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    Farm posts chess master film

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    The farm has completed post-production work on Alliance Atlantis' (producer of Bowling for Columbine) feature documentary Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine.

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    UKTV channels get new identity

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Dunning Eley Jones has designed the new channel identity for UKTV People, one of two factual channels being launched by the Flextech/BBC joint-venture this week. Based on the proposition of 'capturing what we do in our world' the identity features colour-saturated images derived from personal snapshots, CCTV and paparazzi photography. ...

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    Top-Up TV wins battle over EPG

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Top-Up TV, the company launching a pay-TV service on DTT, has won its battle to have its new channels carried in the same section of the Freeview EPG as the free-to-air services.

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    BBC debuts Glasto on broadband

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    The Glastonbury music festival and the Athens Olympics are to be the first events broadcast via broadband by the BBC.

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    Rapido TV to relaunch after takeover

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Eurotrash producer Rapido TV has been bought and will be relaunched within the next six months.

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    12 Yard devises psychological quiz for BBC

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Indie 12 Yard Productions is developing a psychological quiz show pilot for BBC daytime which will test contestants' powers of persuasion.

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    UKTV Style airs seven-year makeover

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    UKTV Style is finally set to screen an ambitious property series that has been seven years in the making. Seven Year Makeover follows a family's struggle to transform a derelict Victorian water tower into a modern dream home. Commissioned two years ago by channel editor ...

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    Optimistic move

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    The Optimistic Network, the multichannel company run by former Channel 4 strategy and development director David Brook, has appointed Jasper Smith as its new executive chairman of the company. Smith has founded and developed a number of successful businesses, including Static 2358, owner of Play Jam, and design agency Static ...

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    Ladbroke's BBC push

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Radio indie Ladbroke Productions has made two heavyweight appointments to its creative department. Richard Bannerman, former editor of BBC Radio documentary programmes, and Paul Kent, former programme director of digital speech station OneWord, will work on developing BBC commissioning proposals for the indie and will also help foster new talent.

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    Popescu appointed

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    The relaunch editor of BBC News 24, Mark Popescu, has been made the editorial director of the channel. Popescu, a former editor of BBC1's 10 O'Clock News , takes on the role with immediate effect with a remit to work on News 24's editorial development. ...

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    BBC regional split

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is to create a 12th English region by splitting the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire area in two and appointing two heads of regional and local programming to run them. Yorkshire will be overseen from Leeds by BBC North West's current television editor, Tamsin O'Brien, while Lincolnshire will be headed ...

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    Kerrang! radio test

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Emap is to test Kerrang! Radio in a further seven cities to lay the groundwork for the next wave of FM licence bids. The media group, which publishes Broadcast , is currently testing the heavy rock format in Manchester on a restricted service licence (RSL). ...

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    De Mol: reality genre is at risk

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Big Brother creator Jon De Mol has warned producers to put more effort into reality shows, claiming that lacklustre production is threatening the credibility of the genre, writes Glen Mutel and Kate Bulkley.

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    Brits make strong start at Rose d'Or

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    UK shows dominate the shortlists for this year's Rose d'Or Awards, picking up 45 out of the 119 nominations, writes Sam Matthews.

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    c4i renews output deal with finland

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 International has renewed its 59-hour output deal with YLE in Finland, with shows including factual documentaries, comedy and drama. The programmes include Talkback/HBO's Ali G in da USA!!!, The Regency House Party from Wall to Wall and Pioneer Productions documentary Sars: Killer Bug ...

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    Living TV bags UK showing of the L word

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Living TV has picked up the exclusive rights to a controversial new US drama, described as a lesbian Sex and the City. The 16 x 60-minute drama, The L Word, follows the careers and relationships of a group of lesbians who live in Los Angeles. It began on US subscriber-funded ...

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    Granada international vp quits for target

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Two more ITV international programme sales staff have left to join the indie sector. Jane Dockery, vice-president of sales at Granada International, has quit to join Target Entertainment as director of sales. Meanwhile, Dominic Rayner, who had spent the past four years as territory manager for Carlton International, will join ...

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    Talent tv sets up kids output co-pro

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Indie Talent Television is bolstering its children's output with a partnership deal with Canadian indie Amberwood Entertainment. Amberwood specialises in animation and live-action shows for youngsters. In the strategic alliance the two companies will work together on all future animated and live-action children's programmes.

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    serious jungle sells around the world

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    All3Media International has made several sales of CBBC factual series Serious Jungle. The 6 x 30-minute series has been picked up by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, KRO in the Netherlands and Disney Channel in Australia as well as Slovak TV, TVB in Hong Kong, ...

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    Top notch and off the fence get together

    2004-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Indie Top Notch Productions has joined forces with Dutch indie Off the Fence to co-fund several new factual programmes, including two documentaries for Five. Distribution of Top Notch's science and history programmes will be handled by Off the Fence, which will include forthcoming Five documentaries ...