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    loos ratings-puller

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Sky One's interview with Rebecca Loos reached a peak of 2 million (17.4%) when it aired last Thursday (15 April). The 60-minute programme at 22.00 conducted by the Sky News Today strand anchor Kay Burley averaged a strong 1.65 million viewers (14.3%).

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    ITV signs up loos for weekend show

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 has signed up Rebecca Loos, the woman who claims to have had an affair with David Beckham, as the first guest on Granada dating show Love on a Saturday Night this Saturday. Loos will be paid around£15,000 for a short appearance, in which ...

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    Oaten joins golden

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Colin Oaten has left his role as producer at VTR, where he had been for nine years, to take on new duties as senior producer at Golden Square Post. Although his experience is primarily in the commercials and promos industry, Oaten has been taken on due to his involvement in ...

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    Last Night of Proms to go global with HD

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    BBC Outside Broadcasts is refurbishing an OB truck so that it can produce an HD version of The Last Night of the Proms for the international market, it was announced at NAB in Las Vegas.

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    Ofcom trails future of PSB

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom this week outlined some of the challenges public service broadcasting in the UK faces in the future - and the reforms that may be required to ensure the quality and range of PSB in a digital ages.

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    Indies form a 'Pact' for radio

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Fifty key radio indies have come together to create an industry body to fight for programme rights and an increased indie quota from the BBC, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Dog trainers to help wives tame hubbies

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Five controller of features and entertainment Ben Frow has ordered a lifestyle series from Talkback that will see dog trainers help women tame their husbands, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Discreet support

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Discreet editing and visual effects systems will support Apple's Final Cut Pro interchange format in upcoming versions, as announced at NAB in Las Vegas this week. The integration will be a boon for editors who use both Final Cut Pro and Discreet's systems - Smoke, Fire and Lustre. Editorial ...

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    Slowdown leads to London Studios cuts

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    THE LONDON Studios, home to programmes such as Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, has axed 23 people following a slowdown in business, writes Paul Revoir.

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    At It makes cut-price plastic surgery doc

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    At It Productions has produced Sun, Sea & Silicone, a two-part series for Sky One, following four girls who journey to the Malaysian island of Penang for cut-price plastic surgery. Ordered by Sky commissioning editor Jamie Roberts and produced and directed by Graciela Watson, it will air on Sky One ...

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    Gail porter to contact dead for Living TV

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Living TV has ordered a second series of paranormal show Dead Famous, which features Gail Porter enlisting the help of an American medium to speak to dead Hollywood legends, in advance of the screening of the first series in June. Indie Twofour Productions has made the 6 x 60-minute first ...

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    Teen channel extends its reach

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Flextech teen channel Trouble has commissioned reality series High School Project USA from Ginger TV as part of a new drive into factual programming, writes Naomi Rovnick.

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    Mastermind puts kids in the chair

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is set to launch Junior Mastermind, putting 11 and 12-year-olds in the black chair for a grilling from John Humphrys, writes Naomi Rovnick.

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    internal candidates up for newsnight

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Two leading internal candidates have emerged for the post of Newsnight editor following incumbent George Entwistle's decision to take up a role heading the BBC's new topical arts unit. Peter Barron, the editor of BBC2's If strand, is considered to be the front-runner for the job while editor of political ...

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    bow tie orders HD

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Bow Tie Television last week commissioned the purchase of a second high definition OB truck owing to increased demand for the format. The truck will cost Bow Tie over£500,000 but managing director John Knopp felt the investment is justified: 'The first four months of this year are going to have ...

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    Five to show live Caesarean birth

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Hot on the heels of Channel 4's controversial abortion show, Five is to show a live Caesarean operation, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Outpost in BBC deal

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Pinewood-based Outpost Facilities has been commissioned to do online and offline edits on the BBC's new sitcom, Everything I Know About Me. The programme is currently in pre-production and shooting is due to start at Pinewood studios in the coming weeks. The

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    BBC reaches more ethnic minorities

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    BBC television and radio services are reaching more people from ethnic minorities than they were a year ago, although their viewing share has fallen, new figures have revealed, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC regions online

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is putting all 40 of its regional radio stations online. Currently only six of the corporations regional stations are online: BBC London, BBC Radio Scotland, Gaelic service Radio Nan Gaidheal, Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and Radio Ulster. But the BBC is planning to stream the other 34 stations ...

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    Pact calls for reform of BBC production

    2004-04-22T08:30:00Z

    Pact has called on the government to impose a 50% external production quota on the BBC - half of which would be safeguarded for independent programme suppliers, writes Glen Mutel.