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STAR WARS TO HIT TV SCREENS.
BSkyB has secured pay-TV rights to air the remastered Star Wars trilogy, including the latest instalment, Phantom Menace, writes Lucy Rouse. The films begin a four-week run on Saturday nights from
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Dyke and Jones claim 11th hour influence over the white paper.
BBC director general Greg Dyke and Carlton channels chief executive Clive Jones are understood to be boasting about how they acted together to influence the communications white paper at the 11th
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Pioneer to double staff.
Science and technology specialist Pioneer Productions is to double its workforce to 100 as part of a drive into more general factual programming, writes Simon Ellery.
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Atlantis to keep Cafe operating.
Factual independent Cafe Productions has been saved from closure by Canadian outfit Alliance Atlantis in a deal that has taken five months to conclude. The London-based indie which ran into financial problems
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New digital spectrum soon to be up for grabs.
The government is poised to release new digital spectrum equivalent to more than half the capacity of On Digital, the Independent Television Commission has revealed, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Religion head receives commissioning budget.
The incoming BBC head of religion and ethics will be given commissioning powers and a budget to bolster the corporation's religious programming, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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OLIVER TO SET UP OWN INDIE.
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver wants to set up his own production company, after deciding that the third series of Naked Chef will be his last with Optomen Television, the indie with
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ITC issues interactive guide to protect viewers.
The Independent Television Commission has this week issued new guidelines on interactive services to ensure that commercial opportunities brought about by new technology do not confuse viewers, write Simon Ellery and
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Granada TV creates new factual post.
Granada TV is beefing up its entertainment department with the appointment of Clare Pizey as head of factual entertainment, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC 3 to show 'funky' dramas.
BBC choice controller Stuart Murphy is planning to turn BBC 3 into the home of cutting-edge drama and has earmarked more than a quarter of the channel's budget to achieve the
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Chrysalis gets regional.
Chrysalis Visual Entertainment (CVE) has poached Top Gear editor Richard Pearson from BBC Birmingham to run a new regional entertainment office, writes Lucy Rouse.
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NTL delays digital switch.
NTL's analogue customers who were promised a free switchover to digital are now having to wait until at least April owing to unexpectedly high demand for Channel 4's new entertainment channel E4, writes Ashley Davies.
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RIGHTS NEAR TO SALE.
BSkyB, ITV and the BBC are the only broadcasters left slugging it out for the rights to international and club rugby it emerged this week, writes Simon Ellery.
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Wildlife head chosen.
United Productions has filled its head of wildlife vacancy, appointing Phil Fairclough, executive editor of the BBC specialist factual's commercial arm, Wildvision, to the post, writes Colin Robertson.
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BREAKFAST ED CHOSEN.
BBC news has appointed BBC News 24 senior editor Richard Porter to the position of BBC Breakfast editor. Porter, 37, is a surprise appointment to the post, which was left vacant
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NEWS DECISION DUE.
BBC director general Greg Dyke and the BBC governors are to meet the final candidates for the post of BBC director of news this Friday (16 February), with an announcement expected
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HIT BIDS FOR LYRICK.
Hit Entertainment has offered to pay£190.4m to take control of US kids group Lyrick Studios, producer of Barney the Dinosaur. The cash and share deal involves around£114m in existing
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SHEARER QUITS EMAP.
Emap Performance Network (EPN) group head of music Dave Shearer has left the company. Shearer, who worked under EPN managing director of pop Trevor Dann, departed on Monday, although no explanation
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GRANADA UPS CRESSWELL.
Granada director of operations John Cresswell has been appointed to a newly created role as chief operating officer of Granada Creative. He will oversee Granada's production businesses, working closely with the
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COOK REPORT EDITOR ISSUES LIBEL WRIT.
Ex-Carlton Television head of current affairs and Cook Report editor Mike Morley has issued libel proceedings against the News of the World and the Sunday Times, following stories in the papers