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    Promising debut for NBC's Joey

    2004-09-13T10:13:06Z

    Joey , the much-vaunted spin-off of hit comedy Friends debuted in the US last week to solid ratings and mixed reviews.

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    Humphrys rapped over interview

    2004-09-10T10:45:41Z

    Today programme presenter John Humphrys has been rapped by his BBC bosses for interrupting too much during an interview with a Home Office minister.

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    Virgin Radio profits slump

    2004-09-10T10:39:39Z

    SMG has reported a disappointing set of trading results for Virgin Radio and has placed the blame on audience measurement group Rajar.

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    Upbeat profits for ITV

    2004-09-10T10:37:28Z

    Shares in ITV took a tumble yesterday despite a relatively upbeat set of interim results from chief executive Charles Allen.

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    Littlejohn producer joins al-Jazeera

    2004-09-10T10:35:42Z

    Steve Clarke, the executive producer of Richard Littlejohn's former Sky News show, is to join al-Jazeera's planned English language channel.

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    Big Brother goes coy about sex and alcohol

    2004-09-10T10:28:41Z

    Channel 4 has performed a marketing u-turn ruling out linking the Big Brother brand to alcohol or condoms in merchandising and licensing deals.

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    PEER POLL: C4 partner

    2004-09-10T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is the BBC the best potential partner for C4?

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    Five's gamble on Joey

    2004-09-09T12:06:40Z

    The fierce battle for Friends spin-off Joey was won by Five. But, despite paying top dollar, there is no guarantee that the new comedy will bolster the channel's growing stable of American imports.

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    New scout in place

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    DVD authoring and design house Cheerful Scout has employed senior producer Miles Furnell to produce original programming for DVD extras. Furnell, previously of The Edge Picture Company, has more than 10 years of production experience and has produced more than 100 programmes in his career. Many have won prestigious awards ...

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    Sales for Monet

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    Imagineer's recently launched system Monet has found its first customers. Cineimage, Capital FX and Mac Million have all bought the post-production tool. Monet is used to replace elements in moving images. The technology for Monet was developed in collaboration with Cinesite (Europe) Ltd for use on the feature film ...

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    Technicolor to move to new HQ

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    Technicolor Creative Services is to move to a new state of the art west London facility as part of a£5m investment.

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    Two-part thriller ordered by Granada

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    ITV has commissioned a two-part thriller from Granada about an ambitious policewoman and her brother who are forced to face up to some painful memories when their father, a convicted murderer, is released from prison. Bloodlines , 2 x 90-minute minutes, stars Emma Pierson ( ...

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    TSI TX to offer live football services

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    TSI TX has purpose-built a new live sports production area to cope with a two-year deal between itself, BT Broadcast Services and Uefa and Fifa.

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    Format focus: Ivana Man

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    Ivana Trump turns her hand to match-making to help an older woman find love with an eligible bachelor

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    Four into Five won't go

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    As Channel 4 execs play down the idea of merging with Five, the channel is instead cosying up to the BBC.

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    When the firing started

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    CNN reporter Ryan Chilcote writes frankly about the horrific task of reporting for hours from the streets of Beslan

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    Filmlight goes into video post market

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    Filmlight Digital Film Technology is targeting the video post-production market for the first time.

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    ITV expected to show improved figures

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    ITV will today (Thursday) unveil its interim figures, with analysts expecting the broadcaster to report increased revenues and a raised target for savings from the merger. A pre-results note from analysts Investec Securities made it clear that the City is expecting ITV to overdeliver on some of the promises it ...

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    Ex-Virgin exec hired by LRC

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    Former Virgin Radio producer Gordon Davidson has been hired by the Local Radio Company to be its first group programming director.

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    Editor joins Pepper

    2004-09-09T08:30:00Z

    Covent Garden facility Pepper has appointed Justin Eely from Oasis Television as a senior editor and Marco Fabbri from Avid Technology as a junior editor and DS specialist. Eely has worked on projects such as Sex Traffic, Foyle's War I, II and III and State of Play during his 15-year ...