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S4CI ad sales deal
S4C International has signed a four-year deal with Granada Enterprises to sell all the channel's advertising and sponsorship airtime until 2005.
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Caesar for Ladbroke
Indie Ladbroke Radio has appointed former political lobbyist Andrew Caesar-Gordon as its new managing director. Former managing director Sarah Dickinson has stepped up to become chairman.
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Pact moves to reassure indies over BBC quotas
Producer's alliance says keeping 25% quota still uppermost on the agenda
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BBC signs kids deal with Atlantis
The BBC has signed a co-production deal with Alliance Atlantis label AAC Kids to launch a new children's series featuring live-action sequences and computer-generated animation, writes Leigh HolmwoodAce Lightning and the
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Dating show ordered by C5
Channel 5 has become the latest broadcaster to cash in on the growing appetite for dating shows, with a new series from indie Channel X, writes Penny HughesDate That explores what
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Ross takes on Kung Fu
Jonathan Ross' production outfit, Hot Sauce, has switched broadcasters from Sky to the BBC for its first TV commission, Stop! Kung Fu, writes Will StraussOriginally planned as a series for Sky
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ITV to help solve crimes live
ITV is attempting to lift the lid on some of the country's biggest unsolved murders with a one-off live phone-in show, writes Steve AstonCommissioned by ITV controller of news, current affairs,
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Siggraph 2001
Visual effects shots from Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and eagerly awaited films Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter will be among the must-see action at this year's computer and animation festival
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Mori poll shows reality TV having major influence on young
Pollsters' head of media research says shows such as Big Brother becoming instrumental to the the way young people interact with each other
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Australia's Channel Seven has signed up to do a sixth series of Dancing with the Stars.
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Flextech signs multi-millon pound Icebox deal
Content provider buys up 170 interactive animation shorts for broadcast on wholly-owned channels
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Nigella takes on America
Champion of English domesticity is thrust in front of US audiences after E! Entertainment snaps up Nigella Bites
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After Effects 5.0
Nick Ridley is dazzled by the latest version of Adobe's latest paint and effects package
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200 jobs go in Soho
London's post-production community is braced for massive redundancies as a full-blown recession in the industry takes hold.As many as 200 people are believed to have been laid off at traditional post-production
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FremantleMedia sells Three's Company to Latin America
FremantleMedia's Latin American distribution arm has sold comedy format Three's Companyinto networks in Chile and Ecuador.
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West Midlands first in digital TV project
The West Midlands has been chosen for the government's first 'digital neighbourhood' project, it was announced this week, writes Steve Aston.
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ENDEMOL IS FAVOURITE FOR NEW C4 BREAKFAST
Channel 4 has whittled the potential candidates for the Big Breakfast contract down to a shortlist of eight, with Endemol Entertainment UK emerging as the industry's favourite, writes Penny Hughes.
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Reality series give children lessons in life
Producers should take great care when making reality TV, because programmes in the genre have been found to have a major influence over how young people relate to each other, writes Simon Ellery.
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NewsBids in for Endemol as sale approaches
Endemol could have a new owner by the end of April, following the reintegration of its French arm back into the main business. Five bids for the production company are understood to have been placed with its owner Telefónica in November.
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World Service wants One BBC
BBC World Service director Mark Byford wants to increase co-operation between the Foreign Office-funded unit and the licence fee-funded BBC and raise the profile of the radio network within the UK, writes Leigh Holmwood.