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NewsShaps: ITV Network still independent
Simon Shaps, ITV's new director of television, has insisted that the independent commissioning structure of ITV will remain intact following the company's restructure.
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NewsShaps continues on course for top job
Simon Shaps' appointment to director of television is the latest in a string of high-profile promotions for the diminutive Granada veteran and puts him within a whisker of his ultimate goal - running ITV plc.
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NewsBackroom boy moves into the spotlight
Ian McCulloch may not be a widely known figure but has been a key player behind some of the most significant changes at ITV over the past couple of years.
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RTS Cambridge Convention 15-17 September 2005
A full report from the annual RTS convention at Cambridge.
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Ofcom ad rules may be dropped
Ofcom is considering scrapping rules governing how many adverts a broadcaster can show in a programme amid claims they are outdated.
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Vorderman will host Sky One quiz
Sky One has commissioned an interactive primetime gameshow, based around Carol Vorderman.
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Firefly to make US Von Hagens show
Gunther Von Hagens, the controversial professor behind TheAutopsyand Anatomy for Beginners, is set to become a star in the US.
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Whitfield St calls in administrators
Whitfield Street Studios, one of London's largest recording facilities, has called in the administrators after negotiations with Pinewood Shepperton to buy the central London business collapsed.
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ITV boosted by anniversary programming
ITV1's programming around its 50th anniversary celebrations boosted the channel to its best performance for 16 weeks.
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NewsJamie's Kitchen exec joins Goodwin indie
Peter Moore, the series editor of Jamie's Kitchenand The Apprentice, has joined Daisy Goodwin's new indie Silver River.
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NewsKilgarriff leaves Turner
Richard Kilgarriff is leaving his job as senior vice president, general manager Turner Europe at the end of the month in an amicable departure.
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NewsComment: From Burbank to Berlin
With the US broadcast networks launching some 30-odd new dramas and sitcoms this month, the British reality hits of the summer season have for the most part been muscled out of the way, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsRDF Rights drives producer deals
RDF Rights will be heading to Mipcom with its largest slate of programming ever this year, following a string of recent first-look deals with some UK indies.
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NewsMansfield quits GCap
GCap Media chief executive David Mansfield has stepped down and will be replaced in the role by executive chairman Ralph Bernard.
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NewsHigh Point to sell BBC Shakespeare films
London-based High Point Films & TV is heading to Mipcom with a collection of BBC primetime Shakespeare films updated for a 21st century audience.
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NewsEllis picks up Da Vinci doc
Canadian distributor Ellis Releasing has secured the international distribution rights to the new Channel 4 documentary Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Code, produced by London-based CTVC.
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Nat Geo completes UK deals
London-based National Geographic Television International has completed a number of programme deals with broadcasters in the UK in the run up to Mipcom.
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3DD brings music and fashion to Cannes
Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey and Kasabian are among the acts confirmed for the latest Prince's Trust concert to be distributed by London-based 3DD Entertainment.
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NewsBBC Worldwide launches Snow Queen
BBC Worldwide will be heading to Cannes with a new one-hour adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale The Snow Queen, which is set to air on the BBC this Christmas.
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NewsBanjax begins production on Gene-Fusion
After three years in development, Belfast-based animation studio Banjax has finally begun pre-production on the animated action adventure feature film Gene-Fusionand will be looking for broadcast partners for a 26-part series at Mipcom.