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    Leopard leaps on true drama

    2005-11-10T07:50:00Z

    ITV drama controller Nick Elliott has commissioned a hard-hitting one-off drama about disability, starring Brenda Blethyn and Timothy Spall.

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    Freesat plans hit snag

    2005-11-10T07:50:02Z

    The BBC and ITV's plans to launch a Freesat service to rival Sky next year might have to be shelved after set-top box manufacturers warned that the boxes may not be ready in time.

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    C4 pushes for 30-day rights window

    2005-11-10T07:50:04Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is seeking a 30-day new media primary rights window, including mobile and video on demand, for all its shows.

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    C4 may renew ITN contract for year

    2005-11-10T07:50:06Z

    Channel 4 is considering rolling over its current ITN news contract for an extra year, because of concerns about the unresolved ownership of the news provider.

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    C4 explores channel for favourite US shows

    2005-11-10T07:50:08Z

    Channel 4 has developed plans to launch a digital channel dedicated to screening US acquisitions. C4US would feature repeats of the broadcaster's biggest acquired hits, including LA Law, Hill Street Blues, ER and Desperate Housewives, and possibly newly acquired US series.

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    Tributes pour in for Thompson

    2005-11-10T07:50:10Z

    A stream of tributes from senior industry figures followed the death earlier this week of Harry Thompson, one of the UK's best-known comedy producers.

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    Five speeds up its plans for digital launch

    2005-11-10T07:50:12Z

    Five director of programmes Dan Chambers is accelerating his plans for the broadcaster's first digital launch and hopes to take the new channel on Freeview before the end of the year.

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    £10m bid for Freeview slot

    2005-11-10T07:50:30Z

    A bidding war has erupted for that most sought-after piece of TV real estate - a slot on Freeview - with bids as high as£10m being lodged with multiplex owner National Grid Wireless (NGW) for its latest freed-up slice of spectrum.

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    Digital refuseniks will lose BBC2 first

    2005-11-10T07:50:35Z

    Digital refuseniks will lose BBC2 from their screens as a warning that the analogue signal is about to be switched off in their region, it was revealed this week.

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    Interview: Paul Jackson - The Jackson file

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    The man at the helm of a revitalised Granada USA, Paul Jackson, tells how he has pulled off a string of commissions, the latest of which is But Can They Sing?, in the highly competitive US market.

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    Postcards from America

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    A US office is becoming essential for producers who are looking to sell programmes across the pond. Colin Robertson went to meet the UK producers who’ve set up in New York and LA to find out if the US really is the land of opportunity.

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    Making digital add up

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    Last week's Westminster Media Forum discussed the question of whether switching off the analogue signal is an essential plank of our digital future or a waste of taxpayers' money.

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    Comment: Richard Hopkins - Selling salsa to Uncle Sam

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    Pitching Strictly Come Dancing (complete with Brucie's bad gags) to the Americans was a mission that proved as nail-biting as the contest itself, recalls Richard Hopkins.

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    In My View: Nigel Pickard - Risk and reward

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    Broadcasters will always have ups and downs, but that only adds to the thrill of backing a winner, says ITV's Nigel Pickard.

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    Profile: Danny Cohen - An eye on the wider world

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4's self-effacing documentaries chief Danny Cohen has proven range, but could this rising star really be the next Mark Thompson? By Jessica Hodgson.

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    Black hearts, body parts

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    Is the increasingly dark and dingy world of TV desensitising us to reality? Steven D Wright takes a long hard look at himself.

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    Structuring the void

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    Scriptwriting gurus Robert McKee and Syd Field point out that structure, conflict, storytelling and character are the central ingredients of any drama - but how can these elements be applied to the documentary process? Jane Marlow quizzes four acclaimed documentarians on the art of their craft.

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    Leader - Carrots and sticks

    2005-11-10T08:00:00Z

    Lasting worries about the element of compulsion in, and the funding of, digital switchover are quite legitimate, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    Independent Image to make mobile content

    2005-11-10T08:30:00Z

    Surrey-based indie Independent Image has launched a dedicated production arm to create content for mobile phones.

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    Surgery show for ITV1 day

    2005-11-10T08:30:00Z

    Endemol UK-owned Brighter Pictures has been commissioned to produce a major new daytime series for ITV1 following the transformation of 15 women who have suffered emotional trauma as a result of their looks.