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BBC becomes favourite for national
ITV has pulled out of the running for the Grand National, leaving the course clear for the BBC to again secure rights to the world-famous steeplechase. The BBC signed a 10-year deal for the race in 2000 through the Channel 4 and BSkyB-backed Attheraces consortium. However, following the collapse of ...
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BBC to show charity celebrity Superstars
The BBC has commissioned a special celebrity edition of TWI's cult Superstars, pitching stars from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Five against each other for charity, writes Paul Revoir.
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Radio groups call for BBC to share out FM
Radio executives are using Ofcom's consultation on licensing FM commercial radio to demand an end to BBC's dominance of the FM spectrum, writes Michael Rosser.
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Banff Festival in cash crisis
BANFF Television Festival, the annual Canada-based international TV forum, has filed for bankruptcy protection after racking up debts of more than£350,000.
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Baftas bring glamour to Monday
The glamour of the Bafta Television Awards brought a nearly 30% share to ITV1 on Monday night (19 April), writes Sam Matthews.
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Footie wives back
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has greenlit a fourth series of Shed Productions' drama Footballers' Wives. He has commissioned nine hours of episodes, which are likely to go into production later this year for transmission in the winter. The executive producer is Brian Park and the producer is Cameron ...
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invests in Avid ProEncode
P3 last week became the first UK post house to purchase Avid's Unity ProEncode product as part of a raft of system upgrades costing£250,000, writes Rick Dacey.
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US majors chase Hallmark assets
Eight major US media conglomerates have spoken to Crown Media Holdings about buying the non-US business of pay-tv offering the Hallmark Channel, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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All shook up at NAB
Apple took the opportunity to announce Shake 3.5, its next step in shape-shifting special effects, among a number of new products and initiatives at NAB this week. Apple has integrated shape-based morphing and warping into Shake 3.5, which Apple's vice-president of application marketing, Rob Schoeben, claimed are 'the most highly ...
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More Cash for indies as C4 trebles profits
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson is set to beef up this year's programme budget after unveiling a threefold increase in profits for 2003.
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liddiment to look at soaps for C4 doc
Channel 4 has ordered a brace of documentaries focusing on TV culture. In the 120-minute How Soaps Changed the World, to be made by Yorkshire TV, former ITV head of channels David Liddiment charts the history and evolution of soaps from the launch of Coronation Street in 1960 to the ...
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BBC3 offers job as top spy
The secret world of Britain's spies is to be opened up in a new BBC3 programme in which viewers get the chance to be the head of MI5 for a day, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Endemol revenue soars by£25m
Big Brother producer Endemol UK boosted its total revenue by£25m to£90m in 2003, largely due to a 125% increase in orders from Channel 4. The reality specialist received£40.9m from C4, which helped total revenue grow from£65m in 2002 to£90m last year. Meanwhile, Endemol has appointed Shirley Jones as executive producer ...
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Candidates vie for BBC2
Talkback editorial director Daisy Goodwin emerged this week as BBC4 controller Roly Keating's leading rival to become controller of BBC2, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC leads with 12 Baftas
The BBC dominated the Bafta television awards this week, scooping 12 of the 18 awards, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Saturday Kitchen to move to BBC1
Saturday Kitchen, BBC2's surprise cookery hit, is set to transfer to BBC1 and be revamped with more live material which could see it broadcast from chef Antony Worral Thompson's home, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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French and Saunders reunite on BBC1
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to reunite for their first sketch show together in six years. The new
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Unique wins three orders from 1xtra
Unique has picked up three documentary commissions from the BBC's digital station 1Xtra. Babymothers will attempt to provide a snapshot of young motherhood, while The Love Divide will focus on the remaining taboos in mixed-race relationships. Both 30-minute documentaries will be scheduled in late summer. In addition, Unique will produce ...
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ITV3 to be backed by£20m budget
ITV's new channel for the over-45s, ITV3, will be backed by a budget of£20m when it launches in the fourth quarter of this year, writes Glen Mutel.
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NewsRevenue boost for Endemol
Big Brother producer Endemol UK boosted its total revenue by£25m to£90m in 2003, thanks largely to a 125% increase in the receipts from its relationship with Channel 4.