18 to 54-year-old men who are motor-vehicle fanatics.
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Sony Awards shortlist announced
The nominations for the Sony Radio Awards 2000 were announced on Monday (20 March), with the BBC again clocking up the highest overall number of shortlisted entries - 57, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TSI Design has created a new animated sequence for the Simply Health segment on digital channel Simply Money. The shoot for the sequence involved an actor in a black suit miming
TSI Design has created a new animated sequence for the Simply Health segment on digital channel Simply Money. The shoot for the sequence involved an actor in a black suit miming
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Red Post Production is behind promotional material and IDs for the launch of Spanish satellite TV learning channel Beca, designed by Red's Dan Andrews and art directors Roger Gual and Javier
Red Post Production is behind promotional material and IDs for the launch of Spanish satellite TV learning channel Beca, designed by Red's Dan Andrews and art directors Roger Gual and Javier
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BBC Resources Birmingham has produced the titles for the new BBC 1 daytime drama Doctors. The sequence features the nine main characters in shots split into nine different sections, set against
BBC Resources Birmingham has produced the titles for the new BBC 1 daytime drama Doctors. The sequence features the nine main characters in shots split into nine different sections, set against