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Lawes leaves Hit Entertainment
Rob Lawes is stepping down as chief executive of Hit Entertainment with immediate effect as Hit prepares to extend its reach in the US. Chairman and founder Peter Orton will take on the role until a replacement is found and said the company needed a leader with 'different skills to ...
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Evolutions TV splashes out on high-def kit
Evolutions Television has spent£175,000 on high-end HD kit.
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Five, UKTV style get extreme makeover
Five and UKTV Style have acquired US property series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The 13 x 60-minute series, produced by ABC America and distributed by Endemol International, sees radical transformations on homes in just a week, with a production budget of $1m per ...
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VTR opens new facility in Leeds
Facilities Group VTR is to open a branch in Leeds. The move, which is being made in partnership with a local company, will create 11 new jobs and bring£450,000 of business to the city.
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Format Focus: The Mansion
This US property gameshow combines a test of DIY skills with a Big Brother-style popularity contest.
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Grierson shortlist
The Secret Policeman , BBC1's multi-award-winning investigation into racism in the police force, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Grierson documentary award. The investigation, in which BBC reporter Mark Daly spent several months working undercover at the Greater Manchester Police, is up against three Channel 4 films in the best ...
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Record numbers visit this year's Mipcom
Reed Midem has reported record figures for this year's Mipcom television market, which took place from 4 to 8 October. More than 3,550 companies attended the 20th Mipcom, 30% up on last year and beating the record of 2,918 set in 2000. The number of executives in attendance in Cannes ...
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Promax nominates
The BBC and Channel 4 dominate the nominations for this year's Promax UK awards, with half the shortlist split between them. In a year that saw a record number of entries - almost 1,200 - the two public service broadcasters secured 97 of 198 nominations across categories such as best ...
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Paleth in US return
US citizen Dal Rae Paleth has been forced to leave north London facility Online Post Production due to visa complications. Paleth had recently been promoted to look after new business development before unexpectedly having her visa extension turned down. She has returned to the US.
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YTV training plan
ITV Yorkshire has renewed its foundation placement scheme, which gives year-long jobs at the company to people from ethnic minorities. This year's scheme will kick off in November, offering a further 15 one-year placements. The first scheme saw 20 people taking up placements across areas of the business including research, ...
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The training test
The indie sector still has plenty of work to do on the quality of training it provides, as its own research shows
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NewsITV2 hikes budget to take on Sky One
ITV2 has set a target of overtaking Sky One as the UK's most watched digital channel by the end of 2005 and has ploughed an extra£14m into next year's budget to achieve it.
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NewsIndie training put at£32m
The indie sector spent£31.5m on training last year, around 3.5% of its annual turnover, although questions remain over some of its quality, a report has found.
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NewsC4 picks Dale to lead More 4
Channel 4 is to give its planned over-35s channel More 4 a greater public service focus and has handed the job of running it to its head of documentaries Peter Dale.
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NewsUKTV plants the seeds for gardening TV
UKTV is looking to combine Britain's two biggest loves - gardening and TV - with a new channel called UKTV Gardens.
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NewsFive gets ready to reorder The Farm
Five director of programmes Dan Chambers is in talks with Endemol to commission a second series of reality show The Farm and is hunting for up to two more reality series for 2005.
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BBC safety fears put Saudi plans on hold
The BBC has shelved plans to open a news bureau in Saudi Arabia amid concerns that the region is too unsafe.
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TWG and GMG in radio clash
the Wireless Group (TWG) and the Guardian Media Group (GMG) are to go head-to-head in a bid to launch Manchester's first commercial speech radio station.
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NewsIndies offered£5,000 prize
Indies attending this year's Broadcast Commissioning Conference will get the chance to win£5,000 development money for a programme idea.
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C4 scoops Fox teen drama
Channel 4 is rumoured to be paying around£1.5m for a new supernatural teen drama that could be scheduled in its T4 strand or on E4.