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Miramax to co-pro Austen adaptation
LWT and Granada Film have joined forces with Miramax Films to co-produce a feature film adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.Pride and Prejudice and Vanity Fair adaptor Andrew Davies was originally
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BBC tamed in tiger park
A BBC crew has been forced to stop filming in a restricted area of the Ranthambor Tiger Project in India after complaints that park users were being denied access, writes Bhuvan
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UK distributor Itel has sold high-profile ITV costume drama Hornblower to Japan's public service broadcaster NHK, writes Annie Dare. The 4 x 120-minute nautical epic, produced by United Productions in
UK distributor Itel has sold high-profile ITV costume drama Hornblower to Japan's public service broadcaster NHK, writes Annie Dare. The 4 x 120-minute nautical epic, produced by United Productions in association
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France to get extra terrestrial station
France's right-wing opposition has surprisingly given its blessing to the creation of a fifth terrestrial channel, which would be formed by merging daytime educational station La Cinquieme with primetime cultural channel
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Three's Company to air on Nick
The creators of Man About the House are set to reap additional royalties from the US version of the sitcom, Three's Company, in a new deal to air re-runs on Nickelodeon.US
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BERTELSMANN CONFIRMS MICROSOFT TALKS OVER DT
German media group Bertelsmann has confirmed that it is in talks with Microsoft about buying a joint stake in Deutsche Telekom's (DT) cable TV network. Up to 20 potential investors have
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RAGDOLL SETTLES US TELETUBBIES COPYRIGHT CLAIM
Ragdoll Productions, which makes Teletubbies (right), and the show's US distributor, Itsy Bitsy Entertainment, have reached a settlement with Wal-Mart over alleged copyright infringement relating to Bubbly Chubbies dolls sold by
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TF1 'DEFINITELY INTERESTED' IN TAKING STAKE IN CLT-UFA
Sources at leading French commercial TV outfit TF1 have indicated that the broadcaster is 'definitely interested' in acquiring a stake in CLT-Ufa, which is 50/50 jointly owned by Audio-fina and Bertelsmann.TF1
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NewsBrighton TV clarification
Broadcastwrongly stated that Brighton TV had agreed a deal to produce 25 HD, Blu-Ray and SD DVDs a year for the Royal Opera House-owned Opus Arte ( Broadcast, 23/08/07).
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KIRBY TO OVERSEE NELVANA'S LATIN AMERICA SALES
Nelvana's sales to Latin America will be overseen by Gillian Kirby, following her promotion to sales executive at the feature film, TV production and distribution outfit. Based in the Canadian company's
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BKN EXPANDS NARDONNET'S RESPONSIBILITIES
New York-based children's programming network BKN has expanded Nadia Nardonnet's position to include control of international co-productions. She is elevated from president international TV sales and world merchandising, to head of
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EUTELSAT VOTES TO SUSPEND SERBIAN TV TRANSMISSIONS
European satellite consortium Eutelsat has voted to suspend its transmission of Serbian TV and radio broadcasts under pressure from Nato, according to a report in the Washington Post. The Post reported
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PERFORMANCE TO LAUNCH IN DENMARK ON TELEDANMARK
Performance, the Daily Mail & General Trust-owned performing arts channel, is to launch in Denmark on cable operator TeleDanmark's digital bouquet next month. The channel is already available in 150,000 analogue
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UNIVERSAL MOVES SCHOENFELD TO STRATEGIC ROLE
Universal Television & Networks Group (UTNG) chairman Blair Westlake has promoted Peter Schoenfeld to executive vice-president and group strategic director. Schoenfeld will be responsible for growing Universal's TV sales, production and
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A past master
Now that history is a major TV battleground Channel 4 has recruited a self-confessed history fan to lead the charge. David Wood reports.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Network prize fighters
In the gladiatorial battleground of digital TV, On Digital's key weapon against Sky has been its exclusive access to ITV shows. But, as Alice Macandrew reports, ITV licensees are beginning to break ranks.
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BBC DIRECTOR GENERAL - Head-to-head for BBC top spot
It's 'the top job in television' and it's up for grabs. As the BBC governors keep everyone guessing, Martin Jackson and Lucy Rouse weigh up the chances of those most likely to succeed John Birt as director general.
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ANIMATION - Toon planning
The UK animation sector is witnessing a surge in production but pressure on funding heralds problems ahead.
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LA SCREENINGS - California dreamin'
What is on offer this year as UK broadcasters again flock west to the LA Screenings? Claire Atkinson reports on the pilots making waves while Jeff Ford, C5's controller of acquisitions, gives us the benefit of experience.
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NewsBBC plans radio commissioning audit
Radio indies have told Broadcastthat the BBC is set to conduct an audit of the commissioning process.