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Byford under fire over cuts
BBC World Service executives are facing a double showdown with trade unions after claims that 100 jobs are to be axed as part of a bid to save£20 million.The job
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Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) chief executive Jeff Henry has done his first deal with Pearson Television to clinch the rights to The Benny Hill Show (above) for Granada Plus, writes Alice
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) chief executive Jeff Henry has done his first deal with Pearson Television to clinch the rights to The Benny Hill Show (above) for Granada Plus, writes Alice
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Eurosport delays full launch of UK service
Pan-European sports channel Eurosport has delayed the full launch of its new UK service because of continuing trials of new digital facilities.British Eurosport, which is set to replace the European service
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UK Gold outshines Sky 1 at Xmas
UK Gold eclipsed cable and satellite rival Sky 1 in the ratings for the first time over Christmas, according to consolidated viewing figures released last week, writes Alice Macandrew.The BBC/Flextech joint-venture
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The History Channel's head of on-air, Terry Yetton, commissioned BSkyB senior designer Madelaine MacGregor to create a new set of idents for Conflict, the channel's long-running series on the history
The History Channel's head of on-air, Terry Yetton, commissioned BSkyB senior designer Madelaine MacGregor to create a new set of idents for Conflict, the channel's long-running series on the history of
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Component has created the titles and content graphics for LWT three-parter Infidelity. Designed by Keith Livingstone, the sequence features a red rose opening in the foreground of a shot of a
Component has created the titles and content graphics for LWT three-parter Infidelity. Designed by Keith Livingstone, the sequence features a red rose opening in the foreground of a shot of a
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GNU was commissioned by Red Rooster Television to create the title sequence for Channel 5 drama series The Alchemists. The sequence depicts a series of mysterious images interspersed with ultrasound p
GNU was commissioned by Red Rooster Television to create the title sequence for Channel 5 drama series The Alchemists. The sequence depicts a series of mysterious images interspersed with ultrasound pictures
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Live recruits in bid for original sales
Mark Murphy, Live TV's new director of programmes, has made four appointments in a bid to increase the resale potential of its original output.New recruits include Melanie Eriksen, former channel producer
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MPs call for guarantees on future of Pebble Mill
Birmingham Labour MPs have requested a high-level meeting with BBC director general John Birt to seek assurances that network production is to continue in the city, writes John Lewis.MPs fears have
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LWT makes Smith factual deputy
LWT head of current affairs Will Smith has been promoted to the new position of deputy head of factual, following his success at winning new commissions for the department, writes Nicola
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ITC upholds Yorkshire complaints
The Independent Television Commission has upheld 42 complaints from viewers about the violent content of Yorkshire Television's (YTV) ITV mini-series, Trial and Retribution II, writes Jeanette Blair.The ITC deemed that images
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TELE-CINE TAKEOVER BOOSTS TODD AO PROFITS
Todd AO's acquisition of Tele-Cine is already contributing to the company's bottom line, according to chairman and chief executive Salah Hassanein. Reporting the company's first quarter earnings ending 30 November 1998,
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JONES QUITS TYRELL FOR TOP SALES JOB AT MOLINARE
Richard Jones, former director of sales at independent reseller Tyrell, has quit the company to join post-production company Molinare. Jones, who has been at Tyrell for less than four months, is
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FLAME ARTIST MCGLASHAM JOINS FIRST POST
Former House Flame artist Pete McGlasham has joined First Post. McGlasham, who spent the last five years at the commercial facility, will operate out of First Post's Soho facility in St
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BALDWIN AND HAMMACOTT SIGN FOR NEW OUTFIT ANTHEM
Eidos Technology head of marketing Jeremy Baldwin and product manager Symon Hammacott are leaving the company to join new entertainment start-up Anthem. The two had been instrumental in launching Eidos's new
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FARM TAKES ON DOANE AND WOODRUFFE AS EDITORS
The Farm has made four new appointments. Editor Spencer Doane, who has worked for both Paul Miller Post Production (PMPP) and The Muse, joins fellow new editor Lars Woodruffe who arrives
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M4 ASSETS AND EDWARDS MOVE TO ROLL TO RECORD
Roll to Record has acquired the assets of M4 Outside Broadcast and appointed former M4 managing director Peris Edwards as marketing director. Roll to Record managing director Peter Webber declined to
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ABEL PRODUCT MANAGER JOINS OMNIBUS TO PUSH NEWS
Automation specialist OmniBus Systems has appointed former Tektronix product manager David Abel. While at Tektronix Abel was responsible for the company's soon-to-be-discontinued Lightworks non-linear editing system.Abel said part of his role
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MARS FINISHES BETA TESTING MUSIC SERVICE
Multimedia Archive & Retrieval Systems (Mars) has finished beta-testing a new service, which, it claims, will enable users to access, download and license over 60,000 music tracks online. The new enhanced
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GEARHOUSE VIDEO TO OPEN FOR TRADING IN MARCH
Gearhouse Broadcast, formerly known as DPL (Europe), will begin trading as Gearhouse Video Sales from its new north London premises in March.