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Insurer refuses to pay TV claims
The world's largest insurer, American International Group (AIG), is refusing to pay out on a series of TV production claims, writes Dominic Prince.
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Granada seeks new controllers
Granada content director of programmes, south Grant Mansfield is to create two new controller positions as a result of the broadcaster's recent restructure across daytime, factual, arts and drama programme making, writes Steve Aston.
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NewsCommissioner's Q&A: Barbara Gibbon
The head of Sky Travel mostly gets pitched travelogue ideas - even though the channel doesn't run travelogues. What she does want is observational docs to match the success of the Airline brand.
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BBC shows faith in religion
Grandiose dramas with a religious streak such as BBC classic Shadowlands (above) could make a com eback after the BBC's new head of religion and ethics said he favoured a return of the genre, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC asset management system gets underway
The BBC will launch its first digital asset management system next month - an online BBC trails service that will enable the corporation to distribute promotional material online around its networks, writes David Wood.
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Sky confirms£300 cost for set-top box
Sky has confirmed that its 'next generation' set-top box Sky+ will cost£300, as predicted in Broadcast (29.6.01), writes David Wood.
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BBC1 daytime orders Leopard drama
Indie Leopard Drama is to make a one-off, 45-minute drama based on a novella by ex-SAS author Andy McNab for BBC1. The Grey Man, a light-hearted story about a man who is inspired by heist films to rob the bank where he works, will air ...
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ITC spells out future
Seventy-five per cent of UK households could access interactive services via digital TV by 2010 compared with just 5 per cent today, according to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) and consultancy McKinsey, writes Katy Elliott.
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League hands PPV contract to BSkyB
Sky Sports has won the multimillion pound contract to produce 40 pay-per-view (PPV) matches per year for the Premier League, writes Simon Ellery.
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VOD provider to halve DSL costs in deal
Video Networks is expected to slash the cost it pays to supply its HomeChoice video-on-demand (VOD) TV service by more than half through a pact with a telecommunications partner, writes Simon Ellery.
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TRAWL FOR BBC CHAIR
Consultants have begun to assess applications for the BBC chairmanship, as further candidates for the post emerge. Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade has applied for the job, which becomes
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Green Bay to make kids films for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned Cardiff indie Green Bay Media to make a 4 x 30-minute series called Through Children's Eyes, which is based on a one-off show it made for the BBC in 2006.
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TV AD DOOM ROLLS ON
The downturn in broadcast advertising revenue could last until April next year according to the latest report from investment bank Merrill Lynch. It has forecast a 13 per cent fall year
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BROTHER HIT ONLINE
The Big Brother website has clocked up more than 1 million visitors with users spending an average of more than 18 minutes on the site per session. The site offers two
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UNIONS UNITE IN ITV
A new pan-union body has been created to fight for the interests of members of the three main TV unions within ITV. Called ITV Unions, the organisation brings together the National
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Radio 1 orders two doc/debate hybrids
All Out Productions has secured two commissions from Radio 1 that combine short documentaries with a live debate. Fighting the Power, about the influence of hip-hop legends Public Enemy, and Universally Educated, about the increasing number of students attending university, are 20-minute documentaries that have ...
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Knapp denies NTL will buy ITV Digital
NTL HAS quashed weekend reports that it made Carlton and Granada an offer to take control of beleaguered digital terrestrial service ITV Digital.The cable outfit, which carries debts of at least
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Granada adds to Greenhouse formats team
Granada's new content division has expanded its Greenhouse formats team with the addition of two Granada staff, writes Steve Aston.
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Delay hits launch of BBC services
The launch of the BBC's new regional TV service for south-east England has been delayed after problems with its new technology and staff training, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Stein to present Daphne Du Maurier doc
Indie Denham Productions is making a 60-minute film for BBC2 focusing on writer Daphne du Maurier's relationship with Cornwall.